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1995, 27 May
Oštrelj - Petrovac
Report of the 2nd Krajina Corps Command to the VRS General Staff concerning the
meeting with Mile Mrkšić, commander of the Spider Operational Group, which
considered operations against the ARBiH 5th Corps and Croatian forces on Mount
Dinara and in Livanjsko Polje
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(...) I have immediately reported verbally on the meeting. I did not forward any written
documents because General Mrkšić said he would meet on 25 May 1995 with the
Commander of the VRS General Staff and present the conclusions of the meeting. I
informed General Mrkšić about the operational-tactical position of our forces with
respect to the ARBiH 5 th Corps aft er their off ensive and stressed that the conduct of the
SVK and of the NDWB [National Defence of Western Bosnia - Fikret Abdić’s followers]
cannot be sustained any longer. I also highlighted the fact that the totally encircled
Muslim corps is successfully holding its own against three SVK corps, the 2 nd Krajina
Corps and NDWB troops. I supported that by noting that even now, while the Muslim
off ensive is on, the SVK or the NDWB are not even staging demonstrations against the
ARBiH 5 th Corps.
I also warned him about the ustashi intentions on Mount Dinara, i.e., sstressed that their
main goal was to cut off Knin and threaten the RSK capital.
General Mrkšić agreed that we did not work together and in an organized way regarding
the ARBiH 5 th Corps. He pointed out that the Spider command was now subordinated to
him, that we need to mount a fast and well-organized operation to crack the ARBiH 5 th
Corps, because of which he was to see you. He mentioned 28 May 1995 as the start of the
joint assault for routing the ARBiH 5 th Corps. Aft er the operation against the 5 th Corps,
the same system would be applied in mopping-up Livanjsko Polje and Mount Dinara
and clear them of the ustashi. (...)
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