Poseta Josipa Broza Velikoj Britaniji marta 1953. i jugoslovenska politička emigracija
The Visit of Josip Broz to Great Britain in 1953 and the Yugoslav Political Emigration

Summary/Abstract: The visit of the Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito to Great Britain in March 1953 occurred in the course of improving the Yugoslav relations with Great Britain, following the rupture between Belgrade and Moscow in 1948. At the time, around 8000 political émigrés of Yugoslav origin were living on the British soil. Large majority of them were members of the political emigration, created after the advent of the communist regime in Yugoslavia by the end of the Second World War. In Britain they enjoyed full liberty of political association and acting. However, prior to Tito’s arrival and during his visit, British officials undertook a wide scope of security measures among the Yugoslav political emigrants, chiefly in order to hinder any prospective action targeted towards his assassination. The visit represented a major international affirmation for the Yugoslav communist regime, and has contributed to the loss of hopes for its downfall and consequently to the furthering of the political passivisation among Yugoslav emigrants.

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