No. 352 (Y) R.A.F. Squadron

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FOREWORD

At the Teheran Conference, November 28 to December 1, 1943, the USA joined the UK and USSR in recognizing the Narodno Oslobodilačka Vojska Jugoslavije - NOVJ as an equal member of the anti-Axis coalition. The Allies decided to offer NOVJ military as well as humanitary aid, by providing for the wounded and for the large-scale exodus of the civilian population from the Dalmatian coastal area. The United Kingdom was, geographically, the nearest of the three forces and also the first Allied power with the most detailed knowledge of the actual events in the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was aware of NOVJ being the only force in the country that was really fighting the Axis. Most of the merit for what happened in Teheran is due to Sir Winston Churchill. Even before the conference, leaving political considerations aside, the great man decided to support militarily all forces fighting the Germans. He knew with certainity about what force there where in Yugoslavia. The man in his personal confidence Brigadier (later Sir) Fitzroy MacLean (with previous commando experience in Iran and North Africa), sat near the Vrhovni štab (SHQ) NOVJ and was a key man in the negotiation of the United Kingdom's military aid to NOVJ. That aid included the formation of Air Force units to meet NOVJs needs.

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