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All these persons are already known to the authorities for their illicit trade and links with
persons in the Republic of Croatia.
During the action taken to recoup specifi c hills from the ARBiH 5 th corps, SVK and VZB
[Abdić’s] units have sustained the following casualties: three killed and fi ve wounded, and
3 killed and six wounded, respectively. Additionally, it is almost certain that the Muslims
have captured 9 men, black marketeers (now reported as missing), and 20 women.
Encouraged by their relatives and other Serbs in France, the population in Benkovac and
its surroundings is intensively preparing to leave the area for the SRJ. As reported by our
sources, over the past two weeks or so three busloads of women and children have left
for Belgrade because they are afraid of being cut off from the rest of the RSK like Western
Slavonia.
Th e Minđušari group, occasionally engaged in combat within special militia units, has
announced that it could break into the Ministry of Defence and arrest everybody there,
with Tanjga 72 at their head, because they consider them guilty of the fall of Western
Slavonia.
Rade Čubrilo, president of the 1991 veterans’ association, known for his paramilitary
ambitions and pro-chetnik orientation, during the day intercepted SVK offi cers in
Knin, including major general Lončar 73 , and provoked them by relaying greetings from
Okučani and Western Slavonia, asking them why they were not there, what gave them
the right to receive pay in the amount of 3,000 dinars, etc.
Having heard of the incident President Martić 74 ordered his arrest, but nothing has been
done until tonight and the man still walks around freely.
Members of the RSK Assembly from Western Slavonia intend to step down from the
Assembly at its fi rst meeting because Western Slavonia does not exist any more in the
RSK. Th ey intend to do it out of protest for the fall of Western Slavonia.
Assistant commander for
security aff airs
Colonel Rade Rašeta
(stamp) 75
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Original, typewritten Latin script
HR-HMDCDR, 6, Security Department, 37-403/1995
72 Rade
73 Dušan
74 Milan
75 Receipt stamp: telegram no. 177, 11 May 1995
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