A questo proposito è interessante leggere ciò che scrisse il tenente US Army John W. Atkinson (Confessions of an AMG Officer John W Atkinson by John Wells Atkinson) a proposito del generale Presti, comandante della PAI:

"A tall, gaunt, sun-burned Italian in a light brown uniform was standing in the middle of our office when we returned. "I am General Presti," he said, and paused. A black handled dagger in a black metal sheath attached to a shiny black belt, and polished black boots, completed the introduction. Presti represented the Italian Africa Police, the dread fascist colonial militia whose allegiance to fascism had never been compromised by "Italianism"-- an instinctive loyalty to Italian traditions and interests which in the end had made the carbineers unsuitable for Nazi police work in Rome.

"My troops wish to serve the Allies,," the fascist said haltingly. And then, as though realizing the enormity of his request, he implored, "Think of our wives and little children." His twelve hundred assorted desperadoes and cutthroats could well be proud of their versatile chief, for six hours later they were handing over their arms and uniforms in return for an allied pardon returning them to civilian life unhandicapped by their recent career against it."