march april croatian politician lawyer senior member served foreign minister minister interior independent state croatia world war led plot attempt establish coalition government align croatia allies student joined viewed fled country avoid arrest eventually settled germany obtained doctorate law joined close associate initially commander germany sought support creating protecting croatian state later leader outside italy soon establishment appointed foreign minister strongly opposed italian influence state cabinet chief executed smuggling gold removed office later named minister interior minister interior negotiated hopes establishing coalition government held secret negotiations representatives propose having join allies germany apparently support soon arrested conspirators state period detention executed end april alongside early life born march son prominent politician attended gymnasium supporter later joined began law studies completed austria following escape later earned subject establishment state serbs spoke state croatian university students congress brussels arrested held palace justice taken german border time berlin met later married later divorced august remarried von activities january king alexander dissolved government introduced royal dictatorship newly created viewed placed constant police surveillance november warrant arrest issued succeeded escaping austria later germany keen advocate amalgamation croatian parties super party october swore oath commander units germany later assassination commander outside italy assassination king alexander led briefly detained germany released german court rejected yugoslav request arrested following hearing conducted subsequently left germany moved hungary returned yugoslavia associate editor croatian folk journal editor underground journal published book croatian people lands stated muslims croatia proclamation arrested detained prison later near declaration march signed requested declaration croatian state document sought german support protection recognition axis nations croatia pro german members pre war movement having cultivated political academic ties germany time establishment member temporary government known croatian state leadership april named secretary government formed served foreign minister april served chief contact general croatia cabinet succeeded foreign minister june shortly taking office french authorities fate implicated assassination sentenced life imprisonment actual assassin bulgarian mercenary killed deed french security forces men died prison returned early intervention german occupation forces france later killed allegedly orders july speech designed serbs living lied serbs beaten mutilated tens thousands croatian peasants inter war period august strongly opposed italian request implement civil administration zone italians countered following spring accusing communist discredit pro german views cleared charges police investigation german police claim contact communists early 1930s helped croatian communists appointed honorary member strongly opposed italian influence croatia end wrote note described cooperative efforts italy note officially submitted january italian foreign minister response italian diplomat tried removed office leader wanted form croatian muslim division sent representative begin formal negotiations croatian government february met german foreign ministry envoy represented agreed raise division croatian government disagreed division recruited controlled suggested named croatian unit raised assistance familiar regimental titles concerned exclusively muslim division aid muslim bid independence compromise word croatian included official title croatian catholic officers recruited largely prevailed created division saw fit causing grave dissatisfaction leadership particularly ethnic composition april removed office cabinet chief found guilty gold smuggling executed following removal named minister government presidency responsible relations german_army close associate general summer advocated cooperation represented negotiations vice president august forming coalition government advocated stronger government greater independence activity initiated new government led prime minister named prime minister september associates submitted accepted despite setback continued negotiations september end month capitulation italy september high ranking german officers discussed return territory lost treaty rome april ultimately hitler gave permission croatia annex territory unlimited independence croatia including croatian adriatic coast october named minister interior advocated second term foreign minister april friend removed office agreed remain foreign minister minister interior simultaneously soon replaced foreign minister realising germany lose war cease exist advocated radical changes state policy february wrote detailed memorandum german summarized history current situation fundamental problems problems german_army plot death secretly met president discussed poor state german war effort allies invade balkans taranto month launched initiative renew negotiations conducted apartment secretly met august sought foreign contacts switzerland contact british american officials rebuffed proposed end relations germany join allies proposal supported minister high ranking officers politicians switching sides knowledge consent special session government held august villa guarded armed men accused conspiracy croatia german ally vice president government defended avail kept house arrest tried decided stripped rank expelled trial transferred later alongside later escaped executed end april publishing activities publications time closely tied political activity state obligations number magazines croatia published german french published book croatian people lands focused issue croatian boundaries participated speeches independently published published german
Mladen Lorković