We had several orders which were introduced to show the manner in which the people were treated there, followed by the 100 to 1 order late in April, issued by the Second Army, to gather with the poster which was sent out to be placed in the various villages this order having been issued by the defendant Weichs, before he left the theatre, and we have seen nothing to indicate that order was sent to him from a higher headquarters; rather was it something that he initiated and passed down himself.
Following that, early in May, on the 10th, the defendant Foertsch came into the theatre and became Chief-of-Staff to the defendant, List, and remained there as Chief-of-Staff to List, both for the 12th Army and for the Armed Forces Command Southeast from that time, May, 1941, until May, 1944, when he left the theatre.
Then we have the Hitler order of 9 June, setting up the Southeast Command, and putting the defendant List in charge, with complete executive powers in Greece, Serbia, and the Agean Islands. Then in the months of May and June, when the troops were being withdrawn from the Southeast, in order that they might be regrouped and re-equipped to enter the campaign against Russia which was to start late in that month, we find resistance breaking out.
The S.D. reports and the Wehrmacht reports showing how this resistance was treated, also showing how they collaborated the report the execution of 100 Jews for a young girl throwing gasoline at a car, and we are in the middle now of a document, Exhibit No.30, OKW 1114, which is a report showing that the methods that were being used were not being effective; that the resistance was increasing.
The Army was undermanned here. There is nothing show that these measures were militarily necessary, actually, they were militarily unwise because as this report has shown up to now and will show later, the resistance instead of being calmed, as a matter of fact was made the more fierce by reason of these reprisal measures which were being practiced in the southeast.
At page 103 of Document Book I, continuing Exhibit 30 NOKW 1114, this report continues:
It is to be regretted that the German propaganda is not attuned to the people and is not to be heard during the most favorable hours. In Belgrade the workers are already at work in the factories at 0700 therefore radio propaganda should begin earlier, already at about 0530 hours in the morning, so that the workers are subjected to propaganda in the early morning when they are rested and are more inclined to listen. The broadcasts should be given in Serbian language only and should be kept in a popular character. It was also striking, that radio Belgrade announced the shooting of Jews and Communists as reprisal for acts of terror in the German news transmission only and not in the Serbian, where by the deterrent effect among the Serbian population remained questionable. The propaganda should also reach the Serbian woman who naturally is especially appreachable. Reasonable arguments appealing to the woman as mother and builder of the people would probably be very successful.
The reports of the enemy stations London, Moscow, which unfortunately are still often listened to, are to be commented on by propaganda. One would have to prove to the people that the reports are false and made up of lies. The Serb loves discussion, therefore propaganda broadcasts in the shape of discussions would be an advantage.
Another source of false news and rumors comes from the prisoners of war dismissed from the Reich as Croats, Slovenes and so forth. Former Yugoslav officers dismissed from captivity have also said, that the food in the German prison camps in the Reich was very bad, that the civilian population was war-weary and that on account of the numerous air raids they flee into the prison camps and there loudly express their war weariness.
Then there is a signature which is illegible, and then the report continues with a report from the Wehrmacht Liaison Office, Belgrade 8 August 1941, directed to the Commander in Serbia and an information to the Wehrmacht Commander Southeast, and on the first page of that report, which is page 4 of the original, page 104 in the Document Book, there are two stamps showing that the report has been received by the 12th Army on 12 August, 1941.
The report also recites the enclosures.
We then turn to page 150 where the report commences.
Handwritten Yes! Then they should help!
The week now reported on brought a renewed deterioration in the attitude of the population. Among the Serbs the acts of sabotage that became known caused terror and excitement, because it is feared that the consequences of these acts of force might affect the population. A large part of the Serbian population disagrees with these acts of sabotage of the Communists, which hinder the building of the country. On the other hand however it can be seen that among the Serbs a certain malicious pleasure appeals, when they believe themselves unobserved, because the German authorities have, up to now, not succeeded in preventing the acts of sabotage. There is also a tendency amount them, to spread the news that these acts of sabotage were not committed by indigenous Serbs, but by Croatian Communists or by Serbs who do not originate from old Serbia.
(Handwritten) The whispering and atrocity propagands flourishes as before. It said, *that the German war reports are lies and that the war pictures are posed, that the German losses in Russia are enormous and that the German troops are already being pushed back in numerous places. In Serbia the Russians are supposed to have landed parachutists, who have established contact with the Cetniks and Communists gathered together in the mountains. These insurgents together with the parachutists were going to start an offensive in the near future. These insurgents were supplied in arms and ammunition by the English and Americans. The German soldiers on the other hand were war-weary, part of them leaned towards Communism and some acts of sabotage are even said to have been committed and some acts of sabotage are even said to have been committed by German soldiers.
The Serbian police has little authority over the majority of the population. Again and again it happens that the public takes up an attitude opposed to the intervening police. The opinion amongst the population about the Serbian authorities is bad. On the one hand, especially in combatting the high prices of food, the authorities show extreme weakness according to the opinion of Serbian circles, on the other hand, they are guilty of allegedly provoking arbitrary acts. As an instance, in cases of complaints......
DR. LATERNSER: I believe, as I have established, something has not been translated here. I admit the possibility that I am in error here. ...my views are not expressed in the translation. I am sorry; I have made a mistake.
.......concerning housing the courts are said to force people to move without consideration, or without taking into consideration * Counter propaganda.
the distress of the individual in question. The population does not have much confidence in the Serbian authorities and often the wishes are expressed that other people be put at the head of the administration and the police.
Many insecure elements are said to have penetrated into the police force.
(Handwritten)
Pay attention to arms!
It was to be observed that individual Serbian policemen and police patrols showed complete disinterest in the occurrences in their proximity. They prefer to frequent well lighted streets, whilst in the dark side streets no policemen are to be seen.
Attention must be drawn to the fact that the designation of the Serbian police by black numbers printed on a red arm band is insufficient, as these numbers can hardly be read by day and not at all at night. In case of encroachments committed by members of the (Handwritten) Concentration Camp police there is no possibility to identify the guilty person.
Often it could be determined that Jews walked about without the prescribed yellow arm band. Also the Jews who were baptised "Christians", and who have besides changed their names are not yet taken care of.
It would be advisable to find out at the ecclesiastic matriculation offices which Jews are baptised in recent years.
In the last period many unpleasant contacts of German Nationals were to be determined. Threatening letters also have been sent repeatedly to German Nationals.
German Nationals can be heard complaining about the officials of the food distribution offices of the people's welfare organization. The auxiliary helpers who are German Nationals are said to distinguish themselves by rudeness and coarseness in their behavior towards the customers of their own nationality.
(Handwritten)
As in Germany!
Particular discontent is caused among the population on account of the great difficulty in procuring articles necessary for living, as for instance oil and fat.
These articles are not distributed to the merchants, though there are supposed to be large enough quantities of them in the community warehouses.
These articles are only distributed through the community stores where the consumers have to queue up for a long time and many do not have time enough for this. There are also complaints about the supply of bread. On the other hand, in the restaurants there is bread of the best quality for those who have the necessary means. These discrepancies lead to discontent among the poorer classes of the population. Also, with regard to the tobacco supply, it is found that at the tobacco shops either nothing or only very little is to be bought of better qualities, whereas in the coffee houses and restaurants the waiters sell good tobacco at considerably higher prices.
MR. DENNEY: And herewith is the enclosure No. 3496-7, which is recited on page 104 as being an enclosure. It is a report on the resistance movement in the area of the former Yugoslavia, state of development in general, especially during the period from 1 to 7 August 1941; and it gives the source of their own researches, their own, not of confidential agents and not of confidential agents of the Local Administrative Headquarters in Zagreb.
Summing up it can be said that the general attitude has deteriorated.
(Signature Illeg.)
Enclosure to Wehrmacht Liaison Office Belgrade No. 3496/7 41 Secret L. of 8 Aug. 41.
(Stanp)
Secret.
Belgrade, 8 Aug 41 IH Report on the resistance movement in the area of the former Yugoslavia, state of development in general, especially during the period from 1 to 7 Aug 41.
Source: Own researches, own not of confidential agents and net of confidential agents of the Local Administrative Headquarters in Zagreb.
Present general state of affairs Insecurity and unrest in the entire Serbian area, furthermore also in the north Banat, Bosnia, Montenegro, Herzegowina, Lika, and Croatia south of the Save.
The areas south of S Uzico-Nis, which are listed as gathering areas of Cetniks, and furthermore Croatian areas north of the Save are to be regarded as comparatively quiet in the recent period. Reprisal measures, as for instance the severity of the shooting of 81 persons collected haphazardly did not bring about pacification nor did it serve as an intimidation. On the contrary the feeling of being plundered chased away or slaughtered with wife and child either by criminal Ustaschi people in Bosnia or Herzegowina or by robber elements, or to lose life and property as the casual object of reprisal at the hands of the Germans has embittered and made desperate the otherwise quiet and politically indifferent and loyal parts of the Serbian population, who are automatically driven into the ranks of some kind of Insurgent groups."
MR. DENNEY: It is submitted, Your Honor, that it is clear from this report that the measures of pacification which they were attempting were not working, that, if anything, it was designed to cause more unrest, the upset people who were paying attention to their own business and not bothering the occupying forces. But rather they were forced to flee to the mountains because of the senseless killing of people, which is recited in the document. And, of course, it is to be noted from the stamps that the document was sent to 12th Army Armed Forces Commander Southeast, commanded by List. The next document is No. NOKW-1034, which we offer as Exhibit 31. This is a teletype which goes to the Wehrmacht Commander Southeast, from the general in Zagreb. It is dated 10 August 1941, and the receipt stamp of the 12th Army and Wehrmacht Commander Southeast appears in the upper right-hand corner. And just above that is the initial of the Defendant Foertsch, as Chief of Staff The telegram reads: "Reports of English.....
To be filled out by Teletype Office Teletype Office 31 e Jr Foertsch Teletype Code Address Receipted for:
Sent: (stamp) Wehrmacht Commander Southeast Received:
Date:
(12th Army Command)
Time: 2045 To: Ic/ Army Command Department From:
LTCS By:Through:
Received on; 10Aug 41 2200 hours Through:
Re Reel:
No. 6058/41 Secret Enclosure; 0 Wu: (initial illegible) Army Command Chief 03 07 06 and For special Headquarters Army Command Remarks:
Secret very urgent Sch R----Purpose----Teletype:
Postal Telegram:
from: ................................
Telephone:
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(handwritten) To the files.
................ Date of Transmission .............. Time of Transmission To: ....................Remarks for transmission:
(to be filled out by sender) ........................WAGN 1296 10/8 0940 To Wehrmacht Commander Southeast Ic Department Athens To No. Ic/AO.
VG 5 Aug 41 Reprots of English radio correct.
Besides the 98 Insurgents mentioned an additional 85 following the first incident in Zagreb and a great number, not yet exactly known, of Insurgents shot to death in these last days.
German General Zagreb Ia No. 0613/41 Signed Signature Captain 10 Aug 41 5869 (initials illegible) 2135 initialed by Foerstsch 12th Army Command 18171/5 CERTIFICATE OF TRANSLATION I, Thomas Desmines, French Civilian, AGO # 434, hereby certify that I am thoroughly conversant with both the English and German languages; and that the above is a true and correct translation of document No. NOKW - 1034.
Thomas Desmines # 434
MR. DENNEY: This is apparently a reply in answer to an inquiry by 12th Army. It is to be fairly assumed, I believe, that the inquiry is similar to the one which we saw made earlier by 12th Army, concerning a Russian radio report. However, the only document that we have on this is this reply. Next, we have the report of a Battalion Commander of the 724th Infantry Regiment, which is part of the 704th Infantry Division. This document is NOKW-1216, and we offer it as Exhibit 32. The 704th Infantry Division was part of the 65th Corps which was serving in Serbia. And the 65th Corps was under the Supreme Commander Southeast, the Defendant List.
3rd Battalion 724th Infantry Regiment Ia In the field 16th August 1941 5257 Initial illgbl.
Stamp: Stamp:
704 the Infantry Division IVa 704th Infantry Division Received 17 Aug 1941 IVb Received:
18 Aug 41 Letter No. IVc Department Ia IVd Commander IIa IIb Ia Ib Ic III Initial illeg.
To the 704th Infantry Division.
On 16 Aug 1941 the Commander in Serbia made known by radio that a village in which a car of the Wehrmacht had been shot at, had been leveled to the ground and that the inhabitants "had been shot to death and hanged".
The inhabitants had seen the preparations for the attack and had omitted to notify the police post situated nearby or to warn the occupants of the car.
Therefore they became accessories to the crime. A similar case occurred in Bela-Crkva, which is shown by the behavior of the inhabitants, especially of the priest and the mayor who left the village already in the morning.
A part of the village was set on fire by the 12th company, however it is likely that there are still houses left into which they inhabitants have returned. Perhaps the priest and the mayor have also come back. The battalion suggests sending another penal expedition to Bela-Crkva, to destroy what is left of the village and to have the priest and the mayor arrested.
(signature) illgbl.
Captain and Commander of the Battalion For Information:
724th Infantry Regiment (Handwritten note:
17 August Ask in Krupanj) Initial illegible I, Thomas Desmines, French civilian, AGO # 434, hereby certify that I am thoroughly conversant with both the English and German languages; and that the above is a true and correct translation of document No. NOKW - 1216.Thomas Desmines
MR. DENNEY: There is an illegible signature for the Captain and Commander of the Third Battalion. They don't in their order, of course, suggest how the inhabitants could know that the car was coming in or how they could have warned them. The attitude toward the priests and the mayor of the village certainly needs no comment.
We will pass Document NOKW 901 and the next document will be NOKW 455 which we offer as Exhibit 33. If your Honors please, perhaps with reference to the comment which Dr. Laternser just made, we could give this paragraph to the interpreter and let them read it into the record as they translate it.
THE PRESIDENT: The interpreters which have been appointed for this court?
MR. DENNEY: Those are the interpreters for this court, yes, Your Honor.
THE PRESIDENT: Dr. Laternser, does that meet with your approval? Do you have any comments to make concerning it?
DR. LATERNSER: I don't think I understood you correctly-whether it should be done now or in the future in connection with the correction of the mistakes in translation. Is this to be done in the future or is this to be done right away?
THE PRESIDENT: It would be my personal suggestion that if the Tribunal is to receive any benefit from it, it should be done now. Is that agreeable with you, Mr. Denney?
MR. DENNEY: Yes, Your Honor.
DR. LATERNSER: Yes, indeed.
THE PRESIDENT: Very well then, those matters which seem to be in controversy may be handed to the official translators for their translation at this time and for the benefit of this Tribunal.
MR. DENNEY: If I may mark the paragraph on the document--Dr. Laternser is here.
THE PRESIDENT: Just a minute, please. Is it agreed by counsel for the prosecution and Dr. Laternser, representing counsel for the defendants, and the defendants that the document as marked is the portion which is in controversy.
MR. DENNEY: Yes, your Honor.
DR. LATERNSER: Yes, quite.
JUDGE BURKE: Mr. Denney, are the first four lines on page 113 the subject matter of possible dispute as to interpretation?
MR. DENNEY: The first four lines of the report, your Honor.
THE PRESIDENT: It being agreed that the document, as marked is the matter in controversy, it may be handed to the interpreter to be read.
THE INTERPRETER: The transition of this paragraph reads as follows: On the 16th of August, 1941, the commander in Serbia made known by wireless that a village in which a Wehrmacht car had been shot at was levelled to the ground and that inhabitants had been shot at and hanged. I agree with this translation.
THE PRESIDENT: You may proceed.
MR. DENNEY: Document 445 which has been offered as Exhibit 33 is in order from the corps command, the 65th in Serbia which was serving under the defendant List dated 19 August 1941. It applies to an operation called "Geier" and the order was to be sent to those units appearing in the distribution list on the second page.
Paragraph 1, "The village of Grabovac, presumably the Communist center of the district of Obrenovac, will be surrounded and searched on Saturday 23rd of August 1941 in a surprise attack."
Paragraph 6, the translation of which does not appear in your Honor's copy, gives orders to the troops, the Wehrmacht in connection with this, and reads as follows: "At 4 a.m. on 23 August 1941, all sections will go from their points of departure on a wide front, using as many separate routes as possible, concentrating on Grabovac.
The reinforced 5th Company of the 750th Regiment coming from Bajani, Grabenow-Folji, before Grabenow-Folji will swerve in a northwesterly direction and will march above the village Jem on Grabovac, Kreba, Dor; meanwhile the approaching infantry command of the 704th Infantry Division will break up over the Bajani, Grabenow-Jolji at 4:15 23 August 1941, and advance southeastward on the road Bajani, Grabovac, on Grabovac."
Paragraph 7 provides that "Grabovac must be surrounded from all sides by 0530 o'clock on 23.8.41. The village is to be entered from all sides. The male population of over 14 years of age is to be arrested, collected at the church of Grabovac and handed over to the police. People who resist, who are in possession of arms, or who take flight are to be shot. The farms are to be searched for men only. The search of the houses for arms, etc., will take place only by order of the men in charge after all men have been rounded up."
Then Paragraph 11, an order with reference to the other units which are to participate in it for the operation planned at Grabovac, the following are available:
"1) 40 gendarmes of the gendarmerie station Obrenovac.
"2) 30 gendarmes of the gendarmerie station Ub.
"3) 10 agents of the Belgrade Serbian special police.
"4) 2 leaders, 10 men of the Belgrade Einstazkommando of the security police."
In this order the commander of the 65th Corps has a combined operation against a town for the purpose of arresting the male population and collecting them. The provision saying that anyone who takes flight will be shot and the order goes not only to troop units but also to the Gendarmerie and also to the Einsatzkommando of the security police.
The next document is NOKW 1487 which is offered as Exhibit 34 and is a letter from the Serbian Minister of the Interior to the Military Commander in Serbia enclosing a report with reference to German actions against communists and others. The letter is dated 20 August 1941, Belgrade. It is addressed to the Military Commander in Serbia.
"I have the honor of enclosing the report of the District Head in Arandjelovac for your information.
"The report shows clearly the urgent necessity of the closest cooperation between agencies of the German Military Authorities and agencies of the civil administration since only in this manner can the combatting of the common enemy, the Communists, be successful."
THE PRESIDENT: Dr. Laternser, do you have some matter to present to the court?
DR. LATERNSER: Yes, Mr. President. I object to the introduction of this document for the following reason: I certainly see that a capture of a great number of documents, the prosecution cannot be asked to prove details regarding these documents but one thing is certain, Mr. President, that not everything that has been found also represents a document, and I maintain this is so governing this document. This is a document of three pages which are merely written in typescript, and which is expressly at the beginning marked as copy, that is, as a subsequent copy. In order that a documentary character can be presented, it must have certain prerequisites which must be met in case of a document of this kind. I cannot see that even a single prerequisite is present in this document. It is not a document and for this reason I object to its introduction.
MR. DENNEY: If Your Honor please, this is all that we have. We submit that it is complete on its face with the original and the enclosed copy. That is the letter with the enclosure; we don't know where the original is. It is here as it has been photostated. We didn't make the copy.
MR. PRESIDENT: This Tribunal is conscious of the fact that these documents which are presented here are documents which have been obtained through capture at the close of the war or during the war, and that they will have to be considered as documents of that character and their value appraised by the Tribunal in its consideration of the case as a whole. The objection will be overruled.
MR. DENNEY: Continuing with the fourth line of the second paragraph on page 118 of Document Book 1, Exhibit 34 in evidence:
The Servian Administrative agencies know all the details concerning any persons under the slightest suspicion of Communism. However, they can bear full responsibility for the entire anti-Communist action in the country only if they are enabled to apply the methods in the country, which have proved their efficacy in activity over many years.
However, if such cooperation is lacking and if the German agencies proceed independently, it achieves, beyond doubt, the opposite result, that is the result which the Communists themselves wish to bring about by all means. Therefore, I request urgently that an authoritative office issues directives to all German Wehrmacht agencies concerned as soon as possible, pointing out the necessity for cooperation as it is being practiced, with the greatest success, here in Belgrade.
A German officer - a Captain - was killed from ambush on the road Arnadjelovac-Topola, 4 kilometers from Arandjelovac near the village of Banja on the morning of 16 August. The officer was going on duty by car to Belgrade. The offense wars committed by a Communist who has remained unknown. This Communist had been lying in ambush in the corn field and had fled through the corn to the woods after committing the deed.
Eleven young farmers working in the fields were captured and shot for this murder by the Germans at the place of the incident, a state of siege was declared for the entire district.
In order to combat Communist operations which had got out of hand during the last few days, the German headquarters sent a motorized assault troop which is at present going through all the villages, making arrests and - due to ignorance of the situation - is killing innocent men, women and children. All this is done on their own initiative, without inquiries and without any kind of close cooperation with the Administrative authorities and the Gendarmerie, although such cooperation is an absolute necessity for the combating of the Communist action and for exterminating the Communists in the woods.
The District Office has available reports from which the movements of the Communists could be established and it also has at its disposal all personal date of the individual Communists. However, the German headquarters does not request anything nor does it ask the District Administration for any information and is opposed to any suggestion. -246 The consequence of the procedure of the German assault troops will be that a large number of innocent people will be slaughtered and that the Communists in the woods not only will not be exterminated but will increase in numbers.
Because many farmers, even entire villages - even though up to now, they had no connection with the Communists will flee into the woods only out of fear and will be received there by the Communists. They will be provided with arms and used for combat and for open revolt against the German Wehrmacht. This insurrection will develop on a large scale and will have incalculable and terrible consequences for the entire population.
Because of this procedure by the German Wehrmacht and the lack of the necessary cooperation with the Administrative authorities and the Gendarmerie, the position of a District Head is untenable and untolerable.
Up to now, the Gendarmerie was powerless and avoided all fighting. Now after such procedure by the German Wehrmacht, there is a danger that all gendarmes will fell into the woods because they do not wish to participate in such murders. It is true that the German soldiers on their patrols take along gendarmes and district officials but only to have them show the way and take hostages. Otherwise, they reject any suggestion by the officials or the gendarmes.
The population, however, sees German soldiers coming accompanied by officials, of the district administration and by gendarmes and assumes that the necessary cooperation exists between these agencies of the native authorities. This assumption will make the situation of the district head and of the officials even worse, as that not only their remaining on their part but also their lives are endangered.
On the basis of the above report, I request that suitable steps will be taken in order to bring about speedily the necessary cooperation of the German Military Authorities with the Administrative Authorities and the agencies of public security.
Returning for a moment to the first page of the enclosure, it says that the person that shot the officer was a communist; yet they cite he was unknown; that he fled, they failed to indicate how they identified him; in retaliation they take 11 young farmers from the fields who were working near the place and shoot them; there has been some cooperation between the Germans and the police but only to the extent of using the police apparently to take hostages. The same recitation is here made which was made earlier in Exhibit 30, that the continued shooting of innocent people is driving more and more people who are otherwise passive, into the woods.
The next document is NOKW 529 which is offered as Exhibit 35. This is an order of the Commander of Serbia dated 21 August 1941. The subject is "Transfer to Security Police of Bandits captured in Combat."
1. In regard to the capture of bandits captured in combat vagueness exists in almost all authorities, which eminates from the delays of the interrogation and the proper treatment of the people.
2. As a matter of principle all bandits are to be transferred to the "Einsatzgruppe of the Security Police and of the SD" - in the following designated by the official abbreviation "SP".
3. Prisoners made in Belgrade are to be delivered to the Security Police in the Police Prison Alexandrova 5.
4. If prisoners are made they are to be transferred as rapidly as possible to the nearest Administrative Sub-area Headquarters or District Headquarters. If possible prior announcement should be made, that preparations can be made. Telephone discipline is to be observed thereby.
5. They are experts of the Security Police attached to the Administrative Sub-area Headquarters who can give information in case of doubt.
6. Together with the prisoners to be delivered, a brief report is to be sent regarding the circumstances of the capture. As a matter of principle protracted proceedings by the unit, etc. are to be avoided, except in special individual cases.
7. It has happened that units and organs of the Ordnungs Service have retained prisoners and exposed them to long interrogations without enabling the security police to get hold of these people. Such interrogations are, as stated above, the affair of the security police.
8. In this connection, attention is to be called expressly to the fact that the unit is authorized to shoot down any prisoner attempting to escape.
9. This explanation pertains accordingly to all other political prisoners.
Distribution & Draft For Commander Serbia The Chief of the General Staff (initial) fe (signed) Gravenhorst The other political prisoners, of course, would apply to any other prisoners or bandits they take.
NOKW 1209 is offered as Exhibit 36. This is a report by teletype from the Corps Headquarters of the XVIIIth Corps commanded by the deceased Boehme which is sent to 12th Army Headquarters on 5 August 1941.
164th Infantry Division: Renewed acts of sabotage committed against the telephone line in the area of Florina on 4 August 1941. Increased guard by civilians. Fixing monetary fines and arrest of hostages was ordered.
Activity by Bulgarian agents under Communist influence in the area of Florina. According to statements by Greed authorities, within the next days attacks from the area of Bitolje on Greek territory are to be expected. The troops have been ordered to maintain increased guard and to take ruthless measures.
5th Mountain Division: A Greek civilian detained by rear elements of the 1st Battalion 100th Mountain Infantry Regiment was shot by the guard while escaping.
