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August 6, 1995

morning 

Foreign Press Bureau Daily Bulletin



CROATIAN ARMY ADVANCES



ACCORDING TO THE DEFENCE MINISTRY'S INFORMATION WING, CROATIAN
TROOPS HAVE RESTORED CROATIAN AUTHORITY IN PETRNJIA AFTER 37
MONTHS OF OCCUPATION. OBROVAC WAS ALSO LIBERATED THIS MORNING.
CROATIAN ARMY UNITS ENTERED PLASKI, LICKI OSIK, MEDAK AND
VRHOVIN LAST NIGHT.

THE CROATIAN FLAG IS NOW FLYING OVER THE MEDIEVAL KNIN FORTRESS
AND ALSO CONTROLLED BY THE CROATIAN FORCES ARE VRLIKA, KIJEVO,
DRNIS, ZITNIC AND BENKOVAC. CROATIAN FORCES ARE ALSO IN CONTROL
OF GRACAC, LOVINAC, SVETI ROK, LJOBOVA, PRIMISLJE AND HRVATSKA
DUBICA.



THE SITUATION IN BIHAC



THE 5TH BOSNIAN ARMY CORPS HAS LINKED UP WITH THE CROATIAN
FORCES AT TRZACKE RASTELE AND HAS IN THAT HELPED CUT THE SO
CALLED KRAJINA INTO TWO SECTIONS. THE SWIFT BOSNIAN ARMY
OFFENSIVE COMMANDED BY GENERAL ATIF DUDAKOVIC TOOK THE REBEL
CROATIAN SERB FORCES BY SURPRISE AND ENSURED THE LINK-UP OF THE
CROATIAN-BOSNIAN BORDER. THIS RESULTED IN THE KNIN-BIHAC
COMMUNICATION ROUTE BETWEEN THE SO CALLED REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND
THE SO CALLED FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA BEING FINALLY
SEVERED.



SERBIAN RETALIATION



FOLLOWING THEIR MASS DEFEAT, SERBS FIRED SEVERAL TANK SHELLS
TOWARDS THE SISAK AND MOSLAVINA COUNTY FROM THEIR EMPLACEMENTS
IN THE OCCUPIED SECTIONS OF BANIJA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE
RESIDENTS OF SISAK HAVE SPENT YET ANOTHER NIGHT IN THEIR
SHELTERS AND ARE ADVISED TO DO THE SAME FOR THE TIME BEING.

THE GENERAL ALERT IS STILL IN FORCE IN KARLOVAC, DUGA RESA,
OGULIN AND ALL THE SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. THE RESIDENTS ARE
ADVISED TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND TO REMAIN IN THEIR SHELTERS.
RAJEVO SELO ALSO CAME UNDER ATTACK OVERNIGHT WITH TWO DOZEN
SHELLS COMING FROM SERB POSITIONS ON THE BOSNIAN BANK OF THE
SAVA RIVER.





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Foreign Press Bureau Daily Bulletin

August 6, 1995

afternoon



UN Camp in Glina



According to Croatian Army sources in Brest, a UN Jordanian
officer has stated that 1000 civilians, including some 200
Croats,  have arrived at the UN camp in Glina. The Serbian
civilians are reported to have stated that they do not wish to
leave Croatia.



B-H Army 5th Corps news



According to its information department, the Bosnian Army 5th
Corps has entered the village of Trzac in the Cazin
municipality. Fikret Abdic's troops are fleeing in the direction
of Velika Kladusa or are giving themselves up.



Geneva talks



The Croatian Foreign Minister Mate is to meet in Geneva today
with the Spanish Foreign Minister and head of the European
Union, Javier Solana, as well as the EU's Commissioner for
International Relations, Hans van den Broek and UN
Under-secretary  for  Former Yugoslavia Thorvald Stoltenberg. Mr
Granic is to brief  them on the latest events in Croatia and the
views of the Croatian government following the liberation of
most of the occupied sections of the country.



Operation "Storm" Press Conference



Speaking at the press conference at 10:00 am  Sunday, Croatian
Defence Ministry spokesman, Major-General Ivan Tolj,  said minor
parts of the former sectors south and north still remained
occupied, which would be freed by the Croatian armed force as
well.  The Croatian armed force are pushing in those parts, and
have encircled the Serb-held areas. He added that 80 per cent of
the areas in question had been liberated so far. "This morning
Petrinja and Obrovac were liberated," Maj.Gen. Tolj emphasised
and added that Slunj (70 km south of Zagreb) and the Plitvice
Lakes (110 km south of Zagreb) should be expected to be free in
a few hours. The Udbina air-base is under the control of
Croatian forces. There were unconfirmed reports that some units
of rebel Serbs wanted to surrender. Maj. Gen. Ivan Tolj added
that further resistance to victorious Croatian forces was
pointless and not the common-sense move. He reiterated that the
Croatian forces were liberating the Croatian areas which had
been occupied by rebel Serbs for four years.

In the military campaign to reunite the territory, Croatian
forces are paying special attention to shield civilians. "All
Serbs who wanted to remain, have stayed," Tolj said adding that
"they are living normally in their homes." The Croatian Army
were also protecting UNCRO members, Tolj told the conference. He
denied insinuations that the Croatian forces had arrested UNCRO
troops. "If such incidents occurred, and if they are proved
true, we will take disciplinary measures, in line with our
regulations," he said adding that the young Croatian Army and
officers had been educated on moral principles. Asked about
arrested Serb paramilitaries, Croatian Maj. Gen. Tolj said there
were many Serbs from the so-called Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (FRY, or Serbia/Montenegro) among the captured
troops. Asked whether a "Storm II" might be expected in eastern
occupied Croatian areas, Tolj said he hoped that no such
operation would be needed and that the situation could be solved
by political means. "After the operations "Flash" (in western
Slavonia) and "Storm" many will realise that they are not able
to fight against the Croatian armed force," Maj. Gen. Tolj said.

Maj.Gen. Tolj sent a message to rebel Serbs who are still armed
to lay down their arms and surrender to the Croatian forces. All
of them who have not committed war crimes, are subject to the
Croatian amnesty act, he said adding that they would be accepted
by Croatia as its citizens. He said the resistance to advancing
Croatian forces was  pointless and insensible, without any
political reasons or moral and natural rights. Croatia was
reintegrating its areas, which had been occupied by Serbs for
four years, he reiterated. Speaking about the routed Serbian
rebels, Tolj said that "15th Lika Corps" and "39th Corps" were
about to be defeated, and "21st Kordun Corps" was entirely
encircled.





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   07/08/95 07:52                             

CROATIAN RADIO NEWS 8AM     





1. LATE LAST NIGHT THE TOWN OF GLINA WAS LIBERATED BY CROATIAN
ARMED   FORCES. THE FOLLOWING TOWNS WERE LIBERATED SUNDAY-
PETRINJA, OBROVAC,   PLASKI, LICKI OSIK, VRHOVINE, KORENICA,
SLUNJ CETINGRAD, OTRIC,   BRUVNO, PLITVICE AND THE PLITVICE
LAKES NATIONAL PARK, AND HRVATSKA   KOSTAJNICA.    



2. PERSIDENT FRANJO TUDMAN PAID A VISIT TO THE MEDIVAL CROATIAN
TOWN   OF KNIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SOME 24 HOURS AFTER CROATIAN
SOLDIERS AND   POLICE ENTERED THE TOWN. TUDMAN GREETED MEMBERS
OF THE 7TH AND 4TH   CROATIAN ARMY BRIGADES WHICH WERE THE FIRST
TO ENTER KNIN. COMMENTING   ON THE VICTORY, PRESIDENT TUDMAN
SAID THAT THE LIBERATION OF KNIN   MEANS MORE THAN THE MERE
RE-TAKING OF CROATIAN TERRITORY BUT THAT IT   GUARANTEES THE
STABILITY OF THE CROATIAN STATE FOR CENTURIES TO COME.   THE
PRESIDENT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE ANKICA, DEFENSE MINISTER  
GOJKO SUSAK, FOREIGN MINISTER MATE GRANIC AND OTHERS.
TRANSPORTATION   MINISTER IVICA MUDRINIC ASSURED THE PRESIDENT
THAT THE IMPORTANT   ZAGREB-KNIN-SPLIT RAIL ROUTE WOULD BE
OPENED WITHING TWO WEEKS. THE   PRESIDENT THEN HEADED FOR NEWLY
LIBERATED DRNIS.    



3. A LOCAL POLICE COMMAND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN PETRINJA. MOST
REBEL   SERBS HAVE FLED AND HAVE HEADED FOR DVOR ONE OF THE TWO
ROUTES OPEN   FOR SERBS INTO SERB HELD BOSNIA. A GROUP OF REBEL
SERBS WHO CHOSE TO   STAY AND WAIT FOR THE CROATIAN ARMY SAY
THEY WERE HAPPY TO BE   LIBERATED FROM THE TERROR OF THE REBEL
SERB REGIME. CROATIAN FORCES   ALSO LIBERATED SEVERAL DOZEN
CROATS WHO SPEN THE PAST FOUR YEARS   LIVING IN DIFFICULT
CONDITIONS IN PETRINJA. A MAYORS OFFICE HAS   ALREADY BEEN OPEN
AND CROATIAN RADIO PETRINJA IS ON THE AIR.    



4. CROATIAN FORCES LINKED UP WITH THE BOSNIAN ARMY FIFTH CORPS
AT   TRZACKE RASTELE ON THE BORDER BETWEEN CROATIA AND BOSNIA.
THIS WAS ONE   OF THE KEY GOALS THAT CROATIA COMMITTED ITSELF TO
ACHIEVING BY SIGNING   THE SPLIT DECLARATION TO HELP THE
EMBATTERED BIHAC ENCLAVE.    



5. SERB GUNNERS FROM STILL OCCUPIED BARANJA, TENJA AND SARVAS
FIRES   SERVERAL ARTILLERY SHELLS ON OSIJEK. LOCAL AUTHORITIES
SAY NO ONE WAS   HURT BUT THAT EXTENSIVE DAMADGE WAS INFLICTED.
A GEN ALERT IS STILL IN   EFFECT FOR OSIJEK.    



6. VINKOVAC RESIDENTS AND THE REST OF VUKOVAR SRIJEM COUNTY
SPENT LAST   NIGHT IN SHELTERS. A GEN ALERT IS IN EFFECT. AN AIR
RAID WARNING WAS   ALSO SOUNDED SUNDAY.    



7. KARLOVAC WAS QUIET LAST NIGHT. THE LAST ENEMY FIRE WAS
REPORTED AT   10 20 PM WHEN SEVERAL SHELLS HIT THE CITY CENTER
CAUSING SERIOUS   DAMAGE. (KRAJ) KATYA MILICIC





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Highest Court Confirms Bosnian Muslim's War Crimes Sentence
By JAN M. OLSEN
Associated Press Writer

   COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) _ The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected
an appeal from a Bosnian Muslim convicted of helping his Croat
captors beat fellow prisoners. It also confirmed his eight-year
prison sentence.
   Refic Saric, 31, last year became the first person to be
convicted in a case of war crimes in former Yugoslavia. No others
have yet been convicted.
   The court also ordered Saric to pay court costs, a regular
practice in Denmark. No estimate was given of the cost.
   In November, a lower court found Saric guilty of assaulting 14
fellow inmates, two of whom died, in a Croatian prison camp in
Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1993.

[...]  

   The Danish proceedings were held under the provisions of the
Geneva convention of 1949 that obliges countries to prosecute or
expel war criminals.


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  Analysts estimate the Bosnian army has about 120,000 troops and
  can call on help from another 50,000 members of the Bosnian Croat
  militia. The Bosnian Serbs are believed to have about 80,000 troops.
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                            CROATIAN RADIO NEWS 8AM

    
_________________________________________________________________



   The ceremonial train known as the train of freedom, which
pulled out

   of Zagreb's Central Train station at 8 this morning, marks
the renewal

   of the regular [1]Marjan Express line linking Zagreb and
Split via

   Knin on the Lika line. [2][LINK]



   Croatia's President Franjo Tudjman, senior Government
Officials,

   diplomats and other guests were on board.



   The train, which reestablishes rail transport between
Northern and

   Southern [3]Croatia was seen off by many wellwishers
including the

   mayor of Zagreb, Branko Miksa and maritime affairs, traffic
and

   Communications Minister, Ivica Mudrinic who addressed
President

   Tudjman in his speech.



   The train is scheduled to reach [4]Knin at three this
afternoon and

   Split three hours later where celebrations have been planned.
All

   passengers paid 1000 kuna for the trip and an auction of
paintings by

   reknowned Croatian artists will be held during the journey
with all

   proceeds from the trip going to war orphans.





   Two mortar shells were fired on the eastern outskirts of
[5]Vinkovci

   at 9.15 last night from the Serb-occupied area to the east of
the

   town. There have been no reports on casualties.



   Meanwhile the night passed quietly in [6]Osijek . Residents
however

   have been advised to be extremely cautious.



   The [7]Dubrovnik area was relatively quiet even though Serbs
from

   Eastern Herzegovina opened sporadic fire on the town. The
local

   information centre warns that the general alert is in force
for all

   areas from Slano to Prevlaka and advises extreme caution.



   According to the office for displaced persons and refugees,
another

   1185 [8]refugees have arrived in Davor from Northwest Bosnia.
ODPR, in

   cooperation with UNHCR, has secured temporary accommodation
for these

   people at reception centres in Vojnic, Kutina and Okucani.



   From the 14th of this month, when the first wave of refugees
entered

   Croatia, a total of 14184 persons driven out of the Banja
Luka area

   has crossed to Croatia. The majority are Croats, some ten
thousand,

   with over a thousand Muslims. There are also some 200 Serbs,
Gypsies,

   Poles and Slovenes.



   The latest wave of ethnic cleansing has driven 550 Croats
from their

   homes in Vojvodina across the [9]Donji Miholjac border
crossing to

   Croatia. Some 200 of the refugees who were staying at the
reception

   centre in Donji Miholjac, are now accommodated in Ladevac near

   Okucani.



   A humanitarian [10]convoy for Bihac left Zagreb this morning.
The

   convoy was coordinated by Ambassador Bernardo Jurlina with
assistance

   from the Croatian Government.



   Numerous companies, institutes, political parties and aid
agencies

   gave contributions. In addition to food supplies, the convoy
is also

   carrying over 500 family packets sent to private addresses.

   Kate Marijan

    
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28/08/95 14:25

CROATIAN RADIO NEWS 2PM



[Image]      An artillery shell slammed into a crowded street
near the Sarajevo

        public market killing at least 20 people. A single shell
fell some 30

meters from the Merkale Market at 11.05 this morning. A further
six shells

rocked the city center during the next 20 minutes. Dozens of
wounded were

rushed to the Kosevo Hospital, Hospital Officials said.

The Market Place was shelled in February of 1993 in an attack
that killed 68

people and wounded around 200.



        Some occasional artillery fire was reported in the
Dubrovnik

region from Serb positions in Eastern Hercgovina. Residents are
advised

to use caution and the gen. alert is still in effect for the
region from

Slano to Prevlaka. City services have repaired most of the
damage caused

by the rough weather only phone lines to Petrovo Selo are still
down.



[Image]      Two powerful explosions rocked Vinkovci at 8 last
evening.

Local authorities report only small arms fire followed.
Residents are advised

to use caution.



"Jaruga" hydro-electric Plan



 The Croatian Electrical Power Industry is celebrating one
hundred years

of service. Celebrations are centered around the Krka National
Park where

Premier Nikica Valentic and HEP CEO Damir Begovic will adress
guests and

employees.100 years ago the Jaruga Hydro-electric Plan on the
Krka river

set aglow street lights in Sibenik. Premier Valentics visit to
the

Sibenik region also included a meeting earlier

today with county leaders. The main topic was the state of the
county economy.

Valentic said the county faces some major problems- one of the
counties lagest

factories is shutting down production, antoher light metals
plant faces growing

debts, while local hotels are still filled with refugees.
Valentic pointed to

similar problems in Drnis. He said the govt. will help but only
within the

limits of the current economic situation- meaning it would not
print more

money. Valentic stressed the need to map out a development plan
and mark

priorities.



[Image]      This weekend, more refuguees trickled into Croatia
through the

        Donji Miholjac crossing from Vojvodina. The Office for
Refugees and

displaced persons reports 565 Croats are staying with friends
and family. The

Refugee Collection Center currently is not housing anyone and
has been turned

into a Transit Center where refugees are recieved and provided
with meals

before continuing on for other destinations.



[Image]      HVO forces repelled a Serb infanty attempt to break
through

        defense lines on the Glamoc front according to HVO
Sources. Serbs also

fired over 100 shells at villages in the area. The Kupres and
Stolac fronts

also came under fire.

Commander of the Bosnian Army, Gen. Rasim Delic says he has
doubts about the

sucess of the new US initiative and pledges to keep on fighting.
In the most

skeptical commentary of the US initiative from any Bosnian
Official, Delic

called the plan- only an idea without a real beginning or end.

Kate Marijan

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Foreign Press Bureau Bulletin

August 31, 1995





NATO strikes continue against Bosnian Serbs



The NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb targets have

continued today, announced  the commander of  NATO's

southern wing in Naples, U.S. General Leyton Smith. He

said that the operation launced yesterday morning

included a total of some 300 take-offs with 23 targets in

Bosnia Hercegovina.



The NATO jets, which took off from the Aviano Air Base

from the Roosevelt Carrier, were assigned over 90 targets

ranging from anti-aircraft defense systems to munitions

depots and command posts. Leyton Smith stated that as a

result of the weather conditions there were some misses,

but pointed out that the operation was in general a great

success. At the same time, Leyton Smith stated that NATO

is doing all possible to save the two French pilots from

the "Mirage" jet that was shot down by multiple rocket

launchers near Sarajevo yesterday at five p.m. It is

suspected that crew might have fallen into the hands of

Bosnian Serbs



At yesterday's press conference in Naples, Leyton Smith

told some 600 reporters that the operation will continue

until the threat to Sarajevo and other UN designated safe

areas are nullified.  He concluded by saying that the

conclusion of the operation depends on the Bosnian Serbs.



Mladic refuses to withdraw heavy weaponary



Bosnian Serb military general Ratko Mladic announced last

night that the withdrawal of Bosnian Serb heavy equipment

does not come into consideration, reported the French

Press.  General Mladic announced on Pale T.V.  that the

UN commander for the former Yugolslavia, Bernar Zvanje,

asked Mladic to withdraw his heavy weaponary from Bosnia

Hercegovina. However, the UN commander was left with the

blunt reply that Bosnian Serbs would not move from their

positions. General Mladic did mention that the Bosnian

Serbs would not start any battles; although, if provoked

they would retalitate fiercely on any attacks.



Bosnian Serb leaders accept latest peace plan



Bosnian Serb leaders who are currently in Belgrade have

accepted the latest peace plan with the so called

Yugoslavia, announced the Serbian information minister

Ratomir Vico. Bosnian Serb leadership will be represented

with three of its representitives in a joint Serb

committee which will be led by Slobodan Milosevic. Vico

added that the peace plan will be signed on the condition

that it be readapted.



Croatia supports latest NATO military actions



Croatia fully supports the combined NATO and rapid

reaction forces military action against the Bosnian

Serbs, announced the Foreign Affairs Ministry.  The

Croatian government sees this action as an example of  an

effective realization of the UN mandate and the

internation community.  Croatia considers this time to be

relavent in establishing a peaceful political solution to

the war in Bosnia. Croatia expressed hope that the latest

peace initiative and the NATO action will mean peace in

the region soon.



Granic announces Bosnian Serbs coming to their senses



Croatias foreign minister Mate Granic announced last

night that the agreement between Serbian President

Milosevic and the Bosnian Serb leaders signed  in

Belgrade is the first sign that Bosnian Serbs are coming

to their senses and that Milosevic wants to hold serious

talks.  Minister Granic stressed that Croatia will not

enter any kind of compromise and it is not willing to

trade any part of its territory, but that it is

considering the peaceful integration of its occupied

territories.



President Tudjman holds talks with Holbrooke



Croatian President Franjo Tudjman is currently holding

talks with the U.S. President's special envoy, assistant

secretary of state Richard Holbrooke.  This morning

Tudjman met with the Bosnian ambassador to Croatia, Kasim

Trnka, and foreign minister Muhamed Sacribey.



More refugees arrive to Croatia



The mass exodus of Croats and other non Serbs from Banja

Luka and northwestern Bosnia is continuing.  Yesterday

602 people, of which 485 were Croats, crossed the  River

Sava to the town of  Davor.  A total of 16,231 persons

were expelled from Banja Luka arriving in Croatia between

the fourteenth and thirtieth of this month.

Accomadations have been arranged for 11,795 of this group

while 4,027 have been taken in by family and friends.

The majority of the refugees are Croats and Muslims with

a few Serbs, Italians, Czechs, Ukranians and Hungarians.

Croatia is currently catering for 190,879 displaced

persons and 199,718 refugees.



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Foreign Press Bureau Daily Bulletin

September 1, 1995



Operation Deliberate Force continues



The NATO alliance has confirmed that it is continuing

strikes against the Bosnian Serb positions for the third day

in a row.  NATO air raids on Bosnian Serb positions have had

a significant impact and that coming attacks will target

ammunitions storage depots. According to NATO sources, NATO

planes have flown over 500 sorties over Bosnian Serb

positions.  In the first two days of NATO action, the Rapid

Reaction Force in Bosnia has fired more than 1000 shells on

30 Bosnian Serb militia positions around Sarajevo.

According to the French General, Andre Subiru, the Rapid

Reaction Force and NATO are complimenting each other, so

that when jets are unable to fly in bad weather conditions,

the Rapid Reaction Force can continue with artillery

shelling of  the Serb positions from the ground.



A United States pilot in the NATO mission over Bosnia

declared that the military capabilities of the Bosnian Serbs

have been reduced and are ineffective.  The pilot said that

all of their targets were predetermined so that there were

minimal chances of mistakes.



Th UN  Spokeswoman, Miriam Suhacki, pointed out that every

Bosnian Serb weapon on the move will be designated a

military target without prior warning from the UN, even if

their are individuals in the vicinity.  The commander of the

base brigade, Charles Uald, stated that NATO is focusing

their bombing on military and not civilian targets and that

their main objective is to protect the Bosnian UN declared

safe areas.



Five member UN crew alive and well



The five member UN observers who were missing and even

thought to be dead are alive and well in the Eastern Bosnian

Serb held town of Visegrad, according to the Spanish embassy

official in Belgrade.  Communication with the five-member EU

monitoring team, had been cut off for several days while

they were in Serb held territory. They are now apparently

trapped between Bosnian Serb held territory and Yugoslavia

due to the refusal of Bosnian Serb authorities to allow any

foreigners  leave the territory under their control.  The

monitors are reportedly doing well and talks are under way

with Pale for special clearance for their departure.



Negotiations and Peace Talks on the way



Yugoslavia and Bosnian Serbs have decided to form a joint

delegation to attend negotiations aimed at reaching a

solution to the crises in the former Yugoslavia.  This was

described as a step forward by Richard Holbrooke, the

Assistant U.S. Secretary of State and Leader of the U.S.

Delegation at the peace negotiations.



Peace Talks will resume during the next two days with the

contact group and EU Mediator Carl Bildt. Holbrooke resumed

talks today on the U.S. peace plan with Serbian President

Slobodan Milosevic. Prior to the meeting Holbrooke told

American reporters that talks so far have been serious and

substantial.



Tudjman meets with Sacirbey



Croatian President, Franjo Tudjman, met in Zagreb with

Bosnian Foreign Minister, Muhamed Sacirbey, to discuss and

aim at resolving the Bosnian crisis. It was stressed that

Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina must co-ordinate their

policies on the basis of the Washington Accord and the Split

Declaration.  The talks also focused on the Bihac airport

and concluded with a decision to establish a joint

commission to resolve all other related issues.



Clinton warns Serbs



United States President, Bill Clinton, has called upon all

warring sides in Bosnia for negotiations to end the war in

Bosnia. He continued that the NATO actions were a clear

warning to the Bosnian Serbs to stop killing innocent

Bosnian civilians.  Clinton concluded that the NATO actions

will show the Serbs that they have nothing to gain but

everything to lose if they continue their assaults on

civilians in Sarajevo and other safe areas.



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FOREIGN PRESS BUREAU DAILY BULLETIN

SEPTEMBER  7, 1995





NATO JETS CONTINUE TO BOMB SERBS

The commander of the US Air Carrier Theodore Roosevelt,

US Admiral William Fallow, stated that the NATO jets

resumed bombing Bosnian Serb positions this morning.  He

said this mornings missions had several designated

targets but did not give details.  He added that the

actions would probably continue for the rest of the day.

Thursday's edition of the New York Times cites that NATO

has decided to double the number of designated Bosnian

Serb targets.  In Pale, five strikes were registered

within ten minutes around 9 am.



SPECIAL FORCES OPERATIONS

Special forces of the Ministry of the Interior began

today to search and clear the area of the Plitvice

National Park.  The operation is intended to capture any

remaining enemy groups in the region, gather abandoned

arms and munitions, and clear land mines.



CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IN FRANCE

Croatia's Foreign Minister Mate Granic will leave today

on an official visit to France on the invitation of his

colleague Herve De Charette.  It is expected that after

the meeting with Minister De Charette, the Croatian

Foreign Minister will meet with French President Jacques

Cirac.



CROATIAN CENSUS

The director of the National Institute for Statistics,

Dr. Jakov Gelo, announced last night on Croatian

Television that due to the change in the overall number

and structure of Croatia's population, a census of the

population is urgently needed.  The census from 1991 is

especially important, he said, because it was compiled

just before the aggression on Croatia began, adding that

not only was the population counted, but the properties

which belonged to the people.  He added that these types

of statistics can serve as possible war damage

compensation.  The census will take place on the 1st of

April 1996.



MASLENICA BRIDGE

Construction has begun on the Maslenica Bridge and it

will be built using the latest technology.  The bridge,

which was virtually the only connection between northern

and southern Croatia, was destroyed by the Serbs on

November 21, 1993. The bridge has since been replaced

with a pontoon bridge constructed by Croatian

shipbuilding industries. The new bridge should be

completed by the end of May next year.



CROATIAN VICE PRESIDENT MET WITH EU OFFICIALS

Vice President of the Croatian Government, Dr. Ivica

Kostovic, met in Brussels yesterday with the

representative of the European Commission for

Humanitarian Aid,  Ema Bonino, and the Director of

Foreign Political Relations.  Ema Bonino showed interest

for the refugee crisis in Croatia due to the expulsion of

Croats from Srijem and Backa and that of Muslims and

Croats from Banja Luka.  Special interests were shown for

the needs and problems of displaced people who were

returned to their homes.  Dr. Kostovic mentioned the

urgent need to settle the humanitarian situation in

Croatia as well as economic revival and closer ties with

the European Union.



REFUGEES

252 people crossed into Croatia at Davor from the Banja

Luka region on Wednesday, according to the Office for

Refugees and Displaced Persons.  Since August 14, Croatia

has accepted nearly 18 thousand refugees.

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U.S. - CROATIAN RELATIONS

Foreign Minister Mate Granic, following talks with Clinton

Administration Officials and members of  the U.S. Congress,

commented that the meeting in Washington affirmed that the

United States sees in Croatia a partner for resolving the

crisis in the former Yugoslavia and supports Croatia's

territorial integrity. Granic pointed out that Croatia backs

the U.S. peace initiative and will work towards its

realization.



U.S. Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, and Senate

Majority Leader, Bob Dole, also met with Granic and all

parties involved agreed on the aims and nature of the peace

process; however, there were differences over the timing of

the peace process. Granic said that Croatia's major concern

is the reintegration of Eastern  Slavonia, Baranja and

Western Srijem into legal order. When asked whether Croatian

government forces will abide by the cease-fire, Granic

responded that Croatia would wait for the results of the

peace talks.



NATO TAKES OUT SERB AIR-DEFENCES AND MUNITIONS DEPOT

NATO warplanes bombed the north-west part of Mt. Ozren

Tuesday afternoon.  Waves of air-strikes targeted the

military base on the outskirts of Doboj, the military depot

in Servarlije, and Serb heavy artillery positions in the

Jabucic Plolje and Pridjel villages on the foothills of Mt.

Ozren. U.S. Defence Secretary, William Perry, stated that

NATO air-strikes have nearly destroyed the Bosnian Serb anti-

aircraft defence system and NATO jets will soon be able to

fly safely over Bosnia.  Perry added that the latest strikes

have had serious consequences for the Bosnian Serbs.



Meanwhile, UN officials sought to highlight the successes of

the bombing campaign.  "The city of Sarajevo has become a

much safer place than it was two weeks ago," said UN

spokesman Alexander Ivanko.  Since the UN opened a land

route into Sarajevo, about 1,000 tons of consumer goods were

arriving daily, he noted.



CROATIAN ADVANCES

Croatian forces have liberated the area of Drvar and Sipovo

all the way to Vrbas, following a counter attack against

Serb forces in the region who have been targeting the

Grahovo, Glamac and Kupres regions.  Serbs are said to have

suffered heavy losses in the fighting.  It is said that

Croats have also taken important high ground  within 17

kilometers from the town of Jajce, which is the apparent

goal of the current Croat-Muslim offensive.  The joint

forces of the Bosnian Croats and Bosnian Muslims have also

made considerable gains in central and western Bosnia and

have recaptured the town of Donji Vakuf.  According to

Reuters, Britain condemned the offensive but rejected Serb

fears that the NATO strikes were facilitating a land grab.



BOSNIAN CONQUESTS

The Bosnian army has taken some 30 Sq. kilometers of

territory on the Ozren front since Tuesday thus liberating

the all-weather route between the cities of Tuzla and

Zenica.  Numerous villages were retaken as well as large

quantities of weapons, ammunition and other equipment.  The

Bosnian Army 2nd Corps continues to tighten its hold around

Mt. Ozren, Bosnian sources said



WAR CRIME SUSPECTS GO TO COURT

The Croatian Army Commander for the Knin district, General

Ivan Cermak, announced that the families of war crimes

suspects have decided to remain in Croatia in order to

follow the court proceedings after talks on Tuesday with

Serb civil representatives and UNCRO officers at the UNCRO

compound in Knin.  The suspects have been advised that they

will all have access to lawyers and that the legal

proceedings will be conducted in line with the law.





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CROAT-MUSLIM FORCES CAPTURE SERB HELD TOWNS

The central Bosnian town of Jajce and the western Bosnian

town of Drvar are now under Croatian control after the

Croatian military operation which captured 2000 square

kilometers of territory from the Bosnian Serbs in 92 hours.

This is according to Bosnian Croat HVO General, Mico Lasic,

who spoke for Croatian television from the center of Jajce.

Wednesday's advances meant four Serb-held towns have fallen

to combined Bosnian-Croat forces over the last two days:

Sipovo, Drvar, Jajce and Donji Vakuf. In regards to the

liberation of Jajce, Drvar and Sipovo, General Lasic said

the go ahead for the combined HVO and Croatian Army

offensive came after constant Serb artillery harassments of

the Bosnian Croat towns of Glamoc, Kupres and Grahovo.  The

operation was based on provisions agreed by the Split

agreement.



REINTEGRATION FOR EASTERN SLAVONIA

Following a three day diplomatic visit to the United States,

Croatia's Foreign Minister, Mate Granic, pointed to the

possibility of an overall peace settlement being at hand

with the inclusion of the reintegration of occupied eastern

Croatia into the settlement.  Granic said that Croatia was

ready to agree on an interim period in which the now

occupied eastern Croatian areas of Slavonia, Baranja and

western Srijem would be governed by an interim body

comprised of representatives of the international community,

the Croatian government and local Croatian, Hungarian and

Serb populations.



In the interim period, Granic continued, 90,000 expelled

Croatians should be able to return to their homes, while

Serb paramilitary units should be disarmed and civil police

units should be established in accordance with the pre-war

ethnic structure of the regions.



NATO CONSIDERS MORE ATTACKS IN BANJA LUKA REGION

NATO alliance officials are considering new air attacks on

the Bosnian Serb air defence systems around Banja Luka in

northern Bosnia, according to UN Spokesman, Chris Vernon in

Sarajevo.  The same defence systems were the target of the

Tomahawk cruise missiles on Sunday, but it seems that they

were not completely destroyed, said Vernon.



NATO war planes again bombed the Serbs military base at

Lukavica yesterday which has come under NATO attack several

times in the past two weeks.   UN officials said the

Lukavica barracks contained numerous ammunition storage

depots, command control and communication facilities which

were key to the 41 month siege of Sarajevo. This morning,

NATO officials announced that air strikes are on hold

because of bad weather conditions.  A spokesperson in Naples

said that operations will continue as soon as the weather

improves.



CROATIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH HOLBROOK

President Tudman met earlier today with U.S. Senior Envoy,

Richard Holbrook.  Holbrooke, back from Belgrade Wednesday,

briefed Tudman on his meeting with Serbian President

Milosevic.



GREECE AND MACEDONIA SIGN AGREEMENT

The Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Stevo

Crvenkovski and Karlos Papuljas, have signed an agreement

at the United Nations, normalizing diplomatic relations

between the two countries.  The agreement was signed in the

presence of the United Nations Secretary General, Boutros

Ghali, and comes as a result of 29 months of negotiations.

Meanwhile, Macedonia and the United States have established

diplomatic relations.

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BOSNIAN ARMY LIBERATES BOSANSKI PETROVAC

This morning the Bosnian Army liberated the town of Bosanski

Petrovac in north-west Bosnia, according to Bosnian radio

sources.  Prior to this the Bosnian army liberated the

village of Kulen Vakuf which is located 10 kilometers west

from Petrovac.  The Bosnian army is continuing its offensive

towards the town of Kljuc, 20 kilometers south of Petrovac,

that began last Wednesday.



NATO AIRSTRIKES ARE SUSPENDED

The United Nations and the NATO alliance have given the

Bosnian Serbs a 72 hour respite from crippling air strikes,

after they agreed to pull back their big guns and lift the

siege of Sarajevo.  Bosnian Serb military and political

leaders signed an agreement in Belgrade "in which they

committed themselves to withdraw their heavy weapons from

the 20-kilometer exclusion zone around Sarajevo," according

to a UN statement issued Thursday night.  The UN and NATO

made it clear that planes were ready to start pounding the

Serbs again if they failed to withdraw their heavy weapons

from around the city or if they attacked other designated

safe areas. The Serbs also pledged to allow the free passage

of humanitarian convoys to the Bosnia capital via two

previously closed roads which run through Serb-held

territory.  UN sources expect the Sarajevo airport to open

shortly without restrictions.



HOSTILITIES IN EASTERN SLAVONIA

Sporadic Serb fire from mortars, heavy machine-guns and

small-arms were reported on defense positions on the Orasje

and Samac front this morning.  The region is 75 kilometers

south of Osjiek.  Fiercer attacks were reported on the

eastern section of the front, launched from Jenjic and

Krepsic towards Vidovice and Vucilovac and from Covic Polje

towards defence positions in Matici, according to HVO

sources from Orajse.  Defense positions and residence areas

in the free section of Bosanska Posavina were also targeted

last night with mortars and small arms.



MASS GRAVES

The initial works on the exhumation of a mass grave near

Petrinja, about 50 kilometers south-east of Zagreb in the

newly liberated section of Croatia, were completed on

Thursday.  The mass grave contained 17 bodies of Croatian

National Guard soldiers and members of the Croatian police

forces that were killed on the spot in 1991.  It is believed

that there are several more mass graves in this region and

efforts are continuing in order for them to be located and

investigated.





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AIR-STRIKES SUSPENDED

The United Nations and NATO announced late on Wednesday

that they have suspended NATO air-strikes on the Bosnian

Serbs.  The UN and NATO commanders are pleased with the

Serbs withdrawal of heavy guns.  However, the Serbs were

not required to remove any artillery smaller than 100 mm

and they still pose a threat to the population of

Sarajevo.  It was emphasised that the air-strikes could

be resumed on the Serbs if Sarajevo or any other safe

area was attacked again, as well as if the zone of

exclusion around Sarajevo was not respected and if free

movement of the Sarajevo airport was hindered again.



Meanwhile,  Bosnia's government commissioner for contacts

with UNPROFOR, Mr. Hasan Muratovic, stated last night

that the Bosnian Serbs had only withdrawn 250 of the 380

tanks, heavy artillery and mortar cannons from around

Sarajevo.  Muratovic stated that the siege of Sarajevo

had not yet been lifted.



Bosnian Foreign Minister, Muhamed Sacirbay, stated in

London that Bosnian forces would not advance on the Serb

stronghold of Banja Luka because of the potential

catastrophe it could cause for the civilian population

there. "We do not want to do to others, what has been

done to us..." said Sacirbay.



SERB FORCES FIRE MISSILES AT NATO

 Serb forces fired two missiles at NATO warplanes flying

over Sarajevo.  The missiles were fired from the Sarajevo

suburb of Vogosca but did not hit their target, UNPROFOR

officials said.



CROATIAN-BOSNIAN AGREEMENT

The Croatian government in agreement with the Bosnian

government  has decided not to take any further military

actions in Western Bosnia which could lead to a conflict

in the main Bosnian Serb stronghold of Banja Luka,

according to a statement by Croatia's Foreign Minister,

Mate Granic, released last night.



The possibilities of finding a just and proper political

solution to the resolution of  the problems in the region

as a whole, now seem to be certain, said Minister

Granic's statement.  It continued that President Tudjman

and President Izetbegovics' support of the Washington

Agreements for the Bosnian Federation and possible

confederation of Croatia and Bosnia were important moves

before the upcoming peace meeting in New York.



The statement also reiterated Croatia's positive steps in

upholding the sanctions against the so called Yugoslavia,

and its successful fulfilment of the contact group plan

for Bosnia.  It also mentioned Croatia's willingness to

peacefully reintegrate occupied eastern Croatia back into

the Croatian state system.



MASS GRAVES IN CROATIA INSPECTED

Croatia's Prime Minister, Ivica Kostovic, inspected the

site of the first investigated mass grave,  which lies

above the "Gavrilovic" Villa in Petrinja.  The bodies of

seventeen Croatian soldiers and civilians were discovered

in the grave.  Another two sites were inspected where

mass graves are believed to be located.  Kostovic

announced that investigations will be underway soon into

possible mass graves in western Slavonia and in other

liberated areas.





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