The paper is based on the reports of the State Security of socialist Yugoslavia reporting on the visits of foreign warships to the coastal town of Split during the 1970s and1980s. During this phase ...of the Cold War and bloc division, Yugoslavia was a non-bloc country and an important member of the Non-aligned movement. During the 1970sand 1980s American and Soviets warships visited Split most often. Italian warships also made numerous visits to Split, while visits of warships from other countries were less frequent. State security reports show how that service spied on foreign representatives during the visits of their warships to Split and how officers of foreign navies, according to the relations of their country toward Yugoslavia, communicated with their Yugoslav hosts and how they perceived Yugoslavia, as well as Split.
This article, based overwhelmingly on primary sources produced by the Yugoslav State Security Service, provides a historical overview of their work with respect to the commemorations at Bleiburg. It ...summarizes the stance of the Yugoslav State Security Service towards Croat émigrés by focusing on the concrete measures and the e ntire spectrum of available methods undertaken by the Service in conjunction with the commemorations. After a general summary of the work of the Yugoslav security services with respect to émigrés, the article provides detailed examination of two events separated by two decades (1966 and 1985). The 1966 commemoration was notable not only because it was the year in which the émigrés purchased a plot of land in Bleiburg, but also because the aftermath of that year's commemoration was marred by a bomb attack. The second case is the fortieth anniversary commemoration in 1985, which was perceived by both the agents of the Yugoslav state and the émigrés themselves as being particularly important. Together the two cases provide insight into the Yugoslav State Security Service's long-term operation aimed at curtailing and suppressing Croat émigré activity. The article shows that even though the Yugoslav State Security Service was willing to use violent means in this struggle, the preferred means remained infiltration, disinformation, provocation, and constant surveillance.
Komunistička partija Jugoslavije smatrala je Katoličku crkvu svojim najvećim i najopasnijim neprijateljem. Vlast s totalitarnim ambicijama nije mogla otrpjeti postojanje organizacije koja okuplja ...velik dio naroda, a nije pod njezinom kontrolom. Posebno što je bilo potpuno jasno da najveći dio crkvene hijerarhije tu vlast s pravom doživljava stranom i neprijateljskom. Analizirano razdoblje obuhvaća desetljeće poslije masovnih ubojstava katoličkih svećenika i vrlo širokih neselektivnih represivnih mjera koje su uključivale progon, oduzimanje imovine, zabrane kretanja, uhićenja, suđenja i dugogodišnja zatvaranja nadbiskupa, biskupa, provincijala i drugih svećenika. Kada se vlast učvrstila, a i međunarodne okolnosti se nešto promijenile, uslijedile su sofisticiranije metode represije i pritiska na Crkvu. Došlo je do prvih službenih susreta, osnovana su svećenička udruženja, koja su potakla postupak diferencijacije, odnosno podjele svećenika na »narodne« i »nenarodne« ili dobre i loše – naravno gledano iz perspektive komunističke vlasti. Taj proces pratile su mjere sveobuhvatne propagande i kontrole svećenika, podmetanja, zavađanja, kompromitacije i svega onoga što je komunističkoj vlasti moglo poslužiti da oslabi Katoličku crkvu i smanji njezin utjecaj u društvu, a prije svega u hrvatskome katoličkom narodu. U toj borbi, uz brojne vjernike stradali su i mnogi svećenici; jedni su izgubili živote, a drugi »duše«. To razdoblje odnosa Crkve i države na simboličan način završava smrću kardinala Alojzija Stepinca.
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