The Dismissal of Krunoslav Draganovic from San Girolamo
This intelligence report indicates that Krunoslav Draganovic has been "fired" from his position at the College of San Girolamo, largely on account of his activities of ten years previous. Within six months, however, he was back working with American intelligence. The report on the first of his renewed contacts is here.

 

November 19, 1958

SUBJECT- The priest KRUNOSLAV DRAGANOVIC being asked to leave the College of St. Jerome of the Illirici.

Source-

About the second week of October-1958, Mons. Djuro Koksa, the vice director of the College of St. Jerome of the Illirici, by orders from the Secretary of State of the Vatican, asked the priest Draganovic to leave the college. Draganovic who has always boarded at the college, he was also asked not to assist anyone, the Yugoslav refugees in general and particularly the Croatian refugees.

The request for this priest being asked to leave the college was actually directed from the archdiocese of Zagrab [sic - here and below]. Mons. Franjo SEPER informed the Holy See that Draganovic had transformed the college into a refuge for propaganda purposes.

It has been revealed that, following the inquest made by the bishop of Zagrab Mons. Josip LAH who came to Rome 4 months ago, that the actions of Draganovic came to light, and also that he received great compensation from these Yugoslav refugees who did not belong to his political group. He received the compensation so as to solicit the authorities for emigration of these refugees. It has been known that the priests Giovanni TOMAS and Antonio MATACIN who were collaborators of Draganovic also have been asked to leave the college.

 

:: filing information ::
Title: Dismissal of Krunoslav Draganovic from San Girolamo
Source: CIA, declassified February 1998
Date: November 19, 1958 Added: February 6, 2003