▁The ▁B alk an ▁P act ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁by ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁Greece ▁and ▁Turkey . ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁integrate ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁into ▁the ▁Western ▁defense ▁system ▁and ▁the ▁economic ▁aid ▁system ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁increasing ▁thre ats ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁received ▁from ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁The ▁Ag re ement ▁The ▁agre ements ▁regarding ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁B alk an ▁P act ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁political ▁treat y ▁in ▁An k ara ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁military ▁treat y ▁in ▁B led ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ag re ement ▁had ▁ 1 4 ▁articles ; ▁including ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁sett le ▁international ▁disput es ▁without ▁force , ▁military ▁assistance ▁for ▁each ▁country ▁if ▁one ▁attacked ▁the ▁other , ▁and ▁to ▁maintain ▁and ▁strength en ▁their ▁def ensive ▁capacity . ▁It ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁represent atives ▁from ▁each ▁country ▁would ▁meet ▁twice ▁a ▁year ▁through ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁It ▁also ▁respect ed ▁previous ▁treat ies ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Friend ship ▁and ▁Co operation ▁and ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁ ▁Effect s ▁The ▁new ▁al liance ▁showed ▁its ▁weak ness ▁from ▁the ▁very ▁beginning . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁it ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁died . ▁The ▁new ▁Soviet ▁government , ▁led ▁by ▁Nik ita ▁K hr ush