DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND CHILE, 1947–1950: FROM SEVERANCE TO RENEWAL

  • BOJAN SIMIĆ Institute for Recent History of Serbia
Keywords: Yugoslavia, Chile, Cold War, foreign policy, diplomatic relations, anticommunism

Abstract

This paper analyzes the circumstances that led to a break in diplomatic relations between Yugoslavia and Chile, which began in the fall of 1947 and lasted until they were reestablished in November 1950. The analysis is based on archival material, relevant literature, and contemporary journalism. The events are considered within a bilateral context and the broader international context of the Cold War. Particular attention is given to argumentation on both sides and to the background behind this conflict. The influence of this rupture in Yugoslav–Chilean relations is also analyzed. The second part of the paper will discuss how all of this was presented to the Yugoslav public.

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References

Archival sources:

AJ – Archive of Yugoslavia
DAMSP – Diplomatic Archive of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Political
Archive
KMJ – Cabinet of the Marshal of Yugoslavia
KPR – Office of the President of the Republic


Published sources:

Dokumenti o spoljnoj politici Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije: 1947, 2. Beograd: Jugoslovenski pregled, 1986.



Periodicals:

Borba, Belgrade, 1947.

Jugoslavenski iseljenički vjesnik, Buenos Aires, 1947.

Politika, Belgrade, 1947.



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Internet sources:

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Published
03. 12. 2021.
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