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lines and captured enemy material; that they keep the enemy on
 
a constant and defensive alert; and that, although this last is
 
somewhat more questionable, according to the Partisans they have
 
impaired the morale of enemy troops in their territory by the
 
elusive quality of their repeated hit-and-run tactics. The Par-
 
tisans' announced claim, however, that they, by their own sole
 
efforts, are "containing" 17 German divisions and well over one-
 
half million enemy troops in their country, is unquestionably
 
false. There are other claims of strategic damage to the enemy
 
arising out of Partisan activities. They include such items as
 
increasing the difficulty of s upplying the troops in Greece,
 
complicating the enemy's problems of moving troops back and
 
forth to Greece, etc..
 
         Although it cannot be accurately calculated, it is fair to
 
say that, in summarizing the situation with regard to damage to
 
the enemy, the enemy have ample reason to wish, and have shown
 
they do wish, that Partisan resistance might be liquidated.
 
Another reason, over and above those already mentioned, is that
 
the Germans are unable to extract the useful material and re-
 
sources, physically present in the country, in anywhere near
 
the quantity they would like and need so long as organized Par-
 
tisan resistance remains near its present level.
 
H. PARTISAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
 
     General Iovanovic was reluctant to give information on the
 
subject of Partisan intelligence operations. This was the only