THE 1945 CONFERENCE OF THE HSS LEADERSHIP IN HOTEL ESPLANADE IN ZAGREB

Na osnovi odnedavno dostupnih arhivskih fondova autor rekonstruira vrijeme održavanja i trajanje, tijek i zaključke prvog skupa HSS-a nakon rata, te imena dijela sudionika. Skup je sazvao dr. Ivan Subašić posredstvom zastupnika HSS-a u Privremenoj narodnoj skupštini. Većina sudionika odbacila je Subašićevu kompromisnu politiku upozoravajući na režimski teror i zatočeništvo potpredsjednika stranke inž. Augusta Košutića. Konferencija je zahtijevala da dr. Ivan Šubašić otputuje u Pariz i od predsjednika dr. Vladka Mačeka dobije odobrenje i smjernice za daljnju aktivnost HSS-a. Odbacivanje njegove politike od strane prvaka HSS-a i sprečavanje ostvarenja zaključaka Konferencije od strane vodstva Komunističke partije prisililo je Šubašića na ostavku na mjesto ministra vanjskih poslova.The conference of the leadership of the Croat Peasant Party, the first of the two held after the World War II, which took place in the hotel Esplanade in Zagreb in 1945, is not well known. Using the newly accessible archive materials, the author reconstructs the time of the conference, its duration, the number and identity of participants, and its conclusions. The general conference was held on September 2, 1945. It lasted three days, including individual conferences of Dr. Ivan Šubašić, its convener, with regional groups of participants. The aim of the conference was to inform the membership of the political situation in the country and the work of party\u27s leadership, and to consider future political involvement. The majority of the participants rejected Subašić\u27s compromising politics, especially in the light of terror that the regime was conducting and the confinement of the party\u27s vice-president. August Košutić; the requested Šubašić\u27s resignation. At J. Šutej\u27s suggestion, the conference decided that Šubašić goes to Paris for consultation with V. Maček, the party\u27s president. Even though Šubašić had different ideas for the party before coming to the conference, he accepted membership suggestion. But since he was prevented by the Communist Party to realize the conclusions of the conference, he resigned