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    "ocrText": "004452\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\n256 5\nMemorandum of Conversation\nDATE:\nSeptember 14, 1949\nSUBJECT:\nConversation with Count Sforza on Yugoslavia\nPARTICIPANTS:\nany\nCount Sforza\nAmbesador Tarchiani\nBERVICE\"\nMr. Acheson\nMr. Achilles\nMr. Satterthwaite\nCOPIES TO:\nXXXXXXXX\n5, G, EUR,NEA, S/P\n1-1492\nSforza asked my views on what ie happening in\nYugoslavia. I enid I did not think that present\ndevelopments were a prelude to military action ageinst\nYugoslevia. Military action vould blow up the myth of\nRussia befriending ita satellite countries as well as\nits \"pesse* campaign, Troop movements were too small\nto indieate serious preparations for action. We had\nalso considered the poesibility that Russia might be\nstirring up the satellites to take military setion but\naid not believe that to be the case. Bforza anid there\nvere elements of disesse in Russia and Ozechoslevakia,\nI snid that I thought perhape the intenaifieations of\nHussian efforts in Yugoslavim might be intended as a\nwarning to Tito to stay out of Albania. It could also\nbe for the purpose of stirring up trouble in Yugoslavia.\nSforga said that hia policy was one of being friendly\nwith the Yugoslave even though the Italions do not like\nthem. Tito would always be a Communist, but there is a\npossibility that he might be to Communiem what Luther had\nbeen to Catholicism. If Tito survived Soviet pressure,\nthe\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (B)\nDept. of State letter, 12-33-75\nBy NLT- He NARS Date 4.27.76"
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