G. Trifkovic wrote:I found the same text on:
http://med.over.net/forum5/read.php?186,6020234,6021271
Razburjenje zaradi sporazuma je bilo velikansko. Domobranska stran v Lublani je gen. Rösnerja prosila, da je za tisk podal izjavo, da za Lublansko pokrajino sporazum ne velja. Številka Slovenca, ki je to izjavo prinesla, je bila v Gorici zaplenjena.
It says here that Rösner made a press statement in which he claimed that the agreement wasn't valid for Ljubljana Province. Issue of the newspaper "Slovenec" which quoted him was withdrawn from Gorica.
It seems that the attitude of domobrans toward the alleged armistice between partisans and Germans was not uniform therefore it is in my opnion necessary to present it in whole.
Domobrans in Ljubljana region led by Rupnik were upset and opposed to any armistice. Rupnik declared that domobrans would never accept armistice with partisans and Rösener was forced to submit. Reaction of domobrans in Primorska region (SNVZ) led by Kokalj was described by Zavadlav as follows:
"Ta »sporazum« o premirju na Primorskem je imel precejšen odmev. V Gorici je o tem pisal domobransko usmerjeni Goriški list. V Slovencu v Ljubljani je sporazum demantiral sam Roesener v posebnem razglasu 7. julija.
Komandant SNVZ polkovnik Kokalj je izdal 7. julija zaupno okrožnico, številka 124, v kateri navaja, da je premirje med partizani in Nemci v veljavi, pogajanja pa se bodo šele začenja. Pripadniki SNVZ naj se držijo sklenjenega premirja in naj ne izzivajo incidentov s partizani. V vsem naj se ravnajo v sporazumu z Nemci. 11. julija pa je dal navodilo, naj se častniki SNVZ ne pogajajo na svojo roko s partizani, ker ne vedo, kaj hočejo Nemci s sporazumom doseči.
Domobranski komandant v Postojni je 4. julija sporočil, da je dobil od nemškega polkovnika v Postojni obvestilo o pogajanjih partizanov z Nemci v pokrajinah Trst, Gorica, Videm, Pulj in da bodo 4. julija opoldan ustavljene sovražnosti. Domobranci naj ne zapuščajo Postojne z orožjem, partizani pa lahko pridejo v mesto neoboroženi."
source:
http://med.over.net/forum5/read.php?186,6020234,6021271
translation:
The »armistice« agreement in Primorska region had a considerable echo. The newspaper Goriški list published in Gorica/Gorizia which was in favour of domobrans wrote about it.
7.7.1944 commander of SNVZ domobrans Kokalj issued a secret circular letter no. 124 informing that armistice between partisans and Germans was in force but negotiations were yet to be started. SNVZ members should respect armistice and should not provoke difficulties with partizans. They should act in accordance with Germans.
11.7.1994 Kokalj issued an instruction that SNVZ officers should not negotiate by themselves with partisans because it was not known what Germans were up to.
4.7.1944 domobran commander in Postojna reported that he was informed by a German colonel in Postojna of negotiations between partisans and Germans to reach armistice in Triest (Trst), Gorizia (Gorica), Udine (Videm), Pula regions and that on 4.7. at noon hostilities would be withheld. Domobrans should not leave Postojna armed while partisans could come to Postojna unarmed.