Alienation

Abstract

Of the many difficulties which the British had faced in their efforts to establish a clear picture of the situation in Yugoslavia, one of the most serious was their persistent failure to establish satisfactory liaison with the guerrillas.¹ In the second half of 1942 both SOE and SIS were to have greater success in getting personnel into Yugoslavia, but it must be a matter for some debate whether the investment of time and effort was repaid by a proportional increase in the amount of useful intelligence which resulted. It might also be argued that the despatch of one officer in particular created more problems than it solved, and that the reports sent by the latter after his arrival, instead of casting greater light on events in the country, merely confused matters still further.