CROATIAN EMBASSY - "HRVATSKA AMBASADA" U CANBERRI - 1977.-1978.
CROATIAN EMBASSY IN CANBERRA - 1977-1978 (TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS CLOSING)
Author(s): Ivan ČizmićSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
Keywords: Croatian Embassy; Canberra; 1977-1978;
Summary/Abstract: A group of Croatian political emigres in Australia's capital Canberra opened the Croatian embassy in November 1977. This particular act resulted in a strong protest from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Australian government did not recognize the Croatian embassy since it did not represent the existing contemporary country. However, the Croatian embassy continued its activities for almost two years because at the time Australia did not have a law for closing it down. After being passed in parliament and the senate, the Diplomatic and Consular Mission Act took effect on 24th August 1978. This act banned the work of the Croatian embassy. Discussions led among the representatives indicate how divided they were in relation to former Yugoslavia and the political demands of Croatian immigrants.
Journal: Društvena istraživanja - Časopis za opća društvena pitanja
- Issue Year: 8/1999
- Issue No: 39
- Page Range: 111-135
- Page Count: 25
- Language: Croatian