 The chief interest of both the Chetniks and Italians would be to assist each other in combating Partisan-led resistance.In the following months of 1942, General Mario Roatta, commander of the Italian 2nd Army, worked on developing a "Linea di condotta" ("Policy Directive") on relations with Chetniks, Ustaše and Partisans.In line with these efforts, General Vittorio Ambrosio outlined the Italian policy in Yugoslavia