 Ljotić and Nedić petitioned Neubacher so that the forces of Chetnik commander Momčilo Đujić could be allowed passage to Slovenia, as did Slovene collaborationist General Leon Rupnik.The Germans urged Nedić to raise a force of 50,000 men to fight advancing Soviet forces.Nedić agreed in principle to the creation of such an army, but insisted that it could not be used to fight the Soviets.