After the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, he managed to escape to Jerusalem. After a short period of British internment, he joined the Yugoslav Government in exile stationed in Cairo, Egypt, where he worked as a clerk in the diplomatic office.
After the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, he managed to escape to Jerusalem. After a brief period of detention by the British, he joined the Yugoslav Government in exile based in Cairo, Egypt, where he worked as an administrative assistant in the diplomatic department.