Дипломатске мисије ФНРЈ у Софији, Букурешту и Тирани 1953-1954: повратак амбасадора, услови рада и инциденти
After the conflict with the Informbureau in 1948 Yugoslavia’s relations with all countries of „people’s democracy", including the neighboring Bulgaria, Romania and Albania, deteriorated rapidly. The staff of the diplomatic missions in Sofia, Bucharest and Tirana was subject to police surveillance, isolation, coldshouldering in the local ministries and other institutions, as well as to constant incidents in public places. After Stalin’s death, during 1953 and 1954 as Yugoslavia’s normalization of relations with the countries of „people’s democracy" was in its „formal" phase, i.e., in the phase of reestablishing of severed ties in the field of diplomatic relations and communication, the situation of Yugoslav diplomats in Sofia, Bucharest and Tirana was a good indication of Bulgaria’s, Romania’s and Albania’s governments’ true intentions regarding the normalization of relations with Belgrade. Gradual improvement of living and working conditions of members of Yugoslav diplomatic missions in Sofia, Bucharest and Tirana was proportionate to „warming up" of the policies of these countries toward Yugoslavia, but also in correlation with the decisive foreign player - Moscow - and its policy toward Yugoslavia. In Yugoslavia the gradual improvement of the situation of its diplomats in these neighboring countries or unexpected incidents were perceived exactly as hints of new - sometimes good, sometimes bad - measures of the official Sofia, Bucharest and Tirana.
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