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In 1940 the German army invaded Yugoslavia and swiftly reduced it to submission. The government of Yugoslavia joined other [[Allied Powers]] exile governments in London,  became a signatory of the [[Atlantic Charter]], and held recognition as the legitimate government of Yugoslavia.  Colonel Draja Mikhailovitch remained behind in Yugoslavia to lead the Chetnik underground army in the fight for the [[right of self determination of peoples]] against the fascists. <ref>David Martin, ''Ally Betrayed,'' Prentice-Hall, 1946, pps. 224-231,</ref>   
 
In 1940 the German army invaded Yugoslavia and swiftly reduced it to submission. The government of Yugoslavia joined other [[Allied Powers]] exile governments in London,  became a signatory of the [[Atlantic Charter]], and held recognition as the legitimate government of Yugoslavia.  Colonel Draja Mikhailovitch remained behind in Yugoslavia to lead the Chetnik underground army in the fight for the [[right of self determination of peoples]] against the fascists. <ref>David Martin, ''Ally Betrayed,'' Prentice-Hall, 1946, pps. 224-231,</ref>   
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In the United States, [[Louis Adamic]] had access to [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].  Adamic was invited to dinner at the [[White House]] and pressed upon U.S. President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] for support of the [[Comintern]] [[subversion (political)|subversive]] Tito over  Colonel Draja Mikhailovitch.  The U.S. [[Office of War Information]] began spreading the lie that the leader of the anti-fascist resistance, Mikhailovitch was an ineffectual interloper with so little backing that Hitler offered a reward of 100,000 marks for Tito's head but nothing for Mikhailovitch's.  
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In the United States, [[Louis Adamic]] had access to [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].  Adamic was invited to dinner at the [[White House]] and pressed upon U.S. President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] for support of the [[Comintern]] [[subversion (political)|subversive]] Tito over  Allied Colonel Draja Mikhailovitch.  The U.S. [[Office of War Information]] began spreading the lie that the leader of the anti-fascist resistance, Mikhailovitch was an ineffectual interloper with so little backing that Hitler offered a reward of 100,000 marks for Tito's head but nothing for Mikhailovitch's.  
    
These libels on Mikhailovitch and these exaltations of Tito were repeated in other magazines. Frank Gervasi in ''Collier's'' wrote how Tito led 250,000 men while Mikhailovitch had no more than 10,000. The Yugoslav government - in - exile in London continued to support Mikhailovitch. The British Foreign Office in its dealings with the [[Josef Stalin]] closed  the British Broadcasting Company to the Yugoslav government - in - exile and a little later put the broadcast facilities at the disposal of the Comintern Partisans of Tito.  
 
These libels on Mikhailovitch and these exaltations of Tito were repeated in other magazines. Frank Gervasi in ''Collier's'' wrote how Tito led 250,000 men while Mikhailovitch had no more than 10,000. The Yugoslav government - in - exile in London continued to support Mikhailovitch. The British Foreign Office in its dealings with the [[Josef Stalin]] closed  the British Broadcasting Company to the Yugoslav government - in - exile and a little later put the broadcast facilities at the disposal of the Comintern Partisans of Tito.  
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