Telegram Received by G-2
From the US Army File on Ante Pavelic: There is no date listed, but we place this in 1948 based upon circumstantial evidence which is not quite decisive. According to this, Pavelic was still living at least part of the time at his Vatican sanctuary at San Girolamo.

 

For Colonel Harvey Smith, G-2

TELEGRAM RECEIVED

 

From: ROME

Date: 7 January 7 pm

Code: Top Secret

Received: 8 January 11:36 am.

   For Colonel Smith, G-2.

   The following information received from Rome this date to be forwarded to you:

   "Possible aliases are Brodic (repeat Brodic) and Dasovic (repeat Dasovic) Embassy source certain he was in Rome December 15 at Croatian Religious Institute St. Hieronym, via Tomacelli 132. Apparently did not depart vessel which sailed for Argentina about December 20 and he may now have returned to Austria.

   His son reported to be in Rome now under assumed name, Braco (repeat Braco).

   Pavelich reported to have had plastic surgery performed."

 

KEY

REM:rem

 

:: filing information ::
Title: Telegram Received by G-2
Source: US Army, declassified.
Date: January 7, 1948 Added: October 2002