On je izjavio da su mu vrhovna komanda i civilno rukovodstvo u Beogradu, te komanda Pete vojne oblasti u Zagrebu saopćili da je slovenska Teritorijalna odbrana s prijelaza uklonila carinike i graničare, ostavivši granicu s Austrijom otvorenu.
He said the supreme command and civilian leadership in Belgrade and the command of the Fifth Military District in Zagreb told him that the Slovenian Territorial Defence had removed the customs officers and border guards from the crossing, leaving the border with Austria open.