Vladimir Macek. exile head of the Croatian Peasant Party and leader in antiCommunist groups throughout the free world. passed away here in Washington. Dr. Macek had lived in Washington since 1947. having fled Yugoslavia In 1945 as a refugee from Communist oppression. He had a long and honorable career. serving as a member of the Yugoslav Parliament in Belgrade. acting as the head of opposition parties in that country. and in 1941 becoming Vice Premier in a Yugoslav Government. During World War II he was held in a concentration camp by Nazi authorities and. as I have indicated. fled the country in 1945 to escape the Sovietdirected takeover of Yugoslavia by Dictator Tito.