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36 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Th e battlefi eld and the belligerents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Th e Serbian rebellion in Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Th e fi rst Bihać crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Croatian force operations in Livanjsko Polje and Western Slavonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Th e RSK in the fi rst half of 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Th e second Bihać crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Th e Croatian response to the second Bihać crisis - the Operation Ljeto ’95 (Summer ‘95) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Political preparation for Operation Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Krajina in anticipation of Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 War plans (defence plans and plans for the liberation of the occupied territory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Final HV preparations for the operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 THE STORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Split Corps District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Special MUP units in Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Gospić Corps District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Karlovac Corps District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Zagreb Corps District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Bjelovar Corps District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Air Force in Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Support of the Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Osijek Corps District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Southern theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Croatian Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Croatian Defence Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Response of the SVK Slavonia-Baranja Corps, the VRS and the VJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 UNCRO, UN and international reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Overview of the execution of the operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 “Ethnic cleansing” or exodus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 37
Page 1 and 2: Davor Marijan S T O R M 1
Page 3 and 4: Davor Marijan S T O R M Zagreb, Aug
Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTS Editor’s introd
Page 7 and 8: EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION EDITOR’S
Page 9 and 10: why something was done in a specifi
Page 11 and 12: material, the reminiscences of Gene
Page 13 and 14: logical and that is was organized b
Page 15 and 16: ordered the Flight/; Večernje novo
Page 17 and 18: In addition to the comment that “
Page 19 and 20: - the population was signifi cantly
Page 21 and 22: General Staff had traditionally cou
Page 23 and 24: However, aft er the Split Agreement
Page 25 and 26: military support to the RSK. Specif
Page 27 and 28: warrant the conclusion that Croatia
Page 29 and 30: war. But, it is certain that they c
Page 31 and 32: Of course, this does not disprove t
Page 34 and 35: Croatian soldiers (guardsmen) 34
Page 38 and 39: (Croatian soldiers, 6 August 1995 (
Page 40 and 41: y infl uential Croatian politicians
Page 42 and 43: 42 THE BATTLEFIELD AND THE BELLIGER
Page 44 and 45: Th e Croatian Air Force and Air Def
Page 46 and 47: 46 THE SERBIAN REBELLION IN CROATIA
Page 48 and 49: helmets”. 35 Th ey brought relati
Page 50 and 51: standstill the Croatian Army was se
Page 52 and 53: attacks against the RSK. Th e Lika
Page 54 and 55: 54 CROATIAN FORCE OPERATIONS IN LIV
Page 56 and 57: Th is was quite true, because the m
Page 58 and 59: Croatian guardsmen between Mali Ša
Page 60 and 61: of UNPROFOR. In his letter to Boutr
Page 62 and 63: 62 THE SECOND BIHAĆ CRISIS On 11 J
Page 64 and 65: 64 THE CROATIAN RESPONSE TO THE SEC
Page 66 and 67: to 8 days; guarantee of civil safet
Page 68 and 69: July noted that on the previous eve
Page 70 and 71: 70 WAR PLANS (DEFENCE PLANS AND PLA
Page 72 and 73: Under the pressure of Croatian atta
Page 74: Croatian Navy units received orders
Page 78 and 79: Knin (the fortress), 5 August 1995
Page 80 and 81: HVO 3 rd Guards Brigade with the Se
Page 82 and 83: 1 st and 4 th Light Brigades, the 2
Page 84 and 85: of access to Benkovac. 177 Along th
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Bribirske Mostine line on the way t
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88 Conclusion Th e Split Corps Dist
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90 SPECIAL MUP RH UNITS IN OPERATIO
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Medak at about 2000 hours and then,
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Special Police units of the Croatia
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96 THE GOSPIĆ CORPS DISTRICT The m
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98 Execution of the Operation Th e
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day they reached the planned line:
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Th e 138 th Home Guard Regiment pus
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Croatian soldiers (Guardsmen) 104 C
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106 KARLOVAC CORPS DISTRICT Accordi
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and prevent deeper penetration on t
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104 th Brigade, the Serbs committed
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decided to engage units of the 110
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order from Pašin Potok to the vill
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116 Conclusion Th e mission of the
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Pontoon Battalion and the 1 st Sisa
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Before the start of the operation,
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order of the President of the Repub
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Bačuga. On the Petrinja - Jabukova
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advance the fl anks and the rear of
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Petrova Gora, swept by the MUP RH S
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in the night of 6/7 August and orde
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Colonel Čedo Bulat, commander of t
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134 BJELOVAR CORPS DISTRICT Aft er
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the 125 th Home Guard Regiment capt
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138 Conclusion Th e Bjelovar Corps
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Batnoga - Cetingrad road and hit th
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142 ARBiH FIFTH CORPS IN STORM With
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Th e Joint Staff of the Army of the
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146 Southern Th eatre During Storm
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148 RESPONSE OF THE SVK SLAVONIA-BA
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150 UNCRO, UN AND INTERNATIONAL REA
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152 OVERVIEW OF THE OPERATION A pro
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On 10 August the Chief of the HV Ge
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the liberation of Knin, all that re
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order of the Republic of Croatia th
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160 “ETHNIC CLEANSING” OR SELF-
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On the fi rst day of Storm the deci
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164 To Croatian citizens of Serbian
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166 CONCLUSION There have been quit
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168 REFERENCES Balkan Battlegrounds
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170 Books: AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHY Dav
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172
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174
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Th e documents in the second chapte
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178 CONTENTS APPENDIX 1 - PLANS OF
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9 1994, 20 November: Regular combat
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7 1994, 1 February: Report of the O
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184
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Article 2 As of the date of entry i
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188 3 1991, 16 May Knin Decision of
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a single political and territorial
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VI Th erefore, aft er the failed at
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should not give cause to confl icts
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VIII Cooperation in health and welf
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Such an act violates the basic inte
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200 ____________________ Offi cial
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10. Agreement on the realization of
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the Gornji Vakuf - Konjic axis, and
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est from our brothers and not what
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208 17 1994, 18 August Proposal of
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210 1. CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE EXIST
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Th is will create favourable condit
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Th e commitment of SVK forces under
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Operational implementation of the m
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idgehead created earlier to off ens
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(3) 105 th air brigade: Collect by
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[...] To put it simply, the peaceke
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(...) Th e SVK is expected to inspi
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shall operate throughout Croatia. W
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Th e proposal according to which th
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230 23 1995, 18 May Borovo Selo Par
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Th erefore, territorial integrity,
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No. 01-02-41/1-95 President of the
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236 30 1995, 30 July Knin From the
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Chief of the HV General Staff Gener
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tarian aid for the survivors. Th ro
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UNPROFOR units on the ground, and h
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efugees to the fact that rebel Serb
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Th at was certainly one of the most
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lockade of Bihać over several mont
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However, we fi nd it diffi cult to
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252 7 1994, 20 November Report of t
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254 11 1994, 27 November Oštrelj -
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- 60,000 rounds for AA weapons; - 5
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1995, 17 February Oštrelj - Petrov
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1. Hostile forces Th e Croatian Arm
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Black market trade with the (Army o
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264 26 1995, 11 June Knin Extraordi
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(...) 6. PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION
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Original, typewritten, Cyrillic scr
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3. Other issues: 1) Uncontrolled us
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272 35 1995, 26 July Report of the
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other. Th erefore, the total value
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276 36 1995, 26 July Communication
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the line Brkića Koplje - Visoka Gl
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280 41 1995, 31 July Vrhovine Th e
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282 43 1995, 3 August Report of the
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Dmitar Obradović, former security
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286
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fi ghting tank and the combi-van ha
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290 5 [Okučani, July] Letter of th
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1. Inform all authorized persons ab
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Th e population eligible for evacua
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296 A S S E S S M E N T OF THREAT A
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- Pakrac - Okučani, the most likel
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- inadequate preparation and equipp
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- 120,000 places in basic protectio
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specifi c services and employees in
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municipality. In other municipaliti
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308 11 1995, 11 May Knin Report of
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1995, 30 May Knin 310 12 Order of S
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Original, typewritten, Cyrillic scr
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2. Municipal civil defence staff s
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Original, typewritten, Latin script
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5. Surveillance and reporting servi
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To REGIONAL CIVIL DEFENCE STAFFS To
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Grahovo - Livanjsko Polje. Specifi
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Th e security system at all levels
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326
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328
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VI Police Forces in Krajina 330 VI.
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332 DRAFT AGREEMENT ON KRAJINA, SLA
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334 (b) Th e defence of the Republi
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to mitigate the evasion of taxes an
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338 Chapter IV Participation of Kra
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340 PART TWO: ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNI
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342 PART THREE: COMMON PROVISIONS C
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2. All governmental organs and admi
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346 Chapter XIII Special Constituti
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2. Th e amendments and legislation
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350 A N N E X B LIST OF HUMAN RIGHT
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352 Article 4 Competence Th e compe
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354 II. THE COMPETENCE AND THE POWE
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7. In accordance with the provision
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And you went to Knin? Yes, we came
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Prosecutor Nice: You then met him o
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Prosecutor Nice: What about the acc
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Prosecutor Nice: Did you respond to
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Prosecutor Nice: Let’s pause ther
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I briefed my diplomatic colleagues
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States, and that he absolutely had
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PROSECUTOR UERTZ-RETZLAFF: And when
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PROSECUTOR UERTZ-RETZLAFF: You have
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PROSECUTOR UERTZ-RETZLAFF: Yes. Who
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PROSECUTOR UERTZ-RETZLAFF: Did you
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PROSECUTOR UERTZ-RETZLAFF: “Us”
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BABIĆ: Th ey were integrated into
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Croatian Memorial- Documentation Ce
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PoD pozadinski odred logistics squa
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ZZPO Zapovjedništvo Zbornog podru
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Đ Đerić Branko, 194, 196, Đinđ
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Stoltenberg Th orvald, 359 Stupar M
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Čista Mala, 212 Čista Velika, 83
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Ogulin, 40, 41, 73, 97, 106-108, 11
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