THE PRESIDENT: Yes, certainly.
COL. POKROVSKY: Thank you.
“I came to know Kronholz during the occupation period, before I became Prime Minister. As far as I can remember, he was brought to me by the Chief of the Gestapo, Dr. Kraus. . . . Then Kronholz insisted that I should accept the proposed post.
“Turner received me in the presence of Dr. Kiesel and said that he authorized me, through General Dankelmann, the German military commander in Serbia, to form an authoritarian government. . . .
“Almost simultaneously with the creation of my government, the Germans established contact with a group of Chetniks under the command of Pečanač, who had until then been hiding in the forests. The contact was also established through the Chief of the Gestapo, Dr. Kraus. Shortly after this, Pečanač arrived in Belgrade, called to see me, and offered his services. That is how my government came to form its first armed units.”
A little farther on, in the same minutes, we find the following record of Nedič’s testimonies:
“As soon as the formation of my government had been proclaimed at the beginning of September 1941, a delegation with authority from Draga Michailovič called on me to start negotiations.”
Nedič enumerates the terms, which are of no interest to us, and then says:
“I, for my part, accepted all these terms and offers. Draga Michailovič received money and the Germans permitted this.”
This is the end of the quotation.