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1995, 11 June
Knin
Extraordinary operational report of the SVK General Staff to S. Milošević, M. Martić
and M. Perišić on the situation in the Bihać theatre, in Livanjsko Polje and on Mount
Dinara, SVK restructuring and anticipated offi cer reinforcements from the VJ
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Extraordinary report of the SVK General Staff
- forwarded to
Th e Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Serbia
(att. Mr. Slobodan Milošević)
Th e Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Serbian Krajina
(att. Mr. Milan Martić)
Th e Cabinet of the Chief of the VJ General Staff
(att. Colonel General Momčilo Perišić)
1. HOSTILE FORCES
(...) Encouraged by the tacit agreement of the international community regarding the
action in Western Slavonia, Tuđman [President of the Republic of Croatia] continued
to highlight the reintegration of the RSK. He accused Serbia of supporting the “war
option” in the resolution of the crisis in the RS and the RSK because of the engagement of
Serbian generals and selected VJ cadres for leading positions in the VRS and the SVK.
In particular he stressed Croatia’s determination to reintegrate the RSK in the speech
held at the opening of a new bridge in Osijek across the Drava.
Political and diplomatic activities are followed by military activities as well. All the
professional units in Western Slavonia have been shift ed to the north-western borders
of the RSK focusing on Banija and Kordun. At the same time, HVO forces are being
reinforced along the Livno - Glamoč - Grahovo axis. By gradual advance they intend to
separate partly the RS and the RSK up to the line Knin - Grahovo - Drvar and, by assault
on Banija and Kordun up to Prijedor and across Lika, cut up the RSK in cooperation
with the 5 th Corps (in Bihać).
In the next phase the entire area of this part of the RSK would be integrated into
Croatia.
Th ere are indications that Tuđman got the German approval for such an action.
At present the HV and the HVO (Croatian Defence Council) are engaged more intensively
at Livno - Grahovo, their goal being seizing control of Mount Šator, which would cut off
Knin from Republika Srpska.
NATO aircraft fl ew more sorties above the Adriatic and the territory of the former
Bosnia&Herzegovina under the control of the so-called Muslim-Croatian Federation.