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Američka diplomacija i Kraljevina Jugoslavija uoči i nakon Travanjskoga rata
American Diplomacy and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on the Eve of and during the April War

Author(s): Mario Jareb
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, International relations/trade, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
Keywords: USA; Kingdom of Yugoslavia; April war; Independent State of Croatia (NDH/ISC); Tripartite agreement; diplomacy;
Summary/Abstract: The paper gives the survey of the archival sources and literature relevant for the subject. The author describes the American policy towards Yugoslavia in 1940 and particularly in the first months of 1941. It was passive and confined to observing the situation in 1940, but as the pressure of the Third Reich on Yugoslavia increased in 1941 it became increasingly active. The American envoy William J. Donovan and the ambassador Lane tried to convince the leading Yugoslav politicians not to join the Tripartite Pact, but their efforts were in vain since USA could not offer any real aid. The author describes how ambassador Lane saw the bombardment and occupation of Belgrade. In the final part of the paper the author deals with the closing-down of the American Embassy in Belgrade and the Consulate in Zagreb in summer 1941.

  • Page Range: 195-230
  • Page Count: 36
  • Publication Year: 2014
  • Language: Croatian