ARHIVSKI VJESNIK 43. (ZAGREB, 2000.)
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R. Bućin, Ministarstvo za oslobođene krajeve Nezavisne Države Hrvatske (3. 11. 1943. - 20. 5. 1944) - Prateći uredi i ustanove, Arh. vjesn., god. 43 (2000), str. 199-211 Summary MINISTRY FOR THE LIBERATED REGIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF CROATIA (November 3 rd 1943-May 20 th 1944) ATTACHED OFFICES AND INSTITUTIONS The article deals with the history of Ministry for the Liberated Regions of the Independent State of Croatia, founded on November 3 rd 1943 with the aim of establishing Croatian jurisdiction and renewal of civil life at the Croatian coastland after the Italian withdrawal. It defines the difference beetwen the legally regulated and real territorial jurisdiction of Ministry and its territorial offices. It also analyses devclopement of the institution and describes the problem of the food supplying as the key segment of Ministry's work. The problem of food supplying caused the establishment of its attached auxiliary or independent institutions and offices which were not fixed by appropriate legal regulations. First of all, the anticipated territory of Ministry's work was shrinked by the fact of established German Operational Zone of Adriatic Coast at the area of Istria and Kvarner. By that fact, a work of territorial office - Head Office of Civil Administration in Sušak-Rijeka - reduced to the territory of County Vinodol and Podgorje, had soon faded - out. The key segment of the Ministry žs work, the problem of food suplying of the liberated regions, was the reason of establishing special Community for Food and Supplies of the Liberated Regions in November of 1943. Anyway, the Community had never been verified by appropriate legal regulation, because of the overlapping of its jurisdiction with the jurisdiction of existing State Main Office for the Agricultural Products (ZEMPRO) of Ministry of Peasant Economy and Food. The transportation of food was organised in two ways. Partially it included territory of Bosnia, using corridor of so called Bosnian railway. As the Bosnian railway was narrow-gauge railroad in Bosanski Brod there was established Office for the Superintendence of Freight of Ministry for the Liberated Regions. Another part of transportation used sea corridor from Trieste and Rijeka and there were sent two commisioners for the superintendence of transportation. Finally, Office for Food and Supplies of the People of Liberated Regions was established by an internal act of minister for the liberated regions in March of 1944. It had a status of an auxiliary office (organ) of Ministry's Economy and Supplies Section. The end of Ministry and all its offices happened on May 20 th , 1944 by the proclamation of the extraordinary situation and establishment of military governement in the coastland. Key Words: Ministry for the Liberated Regions of the Independent State of Croatia, Croatian history, 1943-1944 211
