Subject: Comments on Information coming from [censored]
Place Acquired: [censored] Evaluation: [censored] Source: [censored] |
Report No: [censored]
Date of Info: August 1950 Date Acquired: September 1950 Date of Report: 16 October 1950 |
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(Field Comment: The identity of [censored] is not known to this station. It is known, however, that [censored] is not Source's informant because all of Source's reports carrying the above subject are made in reply to a [censored] report. Evidently [censored] is a direct [censored] informant and his reports are transmitted to Source for confirmation as to their contents. This report represents Source's commentary on information received from [censored]. This might possibly be [censored] in Trieste and well known to headquarters).
1. Report dated 22 July 1950. In the Rome Dalmatian circles [sic] the information concerning the creation of a pro-Dalmatian movement is unknown. This movement allegedly was recently promoted in Trieste for the purpose of asking the ONU for an eventual autonomy of Dalmatia from Croatia based on historic data. The Rome Dalmatian Committee, located on Piesan Firenze 27, directed by former Senator TACCONI, Antonio (at present at Lido di Venice) knows nothing about this movement.
2. In circles of the Committee it has been added that the constitution in Trieste of a new Dalmatian movement does not seem reliable because at Via Via [sic] del Bastione 4, Trieste, a Dalmatian Committee has already existed for several years, directed by Lino VLAHOVIC who, if he had taken any initiative of this kind, would have informed his association in Rome.
3. Ustascha political emigres in all countries, including those in South America (majority of them live in Argentina) are divided into two groups: One still favorable to (Dr.) Ante PAVELIC and the other against PAVELIC. This last group points out that PAVELIC is too compromised and that, with his ideologies, he cannot obtain future substantial support from the Anglo-Americans. This second group, which is against PAVELIC, in order to better its chances in politics, proclaims itself the Party of United Croatia and tends to unite into a single bloc the former Ustascha and members of the Croatian Peasants Party (HSS) of (Dr.) MACEK. This development is particularly strong in Europe and has as its leader (Dr.) Branko JELIC, resident of London, and the priest, (Dr.) Krunoslav DRAGANOVIC, who lives in Rome at the College of S. Girolamo degli Illirici. For this reason, Dr. DRAGANOVIC recently had a talk with Dr. JELIC in Austria (perhaps in Klagonfurt [sic]).
4. While in America, members of this group are in contact with Dr. MACEK. In Europe Dr. DRAGANOVIC has made approaches to the representative of Dr. MACEK in Italy, i.e. Mirolsav DIDEK. However, MACEK and DIDEK have turned down all proposals for collaboration, inasmuch as the followers of JELIC and DRAGANOVIC are considered Ustascha ex-collaborationists and many have been declared war criminals.
5. According to MACEK, the above named leaders have not abandoned their Nazi-Fascist concepts and with their intended union with the Croat Peasant Party, they aim at suffocating all traces of their past and start a new moral and political life.
6. Following the failure to be admitted to a collaboration with MACEK, the Ustascha headed by DRAGANOVIC has established in Italy a movement called "Movimento Indipendente Croato" (Croatian Independent Movement) which intends to assemble all Croats abroad. This project also aims to cover up the purely Ustascha program. This movement two weeks ago promoted a restricted meeting of Ustaschas in Villa Massimo during which a Croat group was elected which is to create the Italian section of the movement for the European Union. However, this group was not accepted for participation in the recent congress of the European Union movement because the direction had already received the collaboration of representatives of Dr. MACEK, i.e., Miroslav DIDEK and [illegible].
7. One of DRAGANOVIC's collaborators is Ante BUDIMIROVIC, living in Rome at the S. Agostino College, Via del Corso 45, former deputy of MACEK, who, during the PAVELIC government, joined the Ustascha movement. BUDIMIROVIC is to leave for the Middle East for the purpose of organizing Ustascha refugees resident there, inducing them to join the movement headed by DRAGANOVIC. It is true that the expenses are to be sustained by Josip GIAMUZINA, former Ustascha functionary, resident in Rome, Via Marianna Dionigi 17.
8. According to a reliable informant in Italy, GIAMUZINA has always engaged in black market and in illegal traffic and also handles clandestine emigration to Argentina. From this latter activity he has reportedly amassed a fortune. Apparently through false witnesses he obtained documents which indicate him as the son of an Italian, one BELLI, former resident in Istria. On the basis of this document, GIAMUZINA succeeded in changing his name to BELLI-GIAMUZINA, Giuseppe and in obtaining Italian citizenship. In the Jugoslav circles in Rome it is stated that he is a son of a priest who is in a convent in Herzegovina who was guardian father of Dr. Domenico MANDIC, at present Economy General of the "Curia Generale del Frati Dinori Francescani" located at Via Aurelia, Rome. Dr. MANDIC has always protected and supported GIAMUZINA whose position in fact has become strong in regard to the Italian authorities and in the Croatian refugee circles.
9. Report of 16 August 1950. It is true that Dragoslav KRSTANOVIC now collaborates with JEVDJLVIC, who, however, has not been left by other collaborators.
10. The episode of the Russina Church of 15 July 1950 was already known. The commemoration of the deceased General Draza MIHAJLOVIC took place on the 23rd of July.
11. In Via Mangili 15, Rome, the Commercial Office of the Jugoslav Legation has had its office for about two years.
12. There are no indications that the Jugoslav authorities buy up Cominformist publications. Jugoslav newspapers continue to be normally sold.
13. The activity which the Jugoslav authorities carry out in regard to political refugees to convince them to repatriate enters the normal function of foreign representations. It is noted, however, that the Jugoslav propaganda is less inciting and provocative. Contacts between (Colonel) [illegible] and the Slovene Vjekoslav DUCAR were interrupted about a year ago for personal differences. (DUCAR wanted to be presented to King PETER on occasion of the latter's brief stay in Rome). Successively [illegible] several times has raised doubts on DUCAR, whom he accuses of collaborating with the British.
14. It is true that Ivan POPOV was economy chief of the King PETER's court. [illegible] continues to regularly receive subsidies from King PETER.
15. "STEFANO's" report is returned herewith. "STEFANO", as always, reports information and circumstances which are inexact and inconsistent.
16. Report dated 18 September 1950, source DEPENDENT. The arrest of Colonel General Gojko [illegible], head of the Jugoslav Medical Corps, is not confirmed.
17. It is re-affirmed that there exists a concentration camp for Cominformists at Dugi Otok.
18. As to the visit of TITO and other Jugoslav leaders to that island, it was possible to establish that the information responds to the truth. Visits of Jugoslav personalities to Cominformist concentration camps have the purpose of converting the internees.
19. In regard to Jugoslav repressive action against Cominformists, according to reliable information, the Jugoslav police have made numerous arrests. Among the persons capture was the Vice-President of the Montenegro Republic, Bozo VUKOVIC, the ex-Serb Minister of Public Health, Julka MESTEROVIC, the ex-Minister of Light Industry, Savo MATIC, Generals [illegible] DJUJIC and Mirko [illegible], about 30 deputies of the various Republics, about 10 Colonels and about 100 other officers.
20. In regard to the arrested, the sanctions of the Belgrade government are not severe. They are sent to concentration or labor camps and are object of intensive propaganda for the purpose of converting them to Titoism, propaganda which shows to be really efficient and in many cases had determined conversion in mass.