a declaration on the takeover prepared by the serb politicians from the serbian democratic party was read out on radio prijedor the day after the takeover and was repeated throughout the day. when planning the anticipated takeover, it was decided that the 400 serb policemen who would be involved in the takeover would be sufficient for the task. the objective of the takeover was to take over the functions of the president of the municipality, the vice-president of the municipality, the director of the post office, the chief of the police etc.