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Public and Political: General: Defence of Freedom and Peace: Invitation to Yugoslavia., 02 Jun 1937 - 29 Dec 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/313

Scope and Contents

Correspondents, mainly on WSC's invitation to Yugoslavia [now Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia], include: A H Richards [Secretary of the Focus in Defence of Freedom and Peace] on subjects including WSC's meeting with Zelimir Mazuranic, President of the Yugoslav Senate, Yugoslavia's potential support for the democratic nations rather than Germany and Italy, WSC's suggested visit, the Focus in Defence of Freedom and Peace statement of policy, and the favourable view of Sir Robert Vansittart [Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs] towards the suggested visit (9); Clifford Norton [Private Secretary to Vansittart] on Mazuranic's status and the political implications of WSC's visit (2); Eugen Spier on subjects including the encouragement that WSC's visit would give to the Little Entente [Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia (later Czech Republic and Slovakia) and Romania], and the results of Britain's indifference to Eastern Europe (5); Sir Norman Angell [Member, Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs]; Lazare Marcovitch, former Yugoslav Minister of Justice and leader of the Serbian Radicals, on Yugoslavia's internal difficulties, and the limited role of the monarchy; Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon] approving WSC's visit, and on his concerns for the international situation; Zelimir Mazuranic on the benefits of WSC's visit; Sir Ronald Campbell [British Minister at Belgrade] on subjects including the worsening situation in Yugoslavia, the cancellation of WSC's visit, WSC's article ["Yugoslavia and Europe"] and its censorship in Yugoslavia, and the failed negotiations for a new government and constitution (2).Also includes: draft of the Focus in Defence of Freedom and Peace statement of policy, with memoranda by [Henry] Wickham Steed and Sir Norman Angell; pamphlet by Lazare Marcovitch, "L'Orientation Nouvelle de la Yougoslavie"; memorandum by Mazuranic on the position in Yugoslavia, opposition to the constitution and the unpopularity of the pro-German policy; typescript of a [? translated Yugoslav article] on the "Prospects of Yugoslavia" on Yugoslavia's ethnic diversity and relations with Germany and the Soviet Union; press cutting and translation of an article on WSC from the Yugoslav newspaper Jutarnji List, "The Englishman best hated by Moscow".

Dates

  • Creation: 02 Jun 1937 - 29 Dec 1937

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 file(s) (1 bound file (91 folios))

Language of Materials

English