 In August 1939, Ljotić's cousin, Milan Nedić, was appointed Yugoslav Minister of Defense.Later that year, almost all Zbor publications, including "Otadžbina", "Buđenje", "Zbor", "Naš put" (Our Path) and "Vihor" (Whirlwind), were prohibited.Ljotić exploited the connections he had with Nedić to ensure that the banned Zbor-published journal "Bilten" (Bulletin) was distributed to members of the Royal Yugoslav Army.