Main Ustaša Headquarters
# Main Ustaša Headquarters

The Main Ustaša Headquarters (Croatian: Glavni ustaški stan - GUS) was the ruling body of the Ustaša party in the Independent State of Croatia, convened under the poglavnik, Ante Pavelić.

## Establishment

The Ustaše emigrants lived in many different countries, but since 1929, the most important and most numerous group was group of Ustaše emigrants in Italy, led by Ante Pavelić. The Main Ustaša Headquarters evolved from Croatian Emigrant Office (Croatian: Hrvatska emigrantska kancelarija) established by Pavelić in Milan, Italy and managed by Stanko Hranilović who also used alias Stanko Đurić and was one of the closest associates of Pavelić at that time. The group of Ustaše in Italy consisted of about 500 emigrants. The Main Ustaša Headquarters was first situated in Bovegno, Italy.

## Organization

The Main Ustaša Headquarters consisted of poglavnik, Doglavničko vijeće, Pobočnički zbor and commissioners. It is assumed that before the World War II only Mile Budak was appointed as doglavnik (in 1934) and Marko Došen as president of the Doglavničko vijeće.

The Council of the deputy chiefs of state (Doglavničko vijeće), a body of the Main Ustaša Headquarters, was made up of no more than twelve doglavniks (deputy leaders) at any one time and no more than 7 poglavni pobočniks (adjutants). In May 1941 Pavelić signed the law which defined Main Ustaša Headquarters as supreme body of Ustaše organization.

### Doglavničko vijeće

In March 1941, the members of Doglavničko vijeće were:

* Andrija Betlehem
* Mile Budak
* Marko Došen
* Slavko Kvaternik
* Luka Lešić
* Stjepan Matijević
* Ademaga Mešić

### Pobočnički zbor

Besides doglavniks and their council, the Main Ustaša Headquarters had members who were adjutants (doglavni pobočnici) who constituted their own council (Pobočnički zbor) whose members were:

* Blaž Lorković
* Ivan Oršanić
* Ivan Javor
* Mijo Bzik
* Alija Šuljak
* Mira Vrličak-Dugački
* Vjekoslav Blaškov
* Hakija Hadžić

### Commissioners

Besides Poglavnik, his deputies and adjutants, the leadership of the Ustaše organization had also commissioners who were appointed by poglavnik. It is important to differentiate commissioners of the Main Ustaša Headquarters from commissioners temporarily appointed as temporary authorities to establish Croatian control of certain regions.

The commissioners of the Main Ustaša Headquarters included:

* Zdenko Blažeković, a commissioner for physical education and sport
* Božo Cerovski, a commissioner for internal affairs and security
* Eugen Dido Kvaternik
* Vjekoslav Luburić
* Vilko Pećnikar
* Branko Rukavina
* Frane Miletić
* Ante Štitić
* Vlado Singer
* Vlado Herceg
* Vlado Jonić
* Franjo Laslo
* Aleksandar Seitz
* Danijel Crljen, a commissioner for education and propaganda
* Šime Cvitanović
* Mira Vrličak Dugački
* Dragan Dujmović
* Tomiša Grgić
* Marijan Šimić
* Nikola Jurišić
* Mato Jagodić
* Ivan Pregrad
