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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1970
Page
5
A volley of letters debates General Drava Mihailovic, Chetniks, and wartime loyalties. Readers challenge portrayals, question alleged collaboration with Germans, and urge balance amid memories of Kragujevac and Belgrade. Prominent voices cite personal witnessing and historical claims.
The writer rebuts Mr Goodman's January letter arguing the Australian Constitution relies on unwritten British constitutional principles. He says the Crown, Governor-General, and Parliament operate under advisory conventions, not royal autocracy, and notes the monarch’s powers are constrained by constitutional practice including potential disallowance limits.
G Bralovic argues for General Mihailovic as a Serbian hero while opponents cite Tito and Yugoslav Communists, quoting American and British critiques and wartime actions. The letter contends Western democracies betrayed Mihailovic, highlighting his resistance against Germans and his role in aiding pilots.
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