EUROPEAN BRIEF (DELETED) FOR 01 OCTOBER 1988.

Created: 10/1/1988

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SUBJECT: EUROPEANl

FOR 01 OtlOBIR I

YUGOSLAVIA: JOCKEYtVG OVER SERBIAN DEMANDS

YUGOSLAV FEDERAL LEADERS AND REGIONAL LEADERS OlHSiDE TAKING TENTATIVE STEPS TQ SLOW THE NATIONALIST DRiVE OF CHIEF SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE GIVENALSANI AH LEADERSHIP OF KOSOVO PROVINCE MODEST MEMALICES THE PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP IS (AILINGNORITY IRQM ALBANIAN HARASSMENT. THIS LIBERAi SLOVENIAN REPUBLIC LEADERSHIP SHARPLY ATTACKED MILOSEVIC, Hi AHIfHiLE, HAS CONTINUEO TO SUPPORTWHICH HAVE GROWN TO AT LEASTJOO.OOO PEOPLE. iv TUGOSiAViA SINCE WORLD WAR il

ATIONALISTS ARE BECOMING ACRE STRIDENT AND ETHNIC ALBANIANS'

I EARFUL AND RESENTFUL.

A DECISIVE COMMITTEE "0

FACE-OVER

NEITHER PRO- NORZlii.cSCE. KO=f OC"EYir:C 'S'.ENTRAL PLENUM ON STASiLiTY SET FORCTOBER. IF THE RESISTANCE MILOSEVIC COALESCES QUICKLY. HE WOULD PROBABLY AGREEAVING COMPROMISE THAT GAVE SERBIA SL.GHTLY GREATER AUTHORITY THE PROVIHCES OF KOSOVO AHD VOJVOOINA ANDEWMILOSEVIC LEADERS. EITHER AOR FURTHER STALEMATE WOULD SERIOUSLY THREATEN STABILITY.