Zahodnonemške priprave na smrt predsednika Josipa Broza Tita. Obravnavanje dejavnikov morebitne destabilizacije Jugoslavije v primeru smrti predsednika Tita in priprava ukrepov za podporo Jugoslaviji
Western Germany Preparations for the Death of President Josip Broz Tito. Addressing Factors of a Possible Destabilization of Yugoslavia in Case of the Death of President Tito and the Preparation of Measures to Support Yugoslavia

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of the article was to determine, based on the analysis of documents obtained from the German Foreign Ministry political archives, whether, during the time when the death of President Tito was expected, the western allies perceived Yugoslavia as a potential source of security crisis in the world that was divided into two blocs. The research method used in the study is the analysis of documents from archives describing relations between Germany and Yugoslavia during the 1974–1982 period, when Helmut Schmidt served as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. The results confirmed the hypothesis that, due to their interest to keep Yugoslavia neutral in matters concerning the bloc division, the western allies had, since 1976, closely monitored the security position of the Yugoslavian state and determined that the economic crisis in Yugoslavia and tensions between its peoples posed a direct threat to its existence.

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