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38971returned to Gračac to contact the HV Main Staff about the attack on Donji Lapacbecause he could not contact them from anywhere else in the area. 2586 In Gračac, uponhis return from Boričevac, the witness observed Markač engage in a heated telephoneconversation with a person from the Main Staff whom the witness believed to beGeneral Miljavac. 2587 Markač told Miljavac that units were attacking Donji Lapac fromthe direction of Udbina, and Markač demanded that communication with those units beestablished as soon as possible. According to the witness, Markač shouted angrilyduring the call, demanding that the artillery fire on Donji Lapac stop in order to end thedestruction of property in the town. 2588 In the evening of 7 August 1995, the witnessagain attended a briefing with Markač at the headquarters in Gračac. 2589 According tothe War Diary of the Main Staff of the Croatian Army, which covered the periodbetween 3 August 1995 and 11 August 1995, the Split MD reported at 3:20 p.m. on 7August 1995 that Croatian forces had entered Donji Lapac at 3:15 p.m. 2590 At 9:20 p.m.on the same day, Markač reported regarding Donji Lapac that a unit from the north withwhich he had no contact was closing in on him. The Gospić MD was informed about itbut reportedly had nothing to do with that unit. General Markač was tasked to establishcontact by himself. Information about this was forwarded to General Miljavac. 2591607. On 8 August 1995, when Pavlović returned to Donji Lapac town, he saw that asubstantial part of the town had been torched and damaged. 2592 The witness did not seeany soldiers from the Split MD in the Donji Lapac area on 7 or 8 August. 2593 On 8August 1995, he attended a meeting in Boričevac, and came under enemy tank fire. 2594According to the witness, commanders ordered their units to return to base on 8 and 9August 1995. 2595608. Zoran Cvrk, who was commander of the Alpha Special Unit of the ZagrebPolice Administration from May 1993 to February 2000 and was commander of the2586 Davorin Pavlović, T. 25272-25273, 25298.2587 Davorin Pavlović, T. 25271-25273.2588 Davorin Pavlović, T. 25273.2589 Davorin Pavlović, T. 25292-25293.2590 D555 (War diary of the HV main staff for the period of 3 to 11 August 1995), pp. 45-46 (item 316).2591 D555 (War diary of the HV main staff for the period of 3 to 11 August 1995), p. 47 (item 332).2592 D1830 (Davorin Pavlović, witness statement, 11 May 2009), para. 17; Davorin Pavlović, T. 25310-25311.2593 Davorin Pavlović, T. 25286-25287.2594 Davorin Pavlović, T. 25273, 25302.2595 Davorin Pavlović, T. 25273-25274, 25310.344Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `