Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí

The fond contains documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic from the years 1939 and1945. In addition to the records of the Ministry, it contains documents of Slovak diplomatic missions, including political and economic reports sent to Slovakia by its diplomats. The fond contains reports reflecting the persecution of Jews in Slovakia and abroad (eg. In Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Romania, Bulgaria). Printed inventory of the fond, 196 pp. Authors: František Bielik, Ján Gál, Klára Kunkelova, 1965. Printed inventory of additions to the fond, 85 pp. Author: Eva Koledová,1994. Both inventories available at the Slovak National Archive. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established after the declaration of independence of the Slovak State (March 14, 1939 ) based on Law no. 4/1939 Sl.z. and the process of its creation was completed in the middle of 1939. The structure of the ministry stabilized in 1941, when the ministry was divided into the following departments: Diplomatic Protocol Department I. Political, Department II. Organizational, Department III. Administrative law, Division IV. National economy. Foreign Ministry initially managed: The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Berlin Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Bern, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Budapest, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Madrid, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Moscow, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Rome, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Sofia, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Warsaw, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in the Vatican, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Zagreb Consulate General of the Slovak Republic in Prague, Consulate General of the Slovak Republic in Vienna, Consulate General of the Slovak Republic in Belgrade, Slovak repatriation commission in Brussels, Slovak repatriation commission in Paris, Honorary Consulate of the Slovak Republic in Milan. Apart from the above-mentioned diplomatic missions, some others were established later and included in the fond (Helsinki, Stokholm etc.). Archival material of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs consists of the internal documents of the ministry as well as of the documents of Slovak diplomatic missions (1939 – 1945) abroad.