Basil Davidson: PARTISAN PICTURE "It was strange to realize that they thought of us as possible, perhaps even probable, enemies. For us it was all too easy to forget that we had armed their enemies and fought a word-war against them; but it was not so easy for them to forget it."
Basil Davidson: PARTISAN PICTURE "Time was therefore on Tito's side. He knew that the facts would speak for themselves, that the diversion which the partisans were causing in Jugoslavia must seem to the Allied Command worthy of support."
BRITANSKA POLITIKA PREMA POKRETU OTPORA U JUGOSLAVIJI I GRČKOJ, - referati i diskusije sa konferencije iz maja 1973. održane u engleski: School of Slavonic and East European Studies (University of London) - engleski: Phyllis Auty i engleski: Richard Clogg, urednici, Delo, Ljubljana-Zagreb 1978 - glava 4. Britanska politika prema Draži Mihailoviću, referat engleski: S. W. Bailey
It was a lamentable fact that virtually no supplies had been conveyed by sea to the 222,000 followers of Tito. These stalwarts were holding as many Germans in Yugoslavia as the combined Anglo-American forces were holding in Italy south of Rome. The Germans had been thrown into some confusion after the collapse of Italy and the Patriots had gained control of large stretches of the coast. SEXTANT/EUREKA CONFERENCES (Cairo and Tehran. 22 November-7 December 1943), strana 385
GENERAL EISENHOWER stressed the vital importance of continuing the maximum possible operations in an established theater... He believed that all possible equipment should be sent to Tito since Mikhailovitch’s forces were of relatively little value. SEXTANT/EUREKA CONFERENCES (Cairo and Tehran. 22 November-7 December 1943), strana 445
Turning to Yugoslavia, GENERAL BROOKE said that since the withdrawal of Italian forces there, the Germans have found it difficult to maintain their communications in that country. Therefore, full advantage must be taken of all opportunities to increase the German difficulties in Yugoslavia by assisting the Partisans. It is desired to organize a system by which arms can be supplied to them and air assistance rendered as well. GENERAL BROOKE said that there were now some 21 German divisions deployed in Yugoslavia as far down as the Grecian border. SEXTANT/EUREKA CONFERENCES (Cairo and Tehran. 22 November-7 December 1943), strane 528-529
Splendid things had been accomplished in Yugoslavia by Tito, who is doing much more than Mihailovich had accomplished. There were no plans to put a large army into Yugoslavia, but a blow could be struck at the Germans by means of assisting the Tito forces through increased supplies. SEXTANT/EUREKA CONFERENCES (Cairo and Tehran. 22 November-7 December 1943), strana 519
