sentences:  The occupation forces initially consisted of the 18th Infantry Division "Messina", which was part of the Italian XVII Corps of the 9th Army, which had its headquarters in Albania.The 9th Army was also responsible for those parts of Kosovo and western Macedonia that had been annexed to Albania.On 17 April, the commander of the XVII Corps, Generale di Corpo d'Armata (Lieutenant General) Giuseppe Pafundi received a message from the Italian viceroy in Albania, Francesco Jacomoni authorising him to set up a new government in Cetinje.