 On 24 July 1942 , Blažo Đukanović , senior commander of all Chetnik forces in Montenegro , signed a comprehensive agreement with Biroli which officially organised and recognised three Chetnik " flying detachments " as Italian auxiliary troops for use against the Partisans . These detachments were supplied , armed , and paid by the Italians ; they included 4 @,@ 500 Chetniks , 1 @,@ 500 of whom were under the command of Đurišić . The Chetniks became an important part of the Italian occupation regime in Montenegro . The existing " Montenegrin Chetnik committee " , which was led by the Brigadier General Đukanović and to which Đurišić was aligned , was recognised by the Italians as the " Nationalist Committee of Montenegro " , whose only political aims were to combat the communists and others opposed to the Italian occupation , and " maintain law and order " . Arrangements were to be made by mutual understanding for pay , rations , weaponry , and aid to the families of Chetniks . 
