Number 217/J.S.
Report on the situation in
the area of the platoon in
consideration of Chetnik
actions is delivered. -
TO THE SUPREME POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Z A G R E B
Banja Luka, 6 August 1941.
Commander of the police platoon Sanski Most in report number 103 of 3 August 1941 reports the following:
"1-/ On 2 August 1941 in Sanicka Rijeka, Kljuc district, local Ustase captured in a mill Chetnik Jovan Konta, who is 19 years old, from a Chetnik detachment located on Mt. Grmec, and his statement is enclosed with this report.
2-/ On 3 August 1941 one Orthodox [grko-istocnjak] peasant, who lives near the village Sasina, area of police station Maricka, informed the Ustase station in Sanski Most that near the village Bosanski Novi /area of Maricka station/ there is a group of about 40 Chetniks. The leader of this group is some teacher named Savan Bojovic, who is armed with a machine gun. The leader of the whole Chetnik action is Dr. Stojanovic from Prijedor. This is being checked and the data was sent to the Prijedor police platoon.
3-/ During the night of the 2nd and during the day on 3 August 1941, Ustase soldiers shot about 700 Orthodox, who had been imprisoned as hostages, or were captured by soldiers during cleansing actions.
Yesterday the district chief from Sanski Most came to Banja Luka, allegedly to negotiate with relevant authorities on behalf of the mentioned hostages, but they were already dead.
4-/ Today at around 16:00 hours a telephone connection was established with the post office in Budimlic Japra. The post office asked for help from the army because an attack by Chetniks was being prepared.
A truck with 30 Domobrans and Ustase was immediately dispatched in the direction of Budimlic Japra, however since Chetniks fell beech timber on the road, the truck had to return back from Stari Majdan.
Since a telephone connection with the police station in Budimlic Japra was established, the commander of the station reported that during the night of 31 July 1941, a larger group of Chetniks appeared, who sent him a threatening letter, due to which he had to leave the police barracks and await help from the army. In the meantime, Chetniks burned 6 Muslim houses in Budimlic Japra, broke all windows and damaged the door of the police station, they also smashed a telephone. In addition they cut the telephone connection with Stari Majdan and other directions. All policemen are now in Budimlic Japra.
5-/ According to the statement of the chief of the Sanski Most railway station, a train could pass through to Srnetica today. The railroad, which was damaged by Chetniks near Sanicka Rijeka, has been repaired.
6-/ On 3. August 1941. around 20:00 hours information was received that about 500 armed Chetniks are moving from the village of Dabar towards Sanski Most with the intention of taking the town.
The Ustase army, Domobrans and policemen immediately undertook measures of precaution - all entrances to the town were seized in anticipation of the arrival of the Chetniks, who however didn't show up at all.
7-/ From police stations Lusci Palanka and Benkovac no news was received."
The above report I deliver with an appeal for your consideration.-
Commander, colonel
Novak
DELIVERED TO:
Supreme police headquarters Zagreb,
Directorate for public order and safety,
Head of greater region Sana and Luka and
Vrbas division area.