OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SER'VICES
WASHINGTON, D. C.
 
                                        l0 May 1944
 
FOR THE PRESIDENT
 
     Here is a report sent to me by one of our rep-
 
resentatives on statements made by the Ban of Croatia on
 
his departure for England:
 
     "On Friday morning, May 5, 1944, I saw the
 
Shepherd and asked him to summarize his present views
 
about the Yugoslav situation, pursuant to the request
 
made by General Donovan during the conference he had
 
with Shepard on Wenesday, May 3, 1944. The Shepherd, due to lack of time (he was departing 
 
that afternoon), outlined briefly his present views about the situation to me orally as follows:
 
     "The Yugoslav crisis is due primarily in his
 
opinion to the utter weakness of the present government.
 
His advice, if sought by the King, will be to suggest the
 
formation of a strong government under the King. By a
 
strong government he said, he meant, first, that the mem-