oslav ▁Drag an ović . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ph ayer , ▁" at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁U st asha ▁movement , ▁including ▁its ▁cler ical ▁supp or ters ▁such ▁as ▁Bishop ▁Š ari ć , ▁fled ▁the ▁country , ▁taking ▁gold ▁lo oted ▁from ▁mass ac red ▁Jews ▁and ▁Ser bs ▁with ▁them ▁to ▁Rome ." ▁Int elligence ▁reports ▁differ ed ▁over ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁Pav eli ć ▁himself . ▁C ounter ▁Int elligence ▁Corps ▁agent ▁William ▁G ow en ▁( the ▁son ▁of ▁Franklin ▁G ow en , ▁a ▁US ▁diplom at ▁in ▁the ▁V at ican ) ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁task ed ▁with ▁finding ▁Pav eli ć ; ▁although ▁the ▁C IC ▁hoped ▁the ▁relationship ▁would ▁reve al ▁Pav eli ć ' s ▁location , ▁eventually , ▁Ph ayer ▁wrote , ▁the ▁opposite ▁occurred ▁and ▁the ▁V at ican ▁convinced ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁back ▁off . ▁ ▁By ▁Ph ayer ' s ▁account , ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XII ▁protected ▁An te ▁Pav eli ć ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁gave ▁him ▁" ref uge ▁in ▁the ▁V at ican ▁properties ▁in ▁Rome ", ▁and ▁assist ed ▁in ▁his ▁flight ▁to ▁South ▁America ; ▁Pav eli ć ▁and ▁P ius ▁XII ▁shared ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁a ▁Catholic ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁and ▁were ▁un ified ▁in ▁their ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁rising ▁Commun ist ▁state ▁under ▁T ito . ▁By ▁Heb ble th wa ite ' s ▁account , ▁Pav eli ć ▁was