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the blame for one and the other. 1 ias with~.the·: ota:rer o s.:ide:::~.: the-~ : : ,,, · side western media wish to present as i.nnoEent _vi~t~: '- ot:: :'.·serb1-ani~:" = :-:.: .: ~ -cr·iminals. ' cl a:ims loginov in an ir::terview~ to-the·:moscow pape.r.:: r.1:1ssky:.":'. : ... -. vjesnik. in the interview loginov sp:eaks~~of:h:Es:~seve:r;a'l-.mont-hs~h:mg·: ::~= - - ~- ~- =" stay in western srem. a territory in east.:arn·:: cr.oatia i.:inha:b:i~ed::by:. : ~:-·:c ·:, :,· ,

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through all that took place :i.n this ~st:J:es.s. r.egion.<: .-l:ogi:n.ov~.:a-:cettees=~.;,:· -' .. : .c. croatian civilian and military authorities. he believes that the policy followed by the west and russia is biased. wrong and hanti-serbian.

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has been recei vinq nwaerous requests frolD in the UK concerning the possible evacuation ot their. from Bosnia, especially Sarajevo, to the UK on J4e<1ic~J : ..

we would forward these request$ to the Inter!'lational of the Red Cross but .as you are llware they

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approach your orqanisation for advtce.

~~~·af·~~o, we would be grateful, before forwarding any requQats yourselves, if you could kindly confirm the. following:

That you have the capability to respond to enquiries originating frcm the UK concerning evacuations fro:n Bosnia, especially Sarajevo. · What specific criteria and conditions must be met before evacuations can be arranged. What onforward.inq arrangelllents will be required once the person is evacuated. For example, thQ aqree~ant of the Home Office that a visa will be iseued for entry to the UK. Are your criteria the sa•e as those issued by the ICRC (faxed herewith)? The precise details requir8c1 ·concerning the person(s) to be evacuateci.

'Presumably persons concerned (or a relat.i ve) have to ini·tiate contact with your representativas?

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After packing left Zagreb at 1230 and arrived in Knin at 1630. Meetings with Anna Maria Carrazo, Victor Andreev, Patricia and Ed Joseph for background information and to plan for next day's shoot.

Lodging at the Retirement Home in Rnin, no heating or hot water ( only in bathrooms in the hall) at rate of 25 USD.

Day (2) -Thurs. 12Nov92 (0900-1900)

The planned Peruca Dam shoot did not work out becausa the military felt it too risky. Went to Kijevo, 30 kilometres from Rnin and shot story of Kenbat protecting a group of 7 old Croatian women. Tape 1.

Lodgings at Retirement Home.

Day (J) -Fri. 13Nov92 (0900-1800) 1179 km 34 1.

Filmed Peruca Dam activities with Kenbat (Lt. Muhamed) in the Am plus Canadian engineering Battalion lifting mines in low ri5k area and clearing for placement of pre-fabs at location just off main road (100 yards from entrance to dam.). Tape 2 and '3. Evening meetings with Alain Perignon (COS) and Ted Dobbie (recently named Chief of Peruca Da~ activities). Lodgings at Retirement Home, ~·all three crew members suffering flu.

Day {4) - Sat. 14Nov92 {0830-1630)

Shot Maslenica Bridge activites plus Obrovac reservoir from the road on HiS due to perceived problems with Betacam. Tape HiS 1. Decided to send stephanie to Zagreb with camera for complete check-

. up before continuing. overnight at Retirement Home, storm caused snowfall and crew-still suffering from flu. Left 2 jerrycans at sector Soth HQ (Dutch Comcen).

na·y (5} -sun. 15Nov92 (0900-1800) 1368 km 25 1.

Met with victor A. for background briefing of Knin political ~ affairs.

Drove to Split arrived at 1400 and arranged flight to Zagreb for SNB and camera on canadian C-130 (with help of Mike Altcheson/UNHCn and Jean Luc). stephanie arrived in zagreb at 1630. Delivered camera to Gama studios at 1830 (payment?). SNB overnight in Zagreb, rest of crew in Split Hotel courtesy of ECMM ( BecausjQuartermaster and CostasjCOA) • Reduced ECMM rate of J-5 USD.

Day (6) -Mon. 16Nov92 (1200-1?00) 1549 km 31 1.

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SBJ and CG went to Spanbat ~oss from Split Airport and met with capt. cab&llo and Col. Arm~ to discuss filming first Spanbat escort of UNHCR convoy (Metkovic to Kiseljak)-Teloons to Zagreb about camera and to tabrizio Hathschild (UNHCR). SBJ and CG overnight in Split Hotel {ECMM rate).

Day (7) •Tues. 17Nov92 (0830-1930)

SBJ went to Split airport to pick up SNB and camera. Croatian Air !light delayed due to weather. Arrived at 1100 and went to meet Hothschild, then to hotel. Packed, paid for hotel and, left for Dubrovnik at 1400 and arrived at 1710. Meetings with Major Rashid, Lt. Col. Richard Gray and Lt. Col. ove Nielson (all UNMOs) about the following day's activities. Lodgings at old woman's pension of 10 USD per night per person.

Day (8) -Wed. 18Nov92 (0830-2030)

~-__ _; Filmed meeting between (Rashid/Olsen;Gray and HV military liason officer). Filmed seen ics of Dubrovn ilt, old city plus sea and hotels. ·Tape 4 . After telcon at lJJO with Shannon Boyd Zagreb HQ, packed, paid and left for Split, arriving at 1730 .. -Wrote daily loge and packed equipment for Vance/Owen assignment. Overnight at Hotel Split (ECMM rate).

Day (9) -Thurs. 19Nov92 (0-830-1730) 21190 km 86 1.

SBJ and CG went to airport to await arrival of Vance and owen. The two went to Knin. SNB remained in Split spent 3 hours trying to find accommadation. SBJ and CG filmed Vance and owen arrival, delay at road block at border to (Serbian Republic of Krajina)/Peruca Dam/ meeting in Knin with Krajina officials and aerials of Maelenica Bridge. Tapes 5, 6, and 7. Returned to Zagreb by helicopter arriving at 1700. -Cut 4 minute piece and fed to EVN 2 via vis News and HTV. SBJ and CG overnight private accommodations.

/ ·. Day (10) ~Fri. 20Nov92 {OS00/0700-1800/2100)

SNB meeting with Beauso-u on ECMM activities with UNPROl"OR. SBJ anu CG filmed Vance and Owen briefing at Belbat/Batina Bridge

- checkpoint/Batina Bridge and Danube aerials/Sector East HQ Erdut with briefing by Ruasbat General Sosedov Kirillovin/briefing at Klisa by Russbat Commander Leonid Arshinov. Tapess 8, 9 and 10. Cut 2 minute: 2.15 minute piece and fed to EVN 2 via Vis NewsjHTV.

Day (11) -sat. 21Nov92 (0800-1300)

SBJ and CG departed Zagreb by UNPROFOR e-200 at 1000 and arrive in Split at 1140. Arrange lodgings and repack equipment. Overnight Hotel Split (reg. rate).

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Crew depart Split at 1030 and arrived in Dubrovnik at 153U. While in town Omis 1 hit road barrier causing damage to right headlight. There had been light rain, thus rendering the roads slippery. En route filmed scenics I tape 11. Briefing with Maj Willson and arranged shoot for next day. Lodging at aotel Argentina at UN rate of 35 uso (full board per person per night).

Day (13) -Mon. 23Nov92 (0800-1600) 2621 km 57 1.

f'ull day of filming including: Maj Willson in car 1 meeting on Montenegro side in town of lgalo (between Willson//Haug/Zahnd and Mimesovic/Lucic) 1 Prevlaka Peninsula, illegal police checkpoint, border in mountain between Croatia and Yugoslavia, bombed village and meeting between Willson/Haug and Croatian MLO Misa and Dubrovnik Police Chief. Tapes 12, 13 and 14. overnight Hotel Argentina.

Day (14) -Tues. 24Nov92 (OB00-1600)

Went with Maj Willson to Bosnian border, Croatian_ soldiers at the checkpoint attempted to stop us from-going up. In spite of constant warnings of danger by the soldiers drove up into mount~ln.While up there shot at by Croatians. Left that area and then went to checkpoint going into Bosnia. Denied access by the soldiers at the checkpoint. Visited a family in the mountians with Maj Willson. Filmed destroyed church. overnight Hotel Argentina.

Day (15) -Wed. 25Nov92 (0600-1600)

Left Dubrovnik and arrived in Metkovic, Followed UNHCR _convoy leaving Hetkovic at 1000 and arrived in Jablanica at 1140. The convoy leader was the Outchbat, leader of the convoy was Veronique Hoevenaar. Filmed convoy on the road and the Spanbat escortin9 the convoy. Lodgings in private home of Muslim couple.

~ Day ( 16} ... Thurs. 26Nov92 ( 0830-1800)

Waited for Danish convoy which arrived in Jablanica at 1000. Filmed the convoy heading for Vitez via Gornji Vakuf 1 Prozor (the Diamond route). The convoy drove slowly. Arrived at Vitez at 1400 and then headed for Kiseljak at 1500. Met Victor Andreev and Mik Ma9nusson. Lodgings in Hotel Reumal located in village Fojnica, 12. 5 ~!tiS outside of Kiseljak. Rate of 15 USD, no hot water •

oay (17) -Fri. 27Nov92 (0900-1900) 3187 km 75 1.

SBJ and CG left with Mik Magnusson, went to Sarajevo Airport. Gen Morillon, then drove to Pale in convoy between two VBLS. Filmed beginning of meeting between UNPROFOR {Magnusson, Andreev, Gen

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Day (18) -sat. 28Nov92 (0900-1700)

Crew went to BH command to organize and coordinate, then SBJ and CG went to Sarajevo Airport and filmed MMWG meeting at 1100. Thereafter drove by Egyptia~APC to ~T back to airport and then to delegate's club for interview with Gen Morillon. Returned to sarajevo Airport in VBL with Magnusson and filmed airport scenes. After which we returned to Kiseljak. Lodgings at Hotel Reumal.

Day (19) -sun. 29Nov92 (l000-1500)

Filmed exterieurs of BH Command plus coordinated with PUblic Information officers. Telcon to Zagreb about contracts. Lodgings at Reumal. .. ,

Day (20) -Mon. 30Nov92 (0800-1800)

Filmed interview with Brigadier , Roderick Cortly-Sirnpson and completed BH HQ sequences by lunch. In the evening went to Vitez - and spoke to British MPIOs and Anders Levenson of UNHCR about plan·s for Tuesday.

Oay (21) -Tues. 1Dec92 (0900-1900)

Followed Britbat convoy escort through Kresevo to Tarcin to Pazaric. Filmed convoy en route, APes loaded wlth 2000 blankets aand approx. 30 space heaters for the mental hospital. Filmed delivery of supplies plus statements from Ivana (in office) and Marica (at graveyard). SBJ left crew at HQ and drove to Vitez to arrange shoot for Wednesday. No electricity in the area that night.

D~y (22) -Wed. 2Dec92 (0830-1830) 118 1 .

Followed Britbat escort convoy of two private sets through Vite2, Zenica and Maglaj. Britbat escort stayed at checkpoint and we drove

~ into Maglaj with UNHCR-IRC. Filmed unloading of clothes, food anct plastic sheeting plus statement by Vince (IRC). Followed Vince, interpreter and local civil defence director and filmed as they surveyed damage to an apartment complex. Sporadic shooting and shelling. Drove back to Kisel jak and experienced delay of 30 minutes due to bad traffic accident north of Zenica.

Day (23) -Thurs. 3Dec92 (0800-1800) 4863 km and 60 1.

After packing the car, departed Fojnica at 0915 stopping shortly at Buaovac and spoke to Dutch press liason and Paul Koken (Dutch Chief MPIO) then headed for Vite2 and filmed interview with Anders Levenson UNHCR. Drove on and passed Jablanica at 1300 arriving in

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Thank you for your fax of 12 Jan~ary regarding mobilization in Ilok. Still gathering information, but latest word is that call-up is for RSK Army, not AJ; - however, since RSK does not have sufficient military faciliti~s, draftees will serve three months of training in Sombor, with Yugoslav recruits, then be returned to RSK army; ,< I am still trying to obtain a copy of the mobili.zation notice, since the original copy that Deyan Mihov had was returned to the person who received it, who needs it when reporting for duty. (No photocopy facilities in Ilok.) Shall try to get another copy, but I already have the essential information.

With regard to truck of goodies from Landstuhl, am still exploring the issue, but my earlier information seems correct, namely, that food was to be dropped in Ilok, then at least half of it was to be shipped to church in Baska Palanka. civil Affairs in Ilok spoke to priest in Baska Palanka, and suggested that either the truck change its route and go directly to Baska Palanka, or that the cargo be delivered to local Red cross in !lok for equal distribution among all needy people. Ilok priest is agreeable to that proposal, and talks are now proceeding with local Red Cross. Civil Affairs would monitor distribution. ~ aware that local Red Cross in many villages does not have integrity, but I still feel that it is better to keep them honest than to do their job. In any case, once arrangements in Ilok have been agreed upon, we will let you know so that we can begin with arrangements for transit.

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A British soldie.r serving in the United Nations Bosnii:1-Hercegovina Conunand was fatally wounded today whilst involved in il

humanitarian relief operation at Gornji Vakuf.

Lance Corporal Wayne John Edwards, a single. man aged 26 , yea:rs came from WREXHAM and was a member of the Royal We.lch Fusi ·l iei~S, serving with the 1st Cheshires Batta~ion Group.

1 Cheshires responded to a local request to e~cort a civilian ambulance containing 3 sick women through the town of Gorn_ji Vakuf by dispatching 2 x Warrior Artnoured Vehicles and the units meclic<'ll officer. Shortly after 1030 hrs, whilst engaged in this task, Lance Corporal Edwards, the driver of one of the Warriors, was h1t by a single round in the head. Despite the immediate attention of the medical officer and rapid evacuation to the unit's medical facilities Lance Corporal Edwards was declared dead at 1110 hrs.

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PM pledges pressure for Bosnia settlement

- By ..Jvor Owen, P•..Uamentary eo.-r.cpond.m

FURTiiER p~ would ~ applied by the .lnt('matlonal community it the Bosnian Serbs rejected the peace for­mula de•laed by Mr Cyrus Vance and Lorcl Owen, Mr John Ma.ior warned in the Col1UDOPI yesterday.

Speaking before the dramatic revenal by the Bo6DJan Serb leader of hia eariler rejection of a co~titutlonal plan for Boct­nl.a. tho prime win1&ter said that sooner or later tbere would have to be a Dei:OUated &ettlement.

"The only questiob ls whetller that comca now or fol· lowfDI further ~n. fur. tber aufferiDc and fUrther dim­eulties; be in8lstecL

Earlier Mr Malcolm RHkln4. tbe defence seci'etary, UDder· lined tho concern eaused by a dellbera~e ._rtlllery attack, "from what appean to have

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He "id: uwe are giving they oontinued to come under urgent consideration as lo fire should be kept open. what should be the proper Mr Rifklnd said &,Qi:oUllt rcaponse to e113UI'e the ruUest_ WQuld be taken or two criteria protection for our f()rces.'' - could the Britum troops ful·

Hls com·ments came as fil a humanitarian role and senior ministers considered wa.'l the level of risk in the war ur;ent measures last night to wne a~ptable? rel.n!orce the British contln- While the rovemlDent was gent in tbe former Yurosiav not considering any extensioll proviDe. to tighten the sano- of the role of tbe around foroes tions repme apinst S.rbia. in Bolnia. the adequacy of the Tbe reinforcement$ are equipment &.Yallable to them planned u a contingency was bring monitored. ap.inst a further breakdown in lf it was necuse.ry to the peace ta1lt.s and the passage "enlwlce tbe equipment neoes­o! a new L'N resolutions allow· sary tor their pr01eetloP .. , the inr iDllltuJ enforcement of the . government would not hesitate no-fly zone over Serbia. _. · to supplY it.

Anxiety was expressed from-- · Mr Oavltl Clark, ebadow the Tory backbe11ches about - deJ:enc:e Meretary, later Aid If the escalatinl 4angers facin~ B.rttlsh troop5 neected further Brit1sb troops, and Mr Peter lirht armaments to protect Vlgprs (C GoGport) underUned themaelves against llostUa. fire, tbe ri5k tbat UN forces might they a~Wd bave aocea to lt.

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Western resolve • The urgency for sending troop reinforcements to Bosnia will subside only when an accord is signed. Until then. it is prudent for Britain and the UN to continue with contingency planning

8\' RoGER BoYES, FAS1" EUROPit COR11-SSP<lND£NT. MlCHAJ;L EVA."'S. DEFEN(:E CORRESPONDENT A.-..D NIC1101AS Wooo, PO UTI CAl. STAFl'

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BOSN 1A~ S&bs agreed in the con~ had broken Bo:;nia if lhe · UN Security Geneva to sign a United down. Within hours. I~. CO\Incil aJ)prows \he resolu· Nations accord aimed at Dt Ka~ returned to the tion to enfette rhe no-fl,y mne.. bringing pcac= to the fonncr negotiatine table and dcdan:d . The Harriers on Ark RQJrJl. Yug~v l"':J)Ubllc. Jn london that he was !Ca4y to a«:ept a which is expcaed m set sail a abinet committee md last compromille. al1hougll the from Portsmouth this ~ niJht ro review proposals 1D d~ will haw to be approved would also be USie(2 lO enforte re•nfon:e rhe 2.400 Britbh bythutlf-5C)'tedpat1i.amcntof the air-ctdusion zrQne. troops in Bosnia. · the 5CKalkd Bosnian Serb TI\e.:Ji.guaa llJ\d Tornadw : •Rome: Italy has asked tJu: \.

Although th~ sudden rcpublit:. Earlier in the Con1· would be sent to a base on the Unibd Sq.tcslo supply Rome-· . chanae or mind by the ~rb mons. Conservative MPS east roaSt of Italy, from when. with Patriot missiles to guard · • nesotiators at I he . Geneva ~ concern that Britain they rould , be d~loyed over aaaJnst baiJUdc attadc fi"Ol'll peace talks was annOUilClCd risked bccomini · bogged Bosnia when required. :. ~ ;md Wasbinaton has before the cabincr ministers down in a bloody cMt war. n~ twin-rotor RAJ? Chi- re$p011dtd positively but in­met at J::>ow\ling Street. the Malrolm Rifkind, the de- nooks. which ian can-y rnon: sists the Italian government reinforcement package was fence secretaf}', indicated that than 50 troOpS. would provide p~ In advanCil for the arms. discussed at length. last- ~'! shelling In a vital lift capability 10 PIOY8 political sources said ~ay

Minisrea recognised that Tomislavgrnd of 'll British troops and MUmm.-..nt. AI- Vohn Fbiliipa writes). lheplcdgeofpcatewasdepen- logistics base had foxeed rhe th~ tM"pquiic2l"irusston. Militar.iexpert>said I!Blyis dent on far more than just a derence ministry to reappraise providing huJ\)AlnitarEl ald. o:mc=rrd by thrats made by statement in Geneva.. The UN , . !he risks 10 the humani~ would remair(ltle same. 1be the chief of staff or h rump Security Council is also pre- mission. He rok2 M Ps:"' am reinf~ents oWould add a YUioslaria. Genctal Zivota parlni to discuss a dM very oonscious that the sitqa" dramatic ~ dimension 1o · P~ 10 ~taliate in the evmt Rsolution ra enfOrce the no-fhr tion in the last week or so has the Britbt1 deployment. ·· · - . of wiW Belgrade c:a1Js "West· 1.01\eCM!rQoaiia. Howwcr. £f deteriorated in a signifJeant DrDavid<lAd<.thelhadow emintervendonaiainst'tugo­the d~ itfcllvide Bosnia into way .. We a~ giving ut!Jml cefen~ scaeraiy, ~ rhat slavla '.'. ltillian mitttary IOiatJC!I¥self-gcm;mln~prov- oonsadentions as to what a bulld-up of .British tr90PS· plannerlfl:arthattheirpcnln· !nces IS si¥J'1ed. thc:tc Will nor should be the proper response could lead 10 an ~inexotatile sula is within the range of be the I1IJT1C urgency to send to ensure the fulk$1 protection drift into a bloody conru<:t" I Scrbiati Scud missiles Which refnfo:temet~ts to Bosnia. It fur our forces in Bosnia." without any military or polit- . might be fired .&:t u.s bases. oould also delay the pollc:in2 or The military proposals stud· ical objectiVes. from whkh ooahnon mtemn-the no-ny mne. ied by the cabinet committee M r Ri.f}.;ind ~ghr to JUS- / lion attacks could be

At the peace talks, Radovan last night incfudcd the diS- sure his ba<:kbenchers by In_- launched. · Karlltltic. the Bosnian Serb patching of Jaguar bombers. sistin~ thai British fun:.es in leadot!, ar first seemed deter- Tornado air defence air;;raft Bo.~ma would · not be drawn Deal signed. page I mined to give no groun<.l in hili and ChinorJlc heavy-lift hell- inro the' fighting. dcnH1nd that tt>e Serbs he ('X)pttf1i. Th~· rt:C(.•mmendcd NN wa:< the g<;vemment allo-M!d 1heir own mini-stare involvt,rnent or RAF jet fight- con~iderini: widr:ninc the role ~o~.ithio the fmnti::rS of Bosnia. c<'S. ·m <~.tlditiun ro Harriers on of :ts srotmd !crn~s. ··u is nor

ln IA1ndl)n. John Major board the cilrrier HMS Arlc our belici lh&t it would be warned the Serbs thai they Ru)'Q/. would transform 3ril· a:1propriau: for grx~nd forces fa<:ed further diplomaric and ain"$ military presena.·. in lht 10 be u~ in a combat role:· miliraryprcs:;ureifthc~neva rc~:i·.>n. hesaid. 1 peace ralks brukc down. PJ.\d- A squadron <>f I z Jil.guar The reinfor.-..::11\ent package djl Ashdown. lhc Liberal ~rollnd-att;tck ain:.raft would includes up to 200 Koyal ; Oen·.ocrm l,:ader. ,aid th~! provi<Je dco;e supp011 for rhto /\ttillery gunnners with polilil.'"&ll and milit_!lrJ action tro<>ps engagcll in ·.::swrting IOSmm light guns. an<1 about was needC'lllo fon:x' the Bosni- \Jnited Nations ioo<.i wovoys. 100 speciali$tS from :7.9 Corn- 25 an Serbs back to I he ne~ollat- ·r hey would ad a~ ··;u1il:ery in mando Regiment Royal ing rahl~. Their comments lhl! <1\r"" f<) laq:.:r s,:<h guns if .~:-tillery. · fniloJw<:<i rtw ann<>L'"l~;rlli!PI. IlK· F\ri: ' ~h trnc;'' n<nll" !Jnd•~r frCHl1 Lord (h•.f..::l. joinr n~~fJ(it' ' {In· Tht' To,. n~Hlo f5:' wuul~.i ;Hw at :he I ;-:ra.:va Iilli<~. rh;~r iw , ,,,j t" Jl<tlt'lolh· :.L,l'S ov,::·

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FROM JOEL BRAND IN SAAAJ&VO AND ADAM Ll:BOR IN TRAVNIK

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Jdnd of military inlef'lention. negOtiation. while thcir city ' and then ~me more talks." ~ destroyed. their fricnW i Slavenko Kritisicb. 35. a Bos· killed, and their lives fotevet nian IOldier and an ethnic c:hans1:d. by tbe horron of Sero. said. "Someone muse siege and war, SanjCYans show th¢ ~roia~t army that showed little Interest~ there is SOO'teone more pOWer· in news or a bnlalahrough In ful than lhey an:.~ l-Ie bone91 the Geneva peace talks. . thousands of Serbs who nave

MOilt people~ 111gry' just re~ in S~evo 10 de­to be ubd what the)' &hought Ccs\d their dty. -J1\ey have u if lhr question i1sa1' impart· . only oJUilhought in .the beads ed a lack of updtr$tandlng of · and ~ won't give that up: their plight. MIIJ\y wcte too I' they j\ist · want . a Otcatm bu$)' Clollectine water or seav· klbia." said Mehmd 1<2r· cr~ging for wood to PSI atten· llzn. !12, a booksellet, from tion to such ~eemlngly behind the green table 'Where unimportant &Mmts. he sCUs boob. magazines. and

Meanwhile. a senior official Bosnian sou\lt:J\i~. M r- Ker· in the ~ian gpverruncnt ken's bQobwld is just 15ft repeat«! wamings about t'C-· from where at least 12 people. por1J of deaths from oold .. and were kille<l and 90 wounded. h.unF. in eastem Bosnia.. 'J1le when two mottat rounds t:x­olficial, Zlatko Lasumdzija, ploded. rv:xt to a bread queue the deputy prime· minister. on May 27 - the incident is said that reports from .ciYil ~ as "the breadline defence authorities in eastern ma.saacri" .

i sid~ in the war. "11 just depends on whether a book is good Qr bad,"

11te mo.-tar attac.\:. is !m· printed on the minds Qf many. not least the Bosnian Muslim and Croat soldiers fighting in the frontline town I)[ Travnik. The diplomarinian~ c:urled out in the plush hotel£ of !!iwltzcdand t..as ~)'I been something of an ittelevancr to

· the soldlas in slit trenches · suuggling to hold back th.e Serb onslaught aauss thctr shanered oountr}'. • .

Bosnian soldiers put their faith in intervmlion. either by the West. or by the Muslim fighters' lslaniic airaes' tluut to smastt the UN armsembar-. go and supply them with the · flea~ weapons !hey say they need. · wNo.r ~itk:al .n~oda-

. tions mve so far affectec1 .Ute situation on· the tptl\lnd." · Hamed M~ deputy commander of. the Travnik region. said. ~The .figh~8 ~tin~ during ail.d afttt the

parthion o[ their country; BO&­n\an Croats appear to atttp! It in some torm. Croat and Muslim soldiers fight tog~ther 01'1 sevcrlll fronts apinst their common enemy. but deep dMsions remain between the

· two over the future llhape ~f Bosnia. ~The vict1ms of this war do not \VaJit anyone to si~n •n agrecmen~ at. a!ly pnce," Mt M~OO\"\C said. If that is the caie. 1t would ~n tl)at their sacrifke was lti vain." .

"Europe is offenne [Radovanl Karadlic [the Bo&­nian Serb lcarler] 50 per cent of Bosnian terrltoty. war be-ld yond what the Serbs cou rigl\tly dalm as their own." Nad}a. Rtdjk:. a woman officer in the . Bosnian anny. said. -rhe Geneva \'lam to end the war ·are covenng up murder and rape. NobOdy can force ml'! to accept a ceasclire and I .

Bosnia put tl~ ·;;th ~from The v."Oman who was. work­hunger and cold in the woi:st · ing at the sta:Jd that Wednes­arca. Zepa.. ai 29 i Cor the past ~ay. ~ serrJll."~ly ~.ed. four ~ He ·said 166 of wn:aU~esofbrowrdeawswith lbose casualtia ~ ebiJdren brlabtlr oolour:cd plaitic flow. undertheageofseven b\Uihat en1can up aaainst the shrap.o 1h& autbori~ ·had not been nel-ICal'red lamp po$1 nearest able to oollect' da!a from all to where the mortars explbd• ~in the ~ becau.e of ed. Ocam notices fot two ttVet:e snpw and the absence vi.c:dJnl of the attack. Wi1h a of PCtrOl . . . :, . .. . pair of green and red plastiC

ronCerenre. and the con{eJ'o i cnce will make no diH1.'Te!tce to · that Cact." ':. . . ,

cannot believe that Eu.rope would uy 10 forcr l'losma to a;:ocpt that."

Mr LagUmdzija critici7ed Chrlstin:u ~are !aped the U~ Natiofl$ for mi$- . to a small m1 dustbin.: The leading the Rosntan g<IW!nt- ~ges· of tho: holes made by fn!llt •. and.· ci!ilens into shrapnel from_the attadc. ~

· trunkiilll' relief aid would be · fUSttd in th-a $IX months s•nre bnJusht to the area. . tM rounds ftU. · ·

On the ~~~ of Sarajevo. "We ooukl never ha"-e imag· where basic · proyisio(IS a~ I incd ·mey WQuld be such sc;uce, nobody satd th.¢Y h.sd 1 burehers:· Mr'Ker~n add~.d. any hope at all about 11 . ··when the [irst rounds (ell w~ ooncrete solution coming from ; were s1> rurpriscd. We coald either the lrenevn ta1kl or any rlf.Ytr ha\-e beiieved that $uch other n(..1!0tiationf.. For them, things c:Ould happen here." thefutun:no!d~onlymorewo~r on n;s boo~sl;md Mr and suficnng. , Kerken sclls boolc.s \)f all soris.

"What we need her~ is some includin& man)' by Serb au­:hoi"S and a few written in Cyrillic charn.L'ters. the atpha­b~l Serbs l(aditionally u~.e. ''A book Is " nook:· he: . .aLd. ~~r1wittingly commenting on ~h<:: division b~-tw~cr1 lr.c twr'

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nx: trooUine town of Tmvnik. has been pc)undcd daily by Serb artillery posit­~ns Qn the Sl.lmundlng hills fOr months and fierce flshtin£

· continuelf in the oud,ying vil­lage of Turbe. A ten'lporary rc4ucdon in shelling 0\ler the ChriS1mas period .has ended and the bombanb:nent's re­sul'l\ption coinddcd with the latest round of tl}c Geneva talks.

The people of Travnilc. fe.el that. even if tiJe Jli!.CC initiative Is su~XeSSful. and Serbs are ~rst;ao~"d 10 sign the Owen­Vance plan and stick. K• its provisions. it is unlikely that th~ Bosnian ;wnv and the I fVO, the Crvati;in Bosnian rni\itia. ~o~.i!l ju~1 pack up their guns and go horhe. For a ~1a.rt mar~y o! them Ill) Ionge r ha\'e ht.lrlles ro gc ~o.

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Ark Royal prepares to back up Bosnia troops i

By Phtllp Johnaton and Peter Almond · j Tli£ AIRCRAFT carrie!" Ari< Split airport rrom the Fleet Royal is preparing to lota\'e fl;anddc fOteMinto AU'Itilhary Arl\1& but have rj ror the Adrl;~tl<;: to support tllbmlaalon-P11. oot been al!ow~d to do Britain's 2,'100 troops in 8os- rnucb. They still do not ha,•e nia under co::'lting,ncy pia~$ permission to fty iato Bosnia,

d 0 · St t received a ~port on tb€1 Gen- 1 f. th t agree at ownml( ~e eva talks. 8 .. 1 minist"rs cxcoep ot e men urgen litJt ni&hl. .. "" medical evacuation. ·

The decision is s1.1bj~ to believe that ~ likelihood of Additiooal &_round equip-! the approval or the tull Cab!· any cnufire hold ina ment the Govet'nment: ~\, whkh meets tolllOrrow_ remained dim and t~t rein- intends to send to tbe area

The carrier, which is foreements would be needed consiststareeJy of at least a upected to leave Ports· oru cootioaeocy basis_ battery of six lOS man light 111outh on Friday *"'cl to take Miniaten :also b•lie-v• that artillery guns, which the S"

· six days to rea~h the Adri- the tbre't. Of iocnMecl mill- l<ini{S ean carry slung under-j :.tic, would provide a secure tary intervention by tbe rieath tbem and whieb co\JJd

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I o6'sho~ ua$e f1u either rein· West in Bolaia i.a helping be moved quicklY. fort'ellient o .. withdrawal of conviDce the Bosai4t1 Serbs No 5 Batteryof94 1.-GQtillC the troopa. A ~ttery of artil- of the taeed to auee a pear.. Regiment, Royal Artillery, lery i.s alsl) likely to be des· deal. based at Larkhlll. WUts,\s oo patched to protef;t the s()l- But a Security Council shod by to move_ diers who have been decblon,c:xpcctedthbweek, JotheC>m~COll$YCSterday estortlng t)N .aid convoys. gionq the $erl,a 30 d~ to Mr Rifkind; Defence Secre-· ·

The plan~~o ~ endor-sed observe the o.o-87 zone ove• t.ary, said the situation faci~J4 I by the Cabinet's overseas Bosniaorfaeemilitaryaction tile eKort troOps in the last and defence eoatmittee. amid will increase the ""lnerabil- w~l<. .bad ''deteriorated i~ a !I deepenfnlt rninist.nal ton- it,y of tile ground troops. sicnlJJca~t w~". c~ for the safety of the The Ark Royal t '!S b~n He· added: W~ are givi.cg troops, who have r-ecently st.aadb:r.a:by•ftereancellil2Ca u~nt considerations as to come under lire h-om Serb vi$it to Rotterdam last week. what should be the pro~r artillery. EQuipped with 12 Sea King res}IOM~ to ensure· the ful·

Putting the plan to the full helicopters, the 20.000-ton lest protection for our forcu Cabinet ~ives ministers ship also carries eight Sea inBosnia." more tirne }to consider the Hamer fl&htetli for protect· However, there are crow· !mpllc:<~tioas or ye.t~terday's i.ng troops from illlY atta~k- itlgfearlamo~MPsthatthe eYellts at the YU&oslav peace jug aiJ"Ctaft or he:licopten. ll'ast d-epl~tnents will see talks in Geneva. The carrier al.so baa a com· British fOrce$ 6nu;ed lnexo·

Tbe tllllks salvaced • vc:s- m.add. and control suite froto rably Into tbe civil w~r in tice of b.ope when Mr ~do- wbieh to conduct •ir opera- Bosnia despite molsterial va.G Karadzic, leader of the tion• indcl'endently.~ior efforts to avoid deeper Bosnian Serbs, retreated o8lcersa.-e wwarc that if-.the io.Yolveme:nt. Some called from his dream of heading troops in Bosnia need tO' be last oi~t for British troops his own state. But his retreat mo* quickly, or equipm~t to be Withdrawn. is subjectto approval by tbe rush.cl in to help protect Mr Peter Vigers, Conser· parll.amenfof the s~lf-styled them! the experi•neo of the vative MP for GoslH)rt, said: S~rblan Republl4: wn. ... It 1$ four sea KiDgs now bued at "The Government should e.x.,ected· to meet bitter Split_cannot be repeated. keel! OJ)en the option of with­opposition. "the four aircraft, .specially drawing our forees aod per-

Lut night's London meet- fittdl out with e..dra armour-, haps regrouping e1Mwh¢re ing, chaired by Mr Major and door guns and anti-missile in the ~rea if this can be attended by senior minister$ equipment, spent nearl;v .li deemed to be a betttl' way of and military planners. month being accepted tnto rnll;ntail'lin.epeace.'"

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Bosnian Serbs agree

to UN peace plan

BY ROCi£R Bon.s IIAST I!U ROPE:

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BOSNIAN Serbs,. the main IIUmb&ing blcck to a negotiat­ed &gl8lmlm.t on &he futaR of; Basnia. yaterday boMd to i ln~emadonal ~ in Gencvaand~to~a United Nadons peace trm'Y-111t l:m:akthroug.h carne atrer a day or dljJiomailc manoeu~ . "fring ar tallcs chaired by Cyrus 1 I Vance and Lotd Owen- . .

In a &ou£h speech earlier, Radovan Karadzie. the Bosni­an Serb leader, in.3isii:d on Bomian SerlJs ba'Yin lhe right coset up tharownbaJ.ly

region within Bosnia. =-ebb again que.tiooed t.ie UN 's central principle, lhac Bosnian JOYtreisnay be restored. it seemed cheGeneva peace P.IOCCSS had finally c:ol­lapsal, bringing WC$len\ mili· tary intcncntion closer- Lord Owen. indeed, I!J.'IOke of a MbreakdGwn". . ' ; 0

Wlfhi;n hourS. however. Dr; I I<::and:zac was back al the 1· ne&Otiatlni table. dedarinJ a: new radinaa to compronuse. · · He aa:eptai the plan subtecc • I to appmva.l by the Bosnian Serb parliament within the next IIMlQ days. • .

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1 Milosevic. the Serbian plUi­dent. In late-night alks on Monday he warned the Ilomi- · an Serb leader th2t he was rukilla war with the 'll!'cst and that Belgrade would ·not back him if that hllppened.

Dcnrnark. c:vrrent holder of the European Community , f) (esid ency, has calk"CI.t ~!)eeial ; meeti,•g of EC fo;:cigJl minis- I tcrs in P:aris l:::.tc ton:gnr to I 11 i8W~$ ch.., war in Bo~ni<~. 1

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Karadzic forced into submission

THE Yucoslav p~ace confer· entt salvag~d a v¥-stige or hope last night after the leader- of tbe Bo$niao Serbs a(n:ed to abandon his dream of lei!dinc bi.a own &tate.

De- Radovan Karadaic's volte-face came after Lord Owen and Mr Cyrus Vance, the ~o·cbairmen. had declared tM scuion clond with an announcement that 'the talks had brokeo down because the Bosnian · Serbs refU$ed to sign their plan for the future constitutiop of Bosnia. ·

But after what diplomau described as a roasting at the hands·of PresideDt MiJORvic of Serbia, Dr Karadaic returned to the conference ball. A poorly·~ state· ment wu thep circulated around tbe P.1lais des Nations in which he •P'"d to the Vance-Owen peace plan.. provided his parlia­ment confirmed · tbe aeree­ment within sev~ days.

His retreat was the cuJ~t~t. nation Q£ a day of iatrine from whlcb it seemed that only Mr Milo-sevic, tbe ptime mover. . of Serb natipaalis1ll. emerged tbe winner. ·

"We bave nalised a very i"'.portant st&p towards peace," said Mr Milosevic.

. . ''1he fact that the 'basic: prtn. · :dples h.ve been accepted by

all de\e(atio~ i$ a;Vet'/ big success for thls se.won." · · But '-.Lord Owen aad ·Mr

Vii.nCe were uncbancteristi· cally silent, rerusinl to endor:;e a <I~ I cor.dac:ted . by the Serbs outside tbeir con• trol . · A spok• sanan said: .. This is a step forward, but we have to see what the p~o~r· lian>enl will c.lo. ••

Diplomats said they W<~ l'<! unhavpy that Dr Karild?.ic had cained a s e ven-d'y rcpde-ve, b•Jt wt-r~~ confident he would return next W<!t:k

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•nd sign the propoul.s. lt words: ··H~ uid 'no·:· He was alao fe•r«< that Dr Kar· promis.ed to infom1 Mr Bou­ad~ic's piece of paptel' would tros Boutros Ghali, the UN ~mind bawks tn Washing- Secretary-Gener•l. wbo ton. who are critical uf Mr would then be ('..xpected to. Vance'5 unwillincnesa to recoiDJDe.nd that the Security sanction fon:e against tbe Couacil endorse milit01ry Serbs, of Chamberlain's action acainat the Bosni<on appeasemtl\t of Hitler. Serbs.

Mr Mil~ic wa. tho\aght But Mr Mil0$Cvk: a11d ldt to have dealt a· body blow to Dobrica Cosic, his Yucoslav Dr Karadaic's resistance counterpart, refuHd to let early yC~~terclay when lie aaid the DU~tter rest aDd put new Belgrade would not sopport pres5ure to the 1t1an cener-~ hlm in his coofroatation witb ally considered their pro· the West. "'If f011 want to tece. fight the rest of the world, As" face-saver, the confer­you are on your own aDd we ence otlteed its oricinal 10· wi U not I8Dd you supplies;· point plan by amalgamatin& . be was quoted as uying. two cla•u.es ud produc:iuc a · .But Dr Karadzic: insisted nin~·poict text, id•ntic:al to 1·

on his ritbt to matntain a . the oritiD.a1 ex"pt in word "state withip a stille .. - ·a . Q'~er. Th~ •Dowed Dr Kar· demand «)jec:ted b7 the co: . i1dzlc to say be bad acbieved chainnen as Ukeb' to l-ead to a cornpr:omise. The plan calls I secession and union with for a ullitAQ' state with 10 Serbia. tbua fuelling the self-govcrniDS9nivJnces. 1

dream ot a Greater Serbia. . "We will present it to tbe After a fnddess morning assembly aod 1 think it witl

session. Mr Vance adjourned pass." he said. Asked what th~ conference. blamine Dr had .chanc~ bis mind, be ~arad~e wi~h. the simple &aid: "This agreement is bet·

ter than,anotber. lt puts the

Serbs Co. ntin" ue sovtrelgoty of the oeop~ iJ\ the first parqra~h. ''He said.

bolnbar~ ....... ent . the text would allow ••many ~u stateswitbinstates". •

of Saraiev. 0 Offieiab demed substan· ~ ti.,~ cban(e iD tbe text. Serb

SaraJevo was bembarded official$ said the Bosnian · qain yeswda.f after a aight Serb parUament would pass of iDtel* sbelllnc in whleb the asnemeut, even tho\lcb Uni,ed Natioas obstrvets lut W<Jek .the.y rejected said Serbian artillery JIIK almost the aamt document. tanks hit the eapiUI wlUl at ••The So.snlan Serbs are \ Jeut 133 sbells. . stiU Marxist coough in their

The crash or the lllns thinking to .saY this agree- \ ceboed uo1111d the capital roent is what tbey wanted all shortly after midday, when along," said a Serb sou~ . 1

Ute crucial peace Ulk& in Ptos,ecu lior a ~asefire 'I Geneva appeared to have soon ~main clouded. If the bruk~n down. .ag,·eement is ;igned neiCt

Skil'mi:shes and artillery w~~ek, the war1·inc partie1. ,. lir!! were also r~pvrte-:1 near " ' illluru to the map of tlle 10 tht' central "ity or Vite~. and p1·oposcd pro•· ioct'-'~ wbid~ is

1 Blttac ln the norUt-west of not accepted by th,~ Bosnian 1

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Returning leader will face fury of Serb hardliners

THE·Bosnian Serb leader, Dr ~adgv;rn Karadz.ic. wll1 face a bo'Jtilc reception when he retums to his parliamt:nt to sell the Geneu pe~ce pro­~HI$ he: accepted iut night.

· ... He. is likely to have • hard til'de.a:nvin~inc tbe 81 d•w­tk$.01 Ute PlrllltiDeat of the .eu-·styled Serbian R.public. (Serb·held areas ol Bosnia). who tlave consist~tly advo­cated a bardtiDC stln¢a. · A.t the last ~t~eet!Dg on Fri­dily nilbt io the east Bosoian town of Bijeljina, the clele· gates overwbelminCl.Y reje:~d the blueprint map aDd tbc . prototype cvnstitu· tion propqsed by tbe U~it•d N~tioas netotiators.

Maoy deputies eotne from the hanlliote areas of Banja Ltika aiMS East Hercecovioa. where Serbs Ill)' tjl.y wo~tld be rea4y to figbt- the world ramer than cede aa,tbiag to the Muslims.

111 Belaade Jut aigbt. Ml'$ Biljana l'lavsic, Vice·Pre&i­dent of the "Serb.ian Repub­lic", said Dr Karadzi,t would bave to back dOWll before the parliament.

'"The Geneva plan is UIUic-

cept<~ble." ~he s<tid. "lt is impos:sible to live with Croato; and Mu!ilims after what hu happened . We don't need support. We will go to the c:nd."

By a~c.pting the pl'oposals ptovisionall;!>·. Dr Karad-.dc

. ap~arat9 bav• civen "'ay to pnllfifn'e ·from ·bis entwhll• spoosors. the: leaden; or the

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flll'r.P Yugoslavia, ~crbia and grim warninc of the daqers Montenc::gro. of opposiO¥ Mr MUosevic_

Pre:sidon' Miloscvic of Ser· But the most im~diate daa­bia, who is widely blamed in ger Is from h~ own people the West for tbe tifbtidiJ, is a w!Io are couviPced tbey are pragmatlst who is sa1d to the victims of a world con· h01ve pushed {Qr a compro- spi7acy •nd are OPIIO$~ to mlse In recent week$. t~ sli,btest concesslons.

At a similar state in tbe &snian Serbs believe they war in Croatia lut year. Mr are <.'Ompletint a 500-year· MiloseVic deserted Mr MJlao old war apinst Islam. While Babic, bis former stOOl~ who logic dictates tbat the H mil­led Croatta's Serb miaorib'. lion BosPiu Serbs laave Dfl and aecepted the ~ace plan chance atainst the West, proposed by Mr Cyrus they see tbemsell' .. as mar· Van!:i!, now one of tha joint tyrs who relisb tht! prospect chain:n¢Jl of the lJN peace of wbat they call collectiv• • process for Bosma. su i~:i4e-

Unking them "to mother Sel" bia. Ae1:0rding to tbe UN · pea<:e plan this is to be cede~ 1

to the Cro.afs. To the B~aja ,· Lukans. this is treachery.

The B.anja Lukans have ~ frequently threatened to · fonn their own breakaway rep~blic within Serb-held , Bomia- · . ·

The return of Dr Kanduc may precipitate sucb 11 ~plit aad .berald a ~:till bloodier · and less· conti"Olkd. p~ of , the Bosnian war.

The parliament- of the · "S@rbian Reyubllc" b peri· · patctic, holding eadl meet· ·

Wben Mr Babic pe~isted Barkanpoliricalanall'sula ing in a uiffer•nt town. In n=Jectiag the pliln, he was Belcnde sq that Mr Milon· ntflecting the patchwork overthrown, sbot and re· vi<: ts "laylag a loq ~· · quilt of tbe s.rb fro.lltline.

· plat:ecl by Mr Goran ~dzic. trustln&c·-tn tbe seemsncl:r Last Friday only 64 out of the a more compliant puppet. tn~vitable breakdown of any 81 d¢lt'.gates were ;ble to

Fpr Dr Karadzic this i~ · a peace $ettlement leading to 1 IJUike the meetinc. - 1 In an attentive silence rare ,

the ultimate resolution of his . for tb.e Se~bian pco,Pie they. coal of a Gtcater Serbia, · liste'*' to Dr Karad7Jc. wboj when the West has lost Pl'om~ hi; would not make1 inte11:$t. auy COIK'eSSJOft.J- •

Certa.\nly the precedent in A. !lathering of old party• Croatia i$.. depre5siot. l'fil'le funf:tionaries, natiouali$ts,l months after t~ arrival or . fascists. soldi¢1'$ and war-· UN foree.s 111 four SeriK'on- · lords, there is little likeli·

. trolll!d areas of Croatia. none 1 hood they wiU accord . bini of' tb: Van~ plan proYisioil.s . such (P'<~C. at te forthcom· has been· kept. · : inc session.

,_-.,; UN oflici~ls believe tJ!at , diplomacy will never pu· suade the Serbs to renounce thelt claitn to these ue.at.

For Mr Milosevic, wbo was re-elected lut J»ontb, yes· . tctda:Y is 41 victory. He bas staved off the threat of mlli· tary intervention an4 by tore· ing Dr Karadtic to back down he bas even emerged in the eyes or the Wf'..St as some-thiue of 11 moderate: .

But an1ong the people or Hanja Luka, S((':n!! of some of tht·. w!l~St atrocitit:s again!;t . Muslin-.:; in the eight·rtlCinfh : ~;.-,nt1ict . nor.ithcr Mr Milose· 1

VK nor Dr· Karad7.iC has mu('h I cJOtlt . ,

l rl Banj:, Lul<.a, the prime . C'vnn;rrl is to control the cor· o·i(lor. " strip cf land h:nu· ou~ly h-eld hy Scru fore::~!\

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Bosnia peace in the till lance

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tension and could spread the war, IAN TRAYNOR \IVrites in

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Karadzic ploy leaves West; -divided on use of force

THE pleee of Balkan Beyond the BalkaDs, the ~ttlement alrta4Y backed by thcatro played out on rell.l$al ot the Bosn.bn Serils to &mia's Cnla.ts and largely ao­the &taie or c.cwva·s abandon their fwldamcr:l.tal war ceptcd by the main victiml oC cavernou Palais c!cs aim of partitioning BoQll.a - tbe war, the republic's

Natians ywt.erdaJ s.ft the aucll· tl"le .-...on for tbe ecll'tier tm- Mlllltima. eaoa - and tblt ~ of the P&tGe - c:oafrouts the Wust An lsJamk wortc1 outr.aeec1 at acfore- waWna fo\' tiM finde. with ChG acuto1y UDCO!Dfortable their euffertDc ~ IDcne&-Mt. a du of stoaowa11ble. qut'.SCioa of wbetber to tt.ep in - l.nclY likely to start s~

ll~SpmM ancf lmpuM the Boe- to eawe the eountq from weapons into Bosnia aDd nllm ~ lrlacW, Rado\tan JWoo- · eKtinc:tion. mow'lting a atrwJg lobby at the adllc, ·~ tbe Ge&wva ...... Lord owen. the co-author o1 UN ror interventSon. If the GtD-.... ..._....._ <1.11111t1t the peace pl•n whoee fate eva plan cilles iDdeed col111pae. li-~ in ft--'- Or JU ~ T e Serbian pcychi&trilt, lWIIintd \lbh&Olvecllast aisht. In aD 1Dfm"Ylow publlsbcd OD

poet. mu.cldan m4 allettd war bas been ~over the past NODda)o bt the US ~ criminal left the st.qe in mid· week that, if all elM taUs. the Ne~"'&week. Lonl Owen said tJw altAtmooa. reluablc to budee on constitutional blueprint be OencYa plaD. wblcb. be believed the oentra1 Serbian war oUia at drew up with Mr Vance ~ wu tbe but hope for pea:ce. ca..""Viq up Bosnla. 'ftJe show ba.,., 1Dbeimpo$ed at IIWQIO&nt. c:ouldlnhls view be enforced. by w;;.s ovw Ud Mr Karadzlo was TM oext mov. fOt' Lcml Owwn the ·deplpymen.t ot w-.em atr to blame, said tbo latematiot\81 and Mr Vance is to 10 to the power and without the commH.­mediablra, Cyrus V&!Kle and United Nations Sccurity·Coun- me.nt of cround troops to LoN cmm. cn and make it Stla1n that their Bomia.

Mr JWach1c. ID bls own mediatioD efl'orts have failed -rM Security Cowadl t.as to wards then ~ to JUs becaue of Bosnian Sorb oonstder whether tllere are hotel. had a »minllte nap. and lDtraDalcenoe. meUwds ot eaforcing a settJ,e. mtumcd ~ the l!WI!tlng tQ ac-cept the letills or a deal already endorsed by the other warnne Bosnfatt partleG, aDd by BeJ.. sradeand Za8reb.

Lord Owen argues that the Geneva peace plan coutd be enforced byWestem air power without using ground troops

But he iDsisbld that tbe plan \WlUld baWl to be rati.li«l by the Bosnian S~l"b parllameilt within a week. keepiDJ the 0.1\- :,, eva COD!erenca on former YI&I;O- The Secwi.ty Coi.Uldlfs then ment. Because bcrc is a country uYiaon .. rhoob. ~ to eodono eoft)roe- whore ~ abu.ee ~

Mr ~ thus _ rcpeatW I m&nt ol a I'JOoO.f_ ~over~ ta1dnC place. war c:rtmes are the a# tiiJ }lelfOrmed ll$t week W.. whlcb optimists say wUl takins place. people rua start· wben be blocked -.nement on sisna1 a new Westem williDa· bag. and there is a Deed Rw the peaec;· PlCka8e in GeNm. DM$110 act touelun Boel\1.1 bUt ~."he said. lllslslblc he bad to tAke 1t '*lc wldcb ~ dismiss as a rel- B11t Mr Vance. Lonl Owen's to bit eelf.etyle4 parllanaeat for a.tivel:r meaninglosa gcaturc arm4ldlator, is believed I\Ot to a verdict. The parliament whicb will bavo miDimaJ 1m- share tM tnthuata.Gm for =­~ooted the blueprint at tM pact Cll the sttuaHon on the poGln& the settlement the1 weekend. . eroun4. drafted. and a Western CODliiiD·

lf the aseembly .stioke to the Tbe co-<lb.ab:men of the Ceo- :sus on wbat to do about B<lsiUa 6a1Jle hard Une and rojocts the eva oonloronoo share the seep- remaiN as elu,tve as a ~ t\!Tm$ within the eomine w~k. tics' view. and wiD hOt neom- ~menl as &e9ms likely. that intransi· mend that th'!! Seetlrlty Council ln the B.bsence of both. the ~:ence could lead to an ~ala· decide on no-fly z.onc enforce- spc.:-tre of a bigger Balkatl ctisis tion or U\0 nine-month Uosnian mcnl. conference :-.ou~"'l ~ll! looms. war which could ~asUy spread yesterd<ty. I ln the <:OrridoN: of~ Palals north and south beyond th0 Lord Owen has begun speak· de$ N3,_1ions, Wc~;tcm negoU:l­oonflnct or tttc wtter-od rt't)ub- ing ir.slcad oi a much 11t0nt am- I tors were stl"1ts.sing that the lie in Lite spring. bitious scheme to Impose the Dosruan stalcml.lte ~ n<Jt

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mean an earlY en<\ to u.e m fel"ellce on Cocmer ~uplavia, five months after it wu launched.

"1'here are plenty or otb• trouble spots VJlDe ror atteD­tiOll -- the ~lled tract ot Croatia,. the . wlaWe IOQth 8er'bim province a( KOIO¥O u4 the status ol Macedonia.

But tl\e mediatOrs ~ that PJ'011'8111 on all these tram. is hostage to the ever-~w settlement ln &.oiDia. Bibee the conference's inception Mr Vance ud lArd OweD haw 10-cusec! aa1lCh or their 6rts Oil I8C1ll'ine a rapprocbrmeot 1:& twooD ZagNb aDd. Ba1p'ade ID tbe CODvtct1on that the relatlola­..t.;n between form«" \'U&oalao Via'S two biaat pogp!ls Is tbe key to ~Dal peace. 'l'bt... i -. tnl issue between them Ia 1M 1 status or the ooe-thlrcl ot ero. i atia seized by the Se1W in &be Serb-Croat war or 1991.

AlthOUih under I20tional UN protection, these terdtoriee remain under militant ~ QOntrol, and 'Zagreb is 8II8W to j wtP t1wm baok, througb force If necessary. . . '

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and lmoede a settlement. I Sllnlfarl)' ln Kolovo, wb.ere

the rntJt>tity Alba.nl.;ul popula· ! lion is cbarm& under h.ardl1Dc ' Serbian rule, it is dilneWt to ~ tm:lgtne tbo Serbs and theM.. . lim Albanian$ ooming to an ac­commodation w hUe the Serbs and Muslim~ are joining battle next dwt' in Ooonia.

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Martin Woollacott is g,loomy about the prospects for a lasting settlement in Bosnia

Bad peace follows bad war-. THE Ol$MAL choi~ at the Serbian pr~ would.'know the Wot WO\Ild. .lu\ock ~t- the moot Jikeb· next. i

the eonference on 8o&- take any real notice ot' a Boe- i dowat if they tried to use It Tbe state 1:1 indeeclaiDilltary U!otez-. nia in Geneva was be- .nlanoentndgovenwmt? • :Serbian ~ are beUevecl VINltkln. '1be OJnD it would tween a bad peam and a Who bel19ves lbat Muslims 1 1:) have been very tearful that ~ take is ~ risky

bad war. Now it ~ as If we ,and Q'oats wt11 be able to move I Milosevic would start M~Deo an4 UlOgical-because 1t 'WOUld are going to set the fot'lnel" 'I b~k to mos1t of tbe P~ lrom, thine Jn KOeovo. because they i.nvolw American air action but rather than tho latter. buttl\ere ~cb t¥..>'~~ ~.!}:0 did not beUeore·· they c:ould oo in~ on tbe pound, oqbt to be no rt1oicinc about uo::~~eves ........... ......, ..... , -..u;a, handle a ~front war in Cz'o.. ~ the forces Of the two that. Tbe obstinacy and l;wink· · wbatever the ruJes ~. wW not. atia, Bo&nla and Kosovo. natioos In ~- tba' end lt ~ or ~ Sertws thi'ough pnsene the armed COn::e&; ~ Finally the poUtiw isolatton of moc;t dimcult to~te with the tour months or ntBOtlation reg~r and i~lar. wtth the &Jrtmm ricbne. wblle QOt cech ott-. thowofFrenoe aad tbat CYfUS Vance and Lord wb•ch they ~n blo.:~ any unbroken, has been wo~W.Jli.na. BrltalD. wul.d have to work Owen haY1! conducted might mmteS they do fl!>l like or Talk or war«imeS ~- ~:u ... _ .. ..a:..L.- be ,. __ ~ 110me to the '1iew that Set"- '~adv~ ...... W!!, i{!l .. ~ ~ lions by LawJQOe Eqliburaer, It wou.w. ua ............. .....­bi.m. 8(ll'C01Ilel'lt to a plah that - • ._... n"'" .. ..., ror instance, was ~ to jted ID ita alms to tbe sap~- · fomla11y preserves Uio ~ Hev• that~ wme thn• In tbe verge 00 tnt. c:lassi.&atioli ac atoa~Senlaftart1llery md th& 1

elpey of Sosnia Is a break- future the ~on of Serbian Serbia u acrlmb'W .tate. ~ Pro_t8ction or M'U$thn throuch. Tha t impre:sr.ion ~te~.l'!-~~ .. ~ Wbat vmce·An4 Owen bave · repona,..With l'l1d$ ou bases iJl. mlebt be reinforced bY the Cact ..... .._ ... .--._.. . - been~ to do is to~ Serbia itself • a threat bdd m that a~ readlnels · to ~ Is ~- We have the ~t'bian leader&, 1n effec:t. reserve. If it ~-to~ tt ~ 10111e form of m1lbatY rew.rded :m . ...-L\'9 ~· I that the moment or maximum wo0:1 bt likely to end in ast=i· lntemmion bad ~ iD: !Pven ::' to. :C.~~; advant&g9, . where the ~wo Jar deal to tbe ODe now being Western ~pttals In recent umy~. to~ l.diien ~ ma- curves in~ ·a P*SSU\&. olfere4 to U. Svlb5 in Geneva. M.leb,~ly_lnthe~ ,.;.,..,.. t -~ ·-..v I-d or audthattheSerbsouehftolalte wb1cb is why we must bope, of a COPlbinafiOrl Of American ,.._ ... ,., _ _. "'' . what ~)' \18D pt and llettle-. without approYiltJ tbe OUt· air raids an<l Brlttsb and power .. J~v!-~.-~ ·r>o't '111.at is what they may now come. tbat Klnidzie · dellvor.s Frencb croom ac:tiob. But the .met. 9 .... ~ • .......,...at ..,- bave clone. llltbouah Dobocly hisparliameDt. p~ ot tho Serbs bi!ic1dng off ready was, WJth atrocity, mur- that bas trivet to count up the '!be iDter'Yeatioll that would and mlkb18 peace ~U$le fh~ der ~ !~ ,_, OU8ht to tie nwnber ·0( agi-oements that the reallY set Yuplavia to rtgbl;s,

no illusions here abou.t tbe m.J Scrlis ha;,e broken c:oWd be PQDiahlDI the aar-tOr. brine· have been worn d~wn by dependence of tbe Boenlan saneu,ine about the idea _that. inK-dowDme -~~.at~~ effective diplomacy and are S1mJs from Beler.de. Ofooune. th1s ~ ·the cmd of 1M to Dla ....... .....~ frich~ oC Wee.-n miliW"y there won and '"' ~ fighting. edul military P~ to 8UP­forceisadistA>rtedone.: ot Interest, but Belgrade's It this. ~t ~ &n port a .oompn~lwnslve settle-

True. Lon! <>wen aDd Mr seniority and Milosevic's ~- Uke earlier onea- and tt ia to ment. inoludins Sel"bian Van<:e taave toiled miehtlly. wbclJnini inO'WIDICe. ~ be ; be emphasised that Radovan tm11orial da1lns CIU.bide Ser­True, some ·politiciam in tile cleiUcd. 1 Kuadzic insists that It mu.st ~ bia proper. is not in anYbOOYB Unital States and Eu.rope had Any agreemant at GeMva approved by-hls ~cd par- miucl. besun,. tlDally, to think ..m- bas tD be Mflft in the context of .- · ously about intel'Yention. But a arowiJt1 Serbian weakness- On better -way of plctUrlnc tbe lih.t- the traPh there are two ~ atloD II tO scelh• Serbim IIUD- '~'here iJ the curve of tenitorial bler riains trom fhe table haY- acqtdsition in Boenia. with ~' ins been Pl!rsua.diid. as bad ho~>E~ or tJIICe6Slon at the end "'' been tikeJy for tome tiiDe, that tt. And there is the cur~e of eco-now is the ~ to ~ In nomk: aod mJUtary dec!1ne ·in his d\lps. . ' . (~ . both Serbia and Bosnia. Sane-

.-... The Serbs do not get \n Utis tions have wcrael2ed an ec:ono­[ t the ·s~ .serbian . my that ~ ~ tn . dire ~~'! that w!JQ!d have ~ti- s.ttaits. As ~rtmt. the Yu~

tute11 a Qagram ctate-wttmn-a- · slav army has by almost wu­atatc in BoSnia. 'nMy do ~ ~ 1 versa! account close!terated. lt.s control of all of th& '10 per cent ' hoav)' equ1pment. which consti· or Bomlas• tenitory · tbe1 now tutcs it$ sow ad\lai\Uge apins.t · bold. But they do cet a number , the better-motivated MUSlims.

' of canton~ that Cl\l\ elte<:tively · is showtng severe si8ns of wear be run as one territory. a,nd and tGar. while the air fo~ ls they do g~t almOSt hair or all the tbu one thing that the Serbs B~nlan la.nds. Who believes ,

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Serb 'parliament' expected to veto Bosnia peace plan

SERBIAN lea~ at the Bomia confCUD~X> ~ to k modified peace plan yeaterday, at the pric. 9f lone-week delay whUc tbo pro· pos•l is nlificd by the Bosnian Sarb "parliam~lw.

But the prospem Cvr pea(t were immediately 1M1wn into qUI:&tkm by Biljana PIIMic, Vlco­PNSidellt of the Bosnia.D Serb re­publk. Alkod wlmha lhe parlia­ment would IK'CCpt tbc plan, M'> PlaYiic Hid; uNo. For me it i.s ~ely dear aad I fmow lhe opiruoR not only ol. tbo re~ tarives in parliament ••• but .&o theopiAKm of Serb pooplc ill Bot­Ilia IDd pecpe oa the Croat line."

After. hoUcs ot ~dip. raacy, tiA: ICII~ presideDt o! the Bocnian sen npu.blic, Rado­vu Kamcam; gaw ill to lltavy prC1$1Ue and ~ to lip a t>e­vllcd nine-point dotazment if his .-bly ratified it. Hi:;~ 'lllal Ui1o4 bythcSer·

bien P~nt, Slobodan MUe&c­Yic, u "a bi& NCCeiS" !or the

· pace collfeteslc:e. It was abo a tri· umph for Mr MlbcYk; wbo by bis pn:R:~~Ce and wlaalebearted eiW!otHC~ent o! lhe ~ plul bu ill cffoct immuaillod Scdlia .-Woetom ~n~1it&Q'iutei:ven-lion. .,

w Mii04GVic has bo!ellleanblg o.a Karadzic very bard iodeocS," said a Walem diplomat.

L.o[4 Owecl and Cyrul Vaooe. • the I'M> mediatoB ill the Geoc.V~~ talks. were &aid to be YefY tm< happy over lbe OM-week delay. But they bel~ it-worth elK waitfora~~ meat to.,~ war and a up a reboiltllhtC. -Muslim llld Croat lndc:rS ha'/t al.rea<ly ll&rM<I to the plal1. .. 0

Demands for .alltiGft ewer Hoc­nil have been v<lWIJ:Ia. apcdally ill Paris and ln WNhitlgron, Mien: Mr Vance, S«rcttty of State un­der Jimmy C'.arlet, bas been M• verely criticised in the J71C"'5 for

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w appc.uins" the Seibs. The nine-point plan 10 which

Mr Kar.1dzlc has agreed [()(mali­sa 3 ,_ deceftlralised Bosni1111 state while {llr\lidr;lillg the ph)Y• inces to~ roreip policy or !~lake alliauees abroad. Lord Owen and Mr Valla rctnJiacd fit1111)' conunilted to this prin(iple wbich, in their~. pub aa ead to dr~ams of a gn:atet Subia. For th.st rea1011 Mr Karadzic I!Jd rc­ad&ecl it.

The Scrllian ODIICtaiott came lifter farmal &alb broU down yca­t«day morttlag. Lon! ~ said: -x1M ob,iecdon of Or ICaBdzic is the same old one - it'a the state withid a state". Mr Va!ICC said the necotiatioas bad bc:cn adjourned "because be said 'no'"-

The Unicaf ~tiOGa and tll.c Eurapto.an CDmmWiity ww: to be told o( the b~ Thia would ban led to PCW IIICMI& ill tile Se· mrity Council ud raiaecl tbc p(os­pecr of IDiliWy .tetion. At that poiDt Dr IWwdDc: faced illtel\St pcau114i011 &olll Mr M11oMv1c, to­gether with lba pnsidcata or die

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Yugoslav C~ralion ana Monte• I necro. A rcw OOUI'$ Later- he t8fecd I to t~ plan, on the rondition of ®by.

The Bo.snian :kriJ ·~ ...UI almost '"erUioly lurn lh!! pial\ OOwn, unles& they arc or®~ to dn ~ by Mr Milosevic. whose support ror their c::a~ is vi· tal. But by pKtiJig tile buck on the plan !O the BoariaD Sem parti.­rDCn:t, Mt Karac!Zk: has pined a valuable bcc::athing S!*ll and ~d up bis &taddifta 111110q lo· I ~ Setb leaders, most of wbom an much more extrtmc than the J;~osnlaa Setb delegation in Ge· lltW.

AI an emeflenc.')' sesioa l~~St wee.k in the norchcm Bcsr&ian town of Bijcijiu, the parliament denQuoocd the Vance-Owen pian a.~ a sell-oot and spou in mwr of 0011t~ued warfare to win an i.Ddc­peadcat mtc oontrolliaa &t least 70 per ~ of Bosnian taritozy. None or lbe delegates xcmtd worded by the p~ Qf foreign military intenentioa. ~e art at war already, eo what ••renee: can foreipcrs make?" ®C dele· gate uklto a Belgrade repartet.

War c:rlma cdalhltlaa, ,.e 3 p~_, piasa at risk, pap 10

UK delays; troops decision THE CABI.Nlrr'S OYe.rseas Pol­icy and ~ Committee dJs. ~ wa,s of defeadlna Britons with the UN aid procectlon too:c ior more tlwl 1ft hour at No 10 last JliahL But lt wa5 dtcided to dc:fcr action Wlta tomorrow'$ full Cabinet - at the eatliest, wrih:a .Utho,. .Bmns.

Makolm Rilkind, Secn:wy ol State fr.Jr Defence, who Will make the re!X'rt to the Cabinet. tol<llh~: Common~ ~rcrday th.at oonsld­C(.lt ior QC enhanc:c:d protection p_la:lS w~s urgcut. The deferment ~~~nslllc<J ~ willint;ncS$ to ~wait the:

l'a5pOD.$C of tbe Boaaian-Serb j "parrianJcnt" to Radontl Karad-zic's a- vlimiKfown. 1

At Question Titnc.. the Prime Miniltcr told Paddy AsJtdowu. the Liberal Dc:mocr.c leader: '"1be in- . terliatiot!al community will wish to j apply fwtha- prasure if the 'Bo$-n ... n Serb5 oonrin<Jc to rc;jcc:l this ! s~ttlcmenL"

The Prime Minister"s office ~id · la~l night that s.endL,g defensive · rcin!orccmc:nl$ would signa! an ~lillinn that imposi;ion or tht no-fly ~One wou!d he li~cly t(l l:.:l!d to rctali~(O<y ~W.uck•.

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UK Serbs plan war crimes exhibition

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Tim Kelsey reeorts.on ~'1 attempt by e~atriates to reverse the tide of J?Ublic opinion against their countJ:l

BRirtSH Setbs are tl}'iftl to i111- tlop:, the idea w-.u macciwd ia ~ -' abibiriort wbicll rec:ord5, A~tUI!UI1990 as Setbian ate:haeol· 1!2 bocrUk: deW!, WJl' crimes QOQi· ogists bc&lll to Ilia bod* of autt.d aplnst the StriliaD posN· people lUlled b7 the ft: . lalioD ol the fomet Yupma The followiq J>CR, tho wv in ~ hope tlw Sl.l8iiJa the ex· Yugocll¥ia stattef1 &Od tbe ocpn-

blbftion ill l4adon, poAibl)' in iscrs dcQdcd 10 start a "livins breteh of United Natiom sane;- journal of 011t tinles ••• UlltimOoy tioos, will help rewru: the tide of to the ge~ and crimes 1pinst public outra&e agala&t Serbia. the Sesb$ ••• No ot1a people in

'I1Ic exhlbltion, a 5el'i.es or ex- bisto17 bava und6rg,oDe sueh de· plicit pllotogapbs ilustratin& the sttuc:tiOJI 0\'C:r IUCh • dJort pMod inutilaliolland lfturdet of Seltliaa as the ~ ~ in the put ciYililiDs dutio5 tbc Sectnld w orkl 1'tve decades". War and the present . cMJ war, The CllllloJue states tbat the opened nearly six UJacths ago in autbcntkity of the ~phi BeJcrade, has been checked. All the W:tlm5

The Oovarrunes~t here baJ · are of Sert>iu orisiJL, illl)'$. tailed to &:Cdc ,whccller 10 pellJiit Tho imJAes of death aGd tor· tbe exbbilioA. :setbians ia Lo4· um: durlo8 tile Second World doll p!m to stage it ia Man:h. In- Wu, biDI1Qd u~ nto and tematioaAI sanctiolll In for:oe aa· lhowu ia Belpde fot tile !irU alust Serbia ~· ~. to Ull'IC, provide a r.emindtl of llroc­nde il out. A ~ Office spo- itleJ rommittcd by tbc Nazh and ~said~ daal it'WUa tlu:h Croatiu .bc:nc:biDaL The "srq ~Roau aod would 10quire ez-' haltld Croatian u.ttalw, ..atcd plicit ~~ .tpprQ'I~ by MIISiim~, ~~~es!y pwi\J!:d

Ariaua Boa"Y. a Sed! by binh . tbe d~ oh Serbian ~ wbo hn liYed l&t tbc U){ Coc IIIOSC cnoe DR tbc:ir temtoly. of her li(a;-·~pmsin& t1:e ~- ~11)' died. Ill 1941. the QOdl• tiel to pefmil 1\u to &how the pit> mander or Knjina .cqx,rted that M~- Ml Butty, a tesean:her ror S«bs were "beaten mon:ileNiy the Ba!ba R~ Omtte, in- with rille. butQ; on tboir fin&ers. listed yess~y that the ~i· badcs and kidneys uatil tbcy lo3t tiall Is not political propt8:Uida. consdoll&n~ they wera ordefl:d

The oost of stagil" It at the Mu· to take ofi their ~ were #um of Applied Arts ln Belgrade. pulled around the room by the she conceded, wr-...re being met by scrotum . . . hit on tbe head with the 'oYmament of Slobodan Mil· sh~trp iron o'bj~ ua.til their sku!ls ()S(;VrC, !n l.cndon, she said, <!OStl' . shattered". were being mer by private dona- TI1crc wert co~~<.:t.ntro&tion rior.ll. "We nave nQ contact with camps fut chilc\r~:l, a.~ well as f•)t ~nytov~:m:nenl. Th:S i$ "'llighrcn- adt~lls. Tile t"hibition includcsde-ifli lflc public :tl><JU1 hi~tory. Tbc tailed 1>ort::lit~ of dc!td Scrbi.an Muslimr. an: al!owcd to hring ia prie•U, phot<>Araphs of 3 1\j)Ccial material. ('..an 'r we b1ing it ton?~ cur."td knife an&ched to the wtilt

If the edlibitioa is shown in whichwllsuscdforcullingScrbian London it i$ CCI11lin to anger ex· tt:roats, and dccapilated chihlr<;n. patri<ll.,. of o•.hcr ¢thnic groups The c:urt~nt onnf!ic:t mrk.s "re· fr0111 the former YUfJOSlaviL ocwed genoc:ide" by a coalition ot

11lc D;lg;adc !llusc:urn bas CtO<rts ~nd Mu$1im' against Serbs. c((are<.l every gallery to hana the 1'be si~e diftercnee beiW!lefl tht plaotogtaplu;. Aa:orr!illt to il:lol!ilt· Scam<l World War photog;aii!ll;

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and c;.ontelllpOfary oacs is tbJ.l mosl of the latter arc ia coloul. Theie 1r0 Victim& ol mauacres, of r111ldom burnings; ·and of indis­aiminate •trodtieJ against dvll·

ians.. 'The~ i5 110 mentiot:l of M~ lirn suffering io ~ no men­tioa of the xape_ Of MUSlim women by Serbi21l~ DO dcsaiption o{cWlic~

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Hardline Serbs put peace plan at risk

Britain gears up tO send Bosnia reinforcements

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THi plalllltt relnlomwcau fvr tlle BriClirl! t'oml bt Bosllla, Oil wtaidl .,.. CaiJIMt has ~. ded&lon. 1ft ·~ to lAclude llle aircraft~ A'* IIJ:td aucl • sptdal ar10llaj bafttt7. . , Sl..a: ·IDelallcrs or tM %,400-·~i.~~ Brttlsh lola .,._·under hca't')' artillery [In at Toll'lk• la1'&rad oa Frlclay and PHr Kla· danJ oa S~ai>CI8y, the need fut ar­tillery to 5trike bxk at Serb ron:~ firin1: ftom o'"'r tb<' sk,t• line. and ti>C' locatlna C'l.iars to de­tect ~boil' (IUD posilionJ. fta_~ be­come obvious.

TIM UK.'s Nato q"ic:k.-rtaction bliU•ry, Ill~ AMI'(L} troro 94 1..-o­csling Rcgimept, iloJj!l Artillery, -• bcld bade froa& lcs wint-er a­m.-l$c in Nonn~y. Armflf wl&llsu lOSmm li(ht aun5 wbicll can bt cu-s:icd by air, and trained !o op­erate iot near•2f'Ctit conditions, I~ l.i(hl Cun hau.,ry will~ti•otlhc

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~ feru • hidlly rlalrlt s0ar-ce of IMa-I"'UUCt If~. TIN Llgllt G1lll CID lite a 15kg (:Uib) abeD rnaa (lt mtle&).

S~l:~lilt pu1icS of u~ to dln:d th• f"u-e ~ ako l:)e.oa oa stand-by. Mililll')' suun:cs .said then: wowd be wore obor.natloll

· p!lrti~ tbaa would bt uual tor • battCT1, for awUIIIUm flexibility.

The artillery fom: ...UI probably iPcludt Cynbeline artill•ry and ll:loOlUir locating radan. TheM ra­~ rq:gCer cutldn poiats on lhr. ttll#«tary or an ln-.-omiag sh~u. fro. 11'11k:ll It II poatblc tu ptoc. the J)OiiCIOil o{ the 'WtlltJOn lltat l!!UPCbcd It,

All artiUCI)' loaCine ..,.dar brOught by tile Ullnirtlans was aa ~•rly !a~tl for 11!!1<:k by lht.

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BerM, w1lo realised lU liDpot-. WlCit. The ~ A'* R#Jfll caa carq apt or able Sea · lfarrltr Jdll aad Dille Sea K1111 belkopkn.

1'1w Rania's arc maltdy . d.t­i~ roc 1lr dd'oMI\.,. ot the c;&l'·

rler ibe!J radler dtau tor gruacl attack, allhouda they can JXrlonn that role. Tbey mi,:ht bt- ~:C nloe . enforcing au au e;,:chuion wnc, wllile lbe S~.l. l(lng$,U<:b nr .. llicb <C8n ~•nr 18 pa:ssenxeu by d»y 11t ui,:lll arc ol &l"al •al«e im mutiog . croops .ur eV1rcwolin& t&Rallie5. ;

Mean" hilc. che Pe11LaJ;on has /. denied reports tla11t 1 US u&Ticr battle group w1111 $teall\ift2 lato I the 1\driatk. lbe US &ln:f1ll'l-en• · rier John F lWtMd], wtth :tO l"·I.C and lO f't,\-IS jets on '-I'd. tJtWJ In lht central Medltemme.au lasl ai~llt. bUL a carrier th4:rc (11uld casilr provide ai.t support i( Dl."¢­

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OWEN DOES~IT! SERBS G PEACE/ A CHAN I

BOSNIAN Serb leader& last night mada a dramatic U-tum and a<;cepted en intema~ tional peace plan to end the war in fanner Yugo&lavia. The deci&ion a,\me only houn~ af\er

a r.j~on by ~ian cftief Radovan Klarildzic h-aU brougl"lt tJ\e Geneva peace tallui to th~ brink or ~ollapse.

lt"s a triumph for W9 n~at.on; Lord Owen and Amcrica·s UN envoy Cyrus Vane<:, whO worked out the details. of' the peaa: plan. · .

The Lumaround colme al\er ~he .-.1 Serb& _,.. pu"t under \lNier strong Pfll"·

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sure rrom their .,u;.,. In their a.tltan-1 pruvio~.

A jt.lbilant Serbian President Sl~. Mii05CvK- :~~~~id later: -1 :Mtid I was an optimist and I wo.s right.·

Tile pl;oo will crol<! "sovet"el&n Bol;nla divldeCI into 10 ~lf·Qovemint pro11inces. n... S.rbci Nod ~n demandinl: their own 5\ool<:·within-a-su.to. ~ wil1 em..:­tivel;y co!'trvl around ..0 per cent af

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.tkllmia·fte!'Uaovina C"OmparKI t.o tne 701 per cent they ~~ at pr8Ant.

And tho~y will be gu..ranlcOO tull ~­ity ~n poet·- BoSnia and a tull part In the political ~s:s., t.oftettulr witi1 M01r l~rns and Croat&.

OtTiciaiS at the Gcncv.a c;onferenco: soa~ Karadz5c WMtecl -n dOY$ to ¢ U"le appro~ of ~j. parliament. ·

Semor conference o!l\ctals prtvalely '1

expregcd their deli tnt ;n the Serb dcei· · lHOo' ~nd ukPCI thc·\.q;~·•:·wtio<~AI (<)lnmu-' nit;y to dalay any rTI'7Yft ~nst the ~bs 1

until their deputies had ill d•l\nce to apprvve the l plan.

"Thef ha,._. ~ted il. lt ~very IIOOd ~.-one !ICrUor ol'IRiaJ said.

A ~ SUI~nt said ~c "*<1 llgl"'!!!<< 10 aecepl the p~ con­slitu\ionol p!.an -at the i~nce- o(YIIg0$la\'ian Presldr:nC Oobric:-a Ooslc:. Serbian P'rll$1d•nt ·Milo· s.Yic ar.d President M»mir 9ulatovic or Montcnearo.

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Serbia and MontenegJ.­ate tho only two republica let\ i-r. Federal Yu~l3via.

There has not yet been an;y rencUon from Boonla'~ Moslem-led ROYt"Cr.mcnt. which hilS alread;y . ~oCCt"J'k-d the m.;:-Oi~t(lr'S' · c:onstltutlunal pr incipk.,; but not a IN)p ot the 10 I aulorw mCJUS prc;>~rine~- ,

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Bosnia peace talks break down from sue Mastennan

BOSNIA'S rebel Serll& todaY rejected an l11ternational plan for' peaoe, and media­tors said the Ganeva ueaotla· ttons to;. end the cont11ct bad broken down.

"Thuy said No, • United Nations mediator Cyru.t Vanoe Aid afb:r a ~ ae&­sion aC tallca with alleldes in thecomuct.

The l'8DUbllc'6 Mol!cm 1br­elgn mbil5tor .Harl.s '!1lajdz:f.c blamed the rebel SWbi for "nntua1ll8 1hu prlnclples" of an International plan.

Mr Sllajdz1c., emerging from a meetir.~g of Bosnia's three warring parties, sa1d:

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Earlier RadOVICI. 'Kanlhic, the leader ot Bomia'$ Serbs,

I indicated that 1he taikB WeN on the veqe or c:ol1s.pM when be condem~ the p\an liDaO. c:ept:able owr the ~ de­minds foJ! ·"' separate status withht· Beimia-Heraeo'llnll .....:.. the .PQint on. whloh tho Vanc-e/LOrd Owen agree­ment .stands or fall&

He sald B~;~snian Serbs · •cannot .accept a take·lt· or-leave-It principle. We have the wishes Of our own ~tate snd our people to con­sider. Unreasonable r9quests are "being made."

tvlr Karadzic was ~vcn a clear mandate by the Bosni.&l.n·Serb "parliament .. to go back to c.cneva ani! hl· stst on the state-within­a-state. H~ wlls .al50 told not to ili'(I"ee tv disa rmamcnt of Serb forces, o~ to put Serb lU"· tillen· w1dcr UN control. • Bosnian President Al!Ja I~etbogovlc left S11ncgal today a."l~r rsi.amic lt>.aders b.ackcd his appeal ror armed intervention if ~rbs con· tinuc to shell l::losni:a's Moslems.

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SERSIAN leaders yes· terday agreed a peace pact to end the civil WM in Bosnia.···

The qrer.ment cam~ afler $lx hours of hard barJaining behind the seen~ at taJks in Geneva.

UN mediators Lord Owen and Cyrus Vance penuaded ~ian leader Dr Rado~ J(aradz.ill! to a.;~JI( tM ~plan to carve Bosma Into 10 autono· mous provlnoes.

'IlleY warned him what Allied loreea would do to his army if he ret'u:$ed.

But Serbiatt politicians last night defied their leadera and .said tbcy would bo.YCQtt til. d .. l. ...

Lord O·ll'en admitted; "lhere is still a Jon& wa.y to go.w

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Doubts O\'Cr the del!l (·;t•'J\e 3licr"' $tat«m~nt by Mrs Oiljana Plav~ic. vi<:"e-prcsidcnt of the iloS· nian Serb Republic. · "The last wnrd r.-:sts wilh our parliament and W<" will ""v No." "h" :<aid.

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4. I also talked to adviser to the President on interntttional policy Tuntev and to President of the Internal Policy /Defence commission ot the Assembly Ljubomir Popovski. They both were pessimistic about the issue of recognition. So was Malezanski, who together with Ninevski, was also at the reception. Such a sudden change of heart and pessimism should be basically attributed to the position of France, which proposes the case ~o be arbitrated internationally.

5. I used the occasion to seek the view of Assembly Defence Commission President's Ljubomir Popovski on the question of formalizing ONPROFOR's presence in Macedonia. Popovski explained that an agreement would have to be ratified by the Assembly. I reacted by sayinq that it would be an exchange of letters rather than an aqreel'lent, that would take care ot that. In Popovski's view such a solution was also possible but of course required ratification as well. · J ·

6. Our military colleagues were nl ~f> introduced to the A:rchbl shop of Macedonia, who was interested in' · establishing cl,oser contacts with UNPROFOR. .

7. We also noted that Minister of Defence Vlado Popovski was not present at the reception. It seems strange, since the event presented a very good opportunity to talk to UMPROFOR officials directly and not through Malezanski or Ninevsl<.i. When we asked, neither of them could give any explanation for Popovskl's absence.

a. Unfortunately, for the last couple of days we have been racing tremendous communications problems. Today at the reception we stronqly complained to Male~al'lSkl and Ninevski, who basically put the blame on local PTT. We shall follow the matter up tomorrow, should the need be, at Minister Popovski's level.

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Asked how many United Nation! observers were currently in the area of the former naval base, Mr. Sills said he would check on that. To another question, he said the United Nations personnel on the ground were not telling tne Iraqis that they were doing everything right. There might be some areas of • misunderstanding, he said, ubut I know the United Nations is not speaking with two different voices, one on the ground and one from New York " .

Had Iraq accepted the new border? Mr. Sills said the Iraqi Mission should be asked that question.

In response to further questions, he said United Nations Itaq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) peace-keeping troops were lightly armed, but the observers vere net armed at all. The UNIKOM troops had been pretent whe.n military materiel was removed. An effort had been made to stop the Iraqis with the movement of truck3, but they had thwarted it . A decision had been made by the UNIKOM troops not to fire . The troops had been at the military bunker, not in the areas where the civilian equipment was located .

Alexan~er_Taukatch, spokesman for the President of the - General Assembly, Stoyan Ganev (Bulgaria), said the next

meeting of the Assemtly had been officially scheduled fer 10:30 a.m . on Tuesday, 19 January. That meeting uould consider the a~mission of two new members -- the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic.

At that meeting, Mr. laukatch said, the Assembly would also consider the filling of a number of vacancies in subsidiary organs resulting from the dissolution of Czechojl~vakia. He referred corre~pondents to two document~ (A/47/860 and A/47/861) containing information on tho~e bodies, including the Committee on Information and the Committee on the

~ Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. The President of the Assembly was back at Headquarters,

Mr . Taukatch continued, and ~as conducting informal consultations with regional groups on the matter.

Mr . taukatch then referred correspondents to document A/47/808, which contained a summary of the conclu3ions and decisions of the third meeting of the Council of the Conference on Security and Cooperati~n in Europe (CSCE), held in sweden.

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Asked about the status of the Macedonian application for membership, Mr. Taukatch said that as far as he knew, the Security Council was now consulting informally on the matter.

Responding to another queution, Mr. Taukatch said the application had been addressed to the Secretary-General. Pressed further about the date when the application had be.en submitted, he said the letter had been received by the Secretary-General iL July. Then, following a request by the applicant, no action had been taken on it until late December. The informal consultations were still continuing, he added.

To another question, Mr. Taukatch said the procedure for the admission of new members was very clear; it was spelled out in the Charter and in the rules of procedure of the Council. However, the President of the Council could conduct informal bilateral consultations on any mat~er, if it was deemed necessary.

Asked when Macedonia had asked the Secretary-General to "freeze" its application, Mr. Taukatch said it was obviously about the time it had been submitted. Mr. Sills added that it had been decided, after mutual discussion, to "holdu the application.

To further questions, Hr. Taukatch said that according to a standard procedure, the Secretary-General transmitted letters of application to the President of the Security Council which then made its recommendations to the AEsembly. In this particular case, the Council had decided to hold informal consultations on the matter. "There· s noth~.ng wrong with that", he added.

In response to a question, Mr. Sills said the Charter was very clear on the procedure~ the next step after consultations would be a meeting of the Security Council. The Council would then have to make a recommendation to the Assembly, which would act on it.

Asked if there had been any new developments regarding the reinforcement cf UNIKOM, Mr. Sills ~aid he was aware of none, beyond the request by the Council that it b~ considered by the Secretary-General. ·

Asked who would deal vith certain ; matters in the absence of ~he Secretary-General, Mr. Sills said matters were sent to the Office of the Secretary-General. His Chief of Staff then decided who would deal with them. They were dealt with by senior officials vho were in charge of the relevant areas.

In response to another question, Mr. Sills said up-to-date figures on Un~ted Nations personnel in Iraq were available in

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In Paris, Secretary-General has no comments on today's , ~ allied military offensive action against Iraq, as long as he has not received written report from United Nations; United States message delivered today to Secretary,-..,'General' s office at Headquarters; in letter yesterday, Iraq affirms it does not' wish "to ha11e problems" with Security Council; Iraqi incursion in to Kuwaiti demi 1 i tarized zone. con_t inues today.

In Paris, Secretary-General says he expects npositive results" in the next few days regarding Geneva talks on Bosnia and Herzegovina; takes part in signing ceremony of Chemical Weapons Treaty; holds talks with number of political leaders.

First "hostile actions" agains~ UNTAC personnel in Cambodia; 3 people killed, cwo injured; investigation underway.

· Cost of enlarg6ment of UNPROFoi:i (mandate and stre~gth estimated at about $695 million, according to Secretary-General ' s report to the Council .

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Ambassadors of Member States which contributed troops for UNOSOM and UNITAF briefed today on Somalia; importance of smooth transition.from UNITAF to UNOSOM-2 underlined.

Arab States call on Security Council to undertake measures to ensure Israel's compliance with resolution 799 (1993);

J discuss the nserious congequences" of expulsion by Israel of over 400 Palestinians from occupied territories.

Nearly 6,500 Croatians killed, over 23,000 wounded and about 270,000 internally displaced in war in Croatia, says Croatian representative to United Nations .

General Assembly to consider admission of Czech and Slovak Republics on 19 January .

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reporters that he had no comments on today'r allied military o~fensive action against Iraq, as long as he has not received a written report on the subject from the United Nations. "When I receive the report " , he replied, "I will be ready to give you my commE:nts" .

In a separate development, the Spokesman for the Secretary-General confirmed to correspondents that United States Ambassador Edward Walker had delivered a message to Secretary-General's Office at Headquarters today. The content of the message was not disclosed. , .,

In a letter, dated 12 January, addressed to the Secretary-General, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said Al-Sahaf affirms that his country does not wish to "have problemsu with the Security Council. He also affirms Iraq's wish for dialogue with the Council and with Nail who so desire" with a view to reaching mutual understanding based on justice, fairness and lawful rights.

If, however, it is the intent~on of some to pursue a policy of imposition, coercion and the violation of rig~ts and sovereignty, Iraq shall not relinquish and shall not bar)ain with respect to matters affecting the defence of its sovereignty and ita legitimate rights, warned the Iraqi Foreign Minister.

Last Monday, the Security Council condemned Iraqi incursions into the Kuwaiti side of the demilitarized zone; expressed alarm at Iraq's refusal to allow the United Nations to transport the Special Commission (UNSCOM) and Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) personnel into Iraqi territory using its own aircraft; and demanded that Iraq cooperate fully with all the United Nations agencies and relevant resolutions. The Council also warned Iraq of serious con,~equences that would flow from such continued defiance. ·

The Iraqi incursions into the Kuwaiti side of the demilitarized zone continued to~ay, according to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General. The United Nations observers who were at the scene took no action to stop those crossing the border.

On the first of his two-day visit to Paris, Secretary-General Boutro ~ Boutrcs-Ghali told reporters today that he believed that there would be ~ positiYe resultsu in the next few days regarding the Geneva p~a~e talks on Bosnia and Herzegovina. - ·

ArriYing in the French capital to take part in the signing ceremony of the Chemical Weapons Treaty - vhich was held at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters - Mr. Bcutros-Ghali also held a series of meetings with a number of political leadt::rs.

_ The SecYet~ry-General met with his Special Representative - to the Multilateral Peace Talks in the Mi~dle East, Mr. :Chinmaya Gharekhan, after which he had a luncheon meeting with Emilio Colombo, the Foreign Minister of Italy.

The Secretary-General later rnet with the United States Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger for discussions within the context of continuing consultations and cooperation betveen United States and the United Nations. Mr. Boutros-Ghali characterized the -tall<s as ··very constructive and very positive " , The two discussed the situation in Somalia, Libya and the former Yugoslavia.

1 Mr. Boutros-Ghali later meet with Shimon Peres, Foreign Minister of Israel .

The Secretary-General was scheduled to attend a dinner hosted by French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas. He will continue his visit to Paris tomorrow.

Two C~rnbodian nationals vith the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) and a seven-year-old local girl were killed and several other UNTAC personnel were

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injured when an unidentified group o a out 40 people attacked a village with rockets and automatic weapons in the district capital of Siem Reap in Cambodia last night.

According to the Spoke&man for UNTAC, the attackers fired at ~he tent used for electoral registration and several houses inhabited by UNTAC personnel and Cambodian civilians.

The residence of three Japanese police officers was burned to the ground but "fortunately" was uninhabited at the time of the attack. The attackers also ransacked the residences of an Indian and a Ghanian police officer, who were injured in t~e attack, the Spokesman said.

The Spokesman said that this wa~ the first time UNTAC personnel had died because of "hostile actions" in Cambodia.

A complete investigation of the incident was underway. In a separate development, it was announced today that

Barbara Hendricke, Ambassador of Goodwill for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), would fly to Phnom Penh tomorrow, on a three-day visit to underline the plight of victims of deadly land mines in Cambodia.

During her Vi8it, the American opera singer will m~et with officials of UNHCR, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre and the French Relief Handicap International.

The costs associated with the additional responsibilities of nonitoring crossing-points on the borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) would amount to about $695 million for an initial six-month period, according to a further report of the Secretary-Gen~ral on the fina~cial implications of the proposal to enlarge the mandate and strength of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).

It is estimated that the monthly cost .~-hereafter will be approximately $69 million. _

The Secretary-General says he would recommend to the General Assembly that, should the Security Council decide to approve the proposed course of ~cti&n and enlarge the mandate and strength of UNPROFOR, the additional costs relating thereto should be considered an expense of the Organization to be borne by Member States. Further, the asse~sments to be levied on Member States should be credited to ~he UNPROFOR 3pecial account, the report states.

The Commission of Inquiry appoinied by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Gh~li to investigate- the assassination last wee~ of a Deputy Prime Minister of Bosnia and Berzegovina 1

Hakija Turajl1c, ~hile in the protection of the United Nations Prot~ction Force (UNPROFOR), travelled to Zagreb today 1

according to the Secretary-General's Spokesman. The Commission, which is jointly hsaded by Sahabzada

Yakub - Khan, ~ for~er Foreign Minister of Pakistan and currently ~serving as th~ Secretary-General's Special !epresentative for --~estern Sahara, and Lieutenant-General Lars-Eric Wah l gren

(Swedeb), Commander of ~he Cnited Nations Interim Force in Le~~non (DNIFIL), met in Zagreb with General Satish Nambiar 1

the Comm~nder of UNPROFOR. The Spokesman told correspondents aL Headquarters that the

Co~mis~ion wa~ "auchorized to make contacts as necessary with the Government of ~oEnia and ller~egovina, the Bosnian-Serb leadership, UNFROFOR Force Com~ander and personnel and any other ~ontact~ a~ needed.y

J Be said the Commission'r goal is to establish facts and circum3tances of what happenei, tc study procedures that were ured and ~ee whether they were ~pp~opriate under the circumstances, and also to make recommendations.

The Commission iz ta report to the Secretary-General no later than 1j January.

In a separate development, the Bosnian Ambassador to the Vnited Nations, Muhamed Sacirbey, £aid in a letter to the

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Ambassador Sacirbey said that UNPROFOR unfortunately ~labors under a constricted mandate, passive rules of engagement and inadequate political support". Those factors had proven to be "grossly counterproductive, permitting occupation forces to use UNPROFOR" as an unwitting vehicle of aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina, he said.

Be pointed out that the murder of the Deputy Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina on a road controlled by UNPROFOR "demonstrated the necessity of correcting UNPROFOR ' s mandate and rules of engagement and of obtaining proper political support for its work" if it were to function as a genuine protection force.

A team of medical and psychia~ric experts, accompanied by staff of the Centre for Human Rights, left Geneva yesterday to investigate allegations of the widespread occurrence of ·rape, which are being made particularly in relation to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The purpose of the mission, arranged by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the territory of former Yugoslavia, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, is to examine allegations of rape in the former Yugoslavia and, in particular, to receive and analyse the testimony of victims, witnes3es and credible sources. The findings will be forwarded to the Special Rapporteur, who will present his report to the Commission at its forty-ninth session in February .

The team, which is scheduled to return ~~n 22 January 1

intends to spend the greater part of the ti~e in Zagreb and· Belgrade. However, should conditions permit; they may also visit places in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The inquiry by the team of ' experts will be conducted in parallel to the Special Rapporteur's own visit to the former Yugoslavia currently in progress. That visit will conclude on 16 Janua:-y.

Under-Secretary-General for Pea~e-keeping Operations, Marrack Goulding, chaired a briefing this morning for Ambassadors of Member States who contributed troops to the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM) and the Unified Tas~ Force (UNITAF). The Ambassadors were briefed on all a~pects of the current operation in Somalia, the efforts to create a secure environment throughout the country and a joint nited Nations-United States planning for a phased handover to

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The briefing underlined the importance of a smooth and seamless transition from UNITAF to UNOSOM-2 and also emphasized the importance Secretary-General Boutros Bo~tros-Ghali attached to the re-building of Somali institutions, including the • re-establishment of an indigenous police force as soon a~

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Kofi Annan, Assistant-Secretary-General for Peace-keeping Operations; United States Ambassador Brandon Grove, Chairman of the State Department Task Force on Somalia; Rear-Admiral Frank B6wman, Deputy Director for Political Military Affairs and Strategic Planning and Policy Affairs·_Director, Joint Staff at the Pentagon; and General Morris Bar.il., !Military Advisor, Department of Peace-keeping Operations .

. · A del€gation representing the Arab States at the United Nations, headed by Libya, the current Chairman of the Arab Group, met with the President of the Security Council, Yoshio Hatano (Japan), this morning to discuss the "serious consequences" of . Israel's expulsion of more than 400

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The delegation transmitted to Mr. Hatano a text of the r~solution adopted by the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Arab Sta~es at it~ extraordinary se~sion held in Cairo on 11 and 12 Janudry,

The resolution, inter alia, calls upon the Security Council to under~ake measures to ensure Israel's compliance with the immediate implementation of Security Council Resolution 799 (1992), including the application of the provisions of Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter .

It also calls upon the United Nations tc establish an appropriate mechanism with a view of implementing the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Con~ention of 1949, particularly through appointing an international Power to provide protection for the civilians in the occupied Arab and Pales tiniari territories. Further, the resolution call:; upon the Council to take immediate measures in ord~r to secure delivery of necessary relief supplies via the occupied

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Palesti~ian territories to the expelled Palestinians . Ambassadors of Egypt, Lebanon, the Permanent Observer of

Palestine to the United Nations and the League of Arab States were present at the meeting with Mr. Hatano.

About 6 1 500 Croatian£, including nearly 2,200 civilians, were killed and over 23,000 civilians and members of the Ut::l.cUI,;Ii:: l.VLIWtH> Wli::Lt:: WVUUI.ICU .Lil \.,lit::

war in Croatia, according to records of the Information and Research Department, Ministry of Health, of the Republic of Croatia, as submitted to the United Nations by that country's permanent mission.

Based on testimonials by eyewitnesses who survived the massacres, it is estimated that at least 1,000 Croatian civilians, mostly elderly, have been massacred, summarily executed or brutally killed by Serbian paramilitary forces, said Vladimir Drobnjak, Charge d'affaires of Croatia to the United Nations, in a letter addressed to the President of the Security Council, this week.

Until 6 December 1~92, Mr. Drobnjak writes, about ?69,000 persons within the borders of Croatia have been registered as displaced, and 426,000 coming from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been granted refugee status. The total number of displaced persons and refugees is almost 700,000.

According to the lists of missing persons kept by the Croatian Red Cross there are nearly 14,000 people still missing.

The General Assembly will meet nex~ Tuesday morning to consider the admission of two new members, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, according to a United Nations Spokesman.

This action follows a recommendation by the Security Council that these two countries be admitt~¢ to United Nations membership. Admission of the two Republics ~ill bring to 180 the total membership of the United Nations.

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UNPROFOR ACTIVITY: There are few new~ items rel~tiny to UNPROFOR today since the media focus on the developnents in Geneva and the turnaround in the neqo~iations.

In an article huadlined "UNPROFOR Lives On Cr~d.it 11 Polltiku writes that the UNPROFOR logisticul base in Pdncevo owes some 60 million dinars 1n ufility bills. It adds that members of tl1Q. UN force are ''much appr~Cii:lted C'ilStomers of local cafcs. 11

The paper quotes Gas Board director Stojmen Velickovski as saying that UNPROFOR paid 24.6 million dinars in back qas bills in early December but owes anothor 30 million ~nd an additional· 13 million in penal interest. The Gas Board has cut supply to the base but UNPROFOR refuses to pay the penal interest and uses electricity and kerosene for haating, says the paper.

Water Board director Jelena Oalcin said UNPROFOR owes thQ.n 14.4 million dinars.

On tha other hand, owners of - private bars and cafes in Pancavo are . vary pleased witfi the custom of UNPROFOR members. Politika also notes the rise j.n prostitution which mair.ly involves women fro:m East r~uropean countries.

The local police said UN?ROFOR members ar~ "good guys'' with whom they have no problems. However, the number of attacks on U!'J peacekeepers is mountin-9 and three muggings were reported in Decenber alone.

All the pap~rs report that UN Secretary General Ucutros Boutros-Ghali hopes an agreement on a constitutional framework £or Bosnia-Herz~govina will be reached by next week and that the three parties to the conflict will acceot the Vance~Owen proposals. •rney nnrl ~h~t ~P-diat~• cyruc v~~cc has informed Bo~tros-Ghali about the outcome of the Geneva

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The papers also carry a statement rndde by Boutros-ghali to the Gorman newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau ~efore the agreement was reached in Geneva in which the Secretary General said he was not against a military int~rvention in Bosnia-Herzegovina. "The decision is up to l:.he Security Council. I only pointed out the danger of implementing two different operations. A peacekeeping and peacemaking operation cannot be carried out at the same time, 11 said Bout~os-Ghali, according to the press.

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•rr.e papers highlight President Cos .i.e 1 s statement thot the present ~d jout~nment of the conference r.<:~ i~C's hope. They carry both ~tatemcnts made ~y ~reEidcnt Hilosevic, in Genev~ e~nd upon Ills return to Belgrade, And underlinr:: his words that the outcome of the negotations ''is a major step toward peace."

Borba quotes Uosnian Serb leoder Radovan Karadzi} as ~aying thdt the constitutional principles proposed by Vance and Owen constituta indirect recognition of the Serb Republic. Karddzic's indication that he would resign if the Serb Assembly did not accept his decision in Geneva did not receive much publicity in the press ..

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Politika carri~s the rBactions of rpnking officials of the Serb Republic. Premier Vladimir Lukic considers that Kar~dzic 1 s decision is in line with · the rcsolutiori~ ot the Assembly. Biljana Plavsic, in a statement to BBC TV carried by ?olitika 1 said she b~lie~ed the ~ssembly would reject Ka~adzic's decision.

Tn a boxed item, the paper quote~ Serbian Radical. l?o.rty (SRS) leader Vojtslctv s~se .lj as saying he hoped Karadzic ha~ agreed conditionctlly, in order to buy timo. "I am certain the Serb Assembly will not approve the. proposed plan," Seselj said.

Politika also has a statement by Republic of Serb Krajina President Go~a r. Hadzic, made before the outcome of the negotiations was known. "Whil~ the Croats and Moslems and those -behihd them in Geneva are play-acting as peacemakers, they havn urderod an offensive in Rosnia and Krajina 1

slaughtering, killing and but'ning 111 said Hadzic. He accused

L'l\'PROF'OR of enabling the arrival of "killers, jihad fighters, MOslem religious fanatics who are coming i~ planes carrying humanitarian aid.N

According to Politiko., the media in t:agreb dQvote most attention to the positians of President Tudjman and quote him as saying: "Croatia will abide consistently by its policy as continuation of th~ war does not ensure either i~s political or ~conomic interests, and prevents resolving of tte issue of the UNPAs in its territory."

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Foreign reactions are Glso pr~scnt in the media. L~ndon's c~~tion is highlighted in Politika's heodline ~wait and See''. Bonn c;on!3id~rs thet. the turnaround rorc~::~talled A

breakdown of the nQqotiations, while Poris is surprised and reserv~d.

tn an editorial on the non-port1c:ipatior1 of the Serbian and other Orthodox Churches in prayers for peace in Assisi, tta~ y, Borba wri tcs: "The Sel·bian Or-thodox Cbur.ch could 11ot see the statements and ~ctions or the Vatican, particularly since the hostilities broke out, otherwise than an attack on the Church and the Serb people."

The pa pers report that Greece has announced determined actions on its border and .Lt;olation of its northern neighbor beca~se of the Macedonia issue and danger that the fighting migr.t spro.ad.

A bordP-r dispute has broken out betWQen Croat:i.a and Sloveniit .· over An incident in the Bay of Piran (northern Adriatic). The Slovanian Foreign Ministry has sent a strong protest to Zagreb against Croatian intrusions into Slovenian ' territorial waters.

DOMESTIC EVENTS: 1,500 employ~es of Uerbian Television had their passes taken awGy when they turned up for work yesterday. They ~eceived no for~al notice of being laid off. Tha papers quote journalists ~n the group who said the management has opt~d for tirst loying them off and then firing them. Journalists and other employees have decided to assemble outside the TV Belgt'ide' building every day until

·they receive official notification about their status.

According to Borba, two journalists on Belgrade Radio mana9ed to get into the Radio building and have said they will stay there until they get notice on paper.

Borba says similar purges will p~obnbly be carried oul also in Nevi Sad and Pristin~ ~v. 1n Nevi Sad, the Socialists and

_'Radicals have formed a coalition local government.

There is much speculation in the press about new appoi~tments to key positions in Yugoslavia and Serbia following the- recent elections. On the basis of a statement made ~y SRS leader Vojislav Seselj that he will move for a no-co~:idence vote in President Cosic in the federal parliament, Borba hints that the new Yugoslav president will be frcm Montenegro and the pri~e ministe~ from Serbict. Up to now, the plan was for a Serbian president and MontenegrJn prime :-:tinister.

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A session oi the Montenegrin parliament will be held on Friday. Acco~ding to PolitiXa, no major reshuffles are expected at key po~itions. Risto Vukcevic w.i.ll most pt"obac.:.y continue as president of the republican parliamen~ ~nd Mile Djukanovic as premier.

Borba has an article on law enforcement in Yugoslavia in which is says 11 then~ have nevGr been 1nore pol ice und more crime in the country." The paper warns that Lhe police have broad powers which, in turbulent tirnGs and absence of rule of law, can easily be abused.

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UN AND UNPROFOR-RELATED NEWS

The Tuesday session of Geneva Conference foiled the reporters with early deadlines, who sent in the news that Radovan Karadzic had said "no" to the proposal on B&H put on the table by Co-Chairmen Vance and Owen. Those who had the luxury of reporting later, could be somewhat more accurate. SLOBODNA DALMACIJA, for instance, reported that Mr. Karadzic refused to budge, disqualifying himse+f thus from further negotiation. NOVI·VJESNIK, cin contrast, carr-ied a bold front page announcement: "Karadzic Refuses -- And Then Accepts!?" VECERNJI LIST called it "Karadzic's Conditimial 'Yes'." ·

Their story described the events as fairly drama-tic, with the turnaround in Karadzic's position coming very probably after some additional pressure from Cosic and Milosevic.

It was also said that President Tudjman met with Messrs Cosic, Milosevic and Bulatovic before returning from Geneva, and had been "visibly pleased with the content and atmosphere of that meeting," but declined to comment or giv~ any details. . Considered together with his hopes expressed upon the return to Zagreb, and President Cosic1 s announced visits to B&H and Croatia "soon," such satisfaction indicated (at least to the VECERNJI LIST correspondent) that rapid normalization of relations between Croatia and Serbia might really be in the pipeline.

Of the UNPROFOR-related news from Croatia, the only notable one, originated by HINA but relayed by the radio as well as all tqe daily papers, was the Tuesday meeting of the joint subcommission for the monitoring of ceasefire, which took place in a motel near Maslenica. Croatian representatives were reported to haye insisted -on total demilitarization of the Pink Zones as the prerequisite for the next meeting of the Joint subcommission. They laid out a list of ceasefire violations of the Serbian side, including even mortar attacks, despite the fact that all the mortars were supposed to have · been under UNPROFOR control .

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The UNPROFOR control over the Peruca Dam has hardly proven to be any better than Serbian control, reported SLOBODNA DALMACIJA. The only positive step has been a certain lessening of the threat of the dam collapsing. With respect to the electricity supply, the progress has been nil. The reporter wrote that the Peruca Lake now

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SLOBODNA DALMACIJA reported that the plans for the rebuilding of Maslenica bridge were continuing apace. Contracts for the construction (both of the temporary pontoon bridge and the permanent concrete arch-type structure) have already been awarded. It would seem that the breaking of ground depended solely on the results of the Geneva talks· now.

At a Zagreb press conference, Social Liberal leader Drazen Budisa tried to _ repudiate the recent image of Social Liberals _as arrogantly.,_ unyielding, and to explain their election policy, widely seen as an attempt to force all the other opposition parties to toe the Social Liberal line. They have already offered the leading slots- on some county slates to prominent non-Social Liberals, he said, and were ready to yield a few more, as well as almost all the 2nd and 3rd slots. Mr. Budisa regarded that as more than ample, pointing yet again that the Social Liberal candidates were fa~ and away the favorites among the opposition candidates anyway,_ in 20 out of 21 counties.

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B&H news continued to narrate a story of slow death of Sarajevo, now mostly of cold instead ' of shelling and gunfire. A Reuters report from Sarajevo was extensively quoted in VECERNJI LIST, detailing the daily fight for ·food, water and firewood. An older citizen neatly characterized the present war, saying that World War II was "a gentlemanly affair."

If anything, the situation in Zepa and Cerska, towns in eastern Bosnia_, w_as described as even worse than in Sarajevo. 1?4 p~ople were reported dead of freezing and hunger just 1n Zepa. Humanitarian help was said to be-hobbled by impassable roads, with high snow covering possible mined sections. Ms. Sadako Ogata of the UNHCR was reported in the daily press to have asked Bosnian Serbs to enable the delivery of food to the isolated Moslem towns.

A HINA report which found its way into all the daily papers and the regular radio news programs, dealt with an incident near Gornji Vakuf (central B&H) which had additionally complicated Croat-Moslem relations in the area. B&H Army soldiers have reportedly detaine9 15 Croats for unspecified reasons. In apparent retaliation, HVO units seized 15 Moslems and a half-day gunfire battle ensued. After the battle had died down the detained persons were exchanged, but the situation remained tense.

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2. The .release followed many hours of negotiations throughout the day ·& night ipcluding local officials and Croatian Government officials. Two Croatians, Mr. Andabaka - civilian & Hu~idic Asim - soldier, were released by the Serb as an exchange.

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· I am making this request to your office on behalf of a Mr. Safet Mehtic who is interested in contacting his parents who are located in the pink zone outside of sector south. Their names are Mr. Juso Mehtic and Mrs. Manda Mehtic, and live at Trg Bratstva i Jedinstva 2, Udbina, Croatia.

The message he wishes to rel.a·y f''ls to let the~. know that he, his wife Ljerka, son Adam, and brother Mujaga are all well and living in Zagreb. He is ~oncerned about their well being in Udbina, and whether or not they wish to remain there. If their safety is threatened in any way, and they desire to leave Udbina, he asks if UNPROFOR can escort them out of danger and into Croatian

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I just came. back from my Christmas and New Year's leave and would like to thank you for your nice wishes for the 1993 and } Wish you the same ..

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I HAVE JUST STARTED AT HQ AND PLAN TO VISIT SECTO~ EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON IF THAT IS CONVENIENT FOR YOU.

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Dear Mr. Thornberry:

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1 will be returning to Zagreb and environs on January 15, 1993, to join a follow-up team sent by the International League for Human Rights. I will be in town until the 20th or so. I very much hope to meet with you again, and hope that your very busy schedule.m1ght nonethe­less permit this. I shall telephone after my arrival and/or look for word from you.

I would be very grateful if you could facilitate appropriate permission for me to travel into the UNPAs. ln particular, 1 would like to travel again to Sector· North (where we met last time with Mr. \~nee and Lord Owen) and, if possible, to Sector East. Should there be anv travel into the area which I could append myself to, that would. of course, be very helpful.indeed.

My passport number is USA passport G-189683 (Felice Gaer Baran). l will be staying at the Intercontinental.

I appreciate~ in advance, all courtesies and assistance that can be extended to me in con­junction with visits to the UNPAs. As before, when in the UNPAs~ we would like to h.a.ve adequate opportunities to meet with UNPROFOR officials, including in particular, the civilians and civilian police monitors, and, should there be time, with local officials/residents. I would welcorne you advice on this.

Thank you agaiYI for your help. Looking forward to seeing you again,

Sinc~ely yourt- ·-Jo /~i().~a~

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SUMMARY

The four SAM in Bulgaria, Hungary, F. Y.R. Macedonia and Romania have diligently continued their efforts to aid the local authorities in their enforcement of the sanctions. UNSCR 787 has been implemented by all four countries and transit through Serbia:qf joods covered by the Resolution has been brought under control. ~;

The possibility to disguise Serbian exports of~er goods than those covered by UNSCR 787, notably textile prodoets, as goods in transit through Serbia remciins a cause for concern.

The Hungarian authorities are concerned about third country traffic going through Hun&aiY without having been JKOPC!ly controlled in tl_le country of_ departure. This leads to a pile-up of problems at the Hungarian border to Serbia.

Although the reporting period wa5 marked by the holidays, some positive results of investip.tions have been communicated to SAMCOMM who has informed the SAM concerned. SAMCOMM has not yet ·been informed of the outcome of prosecutions against sanctions violators.

The French customs authorities have informed SAL\1COMM of a vessel suspected of illegal transport of arms. SAMCOMM has informed t.'le Secretary of the UN Sanctions Committee of ~he details.

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-SAMCOMM has established an CJ~;Cellent working relationship wit.i the~ of the UN Sanctions Committee, UNPROFOR and UN-DHA. This cooperation has made 1t possible to determine that certain documents purporting to having been issued by UNPROFOR and UN~DHA were forgeries. In future copies of transit exemptions issued by the UN Sanctions· Committee will be communicated to SAMCOMM, and SAMCOMM' s reports will be sent to the Secretary of the UN Sanctions Committee and UNPROFOR. A copy of a letter from the Secretary of the UN Sanctions Committee is attached as Annex 3. ·

The SAM team leaders and the Director of SAMCOMM will meet in Budapest on 12 January 1993 to discuss operational questions relating to the monitoring of the sanctions.

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3. Oermany. the United Kingdom and the USA have indicated that they are endeavouring to find a customs offl.CCC who could be made available to participate in the smffing of SAMCOMM (in the case of the US subject to budget availability). However, no reinforcement of customs staff Bas yet 1aken place.

4. In spite of the efforts of the Presidcocy of the EC Council it has not yet been possible to find the team leader and teAm staff for SAM to Croatia. Cons:quently, there are still only four SAM deployed, in Bulgar:ia. Hungary, F. Y.R. Mao:donia, and Romania. However, the deployment of SAM Croatia is expected to take place shortly and preparations are under v;ay for sending a fact-finding mission to Ukraine in order to prepare the deployment of a SAM there. A fact finding mission to Albania has not yet been prepared.

5. The SAM teams have now been in place for over two months. They are composed of staff from Austria, Canada, ;>en~k, Germany, Italy •. the Netherlands. Sweden, _;; : .· Switzerland, Turkey, the Umted Kingdom. and the United States. The teams have been deployed to principal border crossing points on the Danube river and along major J.'t)ad and rail routes. The reinforcement of SAM's sta# decided by the CSCE Liaison Group on 4 December 1992 is in preparation and more ~tails on the new composition of the SAM will be available in the next SAMCOMM report.

6. The relationship between the SAM teams and Host Countzy officials has been outstandin,. The Host Countries have demonstrated their full commitment to supporting the objectives of the Sanctions Assistance Missions and to achieving effecth·e implementation and enforcement of sanctions measures. However, they are faced with both legal and resource constraints and have asked for assistance from the international community.

7. The Jack of oommunications equipment initially hindered the ability of the SAM to commurucate with the SAMCOMM eentre and W1th each other. However, adequate communications equipment is now in place at most sites and should facilitate the teams• ability to rapidly identify ~"ld trace suspicious shipments and potential violations.

8. The principal problems encountered by the SAM in the administration and enforcement of sanctions relate to the inspection and control of traffic along the Danube, the export from

- -Setbia. of goods not oovered by UNSCR 787 and ostensibly in transit from Bosnia- · . . Herzegovina, and the diversion to Serbia of cargos, especially oil and other petroleum

products which are declared for transit through Serbia to former Yugoslav Republics not covered by the sanctions. This latter problem was addressed by the United Nations Security Council through the adoption of Resolution 787.

9. The SAM have reported a significant use of false documentation, including fraudulent signatures and stamps from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and F. Y.R. Macedonia. SAMCOMM has distributed facsimile copies of legitimate stamps and signatures to help Host Countr:y offici~ and SA~ t~s identify falsifi~ docum7nts. However, the quality of the forgen.es has tmproved Slgnxficantly, and there IS a real rule of breach of sanctions _:.. with regard to goods declared as having transited Serbia or being destined to transit Setbia.

10. The SAM have in particular reported that textile goods declared as being in transit from Bosnia-Hern:govina come out of Serbia with all manufacturing labels removed and in blank cartons. This would be unusual for goods genuinely originati.1g in Bo$1\ia-Herzegovina and the SAM suspect that such goods could originate in Serbia who traditionally has a strong

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1 L BuJgaria, Hungary and Romania have fonnall_y implemented UNSCR 787. F. Y .R.Macedonia has now issued admillistrative InStruction to the customs implementing the UNSCR 7'67.

The Danube

l2. Traffic on the Danube has decreased since the imposition of sanctions and vessels are closely examined for compliance with the sanctions before they are being allowed to proceed up or down the Danube. The Romanian authorities bave .detained or turned back a number of suspect vessels. SAM teams work closely with the Host. Countries to identify and report suspicious cargos and potential sanctions violations. SAM Romuda has reported tnat foreign flag vessels (except Setbian vC3SCls) now do stop and pennit the inSpection of their documents and cargos.

13. AU shipmoors inspected and allowed to proceed are covered by documentation Indicating that the vessel will transit Serbia en route to other riparian States. However, before the imi,Jlementation of UNSCR 787 SAM have noted that as much as forty percent of the cargos so _Ide!ltified ~ere ap~tly off-loaded in Serb~ ports and did not reac~l}he declared desttnattons. This has especially been the case for oil and other petroleum ·: ,-~ products, steel and manufactured steel products. This problem has been solved with the implementation of UNSCR 787. ,-'

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' --15. The Host Countries recogni~ their obligation and authority to prevent sanctions violations along the Danube. However, it is difficult to obtain clear evidence of violation on the basis of only an inspection of documents, and the lack of cargo inspection facilities underscores the difficulties.

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16. Especially in Hungary the number of suspect shipments remains at a high level and there are still many instances where a driver whose consignment has been turned back as suspect tries apin at tll,e same or another border post.

17. AU of these shipments are accompanied by documents, many of them suspicious, , . indicatin~ that the shipments are comrng from or are destined for Bosnia, Croatia or F. Y .R. Macedoma.

18. Host Countries have stopped and turned back several hundred shipments of various commodities because of clearly questionable documentation. However, in most cases, the drive.'"S of L~ese cargos either obtained new documentation or found altemative routes into Serbia. A number of these cases have been forwarded to SAMCOMM and are actively being investigated in source and/or destination countries. In some cases the results of tllese investigati~ms have shown sanctions violations. In the majority of cases, however, the results of the investigations are still unknown.

19. A summary of the suspect shipment reports and of the replies received from source/destination countries is au.ac-.hed as Annex L The situation reports of tt1e four SAM teams are attidled as Annex 2. They C3n be summarized as follows:

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SAM BULGAlUA has reported that UNSCR was implemented on Friday ll December 1992.

SAM Bulgaria has prepared a report on a visit to the refinery in Bur&as.

SAMIWNGARY Memorandum of .Undegtandin& (MOID The MOU under which SAM Hungary operates was signed on 9 December 1993.

Land border At the frontier post of ROszlre Serbian drivers blockaded rhe road from 9 to 11 December 1993 and long queues built up on both sides of the border. A further blockade of the roads at both ROszke and the nearby post of Tompa was established by Serbian drivers in connection with the Hungarian implementation ofUNSCR 787 o~ 16/17 December 1993. The blockade caused queues of up to 9 km and 15 km respectively. The queues dispersed in the last days before Christmas and the border crossings have been quiet s1nre then.

In two weeks of implementation of UNSCR 787 the Hungarian authorities have refused permission to transit Serbia to 86 rail waggons and 539 lorries..

S~M F. Y.R. M&CFDOl\'lA SAM F. Y .R. Macedonia has reported that the limited enforcement of the UN sanctions which were observed initially has now been corrected and the UNSC Resolutions ~ riow being appUed. The customs service was very understaffed but 140 new officers have been recruited and as they learn their efficiency will increase. The customs service has a.nqent need for assistance with regmf to facilities an91cquipment. A request for assistance was di.stn'buted at the CSCE Liaison Group meetirig on. 4 December 1992.,

SAM F. Y .R. Macedonia has drawn atte~tion to the problems which arise because there has been a lack of response by the UN. Sanctions Comm1ttee to urgent requests for transit authorizations. SAM F. Y .R. Macedonia and SAMCOMM have informed the Secretary of the Sanctions ('...ommittee of these concerns.

SAM F. Y .R. Macedonia has suggested that the SAM tf"...arn leaders should be authoriz:c:d by the UN Sanctions Committee to approve applications for transit authorizations in emer&ency situations.

SAM ROMANIA Memorandum of Understanding (MOm The MOU under which SAM Romania operates was signed on 31 December 1993 by the SAM team leader on behalf of the CSCE, the UK Ambassador on behalf of the EC, the Turkish Ambassador, the Austrian Ambassador, and the Government of Romania .represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. •,

·oan:ubs · · SAM ROMANIA has reported that during the month of December 1993 the Romanian customs authorities have detained 30 vessels/barge convoys for various sanctions-relaled reasons. Some of the barges were empty, but among the vessels detained by the Romanian authorities are 35 barges containing petroleum products.

In retaliation Serbia has detained four Romanian flagged ve.ssels which were transiting the Serbian.:COntrolled portion of the Danube with 18 barges. Of the vessels detained by the Serbs, one transported five barges of diesel oil from Constanta., Romania, to Bratislava., o~ . transported six empty bar~es, one t:ra..nsported three barges with sugar and wood logs, and · - · one transported four baries of ferrous ore from Izmail. Ulaaine, to Linz, Austria .

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cars loaded with petroleum and chemicals and which had accumulated at tbe frontier railway stations of !imbotia and Moravita..

SAM :Romania has detected rwo cases of false documents purportin$ to be UN authorizations to permit the tzansit movement of goods to Serb contrOlled areas of Bosnia.

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20. The Sanctions Assistance Missions (SAM) have a very important role to play in enhancing the ability of Host Countries to effectively implement and enforce the UNSC ~etions measures. The deployment of SAM in Croatia and later in Ukraine and Albania will further conlribute to the SAM's effectiveness.

21. 'The shipment of oil and petroleum products to Serbia, ostensibly as ttansit shipments, was the most serious continuing breach of the 5anctions. This problem appears to have been solved by the implementation of UNSCR m. For goods not covered by ONSCR 787 the risk of sanctions violations continues to exist, notably with regard to textile products and frozen fruit said to originate in Bosnia-Herzegovina but suspected of originating in Serbia.. There is also. a general risk of goods covered by UNSCR 787 being falsely declared as other goods.

22. While manr. consignments have been refused, Host Countries generally have beef:\ unable to identify and tum back suspect shipments on the basis of the TIR system an4 the documentation now required, especially because the quality offor$ed documentation1ras improved considmably. It should be noted that this situation prevails although both Bulgaria and Romania apply a double licensing system W:tder which an export will only be allowed if an impon licence tSsued by the declared countfy of destination is pres~ted to the authorities of the exporting country prior to the export. ·

23. Only the effective investigatiof!.and enforcement of the sanctions in the countries of origin and destination. includin& the imposition of appropriate penalties for violations, ca.., assure that the sanctions measures are respected.

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GOVERNMENT OF TIIE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA Governmenfs Offics for UNPROFOR

Cl. BO<r-01/92-01/05 No. 5030107-92-120

Zagreb, January 13, 1993

Dear Mr. Thornberry,

Mr. Cedric Thornberry

Deputy Chief of the Mission Director of Civil Affairs

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I would like to inform you that the new member of the Croat ion dele~gation to the Sub-cpmmlsslon on Economic Matters Is Mr. Vojmir Dvornlk, Manager of "Elekttoprijenos'', Split. He replaces Mr. Joslp Macan.

Please be advised that for any future contacts an the matters dealth with in the above mantioned Sub-commission you should contact Mr. Vojmir Dvornik (phone: ~41-663, fiJ)(: 058-361-056).

Yours sincerely,

Minister in t~roatisn fJBJerntn8nt ?\-~-11' 0 _a,.!~

or. Zvonimlr &lletii! ~

UNITED NATIONS PROTECTION FORCE UN PRO FOR

ZAGREB

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Number: Date: 13 January 1993 .,

To: REPUBLIC OF CROATIA From: MME Y. AUGER I; ,~/

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· Attn: JASNA MELVAN Ref: YOUR TELEFAX THIS DATE Originator:LtCol M. Macdonald

Subject: REQUEST FROM TURKISH CONSULATE

1. Please be advised that requests for flights into Sarajevo having humanitarian aid as the stated purpose must be coordinated through UNHCR who are the lead agency responsible for aid of this nature.

2. For this reason we must ask that you refer this request and any requests of this nature which you may receive in the future tc that agency who will deal with the requests in the first instance.

-: 3. As you are aware, flights scheduled to fly .,into Bosnia­Herzegovina and not flying under the authority or auspices of UNHCR must comply with the ICAO A0240/92 NOTAM for the "NO FLY ZONE" dated 081200Z DEC 92. In addition, requests for visits to the area of operations of UHPROFOR must be submitted to the UN Department of Peace Keeping Operations through the appropriate Permanent Representative in New York •

3. Your cooperation in these matters is very much appreciated.