“Peace” Action (or how the “high level of information” and “skill of anticipation” of political moves of the participants in the Conference of Heads of State and Government of Non-Aligned Countries in Belgrade in September 1961 were achieved) Cover Image

АКЦИЈА „МИР“ (или како је остварена „висока обавештеност“ и „вештина предвиђања“ политичких потеза учесника Конференције шефова држава и влада неангажованих земаља у Београду, септембра 1961. године)
“Peace” Action (or how the “high level of information” and “skill of anticipation” of political moves of the participants in the Conference of Heads of State and Government of Non-Aligned Countries in Belgrade in September 1961 were achieved)

Author(s): Ljubodrag D. Dimić
Subject(s): Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Cold-War History
Published by: Историјски институт Црне Горe
Keywords: Yugoslavia; Conference of Non-Aligned countries in Belgrade (September 1961); Preparatory meeting of nonengaged countries in Cairo (June 1961); Operation Peace; Josip Broz Tito

Summary/Abstract: On the base of documents from Yugoslav archives, mostly Archive of Yugoslavia and Diplomatic archive of the Ministry of foreign affairs of Serbia, the article covers the activities of Yugoslav officials to prepare, organize and successfully direct the planned conference of Non-Aligned countries, held in September of 1961. in Belgrade. These activities covered the wide range, from the communication of diplomatic representatives with officials in their host countries, to intensive inteligence work aimed at collecting relevent data on delegates to the conferrence, their political attitudes and positions, all in order of gaining the control over the event‘s flow and results. The acquired data enabled Yugoslav leadership, especially Josip Broz Tito, to mitigate the tensions and forge the needed compromises among the participants, needed for the overall success of the conference.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 7-32
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Serbian