Summary/Abstract: After the conference of non-aligned movement in Algeria in 1973 turbulent events occurred in international relations which would seriously shake just established and fragile platform of Yugoslav-American cooperation. Just a few days after the conference in Algeria a brutal coup d’etat happened in nonaligned Chile where legally elected president Aliende was overthrown. Following year similar faith almost befell the leader of non-aligned Cyprus –Archbishop Makarios. New, fourth Arab-Israeli war from October 1973 imposed itself as new dangerous hot spot of world crisis and obstacle of realization of existing bi-polar detente. Relations between developed countries and Third World countries additionally have sharpened after unified action of non-aligned countries aimed at radical transformation of international economical order and bridging of growing gap which divided rich North from impoverished South.In relation to causes and ways of resolution of above mentioned hot spots of world crisis Yugoslavia and USA, as a rule, had totally opposing views. In addition, Yugoslavia directly accused USA to be a generator of all those crises and ally of political structures which permanently used to cause destabilization within international community. Surely this kind of accusations could not find welcome in Washington. They have resulted in serious reevaluation of usefulness of maintaining of existing level of cooperation with Yugoslavia and need of redefining the American foreign policy priorities within the future strategy towards the non-aligned countries. Yugoslav diplomats have increasingly been addressed with question coming from State Department what is the benefit for USA coming from non-aligned policy when it is always directed against USA.However, within the change of ups and downs in Yugoslav-American relations,the only constant which gave the tone to their relations, mutual interest for cooperation eventually prevailed while personal animosities were overcame.As usual, breaking moment were direct conversations between Tito and US Secretary of state Kissinger and President Ford held in Belgrade in November 1974 and August 1975.
