I am continuing now to read from page 34 toward the middle of the page: "4 September 1941, Valjevo, 0810." This deals with one of the units encircled in Krupany. "Noon today is the limit of an ability to hold out. Little ammunition, no signal cartridges. Altogether 10 wounded. Support by Panzers and strong ground-forces needed."
I am now passing on to page 42 of this document. The date of the passage will have to be taken from page 41. It is: "5 September 1941 Valjevo"; and now I shall continue to read from page 42:
"2300 hours. A rival of relief unit with Captain Seyfert, CO of Company 11, 724th Regt. 72 men, 4 wounded, 1 platoon of Bn. III, 724th Regt. which was to pick up Cpt. Seyfert in Dragejevac, and 2 tanks, Capt. Seyfert's report: 4 September position in Krupanj became untenable, especially in hospital of Co. 10 of the 724th Regt., on account of lack of water and rations. Besides, both companies were running out of ammunition.
The train was made ready in the afternoon under effective dive bomber support. During the 4th dive bomber attack, at 18.30 hrs., both companies broke out under heavy gun fire. Dead and wounded, number unknown. Shelters destroyed. 200 kilograms of explosive exploded. In the gorge on the way to Mujkovic a tree block cleared, at the blown up bridge 5 km East of Krupanj the Cetniks give respite until 23.00 hrs. for capitulation.
Since bridge could neither be repaired nor circumvented, the train and wounded who could not march were left behind, including Lt. Walther, Lt. Hochne, Medical Corp remained with the wounded. 22.45 hours' the companies break through to the south over the hills, without the train. Breakthrough attempt was successful for majority."
I shall now continue to read from page 44. There I shall read from the top of the page the entry on the 6th of September 1941, Valjevo, 1531 hours:
"Division ascertains that the demand to surrender at Krupanj with the added threat that everyone would be slaughtered had been signed by the Cetnik Commander, 1st Lieutenant Ratko Matinovic and asks the LXV for directives with regard to the line of action to be taken against the Cetniks."
This incident near Krupanj took place on the 4th of September. That is when the situation was the most critical and then an the 5th of September Field Marshal List issued the order which bears the same date.
I have now shown a picture of all those things that happened before that day and I would like to ask the Court now, after I have submitted all these events, to read again the order of the 5th of September. If you will then bear in mind the details of the incidents near Krupanj. I believe you will have to come to the conviction that this order was militarily necessary.
Now, I would like to turn to a different chapter. I shall nowdeal with a different chapter. Even after the order of the 5th of September was issued, the number of surprise attacks did not decrease but increased. To prove this I would like to give a few significant examples.
The next document to be offered will be List Document 202 and this will become List Exhibit 46. This document can be found in List Document IVb on page 94. This is an excerpt from the war diary of the Military Commander for Serbia and I would like to read a few passages from this document, page 94 towards the middle of the page:
"7 September: 2 vessels captured by Communists are lying north of Savac in a side branch of the Save. A dive bomber attack on the vessels is taken into consideration for tomorrow morning."
"10 September: Armored Train 23 is put to task by the Higher Command LXV on the line Belgrade-Mladenovac-LapovoKos. Mitrovica, Armored Train 24 on the line Leskovac-NischLapovo-Mala Krsna-Belgrade."
"13 September: 4 German soldiers who escaped from captivity with the insurgents report that insurgents within the territory around Losnice and Krupani are for the most part Nationalist. The Serbian population of this region solidly participates in the insurrection. The insurgents stripped the uniforms of prisoners and part of them fought in German uniforms."
The last paragraph on that page:
"16 September: Instruction to spare the monastery Zica near Kraljevo as long as a connection between the inmates and the insurgents is not proven."
Page 96:
"After having suffered a loss of 10 dead and several wounded in consequence of an attack on a train on the line Nisch-Zajecar, there will only be traffic on this line at fixed days and under military cover."
If the Tribunal please, there are a few more reports contained in this document covering days before the 5th of September and I briefly would like to point to these entries:
"Commander Serbia, Headquarter Staff. Belgrade 1 September 1941.
"In the evening of the 31 August 1941 a thick wire wound around a tree was discovered in Dedinje, Chestnut Avenue, for the fastening of which there was a hook with a few links of chain on the tree on the opposite side of the street. That is to say, it was a so-called automobile trap."
Next page, middle of the page, daily report dated 1 September 1941. No. 3, last paragraph on the page:
"On the 31 August bandits forced inhabitants of the village of Mirilovac, 6 kilometers southeast of Paracin to join the guerilla band by threatening them with death penalty."
I am now going to read from page 100, first third of page:
"To Military Commander Southeast Ia.
"Daily Report." from paragraph 1. approximately the third sentence.
"26 Communists with several leaders captured. Anti-tank rifle with 600 rounds of ammunition captured as well as ammunition and explosives."
Page 103, heading "Daily Report," paragraph 2. "Bands Activity"; then the last third of the page:
"4 September, 1300 hours. Save steamer captured south of Shabac. The crew kidnapped."
I shall next read from page 106, "2", top of the page, "4 and 5 September." That is the second sentence from the top of the page:
"Train traffic to Serajevo not possible at present since the line is destroyed in many places and almost all the stations are being attacked."
And the last three lines in paragraph "2":
"6 September. Save steamboat on the trip from Mtrobica to Belgrade forced to turn back near Sabac by rifle fire. Further partisan attacks on 4 communities. Records burned."
Then at the bottom of the page, No. 3:
"Band Activity: 1 and 2 September. Lissa antimony mine (4 kilometers southeast of Uzice) shut down by bands."
Next page which is page 107, top of the page, second line:
"5 September. Surprise machine gun fire on Wehrmacht army trucks near Cacak. Our losses: 7 dead, 2 wounded."
And then towards the bottom of the page:
"Radio Message 4 September 1405 hours.
"To Commander in Serbia "Headquarters Staff Strategic and Tactical Planning Staff Officer Belgrade."
I shall continue with the next page and only read paragraph "2":
"Attacks on 36 community offices. 13 railroad stations, 6 government offices, 3 police stations, 5 customs stations, 400 kilograms explosives with accessories and 800 rounds of ammunition captured.
13 German soldiers dead."
The report is signed "Field Headquarters 816."
The next report is addressed to the Armed Forces Commander Southeast, Daily Report. From this daily report I shall read on page 109, paragraph 3:
"Band Activity: 7 September. Mala-Krana-Velica-Plana railway line damaged again. Train derailed, 1 dead. 7 September. Partisans attack auxiliary train at Stublino station (north of Leikovac) crew kidnapped, 3 more attacks on trains on Unice-Visograd line. No casualities. 8 September. Nish-Lapevo main line at present impassable because of blown-up bridges."
From the next page I shall omit the first two sentences and continue where it says:
"Barracks of the Organization Todt and the steamrollers near Jagodina destroyed by Communists. 7 to 8 September. Road bridge between Obrenovac and Ub across the Jecovica destroyed. 7 to 8 September. Sabotage attack on the building site of the emergency bridge in Belgrade. Attacks by arsonists on 25 other communities."
Now, daily report addressed to Armed Forces Commander Southeast Ia:
"3. Band Activity" -- I shall omit the first two sentences.
"8 September. A tugboat and 1 barge of the Waterways Administration sunk by Communists near Drencvac and 1 motorboat captured. 8 September Partisan attacks on 2 railway stations on secondary lines and almost all stations on the Belgrade-Sarajevo line around Uzice. Eastward rerouting line (Belgrade-Mala-Krana-Valikaplana) again blow up at 3 places. Repairs will presumably take 2 days.
"9 September Train collision due to sabotage near Milosovo (LapovoNish main line). Civilian losses: 6 dead, 25 injured. Will take at least 24 hours to clear up. Partisan attacks on 62 more community and public offices, 10 police stations. Part of Serbian policemen disarmed and carried off."
The report is signed, "Commander in Serbia, Headquarters Staff Ia," and the date is 9 September 1941.
I shall now continue on page 112:
"To Military Commander Southeast Ia.
"Daily Report."
I am only going to read one sentence from paragraph 5:
"9 September. Save river steamboat captured by Communists near Sabac with 250 civilian travellers. Save river traffic continues to be suspended. Dynamiting of bridges on the rail line Lajecar-Paracin. Minimum time required for repair is 2 days."
Paragraph 7 on page 113, the last sentence there:
"14 additional attacks on communities. Archives destroyed."
The report is signed, "Military Commander for Serbia, Headquarters Staff Ia/F, 10 September 1941."
I shall continue to read.
"To Military Commander Southeast Ia.
"Daily Report."
From this report I am only going to start reading on page 114, "5," last passage of that number:
"8 and 9 September: a total of 7 ships on the Save River captured, sunk or destroyed by Communists. Increased rumors of a planned attack on Iron Gate. Activity of British agents reported."
"7", last paragraph of that page:
"Attack by bands on 11 more communities. Documents and archives burned. Money stolen."
The signature for that report is on the next page, "Commander Serbia Headquarters Staff, Section Ia/F, 11 September 1941."
The next report:
"To Military Commander Southeast (Army High Command 12) Ia."
I am going to start reading paragraph "5" on page 116:
"5. Attacks on 5 railroad stations, one of them on the rail line Belgrade-Nisch on 10 September.
Rail line near Davidovac (ZajecarParacin) dynamited for the third time. On 10 September bands fire on armored train near Mladenovac. On 10 September Morava bridge (71 MM northwest of Kraljevo) as well as two more wooden bridges destroyed. On 11 September road Ljubovija-Rogacica blocked and occupied. Telephone lines Pozarevac-Petrovac and Nisch-Leskovac interrupted."
Now, I am going to go on reading paragraph 7:
"8 more band attacks on communities and their installations. City Commander Belgrade has so far been able to maintain order and tranquility in spite of scattered attacks by Communists.
"8. Terrorism increases against the workers who are still willing to work in plants which produce for the Germany economy."
The report is signed, "Commander Serbia, Headquarters Staff Ia/F, 12 September 1941."
I am skipping the next pages and I shall continue to read on page 130 of this document book, and there are further reports to the Military Commander Southeast, Daily Report:
"5. 12 September. Because of fighting along the Lapovo-Kraljevo railroad line traffic again interrupted. 13 September. Krnjevo railroad station (north of Velikaplana again harrassed. 13 September. Krnjevo railroad station (north of Velikaplana) attacked and destroyed."
I shall now continue to read from page 131. There is a report addressed to the Military Commander Southeast (Army Headquarters 12). I shall continue to read from paragraph 8 on page 132:
"Enemy attacks prevent in Ravana Reka and Senjaki Rudnik the working of the plants. 9 September. 6 men attack the lead and zinc plant Lece near Lebane (west of Leskovac). 100 kilograms of high explosives and 5,000 explosive charges stolen."
And that order is signed, "Military Commander for Serbia, Headquarters Ia/F.
The next report is addressed to, "Military Commander Southeast (Army Headquarters 12):
"Daily Report."
And I shall read from paragraph 2 which is contained on page 133:
"2. Serbian government plans to form special courts to deal with saboteurs and criminals. Death penalty threatened. Further measures to strengthen the administration have been effected."
That report is signed: "Military Commander for Serbia," and the date is 14 September 1941.
The next report is addressed to: "Military Commander Southeast."
"Daily Report."
I am reading paragraph 2 of 15 September. I am reading this paragraph because it shows the peaceful attempts made to pacify the bands.
"15 September. Radio address by Minister President to the Serbian people requesting the insurgents to lay down arms, return from the forests, cease all sabotage acts and refrain from showing hostile attitude towards the occupation troops. (Ultimatum given until 17 September 1941)."
"5", the same report, 3rd sentence:
"Telephone wires cut at 24 railroad stations on the Cacak-Sarajevo line."
Paragraph 7 of that report, the last two sentences:
"2 attacks on Serbian buses near Pozega and south of Topola. Looting, band attacks on 17 further communities."
It goes on to say in the next report:
"To Military Commander Southeast.
"Daily Report.
"1. Minister President Nedic's radio proclamation repeated, as evidently good results. Distribution received here."
Paragraph 7 on page 136, towards the middle of the page:
"15 September. Bandit attacks on another 9 communities."
Page 137, addressed to "Armed Forces Commander Southeast."
"Daily Report," paragraph "5," the last third of the page:
"18 September. Due to the blowing up of a bridge between Jagodina and Jovao, traffic to Nisch and Bulgaria interrupted for about 4 days.
Train toppled into river and burned."
On page 138, paragraph 7, last two sentences:
"Attacks by bands on 10 more rural communities. Archives burned. Means of communication destroyed."
I shall now turn to page 139, Daily report addressed to "Armed Forces Commander Southeast":
"The political situation furthermore increasingly difficult; can be considered as very serious. The government tries to establish law and order without success."
Paragraph 5 -- that is page 140:
"Attacks on 4 railroad station and railroad installations."
Paragraph 6:
"Due to further attacks on rural communities the Postal, Railway and Customs administrations outside of Belgrade and of the Danat inactivated."
Paragraph 8:
"Mines at Sevica and Brodica near Kurzevo attacked and plundered."
Signed: "Military Commander Serbia," dated 19 September 1941."
I shall continue to read now from page 143:
"Commander Serbia, Staff of the Command, Department Ia/F," addressed to the 18th Corps headquarters Belgrade:
"Daily Report."
I am going to read from page 144 from the top of that page, paragraph 7:
"21 September. At night within the town area of Zabac appearance of rifle shots for the first time."
The last sentence in that paragraph:
"22 September. Band attacks on 14 more communities and post offices."
The report is signed: "For the Commander in Serbia, The Chief of the General Staff."
Report of Commander Serbia, Commando Staff, Ia/F, addressed to 18th Corps Headquarters Belgrade:
"Daily Report."
I am reading from paragraph 3. I am omitting the first sentences there.
"On 23 September through control gathering all former officers and non-commissioned officers of the Jugoslav Army were called together. Purpose: Control of their presence."
"5. Five acts of sabotage and attacks on railway stations and rail yards line of Kraljevo-Kapove, Belgrade-Cacak, Belgrade-Nisch, lines again in operation."
The last but one sentence of that paragraph:
"All telephone communications from Nzice still out of order.
22/9. Paragraph 7, only the last sentence there.
"Band attacks on six more communities, archieves burned."
That report is signed: "For the Commander Serbia, The Chief of General Staff."
The next report:
"Commander Serbia, Commando Staff," date 24 September 1941, Daily Report -- I am reading paragraph 4:
"Participation of 50 insurgents in Gendarmery uniform under leadership of a 1st Lieutenant of the Gendarmery in the attack on Gradiste of 20 September is confirmed."
On page 147, paragraph 7: "23 September"--I am omitting the next three sentences. "Band attacks on nine more communities. Belgrade is quiet again."
On page 148: "Report, Commander Serbia, Commando Staff, Department 1 A/F." It is addressed to the Commanding General in Belgrade.
"Daily Report". I am reading from paragraph 5:
"Attacks on railway stations Glibovac (Line Belgrade Vlicka Plana) and Vitkovac north of Kraljevo. Sidings and installations destroyed. Attack on German Army Train at station Vitcovac repulsed. Communications with Athens out of order."
Paragraph 7, the last sentence on the page: "Band attacks on three more communities."
THE MARSHAL: The Tribunal will be in recess until 11:15.
(A recess was taken)
THE MARSHAL: The Tribunal is again in session.
DR. LATERNSER: Your Honor, first of all, might I draw the attention of the Tribunal to the following circumstances? In this Exhibit No. 46, that is List No. 202, are contained the reports of the Commander of Serbia up to the 19th. The others were sent to the Commander Southeast. You can see this on page 139 and page 140. From the next day, the 20th of September, the reports are no longer sent to the Wehrmacht Commander Southeast, but to the Corps Headquarters, the 18th Army Corps. That is the office of the Plenipotentiary General of Serbia, General Boehme, which was set up with the tactical task of combatting the insurgent movement in the entire area of Serbia.
I now continue on page 149 of document book 4-B:
"Commander Serbia, Headquarters Staff, 27 September.
To: the Plenipotentiary Commanding General, Belgrade."
I read under figure 5 on page 150, in the middle of the paragraph: "22 to 23 September. On line Lapovo-Kragujevac, 197 telephone masts sawed off or damaged."
Then under figure 7: "In the area Paracin - Cuprija - Krusevac the Insurgents are systematically carrying out intensified forced recruitings."
Then on page 151, figure 7: "Band attacks on 5 more communities. 4 attacks on Serbian country letter-carriers. Money stolen."
Signature "For the Commander in Serbia, the Chief of the General Staff."
Page 152 of Document Book IV-B, again Commander Serbia to the Commanding General in Authority, Belgrade, Daily Report.
"1. Increasing disturbances of peace and order in Banate: 8 attacks by rebels after 25 September east of Gross-Kikinda."
Then figure 3: "First report of the Danube flotilla concerning danger of mines in the cataract reach - mines in process of being cleared by three boats."
Then page 153, figure 7, from the fourth sentence:
"25/26 September 200 rebels raid the village Mramorac, Cerovac and Ratari. Parish archives plundered and burned. In Belgrade on 27 September at 1900 hours, a Serbian police officer was shot by rebels on the Kralja Alexandra (the Third case in 2 days). As a result of police - raid in Belgrade on 27 September 100 persons, among them 22 rebels, arrested."
Signature "For the Commander Serbia, Chief of the General Staff."
Then page 154 Commander Serbia to the Plenipotentiary Commanding General, Belgrade, Daily Report. I read under figure 4: "On 29 September 34 rebels hung by the Head of the District in Coprija."
In this connection, I would like to refer to 133 of the same document book. Here there is mention of the setting up of special courts by the Serbian government. I will not bring any further proof but these two points together show that the District Superintendent is a Serbian office. I continue under figure 5.
"Blowing up of bridges near Krusevac. Traffic interrupted - 29 September.
In Tabakovac (Zajecar - Prajovo) railway station, train stopped by bandits and started empty on the free track. Bridge blown up."
Then the last paragraph on page 154, 28 September. "On the stretch Kraljevo - Stalac stationmaster of Vrca shot by Communists and thrown out of the train.
Page 155, figure 7, last sentence: "Raids by bands on a further 6 villages and 1 post office."
Signature: "For the Commander Serbia Chief of the General Staff."
This brings me to the end of Document 46. I would like to read again from it in another connection which I think is important. Document List 204 -- this has already been submitted as Exhibit No. 44. From this document I would like to read two passages. It is to be found in Document Book IV-B. First of all, I would like to refer to page 204 in this connection and to read from it. Page 204, 7 September 1941.
I moit the 2300 hours; I read from the 23.38:
"An attack on the water supply and spring reservoir of the City of Banja Luka was perpetrated in the night from the 7th to 8th of September. The Croatian guard placed there was shot to death."
Now I turn to page 207. I read from the second part of the page: "19 September 1941, 17.45. Line Brod-Mitrovica interrupted.
"20.55 The Burgomaster of Hrvacani reports that the insurrectionists are setting the surrounding village afire, and that they threatened him they would do the same thing to his village."
This concludes Document Exhibit No. 44.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: If your Honor please, I only have two or three excerpts I would like to read into the record.
PRESIDING JUDGE BURKE: Very well.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: From List Document 202, which is Exhibit No. 46 in List Document Book IV-B, on page 115, paragraph 4: "Police units committed by the Serbian Government in agreement with Commander Serbia have so far not been in combat against the Communists."
Next on page 117, last paragraph on that page: "The insurrection movement has already grown to such an extent that at present military units in the strength of a battalion cannot be moved any longer without facing the danger to be engaged in combat by the insurgents and be incircled in mostly roadless terrain. " Next on page 119, immediately under figure 3, "The available troops, according to their numbers, kind of training and armament, are inadequate to quell the revolt.
" Next on page 121, this is an instruction of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Serbia regarding the operative method of band warfare, which was mentioned on several occasions by the defendants during their testimony.
DR. LATERNSER: I would like to interrupt here. This part of the document I will also read in another connection. This Document 202 that is Exhibit 46 - I haven't yet finished with.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: I am sorry, your Honor. You have finished have you not, Doctor, with List 204, which is Exhibit 44?
DR. LATERNSER: Yes, I have finished with that.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: I have one or two excerpts from that document, if your Honors please. First on page 179 under the 1st of August, 1941: "11.10 Report by Fertner, Jajce: Yesterday at 21.00 hours the Insurgents have overwhelmed the gendarmery station Globovac in the Vras -valley and the population of 22,000 Serbs living in that territory have joined the rebels. The new Jugoslavian state was proclaimed."
DR. LATERNSER: Now I would like to turn to List Document No. 205, Exhibit No. 45 -- this is to be found in Document Book V, page 44, as further proof for the band activity. I read from page 44, first of all one paragraph. Since I have divided up the subject of band activity into before the 5th of September and into after the 5th of September: "6 September 1941, Valjevo. 22.15 (at the bottom of the page) Division reports to Higher Command LXV:
Cetnik Commander Kamenica united with Communist Commander at Bogovadja, 6 km south of Lajkovac, Main Camp in forest of Cornje Music, 7 km northeast of Myonica, Staff at the Monastery of Man. Bogovadja. Munition depot behind the church of the Monastery. Date of the insurrection fixed for 7 September. Division requests dive-bombing attack for the early morning hours of 7 September. Confirmation requested before the night is over."
Now I turn to page 47. On page 47 of Document Book V, and read from the top, the third paragraph. I take the date from page 46 -- 10th of September 1941, Valjevo. Then I turn over to page 47 and read from the third paragraph from the top: "Higher Command LXV reports approach of British agents from Greece."
On page 48, second paragraph from the top, 12 September 1941, Valjevo:
"Cattle receipts Valjevo extremely small. Communist bands prevent delivery of farm products by the peasants round Valjevo. 4 armed civilians detained on this occasion. Supply of fresh meat has to be secured by requisitioning in the surrounding villages. Food supply of the civilian population very much endangered.
"According to Cetnik reconnaissance the town of Ub completely controlled by Communist rabble. Captured Serbian Field policemen and respected citizens are shot dead, looting occurs."
I turn to page 50, 15 September 1941, Valjevo: "12.15 hours." I leave out the first paragraph and read the next one: "The Division communicates instructions by the Central Committee of the Communist party of Serbia for the execution of the guerilla war to the units of the Valjevo garrison (Dropped by planes)".
This concludes Document List 205, Exhibit No. 45.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: I just have two or three excerpts, if your Honors please, from this exhibit. First on page 10, at the top of the page, 15 May 1941:
"Subject: Combating of Communist bands.
"Result:
"1. The executive power is transferred to the troops without the situation having been expressly declared exceptional.
"2. The Serb. police are subordinated to the troops."
Next on page 21 under 29 August 1941, Valjevo: "On 29 August 41 the missing soldier is brought with a sprained ankle to Valjevo by a peasant. He had fallen from the back-seat of the cycle by a sudden start, had been captured by the bandits, beaten up, and released after a day, with the remark, they were out for officers only."
DR. LATERNSER: Now I submit Document List 208 as List Exhibit No. 47. This is to be found in Document Book V, page 59. It is an excerpt from the activity report of General Headquarters 18th Mountain Corps and deals mainly with band activity from the end of September to the middle of October 1941, that is until Fieldmarshal List, relinguished the command.
From this document I would like to read a few passages from page 60, the bottom, the last paragraph.
25 Sept. 1941 During the past few days propaganda unit S distributed 10,000 leaflets from planes in Belgrade and in the other Serbian areas. The leaflets contain reports about the German successes in the East.
I am reading this passage just to show that attempts were repeatedly made to bring the bandits to their senses. I read again from page 61:
A lively interest is shown by the Belgrade population during the distribution of pamphlets.
25 Sept. 1941 Vojvod Rtanski, liaison officer of KostaPecanac in Belgrade, several days ago visited the camp of Mihailovic's staff on Babina Glava (28 km northwest of Cacak) in order to negotiate with Mihailovic by order of General Nedic. The negotiations are without result. Mihailovic has refused to join the action of General Nedic and send his bands home. According to Rtanski's point of view Mihailovic cannot make up his mind to under take any action against the Communists and believes he can use them for his own purposes.
Strength of the Mihailovic forces about 1200 men.
Now I turn to page 62 and read from the top:
The Plenipotentiary Commanding General declares to be in agreement with the suggestion of the propaganda unit to drop leaflets in the areas of Krupanj and Losnica which is informing the insurgents of the fact that Pecanac is supporting the Nedic Government.
I omit the next paragraph and read:
The following telegram was received from K. Pecanac: I have personally assumed command of large Chetnik groups, I am advancing in the direction of Krusevac to restore order and fight the revolt. My Chetniks are already engaged in the combat. Please instruct the commander of the German troops that I am south of Krusevac.
Then 28 Sept. 1941 ..........................Directives for the Propaganda:
Information of the civilian population about the punitive measures.
Then I turn to page 63, the last third of the page.
"Valjevo, 5 Oct. Farmers with food, 1 km north of Valjevo, robbed by Communists and driven back."
Page 64 last paragraph: "Djurovic 5 Oct. Area Headquarters Mitrovica: Villages in the neighborhood of Kolasin in the German and Italian sphere of interest were mostly burned down by Albanians."
Then I turn to page 65: "Kraljevo: 6 Oct. Wehrmacht Liaison Staff:" I omit the first paragraph.
The following attacks occurred during the past few days:
1) During the last week of September 3 band attacks against the Air Force fuel dump north of Kraljevo. Enemy beaten off, no casualties.
2) On 1 October an advance guard of 7 men from Kos. Mitrovica were kidnapped in Usce by 200 band members.
3) 3 October supply convoy on road Kraljevo - Kragujevac, guarded by regional defense units, attacked. 6 trucks burned. Number of killed still unknown.
4) 3 October Air Force Ordnance Staff 10 attacked near Ridnica-Kamenica (15 km southeast of Kraljevo near Ratina).
2 fliers killed, 4 missing.
5) During the night from 3rd to 4th of October road bridge on the southwestern exit of Kraljevo blown up.
........................................
Then 10 racial Germans and 3 Serbs shot and hanged.
Then on page 69 the last paragraph on the page, Macva Cer: 7 Oct. -- I omit the first sentence:
On 5 Oct. members of bands threaten the inhabitants of the village south of Vranjska and Zablace with death in case of collaboration with the Germans.
And then I turn to page 72 in the middle of the page:
"Valjevo: 7 Oct. Forcible recruitment by the Communists, who leave the choice free whether the conscripts went to join Chetniks or Communists."