Координациони комитет Србије у југословенским припремама за одбрану од могућег напада држава Информационог бироа
Yugoslav Serbian Coordination Committee Preparations for Eventual Aggression of Cominform States

Summary/Abstract: Existing Yugoslav state contingency plans, in this particular case at the federal level, demonstrate that Yugoslav authorities envisioned possible aggression of Cominform states. Every segment of Yugoslav society was involved in defense preparations. The power of the central state authorities was clearly visible and its decisions were implemented at the local level when appropriate. Preparations conducted at the national level were considered part of general preparations. All activities were subordinated to the needs of the armed forces (Yugoslav /Peoples/ Army) in order to create the best possible conditions for an adequate defensive response leading to an eventual offensive. The Yugoslav armed forces were the key to the entire national defense. It turned out to be the factor that actually saved Yugoslavia and Josip Broz Tito in 1948. In addition, it is clearly visible that those officials most engaged in Serbian defense committees and various commissions were Petar Stambolić, Slobodan Penezić, and Jovan Veselinov.

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