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have thought that we were in a position always to be informted
 
of large enemy movements into and out of the country. General
 
Wilson, C-in-C, Med., was quite disturbed a few days ago to
 
learn that three German divisions had moved out of Bosnia into
 
Hungary without his being notified, and he asked me how such
 
a thing could happen. I explained that our set-up was such
 
that it could and would happen all the time, and that he was
 
simply questioning one move of special interest to him while
 
other similar moves might well occur, and go unreported to
 
him, and uncommented on by him. I suggested that, in order
 
for him to assume that all such moves would be reported to him,
 
three changes in set-up would be required within the country
 
and that we were prepared now to make such changes. These
 
changes are covered in Section____ of this part of the report.
 
     Our analysis of the military situation is incorrect
 
insofar as we believe that the partisans are, of themselves,
 
"containing" 17' German divisions -and one-half million enemy
 
troops at the present moment; and further, insofar as we
 
believe that they can continue to "contain" these troops one
 
moment after the troops wish to withdraw. These matters have
 
been commented on in some of the foregoing sections of the
 
report. Our analysis is incomplete insofar as we have failed
to question the ability of the country to continue an effective
 
resistance movement through one more winter of war. These
 
specific instances of our being uninformed, misinformed,
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