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Title: Ivo Čičin-Šain papers
Date (inclusive): 1920-1980
Collection Number: 2011C8
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Serbo-Croatian and English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.6 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator:
Čičin-Šain, Ivo, 1897-1974
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2011.
[Identification of item], Ivo Čičin-Šain papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia -- History -- Axis occupation, 1941-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
Yugoslavia -- Emigration and immigration
World War, 1939-1945 -- Governments in exile