Office of the Historian

273. Telegram From the Mission at the United Nations to the Department of State1

New York, March 27, 1956—6 p.m.

775. Re: Yugoslavia. It is becoming increasingly apparent in SC meetings that Yugoslavia is consistently following USSR lead. This was clear in yesterday’s meeting on Palestine when Yugoslav position was indistinguishable from Soviet, and appeared to have been worked out in advance between them.

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Concurrently they maintain openly an almost boisterous show of friendship and camaraderie with the United States. [2 lines of source text not declassified]

I bring this to attention of Department in belief it should somehow be reflected in our relations with Belgrade.

Lodge
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 766.00/3–2756. Confidential.↩