184 KB106 KB200120252009Rahten, Andrejštevilka:1letnik:9str. 111-146ISSN:1580-8122COBISSID:987013URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-96PX17ELenZgodovinsko društvo dr. Franca KovačičaStudia Historica SlovenicaCankar, Izidordiplomacijadruga svetovna vojnaJugoslavijaKanadapolitična zgodovinaSlovenciStarman, Franksvetovna vojna 1939-1945"The first Slovenian legation in our history"| diplomatic activities of Izidor Cankar and Frank Starman in Ottawa during the second world war|In the article, the author presents diplomatic activities of Minister Plenipotentiary and Special Envoy Izidor Cankar and his aide Frank Starman, two diplomats of Slovene origin, serving at the Royal Yugoslav Legation in Canada between 1942 and 1944. Particular attention is paid to the correspondence betweeen Slovene diplomats and politicians, presenting insights into different political opinions inside the Royal Yugoslav Government in exile. Being originally an ardent anti-Communist, Izidor Cankar soon noticed that the armed resistance against the Axis Powers in Yugoslavia launched by the Tito s Communists was well received with the Western Allies. This made Cankar all the more concerned abouut the passive stance of the Royal Yugoslav Government towards the organinisation of resistance. Finally, on 22 February 1944, Cankar decided to resign from his position in protest to the Prime Minister s policyV prispevku avtor predstavlja diplomatske dejavnosti ministra Izidorja Cankarja in njegovega pomočnika Franka Starmana, dva diplomata slovenskega rodu, ki sta delovala na poslaništvu Kraljevine Jugoslavije v Kanadi v letih 1942 in 1944. Posebno pozornost je namenjena korespondenci med slovenskimi diplomati in politiki, ki predstavljajo različne politične poglede znotraj vlade Kraljevine Jugoslavije v izgnanstvuTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZgodovinsko društvo dr. Franca Kovačiča v Mariboru