Сукоб двојице југословенских обавештајаца у Бугарској 1946/47: Антон Колендић и Војо Ристић
Conflict of Two Yugoslav Intelligence Officers in Bulgaria 1946/47: Anton Kolendić and Vojo Ristić

Summary/Abstract: The conflict of the Yugoslav press attaché Anton Kolendić, UDBA staff, and Defence Attaché Lieut. Colonel Vojo Ristić, in Sofia, at the end of 1946 and the beginning of 1947, was one of the most serious disputes of the Yugoslav diplomats in the world in the early years after World War II. The conflict had several aspects, i. e. causes. First, it should be noted that Kolendić was not satisfied with the possibility that Ristić become the next ambassador in Sofia. Then, you should bear in mind non-tactical and undiplomatic behavior of Kolendić wife, who worked as a typist in a Military delegation, and who repeatedly provoked incidents with Bulgarian officials, criticizing the Bulgarian policy in Pirin Macedonia. Defence Attaché Ristić was very dissatisfied with her behavior. Finally, the conflict also had significance for intelligence service, because both Yugoslav representatives were intelligence staff, a civilian Kolendić (UDB), and a military Ristić, and their spheres of influence were intertwined, further intensified by the personal animosity. Having received information about this dispute, the Central Committee of the Communist Party insisted on reconciliation of the two party members and diplomats, which, according to the party reports, was done, but probably the real solution to the dispute was moving both from Sofia: Kolendić became the Counselor at the Embassy in Austria and Ristic the Military Attaché in Czechoslovakia.

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