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1304. Filipović further reported that on 2 and 3 April 1991, Srba Milovanov of the SPO told
Snedden that he and Martin Lynch should go to the Knin Krajina in a week. On 3 April 1991,
Snedden met with Minister Bogdanović at the Republican SUP and spoke with Minister
Šainović on the phone. 2337 On 17 April 1991, Dragan Filipović reported that on 10 April
1991, Captain Dragan had just returned from another trip to the Krajina. 2338
1305. On 25 February 1991, Veljko Golubović of the Serbian DB sent a background report
on Daniel Snedden to the 2nd Administration of the Serbian DB Belgrade. 2339 On 3 April
1991, Tomislav Zlajić of the 2nd administration Belgrade Serbian DB reported that Daniel
Snedden had been the subject of intense scrutiny of the DB since December 1990. According
to this report, in mid-December, Snedden had contacted the SPO, propagating terrorism and
offering to organize the procurement and delivery of a large quantity of weapons. Further,
Snedden contacted Martin Lynch (a member of the British armed forces) and in March 1991
had studied the political situation in the Knin Krajina and undertaken activities for creating
and arming paramilitary formations there. Zlajić requested the DB to seek relevant
information about Snedden. 2340
1306. The Trial Chamber now turns to documents indicating that Captain Dragan met Franko
Simatović in March and/or April 1991.
1307. In an interview as part of a documentary entitled “The Unit”, Dragan Vasiljković
stated that he had been in Knin as early as October 1990 and offered to train Krajina
policemen. In late March 1991, Frenki had asked him to meet in Belgrade. Dragan stated that
he had made a deep impression “on them” during that conversation, that he had proposed a
short 21-day course, and that that was when “in a way” he became friends with Frenki. Frenki
had ordered Dragan to wait until it was time for them all to “go down there”. Dragan stated
that on 3 April 1991, he called Simatović and told him “Frenki, I will wait no longer, I am
going down there, with or without you”. 2341
1308. On 13 April 1991, Simatović, as an operative of the Serbian DB Belgrade, wrote in an
official note that he had met with Daniel Snedden that day to discuss the possibilities of his
2337 P3057 (SDB Belgrade report on results of telephone monitoring for Daniel Snedden, by Dragan Filipović, 12
April 1991), pp. 2-3, 5.
2338 D584 (SDB Belgrade report on results of telephone monitoring for Daniel Snedden, by Dragan Filipović, 17
April 1991), p. 3.
2339 D573 (Report to the 2nd Administration SDB Belgrade on Daniel Snedden, Veljko Golubović, 25 February
1991).
2340 D605 (SDB Belgrade report on Daniel Snedden, Tomislav Zlajić, 3 April 1991), p. 1.
2341 P2976 (Video documentary entitled “The Unit”), pp. 2, 5-6.
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