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hin TRICTED
YUGOSLAVIA
Marshal Tito has declared that this alliance constitutes
demonstrated that she will vote consistently in favor of
the strongest factor in Yugoslav foreign policy. In Yugo-
Soviet interests. Furthermore, Yugoslavia can be used
slavia, therefore, the U.S. S. R. seems assured of a friend
to launch Soviet trial balloons to ascertain world public
and ally along the westernmost frontier of the Balkans, at
opinion. Through Yugoslav spokesmen and press, the
least as long as the Communists remain in power.
Soviet Union can bring pressure on Greece, Italy, and
Under Tito, the form of government has been changed
other pro-Allied countries and can gain support for her
from a monarchy to a "Federal People's Republic" whose
position in the Balkan and Mediterranean areas.
new Constitution has been patterned in many respects
In the future the Soviet Union may use influence over
after that of the U. S. S. R., thus assuring a further iden-
the Yugoslav Government to help establish some kind of
tity of political interests between the two countries. The
a
Balkan Federation : (1) to be closely aligned to the U.:
Communist Party, the dominant political force in Yugo-
S. R.; and (2) to act as a stabilizing factor in eastern
slavia today, controls the Government. The substantially
Europe from the standpoint of Soviet security.
similar ideological basis of the Soviet and Yugoslav gov-
ernments increases the opportunity for the Soviets to
Economic Benefits 31
spread Communism to Italy and Greece.
Political orientation toward the Soviet Union should
In International relations, several advantages accrue to
assist in reducing Yugoslavia's prewar economic depend-
the Soviets through their virtually controlling influence
ency on western Europe.
over Yugoslav foreign policy. The Soviet Union can
In April 1945, Yugoslavia concluded an agreement with
count on Yugoslav support in the U. N. and at interna-
the U. S. S. R. whereby Yugoslav supplies are handed over
tional conferences. At both the San Francisco Confer-
ence and at the London meeting of U. N., Yugoslavia
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