The authoress discusses the unification of the Slovene anti-Fascist and democratic forces in 1940 in the framework of the action for the establishment of the Association of Friends of the Soviet Union. Her conclusion is that this movement led directly to the establishment of the »OF« (Liberation Front) of the Slovene nation in 1941, together with the agreements for actions made by the Communist Party of Slovenia and various other democratic groups which co-operated in the above-mentioned Association.