US Army JAG to Army Counter-Intelligence
From the US Army file on Ante Pavelic: a letter from November, 1945 from the Judge Advocate General's office requesting information as to the whereabouts of Ante Pavelic. Later information would prove that he was, in fact, in the US Occupation Zone in Austria.

 

DEPUTY THEATER JUDGE ADVOCATE'S OFFICE
WAR CRIMES BRANCH
UNITED STATES FORCES, EUROPEAN THEATER

 

DATE 5 November 1945

TO: Central Registry, Counter-Intelligence Branch, G-2 Division, U S Forces, European Theater, APO 757, U S Army. Attention: Lt Colonel Marr.

W.C.B. CASE NO. 000.5 EMT

[x] REQUEST PRESENT LOCATION OF SUBJECT
[ ] REQUEST ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION CONCERNING SUBJECT
[ ] REQUEST APPREHENSION OF SUBJECT
[x] REQUEST NOTIFICATION OF SUBJECT'S APPREHENSION
[ ] REQUEST INVESTIGATION OF LEADS AS INDICATED
[ ] REQUEST INFORMATION AS TO WHERE, WHEN AND BY WHOM SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED

NAME (WITH ALIASES) Dr. Ante PAVELIC     SEX: Male     NATIONALITY: Croatian...

[...]

LAST KNOWN POSSIBLE WHEREABOUTS Subject is believed to be in custody in the United States Zone, but his exact location is unknown.

REASON WANTED: In connection with war crimes.

PREVIOUS HISTORY AND OTHER DATA Subject, former Chief of the Independent Croatian State - Croatian Nazi leader, is alleged to have committed numerous atrocities against Yugoslav nationals.

[...]

A request has been made by the Yugoslavian Government for extradition of subject. Do you object to his being extradited?

C. B. MICKELWAIT
Col, JAGD,
Deputy Theater Judge Advocate

 

:: filing information ::
Title: US Army JAG to Army Counter-Intelligence
Source: US Army, declassified.
Date: November 5, 1945 Added: October 2002