Folder 4
Contains memorandums, notes, and letters that are revealing of US priorities for its evolving relationship with Yugoslavia regarding trade, economic assistance, and the Vietnam War. This folder also raises and answers questions of the US principles of engagement with communist countries through the lens of tobacco trade disputes, detailing how the US finds a balance with Yugoslavia while maintaining the containment policy. In addition, much of the documents discuss a financial assistance package and its potential use as leverage for the US as it fostered deeper engagement with Yugoslavia, a uniquely non-aligned communist country. Overall, these documents offer a more personal flair through an abundance of person-to-person notes and briefings that range from presidential summaries on US-Yugoslavia bilateral relations to a singular demand that a meeting must be kept to 10 minutes long. Other documents include information on the Skopje earthquake, the India-Pakistan dispute, and a photo inferred to be a wooden charter for LBJ.