 Pašić supported the creation of the Yugoslav Committee to be composed of South Slav émigrés from Austria-Hungary.The Yugoslav Committee was led by Yugoslavist Ante Trumbić and initially composed of twelve Croats (including eight from Dalmatia and two from Croatia proper), three Serbs, and one Slovene.The Yugoslav Committee lobbied the Allies to support the liberation of the South Slav peoples of Austria-Hungary.