Register of the Ivo Čičin-Šain Papers

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Register of the Ivo Čičin-Šain papers

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Zivka Mares Randic
Date Completed:: 2011
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Elizabeth Konzak.

Collection Summary

Title: Ivo Čičin-Šain papers

Dates: 1920-1980

Collection Number: 2011C8

Creator: Čičin-Šain, Ivo, 1897-1974.

Collection Size: 2 manuscript boxes (0.6 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: The papers contain records from the Yugoslav government-in-exile, including financial records for the period 1941-1949 that document government personnel and office expenses, and Čićin-Šain's role as Minister of Finance. Materials also include documents on the court trial brought by Ivo Čičin-Šain against Keable (Press) Limited, publisher of the British Communist Party newspaper Daily Worker, and Čićin-Šain's post-war activities in Yugoslav émigré affairs.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: In English , Italian andSerbo-Croatian

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ivo Čičin-Šain papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2011.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical/Historical Note

7 October 1897	Born, Vodice, Croatia
1913	Graduated from the Commercial College "Mahr" in Ljubljana, Slovenia
1915	Served in the Austrian Army holding various offices and hospital duties
1919	Worked for Export-Import d.d., Split, Croatia
1921	Joined Vestra Trading Co., Inc. branch in Split, Croatia
1923	General manager of Vestra Inc., Split, Croatia
1930	Employed by the First Dalmatian People's Bank, Split, Croatia
1932	Opened a new firm, The Šain and Co., Split, Croatia
1941	Loyal to the Royal Yugoslav government-in-exile. Financially assisted the Yugoslav Army under the command of General Draža Mihailović
May 1943	Formed the resistance organisation "National Committee of Dalmatia"
Beginning of October 1943	Escaped from occupied Yugoslavia to Cairo, Egypt
16 October 1943	Appointed Minister of Finance, trade and industry, Royal Yugoslav government-in exile
November 1943	Resigned due to working conditions in Cairo, Egypt; his resignation was not accepted, and he remained Minister of Finance
21 December 1943-5 May 1944	Daily Worker, the Londoner Communist paper, published allegations that Čićin-Šain trafficked goods with the enemy
1944	Ivo Čičin-Šain vs. Keable (Press) Limited, publisher of the British Communist Party newspaper Daily Worker
24 Feb 1944	Arrived in London
18 April 1944	Dismissed as Minister of Finance of Royal Yugoslav government in exile, due to his health
1951	Emigrated to the U.S.; active in post-war Yugoslav émigré affairs

Scope and Content of Collection

The papers contain records from the Yugoslav government-in-exile, including financial records for the period 1941-1949 that document government personnel and office expenses, and Čićin-Šain's role as Minister of Finance. Materials also include documents on the court trial brought by Ivo Čičin-Šain against Keable (Press) Limited, publisher of the British Communist Party newspaper Daily Worker, and Čićin-Šain's post-war activities in Yugoslav émigré affairs. The photographs depict the Royal Yugoslav family of Petar II.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into five series, Yugoslav government-in-exile financial records, Ivo Čićin-Šain vs. Keable (Press) Limited legal materials, Postwar Yugoslav émigré affairs materials, Biographical file, and Photographs.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

World War, 1939-1945--Yugoslavia.

World War, 1939-1945--Governments in exile.

World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.

Yugoslavia--History--Axis occupation, 1941-1945.

Yugoslavia--Emigration and immigration.

Collection Contents

Box: 1

Yugoslav government-in-exile financial records, 1941-1949.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of reports, financial records, lists, and clippings. Arranged by document type

Box/Folder: 1 : 1

Personnel and office expenses, October 1943. Includes personnel payroll documents, and list of Embassy offices by location

Box: 1

Ministry of Finance office file, 1941-1945

Box/Folder: 1 : 2

General correspondence, 1943-1945

Box/Folder: 1 : 3-4

Financial records, 1943-1944

Box/Folder: 1 : 5

Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia extract, 1941-1944

Box/Folder: 1 : 6

Reports, speeches, 1943-1949

Box/Folder: 1 : 7

Military-Medical Supply reports, 1942-1944.

Box/Folder: 1 : 8

Yugoslav Red Cross Society materials, London, 1942-1944

Box: 1

Ivo Čićin-Šain vs. Keable (Press) Limited legal materials, 1941-1950.

Scope and Content Note

Includes legal correspondence with Daily Worker publisher Keable (Press) Limited, depositions and reports. Arranged by document type

Box/Folder: 1 : 9

Thomas Cooper and Co., Keable (Press) Correspondence, 1944-1950

Box/Folder: 1 : 10

Depositions, legal documents, and correspondence with Keable (Press) Limited, 1943-1948

Box/Folder: 1 : 11

Yugoslav government officials' reports regarding Čićin-Šain activities, 1942-1944

Box: 1-2

Yugoslav émigré affairs materials, 1942-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence with Yugoslav émigrés, a leaflet, a pamphlet, clippings, newspapers, and writings. Arranged by document type

Box/Folder: 1 : 12

Correspondence between Yugoslav government officials and Čićin Šain, 1943-1947

Box/Folder: 2 : 1

Dalmatian Club materials, 1952

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, speeches and documents referring to the Yugoslav emigrants' efforts to form a club

Box/Folder: 2 : 2

Newsletters, clippings, writings, 1942-1980.

Scope and Content Note

News on the situation in Yugoslavia and reports on the Yugoslav emigrants' activities published by Jerićeve Sviće, Dalmatian Publishing Company

Box: 2

Biographical file, 1920-1975.

Scope and Content Note

Includes biography, personal correspondence, certificates, invitations, business cards, a leaflet, a pamphlet, and clippings

Box/Folder: 2 : 3

Personal documents and correspondence, 1920-1975.

Scope and Content Note

Includes a biography, personal correspondence, certificates, invitations, business cards, a leaflet, a pamphlet, clippings, government stationery

Box/Folder: 2 : 4

Photographs, 1940-1951.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of prints depicting Petar II and his family

Portrait of Petar II, King of Yugoslavia, circa 1940

Petar II, King of Yugoslavia wedding, 1944,

Petar II, King of Yugoslavia with Queen Alexandra and Prince Alexander, 1947

Portraits of Prince Alexander, 1948 and 1951

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