hans helm, the appointed head of gestapo for the independent state of croatia, in his confidential report - (under the title "basis of the partisan danger" - sent to general kasche) of january 14, 1943, wrote: "most of the partisan ranks are coming from the serbs - due to the fact that they are the most villainous way persecuted ... the new regime in croatia started the programs of annihilation and destruction of the serbs, which (the programs) are publicly supported by the highest ranks of the croatian government, and (the programs) adopted as the main government goal. the fact that a different talk was coming from the official ustashe side - under the rebellion pressure and due to the course of events - even a reconciliation was mentioned - leaves no possibility to compensate the harm caused by, for example, dr. mile budak, the actual (croatian) minister in berlin ..." appointed general horstenau wrote in his report: »ustashe movement is, due to the mistakes and atrocities they have made, and the corruption, so compromised that the government executive branch (the homeguard and the police) shall be separated from the government - even for the price of breaking any possible connection with the government ..."