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Possibility of Russian Armed Action against Yugoslavia: Volume 2

2 Sep 1949

A file of reports, correspondence, and memoranda discussing the likelihood of the Soviet Union taking armed action against Yugoslavia following the falling out between Josef Stalin and Marshal Tito in the late 1940s. Subjects discussed in this file include Soviet military dispositions in Eastern Europe; the comparative military strength of the Soviet and Yugoslav armed forces; the potential courses of action available to both countries in the event of an invasion; the forces available to the Soviet satellite states; the likelihood of adverse weather conditions over the winter; and the implications of the Soviets gaining control of Yugoslavia.
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Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Romania Russia Slovenia Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
Document Reference
FO 1093/562/2
Document Types
Memorandum Correspondence Map
File Reference
FO 1093/562
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0562.002
Keywords
Soviet-yugoslav Relations Invasion Of Yugoslavia Soviet Foreign Policy Adverse Weather Conditions Red Army Military Dispositions Yugoslav Armed Forces Military Strength Soviet Strategy Soviet Satellite States Military Supplies
Languages
English
Organizations
Central Intelligence Agency Chiefs of Staff Communist Information Bureau Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Committee (Washington) Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
Pages
25
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner William Hayter Stewart Menzies Douglas Packard Lawrence Pendred Patrick Reilly Percy Sillitoe Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
International Relations Military Intelligence

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