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supplied in such and such a month, the proportion of livestock
 
to population in certain townships, etc. He was friendly,
 
obliging, easy to deal with and obviously a storehouse of petty
 
detail. When it came to discussing his field in any larger terms than an inventory of needs, his
 
ideas seemed to me to be superficial and ill-formed. I understood that before the war, he was  
 
some kind of a teacher of economics.
 
5. Lieutenant Colonel Kraus
 
     Kraus, deputy chief of the Partisan medical corps, is a
 
small dark, stooped-over individual with glasses. Everyone who
 
dealt with him including myself considered him to be poorly
 
equipped for his job. Professionally, I am under the impression
 
that he is no credit to the organization nor, help to the problem.
 
I understand that the Partisan medical chief, whom I did not
 
meet, is an altogether different type of man and in all ways the
 
opposite of Kraus.
 
6. General Popovic
 
        General Popovic, cormuanding general of the First army corps, is said to be the best general
 
now in command of an army corps in the Partisan army. He is certainly outstanding in personality
 
and in the impression he makes on first meeting, He is a man of dignity, charm, sophistication
 
and considerable knowledge. He is credited with having the Best corps in the Partisan army and
 
is widely respected and liked by both the Partisans and the