Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The Tomasevic case : an exposure of Government methods in revoking a man's naturalization papers
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Tomasevic Defence Committee
Place
Date
1933?
Physical Description
6 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Subject Notes
"Ivan Tomasevic was born on 10 March 1897 in Kosarnido, Croatia, then part of Austria-Hungary. ... His date of arrival in New Zealand is disputed. ...
In the late 1920s Tomasevic became involved in the internal politics of Auckland's Yugoslav community. ... In April 1931 John Totich provided the police with a statement about Tomasevic's activities. He requested the assistance of the minister of internal affairs in stopping agitation against the Yugoslav government. ...
In October 1931 the under-secretary for internal affairs recommended that Tomasevic's naturalisation be revoked. The regulations to allow for this were finally approved in December 1932. It was, however, not until September 1933 that the case was heard in the Supreme Court before A. L. Herdman. The judge found that Tomasevic belonged to a society that distributed 'literature of a dangerous character' and concluded that the evidence 'justifies the inference that he is disaffected and disloyal'. The proposal to revoke his naturalisation led to the establishment of a Tomasevic Defence Committee by the Communist Party and union sympathisers."--Te Ara website (accessed 3/8/2016).
Collection Type
Pamphlet Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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