AFTER 70 YEARS THE GREATEST SECRET of first Croatian president Franjo Tudjman revealed!
- I was not sure if young Tudjman was undercover Ustasha or Skojevac - claims Josip Manolic in his book writing about the doubt that tortured him until the end of summer 1942, which he revealed at the end of last week
Archive of Independent State of Croatia, witness statements and the contents of the Joseph Manolic book "Spies and homeland" reveals that the first Croatian President Franjo Tudjman was hiding his whole life that up to June 1942, he worked for the ideologically pure Ministry of Defence of Independent State of Croatia, Nacional writes.
- I was not sure if young Tudjman was undercover Ustasha or Skojevac - claims Josip Manolic in his book writing about the doubt that tortured him until the end of summer 1942, which he revealed at the end of last week.
Mandolic kept the secret for 70 years.
National besides that writes that they got the copies of exclusive historical documents that confirm what Manolic in his book presented as one of the greatest secrets he was quiet about for more than 70 years. The mentioned book is the second part of his political autobiography which will appear on the market in few days.
The editors of National, who had the opportunity to read it first, say that Manolic reveals the secret he has been kept for 70 years on the first pages - that Tudjan was quiet for unknown reasons about this important detail in his own biography.
Documents that confirm Manolic's claims?
Hosting on N1 television, chief editor of National Berislav Jelinic said that there are profs of the claims Manolic is putting in his book.
- There are evidences. It is one of the subjects we did in the past month. We read certain parts, but also the entire book of Manolic memoirs. He reveals dramatic secrets he was keeping, just like this one. He encouraged the research and we came in touch with people who gave us insight into copies of documents where Franjo Tudjman has been applying and staying. Tudjman wrote that he was employed in the Ministry of the armed forces of Croatian Independent State - said Jelinic.
"War found him in Herzegovacka street"
National published copies of documents from the police archive, and they came into possession of the Tudjman's landlord at the time.
- War found him in Herzegovacka street where he shared a room with later prominent journalist, and they, according to the Manolic claims, just started going in the national liberation movement itself. I don't know how the people who gave us the documents reached the documents. Manolic came in contact with that through his life and work and he kept them - said Jelinic.
(Telegraf.co.uk / source: net.hr)