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CABINET OU SECRETAIRE GENE"AL

29 January 1992

Dear Colonel Wilson,

I should be most grateful if you would kindly arrange to have forwarded the enclosed letters from the Secretary-General to His Excellency Mr. Franjo Tudjman, President of the Republic of Croatia, and to His Excellency Mr. Milan Kucan, President of the Republic of Slovenia .

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Copies of the letters are enclosed for your information.

With kind regards.

Colonel John Wilson SMLO UNMLOY P.O. Box 644 Belgrade

Yours sincerely,

Virendra Dayal Chef de Cabinet

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27 January 1992

Dear Mr. President,

Thank you for your letter of 24 December 1991.

On the assumption of my duties as Secretary­General of the United Nations, I am deeply conscious of the responsibilities that have been entrusted to me by the international community, and am gratified by the expressions of confidence and support from so many quarters encouraging me in the fulfilment of this task.

I should like to assure you that I shall maintain the efforts of my predecessor towards a resolution of the crisis in Yugoslavia. In this connection, I believe that the governments and peoples of the area now have an important opportunity to establish peace, with the help of the European Community and of the United Nations.

Please accept, Mr. President, the assurances of my highest consideration.

His Excellency Mr. Milan Kucan

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President of the Republic of Slovenia

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THE SECRETARY- GENERAL

Dear Mr. President,

27 January 1992

Thank you very much for your letter of 3 January 1992 on the occasion of my assumption of duties as Secretary-General of the United Nations.

I am deeply conscious of the responsibilities that have been entrusted to me by the international community, and am gratified by the expressions of confidence and support from so many quarters encouraging me in the fulfilment of this task.

I should like to assure you that I shall maintain the efforts of my predecessor towards a resolution of the crisis in Yugoslavia. In this connection, I believe that the governments and peoples of the area now have an important opportunity to establish peace, with the help of the European Community and of the United Nations.

Please accept, Mr. President, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

His Excellency Mr. Franjo Tudjman President of the Republic of Croatia

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SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS Tuesday, 28 January 1992, 11:00 a.m.

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The Securi ty Council met in consultations regarding the situation in Yugoslavia and the Council's fifth review under relevant paragraphs of resolution 687 concerning sanctions against Iraq .

I. On the situation in Yugoslavia

The Secretary-General was first invited to make a progress report to the Council. After recalling the establishment of the Military Liaison Office in Yugoslavia on 14 January where the Liaison Officers had been well received by the Yugoslav People's Army and the Croatian People's Guard and established modalities of co-operation with the European Community Monitor Mission, the Secretary-General made it clear that while the U. N. maintained peace and the cease-fire, the political solution was the duty of the ECMM. He stated that the cease-fire had been sustained since 3 January although there had been a number of infringements and some disconcerting statements from both sides. Furthermore, the Secretary-General informed the Council that on 23 January he received separately visits from Mr. Jovic, Chairman of the Federal State Committee for Co-operation with the U.N. on Peace-keeping Matters and from Mr. Greguric, Prime Minister of Croatia and that both visitors reiterated their commitments to the cease-fire and requested the earliest possible commencement of the deployment of a peace-keeping operation. However, he responded that there remained a certain number of obstacles in the way of such a deployment, but that he had asked Under-Secretary-General Goulding to help remove those obstacles and to send a signal to the parties that he wished to be of help to them. As a result, the Secretary­General said, Mr . Goulding arrived in Yugoslavia on 26 January and impressed the need for the removal of the remaining obstacles. He wished to have a more complete account of developments after he had reviewed the situation with Mr. Vance and Mr. Goulding. The Secretary-General also informed the Council that while receiving Foreign Minister de Deus Pinheiro of Portugal, current President of the European Community Council of Ministers he expressed his strong support for the efforts at the EC Conference on Yugoslavia to reach an agreed political solution to the problems dividing the parties.

The Representative of Austria stated that while fully supporting the efforts of the Secretary-General, his Government wished that conditions should be created as soon as possible for a U.N. peace-keeping operation.

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The Representative of France stated that despite a number of incidents, his authorities believed that the Council should decide to deploy a peace-keeping operation as a matter of urgency and that he looked forward to a concrete proposal to be submitted to the Council next week.

The Representative of Hungary considered that a peace-keeping force should be sent to Yugoslavia as soon as possible and that the Council should send the force where the situation so required.

The Representative of the Russian Federation shared the proposal of France and proposed that initial detachment could be sent first with a view to deploying the operation gradually.

The Representative of the U.S. stated that as the cease-fire seemed to be holding: he expected to see things more swiftly and peace be brought about in Yugoslavia.

The Representative of the U.K. considered that the U.N. peace­keeping operation was an essential approach and that both sides in Yugoslavia were looking forward to it.

At this point, the Secretary-General added a note of caution, saying that we must not underestimate the obstacles about the positions of local leaders and that things might be clearer when Mr. Goulding was back to report.

2. On the fifth review of the sanctions against Iraq

The President recalled the previous reviews and · drew the Council's attention to the factual report of the Secretary-General and the letter of Iraq as well as the oral report of the Chairman of the Sanctions Committee.

The Representative of the U.S. enumerated Iraq's policy of non-compliance with its obligations relating to missing Kuwaiti nationals, its reluctance in submitting documents about nuclear programme, stockpiles of missiles and the development of biological weapons, its refusal of returning Kuwaiti property etc. and he concluded that all this made it impossible for his Government to allow any modification of the sanctions against Iraq.

The Representative of the Russian Federation also cited Iraq's non-cooperation with Special Commission, its lack of information on its programme relating to weapons of mass destruction, its connivance in yesterday's incident etc. and he concluded that this provided no ground for reducing the existing sanctions.

The Representative of France stated that France was compelled to note that Iraq had not yet fully complied with the Council resolutions. By citing Iraq's maintenance of police posts in Kuwaiti territory, its lack of transparency in the programme of weapons of mass destruction, its clandestine activities in the

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Note for Mr. Dayal

Mr. Dayal--

The Pres i dent of the Security Council has asked me to convey the following piece of information to the Secretar y-General.

Vasiliy Safronchuk Under-Secretary-General

24 January 1992

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Resume of the discussion of the Security Council Consultations as a whole on 23 January. on Peace­keeping force for Yugoslavia

The President of the Security Council briefly informed members that he had meetings with the representatives of Croatia and Yugoslavia and both of them confirmed that they were interested in the deployment of UN peace-keeping force.

The Permanent Representatives of France, Russia, Austria, Belgium, Hungary and Equador commented on this information. Having observed that, minor violations notwithstanding, the cease-fire in Yugoslavia is generally maintained, they pointed out that the soonest possible deployment of UN force in Yugoslavia is imperative.

Note to Mr Goulding

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PEACE-KEEPING I US VIEWS

I received today the visit of Mr Stuart Seldowitz of the Permanent Mission of the United States (the meeting replaced Ambassador Watson's earlier request to call upon you). Mr Seldowitz had instructions from Washington to convey the following:

1. The deployment of a peace-keeping operation

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in Yugoslavia should be contingent on the establishment of a durable cea'se--fire and the agreement of all -arties on the modalities of its deployment, including

the location of- the troops and "the conditions under they would be withdrawn". ------

Asked to clarify the latter point, Mr Seldowitz explained that Washington had in mind that both sides should be

II told that if the cease-fire broke down the peace-kee ing operation wou e withdrawn. I explained that this posed a pro -Iem: Sections o~ he Yugoslav press were alrea~y suggesting that Croatia would seelc to havethepeace-keeping orce withdrawn as soon as the UNPAs were demilitarized, with the in ention of taking these areas over by force. The Secretary-General, therefore, rather than taking about withdrawal, as lanning to make the point that t Securit Council, having commi ted ehe7JN to sucfi a major operation, wou a not lightly accede to such a request to terminate its man a e. Mr Seldowitz agreed entirely that discussing con ieions for withdrawal at this stage would not be appropriate, and added that Washington's osition on this was "not set in s~ ; 1ts rea"I concern was that UN peace-k:eepers ~hould not be "stuck there in a war situation".

2. The deployment of a peace-keeping operation should promote the olitical roe ss q.nd the ongoing negotiations, which should continue to be led y the

E"CT Ehe UN effort should be complementary to the EC's.

I assured Mr Seldowitz that this was precisely the Secretary- General's position, which had been reaffirmed by himself, by Mr Vance and by Secretariat staff on innumerable occasions.

3. Washington believed that the Yugoslav problem was essentially one for Europe; Europeans should take the lead in its resolution, direct the political process and pay for any peace-keeping operation. It was therefore Washington's view that a UN peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia should not be paid for through the normal system of assessments on the peace-keeping scale. Secretary Baker would raise this point at the Foreign Minister level at the Conference on aid to the former Soviet Union. (It had already been raised in Washington with European embassies at a lower level and had met with a series of rebuffs. Washington was

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hopeful that its message would be heeded by European capitals at a more senior level. Mr Seldowitz added that, none the less, he "personally did not think that the us would refuse to pay its assessment" if the Council decided to proceed in the normal manner.)

I took note of this point, which Mr Seldowitz acknowledged was essentially one for the US and its European partners rather than the Secretariat. I added that, however, if the US was thinking of an operation financed by voluntary contributions, it should be mindful of the unhappy experience of UNFICYP. Mr Seldowitz responded that Washington would expect European states to provide services, logistical support and troops on a non-reimburseable basis. How the costs of non-European states participating in the operation would be covered was not clarified.

4. While the US Government understood why certain neighbouring states and some other European countries could not be invited to participate in a peace-keeping operation, it did not want the two sides to have a "veto" over the composition of the Force. Whatever the objections of one side or the other, the extensive participation of European states in the peace-keeping operation would not only emphasize the European nature of the problem, but bring down costs.

I took note of this view and stated that the Secretary-General had made no final decisions on the possible composition of a peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia.

5. The US Government remained prepared to provide staff assistance regarding planning for the deployment of an operation. It would therefore appreciate receiving details of current UN plans, and wished to be consulted as these evolved.

I thanked Mr Seldowitz for his Government's offer of staff assistance for planning, which had been gratefully taken note of when it was first made, on 2 December 1991. However, while our planning had made some progress, notably following the mission of the Preparatory Group in Yugoslavia in late December, it had not reached the stage where we were ready to embark on detailed consultations with Member States. As the situation evolved and the Secretariat's thinking was refined further, it was possible that the Secretary- General might wish to draw upon the expertise of States. We would therefore revert on this matter at the appropriate time.

Shashi Tharoor 22 January 1992

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Note for the Secretary-General

YUGOSLAVIA

YOUR MEETING WITH MINISTER DEMICHELIS

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The Minister has long been a firm advocate of the deployment of a large United Nations peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia. If we can go on past form, he could be expected to say that "bureaucratic inertia" or "political timidity" prevents swifter movement on this front. He would probably argue that there is a moment of opportunity at present which the United Nations must seize if the fighting is not to resume and escalate. With Minister de Michelis, you may have to emphasise rather strongly the considerations which you have been listing to your other interlocutors in this connection.

There have been wire service reports (e.g. yesterday's Tanjug despatch from Rome) suggesting that some elements in the Italian government may favour the delivery of arms supplies to Slovenia and Croatia. In this connection, you may wish to mention in passing that the arms embargo imposed by the Security Council under resolution 713 and reinforced by resolution 724 remains very much in force. Lord Carrington is reported to have visited Rome yesterday in order to discuss these reports.

It could be interesting to hear from Minister de Michelis his view of the likelihood of progress being made in the framework of the Conference on Yugoslavia.

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LORD CARRINGTON AND EDITH CRESSON IN ROt1E.

ROME, JANAARY 20 <TANJUGt - PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERENCE ON

YUGOSLAVIA LORD CARRINGTON ARRIVED ON A SUPRISE VISIT TO ROME TODAY

AND IMMEDIATELY l'IET WITH ITALIAN PRESIDENT FRANCESO GOSSIJ3A, FROM

WHOM HE WISHED TO HEAR PERSONALLY OF PROMISES MADE BY COSSil3A OF

M!LITARYSUFPOPT TO CROATIA AND SLOVENIA, AS ASSESSED BY OBSH:VERS.

OUR!NG HIS RECENT VISIT •O ZAGREB AND LJUBL.JANA, AS ANNOUNCED IN

ITALY, GOSSI13A OFFERED THE TWO SECESSIONIST YUGOSLAV REPUBLICS

rTAL't ' S MILITARY SUPPORT IN ARMS AND PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF

AGGRESS !ON.

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ITALIAN PAPERS, THAT COSSIGA ' SOFFER OF MILITARY SUPPORT TO ELOGENIA

AND CROATIA DOES NOT HAVE 130VERNMENT SUPPORT.

·THERE ARE NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH PRESIDENT COSSIGA WITH REGARD TO \

HIS OFFER OF MILITARY SUPPORT TO SLOVENIA AND CROATIA WITHIN THE

FRAMEWORKS OF . BETWEEN ITALY AND THESE TWO NEW REPUBLICS.

ALL DIFFERENT TIONS ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRUTH, ··

ANNOUNCED THE DEFENCE MINISTRY.

A SIMILAR DENIAL WAS ISSUED YESTERDAY BY THE ITALIAN FOREIGN

MINISTRY.

REPORTING ON TALKS BETWEEN LORD CARRINGTON AND COSSIGA, ITALIAN

RADIO SAID THAT ' ITALY STILL SUPPORTS THE CONFERENCE ON YUGOSLAVIA

AND HOPES THAT IT, WITH THE HELP OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND ESPECIALLY

THAT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COUNTRIES, WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A

PEACEFUL AND PERMANENT SOLUTION OF THE fiJGOSLAV CRISIS. '

FRENCH PRIME MINISTER EDITH CRESSON rs IN ROME TODAY AT THE

INVITATION OF ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER •3UUO ANDREOTTI.

Note for the Secretary-General

YUGOSLAVIA: REQUESTS BY FRANCE

1. Mr. Jean-Marc Rochereau de la Sabliere, Charge d'Affaires of the Permanent Mission of France, called today, on instructions to raise the following three points:

(i) France considers it desirable that the commander of the United Nations peace-keeping force in Yugoslavia should be a national of a European Community Member State or, failing that, of another European nation;

(ii) As to the Force itself, France wishes to make a sufficiently large contribution (2,000 to 2,500 soldiers) to enable its troops to control a complete geographical zone. The idea would be for French soldiers to assume total responsibility for a homogeneous area (Eastern Slavonia had been tentatively mentioned in Paris) which in Paris' view would be necessary in order to ensure adequate security for the French troops in that zone;

(iii) France was interested in knowing how the United Nations proposed to define the functions of the EC Monitors vis-a-vis UN military personnel after a full United Nations deployment. When Foreign Minister Dumas had spoken to you, he had suggested that the United Nations forces be deployed in zones of conflict and the EC Monitors in other areas, notably Bosnia-Hercegovina. Mr. de la Sabliere sought our views on this proposal.

3. I took note of the wishes of the Government of France. On point (ii) above, I sought clarification as to whether the French proposal envisaged an exclusively French geographical area or whether France was prepared to accommodate battalions of other nationalities within a predominantly French zone. Mr. de la Sabliere said he would seek further instructions, but he had the impression that homogeneity was very important to his Government. I pointed out that this involved an important question of principle, since a mixture of nationalities was preferred in United Nations peace-keeping operations; significant problems, I reminded him, had arisen in Lebanon as a result of certain areas being identified exclusively with specific nationalities. Mr. de la Sabliere took note, and also agreed to seek clarification from Paris about whether "homogeneity" would apply also to logistic units, air support and civilian police.

4. With regard to the role of the EC Monitors, I indicated that we had at one point thought that the EC would withdraw its monitors once a United Nations peace-keeping operation was in place (Foreign Minister van den Broek had said as much to Mr. Vance). You, however, had more recently stressed that the European Community had the primary role in the resolution of the

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Yugoslav conflict, and that the United Nations' efforts were complementary. The current mission of United Nations military liaison officers reflected this approach. In view of this, the suggestion by Foreign Minister Dumas could well offer a basis for agreement, though it should be remembered that United Nations military observers would be deployed, under the existing plan, in two areas of Bosnia-Hercegovina. Details would have to be pursued at a later date. We agreed that it would be unwise to deploy both groups in overlapping jurisdictions.

5. Mr. de la Sabliere asked whether the United Nations had made progress in determining the composition of an eventual peace­keeping force. I indicated that we had not considered this question in any detail yet, but that we were inclined to think of an operation that was more Third World in composition than European. Mr. de la Sabliere seemed concerned by this, stressing that while France understood that some European countries (specifically neighbouring states and Germany) could not participate in a peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia, others could do so. He added that Minister Joxe was likely to visit New York on 3 February, though this was yet to be confirmed, and would wish to see you to discuss this question further.

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Marrack Goulding 21 January 1992

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1. Mr Borisav Jovic is the Serbian member of the ~~ federal Yugoslavian Presidency, now reduced to a 4-m<!,n t1f\. ~ "ru~p" (consisting only of the nominees of Serbia, the two Serbian provinces, and Montenegro). The United Nations /½ d<;>es.not recognize th7 "rump Pr7si~ency", but ~uccessive UN wJ, missions have dealt with Mr Jovic in _his capacity as / Chairman of the state Committee for Co-operation with the UN on Peace-Keeping Matters, a federal body that brings together representatives of several ministries and of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA).

2. Mr Jovic's visit, at his own request, suggests mounting anxiety in Belgrade about the need for the rapid deployment of the larger UN peace-keeping operation whose concept has been approved in principle by all main parties to the conflict (except, significantly, the Serbian leaders in those parts of Croatia where the UN force would be deployed - see para 7 below). As you know, following the Sarajevo Accord signed under Mr Vance's auspices by the JNA and the Croatian armed forces on January 2, 1992, modalities have been worked out for the implementation of a complete cessation of hostilities. DesQite some violations, the cease-fire appears generally to be holdin. Nonetheless, the United Nations position remains that the deployment of some 10,000 peace-keepers in three "UN Protected Areas" (UNPAs) cannot be implemented until (a) there is evidence of a sustaine d commitment by both sides to a lasting and effective c ease-fire and b) political obstacles raised by both sides to the deployment of UN forces in the UNPAs are completely removed.

3. A 50-man military liaison mission, headed by Colonel John Wilson of Australia, arrived in Yugoslavia on 14 January 1992 and has de loyed on both sides. The UN Military Liaison Officers (ML6s)- are not on the "front lines", but are attached to six Corps/Zone Headqua rters on each side as well as to the Genera l Headquarters in Belgrade and Zagreb. Their task is to facilitate communications between the parties and to promote

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maintenance of the cease-fire, in close co-operation with the larger European Community Monitoring Mission (ECMM), which is already on the ground. The initial deployment of the UNMLOs has proceeded satisfactorily.

Issues Mr Jovic May Raise

4. At a meeting with Col. Wilson in Be lgrade earlier today, Mr Jovic expressed concern about what he saw as an increasing number of ceas~~fire violations and sought a 1~arger UN presence to reduce these. Such a request should Ee resisted at this stage because (a) we should not be .

rawn into a major deployment without the guarantees mentioned in para 2 abo~ and (b) we have no__reason at present to change the peace plan approved by the Security Council.

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5. Another concern Mr Jovic raised with Col Wilson was that "Croatian pro a anda was being used to instil fear in the Ser i an people in the conflict area so that they would question a UN deployment." This seems to be a reference to the statements emerging from several senior leaders in Zagreb , including President Tudjman, that the UN deployment would permit Croatia to restore i ts authorit y over the Serb-majority areas currently occupied by the JNA. We have explained on several occasions to the Croatian leadership that they would have to suspend the application of certa~n of their aws to t he -tmPAs and pursue their politicai o jectivesaround t h e negotiating table. But their public statements still imply that they hope to win through a peace-keeping operation what they have lost on the battlefield. As you know, this is a genuine problem, which needs to be addressed before you can recommend full deployment to the Security Council. I would therefore suggest you assure Mr Jovic we understand his concern~ and that if and when you are satisfied the cease-fire is holding reasonably well, you have it in mind to send q further olitical mission to Zagreb {and indeed to the proposed UNPAs) t o 9larify these issues.

6. There has been a great deal of discussion in the Yugoslav press about the danger of a UN peace-keeping force being asked to withdraw by Croatia at a moment of Zagreb's choosing. Tn e p r ecedent set by President Nasser's request to UNEF-I to pull out in 1967, and the war that followed, are frequently cited. The fear is that Croatia will accept the UN plan, secure withdrawal of the JNA and disarming of the Serbs in the UNPAs, and then ask the UN to leave, intendi ng to seize these teritori es by force. Mr Jovic is likely to bring this issue up and seek assurances which it

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would be impossible for you to provide. Our only answer to this concern is that the Security Council, nav:ing committed tne -UN to such a major operation, would not lightly accede. to such a"'' request to ter minate i ts mand~te.

Issues You May Wish to Raise with Mr Jovic

6. You may wish to express concern about the increasing number of cease-f i re violations (so far admittedly minor) in recent days. Col Wilson has expressed the view that, even allowing for some Croatian exaggeration, "there appears to be a le"llel of_ incidents hard to accept if there is genuine control and restraint on the JNA side." Mr J ovic could be pressed to account for this and to reaffirm his side's commitment to implementing in full the provisions of the Sarajevo Accord.

7. Mr Jovic could also be as ed to explain the continuing intransigence of Mr Babic and other leaders of the so-cal"'led "Serbi an Republic of tne Krajina". Their s tate men s rejecting a UN deployment (except on the front

b1ines) have also worryingly been echoed by the JNA Corps lfcommander in Knin, Maj-Gen Ratko Mladic. It needs to be

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made clear again that we expect the Federal authoritie~ to uphold their commitmen sand to rein in their gissjdents. You may wish to tell Mr Jovic you have no intention of deploying Blue Helmets amidst a hostile populace.

8. Members of Mr Jovic's State Committee have also raised with Col. Wilson the question of UN "reimbursement" for services provided to the military liaison mission. While tne angled legal circumstances have prevented us entering into a formal agreement with Belgrade· and Zagreb on the current mission, we do expect the Yugoslav authorities to provide office- accommodation, vehicles and transport free of cost, as they have done for earlier UN missions (and as Zagreb is also doing). It would be useful 'f you could mention this.

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TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH MRS. HOFFMAN OF ICAO Monday 20 January 1992

Mrs. Hoffman contacted me today in connection with a meeting which is scheduled to take place at the initiative of the Yugoslav federal authorities in Pees in Hungary on Monday 28 January. Mr. Johnson (OLA), who had received a call from Mrs. Hoffman prior to the weekend, and I had already spoken on the matter.

Mrs. Hoffman explained that the federal aviation authorities in Belgrade had invited their counterparts from Croatia and Slovenia to participate in the meeting which would focus on air traffic and control arrangements in the air space over those two republics. In addition, the federal authorities had invited a representative of ICAO to attend the meeting.

Having consulted Mr. Fleischhauer and spoken with the undersigned, Mr. Johnson had told Mrs. Hoffman that OLA would have no difficulty with ICAO's attending the meeting since it was being organised by a member state of the Organization. At the same time, ICAO would use a disclaimer along the lines that "ICAO's participation does not imply any position on its part on the international status of any other participants".

On the above basis, Mrs. Hoffman informed me that the President and Secretary-General of ICAO had already decided that that organisation should attend the meeting.

In response to a question, Mrs. Hoffman said that the authorities in Slovenia and Croatia were both in agreement with the invitation that had been extended to ICAO.

I informed Mrs. Hoffman that the question of lifting the federal restrictions on the use of Croatian air space had been raised by President Tudjman in discussions with Mr. Vance, both in Geneva last November and in Zagreb in late December.

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President Tudjman had wanted the lifting of those restrictions to be iricluped in cease-fire arrangements. I expiained that Mr. Vance, sensing that this subject was a compl1icated one, had not wanted to over-burden the arrangements designed in the first instance, to bring the fighting to an end. Accoruingly, he had suggested -to President Tudjman that the air space question could be taken up. sUbsequently in an appropriate framework. This appeared . now to be hap'pening. · .:=

In response to further questions, I suggested to £1'.'S. Hoffman that the ICAO representative might indeed act in a eechnical advisory capacity in keeping with the disclaimer

,i.;rrovided :by OLA. He might also bear .in mind the·· desirability of keeping all· participants agreed on ICAO's continued participation. ·

UNITED NATIONS

Security Council Distr. GENERAL

S/23426 15 January 1992

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 9 J ANUARY 1992 FROM THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. OF THE PERMANENT MISSION OF GERMANY TO THE UNITED NATIONS

ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

From 8 till 10 January 1992, the Committee of Senior Officials of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Euro e meets at Prague for its fifth extraordinary session-ontheqiiifstIOilorY;gosl";;';ia.

On behalf of the German chairmanship of that Committee, I have the honour to enclose the text of a Declaration adopted on 8 January and to request that you circulate it as a document of the Security Council in accordance with resolution 713 (1991) of 25 September 1991.

92-01727 2895h (E)

(Signed) Hans-Joachim VERGAU Ambassador

Charge d'affaires, a.i.

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Annex

Declaration on Yugoslavia adopted on 8 January 1992

[Original: English/French/ Russian/Span ish]

The Committee of Senior Officials of the CSCE,

1. Profoundly distressed over the dramatic events that occurred in Yugoslavia as a result of the inadmissible use of totally unwarranted force, particularly that which yesterday caused the death of five members of the Monitoring Mission,

2. Condemns in the strongest possible terms those responsible for shooting down an unarmed helicopter of the Monitoring Mission, requests an immediate and exhaustive evaluation of responsibility and expects those responsible to be held accountable for these and other equally unacceptable acts,

3. Strongly urges all parties in Yugoslavia, without exception, to fully coooperate with the efforts which have been ordered and are already under way aiming at a thorough investigation of this tragic occurrence,

4. Reaffirms its support and solidarity towards the members of the Monitoring Mission, whose actions and courage deserve to be praised,

5. Urges all parties to take the necessary steps to ensure the safety of the Monitoring Mission and of personnel sent by the United Nations.

* * * 6. Reiterating its firm commitment to seek a peaceful and lasting settlement of the crisis in Yugoslavia, in accordance with the principles and commitments of the CSCE,

7. Condemns in particular any use of major weapon systems in this conflict,

8. Strongly supports resolution 724, adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations on 15 December 1991,

9. Takes note of the statement of the representative of the European Community and its member States referring to their Declaration of 16 December 1991,

10. Welcomes the Accord reached in Sarajevo on 2 January 1992 under the auspices of the special representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Cyrus Vance, establishing modalities for the implementation of the cease-fire agreement of 23 November 1991, and underlines the importance of a strict compliance by all parties, of the dispositions of the above-mentioned Agreements,

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11. Urges the Security Council of the United Nations to take a decision on an early deployment of United Nations peace-keeping forces in Yugoslavia insisting that all parties concerned effectively implement all relevant conditions therefor,

12. Welcomes the decision taken by the Chairman of the Conference on Yugoslavia, Lord Carrington, to reconvene the Conference, whcih remains the appropriate forum for reaching a durable and comprehensive settlement of the crisis,

13. Warns against any extension of the present conflict and calls upon all parties to adopt a constructive participation in the Conference,

14. Recalls in this context its repeated affirmation to reject the use of force to change established borders, whether internal or external,

15. Decides to keep the situation in Yugoslavia under close consideration.

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NEW YORK ,N .Y. 10017 -3909

January 15, 1992

Dear Mr. President :

Thank you for your letter of January 13th and for t he kind thoughts you expressed in it. I am pleased t ha t the current cessation of hostilities is holding firm, a nd I wan t to thank you once again for making it possible for us to. meet and sign the Implementing Accord in your cap ital city.

With respect to your suggestion that Sarajevo be the headquarters for a possible United Nations peace­keep ing operation , subject to the approval of the Security Council, that is our plan. One cannot be certain, how-ever, until the operation is authorized by the Security Cou ncil and all details are worked out. I would, therefore, ask you to treat this information accordingly.

With bes t regards,

His Excellency Alija lzetbegovic President of the Presidency

of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo

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Person I Envoy of the Secreta y-General of the United Nations

425 LEXINGTON AVENUE

NEWYORK,N .Y. 10017-:3909

January 15, 1992

Dear General Kadijevic:

Thank you for your letter of January 8th. was, of course, pleased to hear that you intend to get to the bottom of the tragic incident involving the EC helicopter. I agree with you that it is vital that such incidents not recur.

I am also pleased that the cessation of hostilities -- now in its twelfth day -- continues and is being strength­ened in accordance with the Sarajevo Accord. The arrival of the United Nations Military Liaison Officers will, I am confident, be of real assistance to both sides in ensuring the definitive cessation of hostilities.

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It goes without saying that your own role in the peace process was essential. If this tragic conflict can be brought to a peaceful resolution for the benefit of all your people, and I hope and pray it can, you will have every reason to be proud of your stewardship. I wish you good health and good fortune in your retirement and will look forward to meeting with you again when I am next in Belgrade.

General of the Army Veljko Kadijevic

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Federal Secretariat of National Defense Belgrade

UNITED NATIONS

General Assembly Distr. GENERAL

A/47171 14 January 1992 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: ENGLISH/FRENCH

Forty-seventh session

REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE STRENGTHENING OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Letter dated 13 January 1992 from the Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations addressed to the

Secretary-General

I have the honour to transmit the text, in English and French, of two declarations of the European Community and its member States on the question of Yugoslavia, issued in Lisbon on 10 January 1992 (see annexes).

I should be grateful if you would have the text of the present letter and its annexes circulated as an official document of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly under the item entitled "Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security".

92-01655 2873f (E)

(Signed) Fernando REINO Ambassador

Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations

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A/47171 English Page 2

ANNEX I

Declaration on Yugoslavia, issued at Lisbon on 10 January 1992 by the European Community and its States members

The Community and its member States welcome the resumption of the Conference on Yugoslavia, under the presidency of Lord Carrington, and call upon all republics to commit themselves fully to its successful outcome.

The Community and its member States also strongly support the efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to promote the cease-fire agreed upon at Sarajevo, on 2 January 1992. They warmly welcome the decision by the United Nations Security Council to send immediately to Yugoslavia a group of liaison officers, who will work closely together with the Monitor Mission.

The Community and its member States reiterate their outrage at the intolerable aggression directed against the helicopters of the Monitor Mission, all the more so when the parties to the conflict had given formal guaranties on the security of the monitors. They strongly urge the authorities in Belgrade and the JNA to cooperate fully with the Commission of Inquiry, under the auspices of the Head of the Monitor Mission, so that those responsible can be brought to justice.

The Community and its member States fully support the efforts of the Head of the Monitor Mission to secure strict explicit guaranties with regard to the security of the monitors so as to avoid any further incident.

The Community and its member States underline that the activities of the Monitor Mission of the European Community in Yugoslavia remain a key element of the peaceful settlement of the current crisis. They stress once again the courage shown by the monitors and express the hope that the peace process will continue with renewed determination.

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ANNEX II

Declaration on Montenegro, issued at Lisbon on 10 January 1992 by the European Community and its States members

A/47/71 English Page 3

The Community and its member States welcome the reconvening of the Conference on Yugoslavia, on 9 January 1992, at Brussels, and note with satisfaction that all parties to the conflict were present.

The Community and its member States recognize the contribution made by the Yugoslav parties to the furtherance of peaceful solution to the conflict. In this context , they note in particular the contribution by Montenegro to create the necessary conditions for the continuation of the Conference, thus allowing the negotiations on a comprehensive political settlement to move forward.

The Community and its member States are therefore ready to prepare for the adoption of positive measures in favour of this Republic similar to those measures which exist for other Republics.

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JAN 14 1992

Attached. please find an edited version of Ambassador Okl1In's

report atout the Conference on Yugoslavia of 9 J anuary 1992. '!his

text supersedes the earlier draft which was sent to you.

H.H.

14 January 1992

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TO: DAYAL FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL AN!> MR. VANCE

nao: GOULDING

FROM: OKUN, BRUSSELS (AS DICTATED OVER THE PHONE on 9 JANUARY BY H. HEITMANN)

DATE: 9 JANUARY 1992

SUBJECT: CONJ'BRENCE ON YUGOSLAVIA (COY): PLENARY KJIBTING JunJllY 9 1 1992

I - UN Role

Throughout the day, all parties -- Yugoslavs, Lord Carrington, EC representatives -- were vocally appreciative of the UN role with respect to (a) a possible PKO; and (b) support for the EC and the conference. This appreciation was shown in plenary remarks (see below); at Carrington's press conference; and in private meetings on margins. We received no importuning for a preventive deployment in Bosnia-Hercegovina. All sides praised UN's achievements on the current ceasefire.

II - COY Plenary

The initial atmosphere seemed to be somewhat strained but the meeting turned out to be OK. As a re~ult, the three working groups will reswne their work as soon as possible, possibly next week, and thereafter report to COY plenary. No date has been set for the next meeting. carrington stressed the need for COY to work more intensively in the future. Kucan (Slovenia) and Tudjman (Croatia) called for the establishment of a working group on "succession" to divide up assets. Carrington rejected this as premature, and they did not press. All the Presidents as well as Carrington warmly praised the work of Mr. Vance and called for the establishment of a UN-PKO as soon as possible.

III - Bosnia-Hercegovina (B-fil

DU.ring the plenary, B-H President Izetbegovic melodramatically announced he just received word that Karadzic's party had proclaimed a Serbian republic of B-H. Nobody commented. A member of Tudjman's party, Baron Janko Vranyczany-Dobrinovic, approached me privately after the plenary to say that Tudjman still plans to carve up B-H between Croatia and Serbia, but this idea has no support within the Government or the Parliament. His demarche came out of the blue. Carrington said that Badinter's Arbitration Commission will rule that B-H flunks the test

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for independence set out by the EC. Wijnaendts confirmed. Notwithstanding, both Carrington and Wijnaendts thought Germany would recognize B-H.

IV - Meeting with Milosevic

Milosevic was accompanied by Jovanovic; Carrington by cutileiro , Wijnaendts, and Okun. Milosevic was very critical of Babic who, he said, had reneged on his promise; "I cannot be tolerant of this." Milosevic stated that Gen. Adzic will behave himself as Kadijevic's successor, and would not break the ceasefire. Milosevic volunteered that he would continue to participate in COY after January 15. He said he does not care about Slovenia, but the problem of the Serbs in Croatia must be solved. In this connection, Milosevic said that Chapter II of the COY draft convention was OK regarding "special status." He made a mild pitch for UN monitoring the human rights situation in the "special status" areas. He also said that Wijnaendts should continue discussing the issue with the Serbs in Croatia. He noted that the situation would be different after January 15, without elaborating. Carrington pressed Milosevic to give up his "Yugoslavia" concept in Chapter I. Milosevic demurred.

V - Croatift: EC Recognition

Carrington and Wijnaendts were convinced that Badinter will rule that Croatia's constitution and hlllnan rights law did not meet the standards set in Chapter II of the COY draft convention, as required for recognition by the EC Brussels Declaration of December 16. They both were critical of the Croatians on this score. Carrington believes that the Germans will ignore or override Badinter and recognize anyway, probably pulling all or most of the EC with them. He is disturbed by this prospect because such an act on the part of the EC could have negative consequences for a resumed CO¥.

VI - UN Liaison Officers/EC Monitors

CUtileiro told me that the Portuguese had no problem with the Goulding/Purola working paper of January 7 on UNMLO/ECMM working relations.

Best regards.

Herbert s. Okun

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TO:

INFO:

DAYAL FOR SEC~ETARY-GENERAL AND MR. VANCE

GOULDING

FROM: OKUN, BRUSSELS (AS DICTATED OVER THE PHONE BY H. HEIT

DATE: 9 JANUARY 1992

SUBJECT: CONFERENCE ON {yUGOSLAVIA (COY) I

I - UN role

Throughout the day, all parties - Yugoslavians, Peter Carrington (PC), EC representatives - were vocally appreciative of the UN role with respect to a) a possible PKO and b) support for the EC and the Conference. Tis appreciation was shown in plenary remarks (see below): at C's press conference; and in private meetings on margins. W received no importuning for a preventive deployment in BH. A 1 sides praised UN's achievements on the current ceasefire.

II - COY plenary

The initial atmosphe seemed to be somewhat strained but the meeting turned out t be OK. As a result, the three working groups will resume their work as soon as possible, possibly next week, and thereafter re ort to COY plenary. No date has been set for the next meeting. C stressed the need for COY to work more intensively in the fu re. Kucan (Slovenia) and Tudjman {Croatia) called for he establishment of a working group on "succession" to divi e up assets. PC rejected this as premature. They did not press. All the Presidents as well as PC warmly praised the work o CRV and called for the establishment of a UN­PKO as soon as po ible.

III

During th plenary, Izetbegovic melodramatically announced that he had j t received word that Karadzic's party had proclaimed a erbian republic of BH. Nobody commented. A member of Tudjman's arty, Baron Janko Vranyczany-Dobrinovic, approached me privately after the plenary to say that Tudjman still plans to carve up BH etween Croatia and Serbia, but this idea has no support wit the Government nor the Parliament. His demarche came out of the blue. PC said that Badinter's Commission will rule that BH flunks the test for independence set out by the EC.

Wijnaendts confirmed. Notwithstanding the approach , both PC and Wijnaendts thought Germany would recognize BH.

IV - Meeting with Milosevic

Milosevic was accompanied by Jovanovic . Carrington by Jose Cutileiro, Henry Wijnaendts and HSO. Milosevic was very critical of Babic who, he said, reneged on his promise . "I cannot be tolerant of this". Milosevic stated that Gen . . Adzic will behave as Kadijevic's successor. He asserted that Adzic would not break the ceasefire. Milosevic volunteered that he would continue to participate in COY after 15 January. He said that he does not care about Slovenia, but the problem of the Serbs in Croatia must be solved. In this connection, Milosevic said that Chapter II of the COY draft convention was OK regarding "special status" . He made a mild pitch for a UN monitoring role of the human rights situation in the "special status" areas. He also said that Wijnaendts should continue discussing the issue with the Serbs in Croatia. He noted that the situation would be different after 15 January without elaborating however. PC pressed Milosevic to give up his "¥QH ge" concept in Chapter I. Milosevic demurred.

"~'' v - Croatia: EC recognition

PC and HW were convinced that Badinter will rule that Croatia's Constitution and human rights law do not meet the standards set in Chapter I of the COY draft convention, as required for recognition by the EC Brussels Declaration of 16 December. They both, personally, were very critical of the Croatian's on this score. PC believes that the Germans will ignore or override Badinter and recognize anyway, probably pulling all or most of the EC members with them. PC is particularly disturbed by this prospect because he believes that such an act of bad faith on the part of the EC would have very negative consequences for a resumed COY.

VI - MLO/ECMM

cutileiro told me that the Portuguese had no problem with the Goulding/Purola working paper of 7 January on UNMLO/ECMM working relations.

Best regards.

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PREDSEDNIK

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JAN 15 1992

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O• ■ r Mr, Vance,

I acknowledge with thank• ycur letter of J•nuary 9th.

l a;r•• with ycur oplnlo" t~•t there cf !met• and \~~t al I the conditions •r• pr•• reallz•tlon of th• UN Peace Plan. r would I t~at. the Stat• Commltte• and the Pr••ld•ncy ef the firm opinion that there•~• nc ob•t•c Impedimenta to the IM~l•men atfon o • • c pan, • a •• ed to by the •~hlA SS ■ •rvene• o fR rn--....- o- .-..r-- cra • • • cr t ••~•nee party of fifty UN observer of doubt herald Improved c"■ nces fo~ lh ■ •~cc•• opar1tlon,

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l'or thl• rc:i:i=of'\ p,.e'-01:11,aly I deem It. n c••••rr and Uttfijl o point out that any nrr-~h•r- tt•fftt e the R•rt of th•

urcpean Comm1.1Mlty t.o recogniz• t.Fi• ln -•p •ni:f 'nee of ~or.,., of 'U re Yu;o■ lav rep1,1bl lc!I w~uld, In. vl~w of the d•I lcate ~tag• o h• arrival and deployme~t of the UN P••c -k••plng forces, undoubttd1~ Impair th• general sltuatlo~ and add fuel to · ■ usplc on• •nd animosity. It I• o~ly th• re I lzatlcn of lhe lP••c•-k••Pfn; op•ratlon• thet w~uld create• I the nec~s9er-y condltl~n• fo~ en undlst.u~bed contlnu•tlon o the work of the 8ru~$•I• Conf•renee, in acccrd•ric• with the und•m@Mtal lntera ■ t• ot •I I p•~tl ■• and pro•pects f~r pace and ■ tab I I lty In th• reglen. Therefor• yo~r eff rts t~ •n~~re • u c: h • cc 1.1 r ■-e c f t h • Br u • • • I s Ce n f 111·· • n c • • I n I I n e w i t 1-t i t. • princlpl11 and Its mandate would b ■ bentflci I for th@ ~trengthening cl t.h• proc:es• of ·pol lt.lc:al ri• ot.l•tlor,, wl-lo~• unlmp•ded contlnuatlo" and •ucc••• •r• clo•• to ~v•ryone's hear"t,

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Please find herewith enclosed copy of a letter

which I have addressed to the President of the Security

Council, expressing the Italian Government's point of view

on possible attacks on the P_~1:,Fuschko Dam .:1:r.! _ .. t11.e Certina

River in Jugoslavia.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to

you, the assurances of my highest consideration.

H.E. Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali Secreta.ry ·General of the United Nations New York, N.Y.

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I refer to the Memo·randum that was forwarded to your predecessor by the Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning possible attacks on the Petruschko Dam on the Cetina River above the city of Split. On this matter, I would like to inform you that also the Italian Government_llas received information on threats against the above-mentioned

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The Italian Government is deeply concerned about the very serious consequences, both of a humanitarian and of an environmental nature, that might derive from any damage to the Petruschko Dam.

The Italian Government consequently deems it necessary to point out that, in the framework of a peace-keeping operation whose early start it fully supports, the area su_r___rpunaing_the _dam should be included in the "pacified zone", under the direct control of u. N. peace-keeping forces' with_a __ view· to -pre-~mpting a disaster that would have tragic- ·consequences for the civilian population of Split • .

While thanking you for your attention to this letter, I avail myself of this opportunity to express to you the assurances of my highest consideration.

H.E. Sir David Hannay KCMG Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the U.N. President of the Security Council United Nations New York

Vieri Traxler Ambassador

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XQJITQJ\UfG ACTIYIU 1.l JAfil'llX 1992

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1. The ceasefire of 3 Jan continued to be general!y observed with only mi nor i ncidents.

2. TWO CNG soldiers were killed by small arms fire east of NOVA GRADISKA area .

3. SEN.J /OTOCAC. The team are still attempting to set up a meeting between the CNG commanders in KRASNO, OTOCAC and BRINJE and the JNA.

4. 'l_BBOVSKOlOGULIN. Monitors report that the cease-tire is being maintained i n the area. The CNG reported one sniper incident but the team were unable to verify the breach. The team is awaiting a follow-up meeting between representatives from the Serbian vi l lage of JASENAX and the OGULIN authorities. They are also in contact with the SARAJEVO centre over the possibility of cross­over meetings with the JNA.

s. SISAK/PETRINJA/SUNJA. There has been no major breach of the cease fire for the past 24 hours. The Croatian authorities in SISAX expressed a wish for the team to stay overnight between 14 and 15 January to monitor the cease-fire. The croatians a l so said that they wished the exchange of POWs to be included on the agenda for t he tripartite meeting.

6. Little progress has been made on the preparation for the PETRINJA cross-over. The JNA informed the t e am that a crossing would not be possible on 14 January but may take place on the

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following day ( 15 January). The monitors visited the sector west of SISAI<-PETRINJA and report no military activity, high morale on the CNG side and no restriction on the team's movuents.

7. The situation around SUNJA was reported as quiet apart from a sniper shot near the railway station.

s. NOVA GRADISKA. The CNG reported that two of their soldiers on a scouting patrol were killed by small ans fire in the area of RATKOVICA. The situation was later reported as calm.

9, There is to be a cross-over meeting at PAKRAC on 14 January to exchange so POWs.

10. YINKOVCI, The monitoring team report that the cease-fire is generally being observed. There was a tripartite meeting at MIRXOVCI to discuss cease-fire violations and the recovery of the bodies of three JNA soldiers.

11 . OSIJEK L The monitors report sma 11 arms fire from AN'l'UNOVAC to JOVANOVAC at 1100. The telephone hot-line is in place but the location of the link on the JNA side is unclear. Some problems on the radio links have been reported.

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12. No reports have been received from the BELGRADE Regional centre.

SllAJBVO IIGIQW• emu 13. BAN.JA LUKA. Monitors hav~ reported that the school in BOSANSKI GRADISKA has be.en closed since December. ·There are about. 7,000 refugees in the area and the Mayor expressed concern over the number of unexploded projectiles around the town. The team met with a representative of the Ukrainian counmity in PRNJAVA who expressed fears over the future treatment of the minority in Bosriia-Hercegovina.

14, BIHAC. The team have met with the JNA liaison officer to arrange p~ocedures for monitoring the cease fire.

15. MOSTAR. Monitors visited DOBRl DO, RADEMCI and DRISEN and met with both JNA and CNG authorities. The teaEs confirm c~:G presence on B&H territory in the villages of HOTAN HtJTOVS KI, ZUKOVIC, RADETICI and DRIJEN. They also report that at least tw'o roads are blocked by mines: HUTOVO - ZUKOVIC and DRIJEN -TROVICA.

16. SARAJEVO. Monitors met with the mayor and political leaders in the comnunity of VARES who expressed concern over the state of the local economy. LOcal Serbian populations have decided t o separate from VARES and join the neighbouring community of ILI..; AS complicating the local political situation. In BREZA local authorities reported that their economy was in good shape ar.d that ethnic tension had been kept to mini.mwn. The over a ~ ~ situation in the area is described as cal.ln.

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17. '.rYZLA. A team visited LUKAVAC and BANOVICI and reported that the situation was calm.

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1a. S,FLIT. The SPLIT area was reported as very quiet. It is reported that the road to SARAJEVO via LlVNO on the southern end of the frontline is open to civilian traffic.

19 , PERUCA DAM. It hss been reported that the water level in the PERUCA dam has been lowered.

20. ZADAR. Monitors have reported that electricity has been available in the town since 12 January.

21. SJBENIK. JNA have denied Croatian allegations of a rocket attack on the VISOVAC Monastery on 10 January.

22. ~UBROVN!K. The Croatian Authorities have reported that the population of the occupied areas are not allowed to use the Croatian dinar. The Croatians have complained that the JNA are using Yugoslavian dinars to pay the local population for goods and services.

23. Good cooperation with the JNA was reported in CAVTAT.

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24. The tasking sheet for Wednesday 15 January is attached.

To: Mr. Francese M. Vendrell, Cllief 13 January 1992 .Americas and Europe Data Unit, ORCI, UN Hqs.

From: Costante Muzio, UN Resident Co-ordinator UNIC Belgrade

Subject: Developments in Yugoslavia - Press Review

VOCERNJE NOVOSTI: Milosevic' s Message to Babic is "Bucket of Cold Water for hotbeads"

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The Belgrade daily VEX::ERNJE NOVOSTI writes (10 Jan) that a sharply intoned letter by President of Serbia Slol:xxian Milosevic and addressed to the President of Serb Krajina Milan Babic, was aimed at "preventing all those who wish to separate the Serbian people from peace" which is "close at hand". "The patience of the domestic and 'WOrld public" has nearly run out, and there is no time left for "diplomatic sophistry" with Babic, warns the daily. Milosevic sent a letter last week to Babic in which he sharply criticized Babic for not accepting the plan for the deployment of a United Nations peace-keeping force to the territory of the Republic of Serb Krajina.

Yugoslav Presidency Vice-President Says IxJwning of :OC Helicopters Ibes Not Signify Arnrj Opposition to cyrus Vance's Plan

In a statement given to Belgrade daily :ooRBA (11 Jan), Vice-President of the Yugoslav Presidency Branko Kostic characterized as incorrect the interpretation that the downing of the :OC otserver Mission helicopter in Yugoslavia was an expression of the Arnrj's disagreement with the peace plan put forth by cyrus Vance.

Kostic also said to OORBt\ that he does not exclude the µJSsibility of negligence and perhaps, the diabolic intentions of sometody in the JNA, who perhaps concealed the announcement of the flight of the two helicopters from Hungary, one of which was shot da.,m.

OSI.DOODJENJE: Arming of Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina

1he Sarajevo daily OSI.DOOrum:JE writes (12 jan) that about 1,500 armed Croats in the connnunes of Bosanski Brod and Derventa (the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina) have formed units of the National Guard Corps, so-called "Zengas". The daily cites an estimate by the Republican Interior Ministry. 1he formations are "armed with infantry weapons, mortars of 60,82 and 120 milimetre calibres, anti-tank weapons and several anit-aircraft cannon", OSI.DOOrum:JE writes.

Macedonian Proposal to Yugoslavs: Co-operation is the Only way out

1he Skopje daily v:ocER (10 Jan) writes that the Macedonian Government has initiated a meeting of the governments of all Yugoslav

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Republics. Macedonian Vice-Premier Jovan Andonov sent a letter t o his counterparts - vice-premiers of all goverrnnents of the Yugoslav Republics -with one proposal: to meet as soon as IX)SSible anywhere i n Yugoslavia and talk al:x>ut economic co-operat i on , the daily speci f i es.

Ante Markovic Intends to Preside over Yugoslav Goverrnnent Sessi ons, Wri tes FOLITIKA

'lhe Belgrade daily FOLITIKA writes (10 Jan ) that outgoing Yugosl av Prime Minister Ante Markovic will not only return to Belgrade after his annual leave in Zagreb, tut also preside over sessions of the Yugoslav Government until a new mandatory is appointed. The daily quotes "former Markovic's aides" as saying that the Prime Minister is spending his annual leave in Zagreb and that he is in daily contact with his cabinet and deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Mitrovic.

''Markovic has not said anything which -would indicate that he has any troubles in Zagreb, least of all that he is under some sort of house arrest, as some papers say", says FOLITIKA.

FOLITIKA: Illegal Albanian Inmri.grants Spread over Yugoslav Territory

The Belgrade daily FOLITIKA writes (10 Jan) that the whereabouts of around 200,000 Albanian citizens, who illegally immigrated to Yugoslavia over the past seventy years, are unknown. They are presumed to be in Yugosl avia , although they have not been registered anywhere, since only several thousand of them were returned to Albania, left for other countri es or took Yugosl av citizenship, FOLITIKA wri tes.

The daily says that illegal entry into Yugoslavia was s ignificant for the originators of the idea of a Greater Albania , because it avoi ded the taking of Yugosl av citizenship and at the same time the Albanians have been spreading over Yugoslav territory. 'lhis has been done gradually and deliberately, the daily writes and adds that there i s nothing that i s not done to bring as many Albanians as possible into Yugosl avi a.

UNITED NATIONS

Security Council Distr. GENERAL

S/23412 13 January 1992 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: FRENCH

LETTER DATED 13 JANUARY 1992 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF BELGIUM, FRANCE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ADDRESSED TO .THE PRESIDENT OF THE

SECURITY COUNCIL

We have the honour to draw to your attention the texts, in French and in English, of a declaration on Yugoslavia and a declaration on Montenegro adopted by the European Community and its member States at their ministerial meeting held at Brussels on 10 January 1992.

We should be grateful if you would circulate this letter and its annexes as an official document of the Security Council.

92-01424 2753c (E)

(Signed) Paul NOTERDAEME Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations

(Signed) Jean-Marc ROCHEREAU DE LA SABLIERE Charge d'affaires, a.i. of France to the United Nations

(Signed) David HANNAY Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations

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Annex I

DECLARATION ON YUGOSLAVIA

[Original: English and French]

The Community and its member States welcome the resumption of the Conference on Yugoslavia under the presidency of Lord Carrington and call upon all republics to commit themselves fully to its successful outcome.

The Community and its member States also strongly support the efforts of the special envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to promote the cease-fire agreed in Sarajevo on 2 January 1992. They warmly welcome the decision by the United Nations Security Council to send immediately to Yugoslavia a group of liaison officers, who will work closely together with the Monitoring Mission.

The Community and its member States reiterate their outrage at the intolerable aggression directed against the helicopters of the Monitoring Mission, all the more so when the parties to the conflict had given formal guarantees on the security of the monitors. They strongly urge the authorities in Belgrade and the JNA to cooperate fully with the commission of inquiry, under the auspices of the head of the Monitoring Mission, so that those responsible can be brought to justice.

The Community and its member States fully support the efforts of the head of the Monitoring Mission to secure strict and explicit guarantees with regard to the security of the monitors so as to avoid any further incident.

The Community and its member States underline that the activities of the Monitoring Mission of the European Community in Yugoslavia remain a key element of the peaceful settlement of the current crisis. They stress once again the courage shown by the monitors and express the hope that the peace process will continue with renewed determination.

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DECLARATION ON MONTENEGRO

S/23412 English Page 3

[Original: English and French]

The Community and its member States welcome the reconvening of the Conference on Yugoslavia on 9 January 1992 in Brussels and note with satisfaction that all parties to the conflict were present.

The Community and its member States recognize the contribution made by the Yugoslav parties to the furtherance of a peaceful solution to the conflict. In this context, they note in particular the contribution by Montenegro to creating the necessary conditions for the continuation of the Conference, thus allowing the negotiations on a comprehensive political settlement to move forward.

The Community and its member States are therefore ready to prepare for the adoption of positive measures in favour of this republic similar to those measures which exist for other republics.

FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

10 January 1992 -·---.. -~--- ,____

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-----Nadia Younes began today's DPI press briefing by announcing that

Secretary~General Boutros Boutros-Ghali was now in Paris, where he met, at 11 a.m., with Bernard Kouchner, Secretary of State for Humanitarian Action of France. During their one-hour meeting, the Secretary of State raised the question of the coordination of humanitarian action under the auspices of the United Nations. They discussed, in particular, humanitarian assistance in Yugoslavia, Somalia and other parts of the world.

At noon today, Ms. Younes continued, the Secretary-General held a 35-minute tete-a-tete meeting with Federico Mayor, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with whom he discussed UNESCO's role in education programmes around the world, specifically in view of the forthcoming United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, to be held at Rio de Janeiro in June.

Ms. Younes said that at 6:30 p.m., the Secretary-General was scheduled to meet with Fran9ois Mitterrand, President of France. [It was later announced that the Secretary-General had made the following remarks to the press after his tete-a-tete meeting with President Mitterrand at the Elysee Palace at approximately 7 p.m. (Paris time):

Secretary General: "I have just met with President Mitterrand and discussed with him the summit of the Security Council, which will be held on 31 January in New York."

Asked what was the purpose of the summit meeting, the Secretary-General said: "Tti.at question should be addressed to the country that is issuing the invitations, namely, the United Kingdom."]

At 9 a.m. tomorrow, the Secretary-General would attend a working breakfast hosted by Roland Dumas, Foreign Minister of France. The information on the Secretary-General's travels was available in the Spokesman's office and would be issued as a press release. (Press Release SG/T/1705)

Ms. Younes then announced that Colonel John Wilson of Australia, Deputy Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in Jerusalem and an experienced peace-keeping officer, had been appointed senior military liaison officer of the mission to Yugoslavia, authorized by Security Council resolution 727 (1992).

Ms. Younes reminded corresp<\ndents that the mission was neither an observer mission nor a monitoring~ission. Its mandate was to liaise with the Yugoslav Army and with the Croatian National Guard, as described in paragraph 26 of the report of the Secretary-General (document S/23363). The deployment of the military liaison officers did not prejudge the Secretary-General's recommendation on whether to deploy a peace-keeping operation, as described in annex III of his earlier report (document S/23280).

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She said the 50 officers would use Vienna as a staging post over the weekend, where they would be briefed before deploying to Yugoslavia early next week. That deployment would be with the Yugoslav Army and with the Croatian national forces, as well as deployment at the field level.

Regarding the El Salvador talks, Ms. Younes said the meetings went on last night until 12:30 a.m. They would resume today, when the Government delegation would meet with the United Nations side. Then, at 10 p.m., there would be a face-to-face meeting involving the Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) and the Government.

Ms. Younes said that two letters to Secretary-General had been received today by Yuliy M. Vorontsov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation. The letters, dated 6 January, were from President Karimov of Uzbekhistan and President Akayev of Kyrgzstan, applying for admission to the United Nations. The letters would be distributed as official documents of the Security Council. They were in Russian and were being translated, and should be out during the weekend.

Ms. Younes said the Ambassador of Kuwait had delivered to the Secretariat this morning a cheque for $2.4 million, representing Kuwait's contribution to the United Nations regular budget for 1992.

She said the request from Libya for the holding of a special session of the General Assemb l y (document A/46/840) had been issued and would soon be available at the documents counter. Th~ letter calls for a special session on the following item: ''Danger posed by the phenomenon of international terrorism to international peace and security and a number of other grave issues of concern to all nations". An annex to the letter explains that request.

Ms. Younes said the Secretary-General had sent a note verbale to all Members of the United Nations, transmitting Libya's request. In accordance with rule 9 of the Assembly's rules of procedure, he requested that the Permanent Representatives inform him, within 30 days, whether their Governments concurred in the request for a special session.

Ms. Younes informed correspondents that situation report No. 19 of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator (UNDRO), concerning the Middle East and Persian Gulf emergency situation, was available in the Spokesman's office. The report referred to a new plan of action for continued humanitarian assistance to Iraq for the period from January to June 1992, at an estimated cost of $145.2 million. That plan of action would be presented to a donors' meeting at Geneva on 13 January.

Also available, at the documents counter, she said, was the report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for 1991, in English, French and Spanish, accompanied by a press release on the report. The press release (SOC/NAR/595) was already on the racks, but the report was embargoed until Monday, 13 January, at 1200 hours, GMT.

Asked how long it would take before the former Soviet republics could be admitted as members of the United Nations, Ms. Younes said that was up to the

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Sporocilo / Message

· µjubljana, January 9, 1992

Your Excellency,

At the outset I would like to convey to You my best wishes for the 1992 and for the successful discharge of awesome responsibilities of the high post of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization.

We of th9 R~p\ll:ili~ r,if SJnv~ni;::i ;::irp lnokin forward to the membership of the Uf!.i te_d __ nations and we ao hope that this would be brought -~-1:?~U:.~- . .!.~thout und~e~~-

I am sure that Your Excellency is familiar with the fact that the Republic of Slovenia eminently (.JU.al if ies for the membership. Allow me, however, to state again that the independent and sovereign Republic of Slovenia is accepting anrl. i mplementing the obligations contained in the United .N e:~ LJ ons ehart~r A~ w~ll a~ ~lta re1evar1t. tl~t.:l~luu~ uf Lll1: General Assembly, Security Council and other bodies.

Republic of Slovenia has amply demonstrated this by its constructive and cooperative role in the search for peaceful ~H:!LLlC:!.lm::mL uI Lh~ Yuyul:IL:tv ci.:.J.5.L5 and by its attitude towards the war between Serbia and Croatia.

We do hope that this war is about to end through good and indispensable offices of You, Mr. Secretary-General, and of your Personal Representative Mr. Cyrus Vance whose efforts have our full suppo.t.

His Excellency Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali Secretary General of the un;ted Nations Organization NY. YORK

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Duri:_ng_~X' visit to the Un.f:ted ___ _ ~a~:1:~D:~- -~~a_dqu_a~ters __ ~n __ ~e?T _ York on November 26, 1991, I have stated that the Republic of Slovenia is ope~_ f9=-a.m12!~~-0012..~~ation wi~_h __ ~ht3_ UnitQd Nations i~ _orde~_ t.9_ ma~~ ___ t _l!.~- UN _E._eac~~~~~__p_ing_ operation a s~ccess. I would like to renew this p!~ftg~ to You personally, Mr. Secretary-General.

We in the Republic of Slovenia are determined to continue to strenghten our democratic institu~ions and processes and to safeguard and enhance the human --:-ights of our citizens. Furthermore, we are resolved to develop market economy, contribute to the well-being of ~1r citizens and to the peace in our immediate area and · ·ond. Thus we do have an inunediate interest in establisJ, peace in our area. We intend to develop our relations \-.'~ _n other republics or with the association(s) they may choose to form.

We are fully cooperating with LOJ. Carrington and we hold that the Peace Conference on Yugos ... a via under his able and valuable chairmanship ShOUl~ con~1nue parLluuld~ly with reference to the issues related to the peace process and succession of states.

I am lo;:;hing forward tg the moment wbr.m t),P T,ni 't.Arl Nations under your guidance will receive in its ranks the independent and sovereign Republic of Slovenia. We feel that this ,h..Jment is long overdue, having in mind that the policies and practicies of the Republic of Slovenia are entirely in conformity with the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter.

The original of this letter will be delivered -to You by Mr. Ignac Golob who enjoys my full confidence.

Respectfully,

Dr. Dimitrij Rupel

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UNITED NATIONS

Security Council Distr. GENERAL

A/47/68 S/23398 9 January 1992 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: ENGLISH/FRENCH

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Forty-seventh session REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

DECLARATION ON THE STRENGTHENING OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

SECURITY COUNCIL Forty-seventh year

Letter dated 8 January 1992 from the Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations addressed to the

Secretary-General

I have the honour to transmit the text, in English and French, of a statement of the European Community and its member States on the death of five members of the Monitor Mission to Yugoslavia, issued at Lisbon, on 7 January 1992 (see annex).

I should be grateful if you would have the text of the present letter and its annex circulated as an official document of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly under the item entitled "Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security".

92-01063 2996d (E)

(Signed) Fernando REINO Ambassador

Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations

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ANNEX

Statement on the death of five members of the Monitor Mission to Yugoslavia of the European Community, issued at Lisbon on 7 January 1992 by the European Community and its

States members

The European Community and its member States are apalled and dismayed by the tragic events that occurred today and which have caused the death of five members of the Monitor Mission to Yugoslavia.

The Community and its member States urgently call for a thorough investigation of the circumstances which have led to this grave incident, in order to determine responsibilities to the fullest extent.

To this end, the Head of the Monitor Mission has been instructed to organize immediately a tripartite commission of inquiry.

The Presidency's Representative in Belgrade has also received instructions to meet, in a troika format, the local authorities with a view to securing their complete cooperation with the above-mentioned investigation.

The Community and its member States solemnly recall the commitments accepted by all parties involved in the present crisis to ensure the security of all members of the Monitor Mission, and strongly urge them to abstain from any act which might jeopardize the present cease-fire, which must be seen as the key element in the search for a peaceful and negotiated solution.

The Community and its member States express their deepest sympathy and solidarity to the relatives of the victims and pay tribute to the courage displayed by all members of the Monitor Mission which has been so severely tested since the beginning of its activities.

UNITED NATIONS

Security Council Distr. GENERAL

S/23395 8 January 1992

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 8 JANUARY 1992 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT

OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

I have the honour to transmit the text, in English and French of a statement of the European Community and its member States on the death of five members of the monitor mission to Yugoslavia, issued in Lisbon on 7 January 1992 (see annex) .

I should be grateful if you would have the text of the present letter and its annex circulated as a document of the Security Council.

92-01009 2923j (E)

(Signed) Fernando REINO Ambassador

Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations

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Annex

Statement on the death of five members of the European Community monitor mission to Yugoslavia

[Original: English and French]

The European Community and its member States are appalled and

Dismayed by the tragic events that occurred today and which have caused the death of five members of the monitor mission to Yugoslavia.

The Community and its member States urgently call for a thorough investigation of the circumstances which have led to this grave incident in order to determine responsibilities to ~be fullest extent.

To this end, the head of the monitor mission has been instructed to organize immediately a tripartite commission of inquiry.

The presidency's representa~l ~e in Belgrade has also received instructions to meet, in a troika format, the local authorities with a view to securing their complete cooperation with the above-mentioned investigation.

The Community and its member States solemnly recall the commitments accepted by all parties involved in the present crisis to ensure the security of all members of the monitor mission, and strongly urge them to abstain from any act which might jeopardize the present cease-fire which must be seen as the key element in the search for a peaceful and negotiated solution .

The Community and its member States express their deepest sympathy and solidarity to the relatives of the victims and pay tribute to the courage displayed by all members of the monitor mission which has been so severely tested since the beginning of its activities.

UNITED NATIONS

Security Council Distr. GENERAL

S/RES/727 (1992) 8 January 1992

RESOLUTION 727 (1992)

Adopted by the Security Council at its 3028th meeting, on 8 January 1992

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolutions 713 (1991) of 25 September 1991, 721 (1991) of 27 November 1991, and 724 (1991) of 15 December 1991,

Noting the report of the Secretary-General of 5 January 1992 (S/23363 and Add.1) submitted pursuant to resolution 721 (1991),

Recalling its primary respo~sibility under the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security,

Recalling also the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, and noting the continuing role that the European Community will play in achieving a peaceful solution in Yugoslavia,

Deploring the tragic incident on 7 January 1992 which caused the death of five members of the European Community Monitoring Mission,

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General of 5 January 1992 (S/23363 and Add.1) and expresses its apprer.iation to the Secretary-General for it;

2. Welcomes the signing, under the auspices of the Secretary-General's Personal ,Envoy, of an Implementing Accord at Sarajevo on 2 January 1992 concerning modalities for implementing the unconditional cease-fire agreed to by the parties at Geneva on 23 November 1991;

3. Endorses th,e Secretary-General's intention as a follow-up to his Personal Envoy's latest mission to send immediately to Yugoslavia a group of up to 50 military liaison officers to promote maintenance of the cease-fire; in this connection, takes note in particular of the views expressed in paragraphs 24, 25, 28, 29 and 30 of the Secretary-General's report and the criteria reflected in paragraphs 3 and 4 of resolution 724 (1991);

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4. Urges all parties to honour the commitments made at Geneva and Sarajevo with a view to effecting a complete cessation of hostilities;

5. Requests all the parties to take all the necessary measures to ensure the safety of the personnel sent by the United Nations and of the members of the European Community Monitoring Mission;

6. Reaffirms the embargo applied in paragraph 6 of resolution 713 (1991) and in paragraph 5 of resolution 724 (1991), and decides that the embargo applies in accordance with paragraph 33 of the Secretary-General's report (S/23363);

7. Encourages the Secretary-General to pursue his humanitarian efforts in Yugoslavia;

8. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter until a peaceful solution is achieved.

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SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS Wednesdav. 8 January 1992. 3:45 p.m.

The Security Council met in consultations regarding the adoption of the resolutions on the situation in Yugoslavia and on the question of Cambodia.

1. Concerning the draft resolution on the situation in Yugoslavia, the President informed the Council that the Representative of the U.S. had requested to make an amendment to the draft resolution.

The Representative of the U.S. stated that upon the instruction of his Government he wished to make an essentially technical change in paragraph 6 of the resolution to make it clearer that there would be no change of scope of embargo, i.e. to replace "and supports .... " with "and decides that the embargo applies in according with paragraph 33 of the Secretary-General's report (S/23363)";.

The Representative of India endorsed the U.S. proposal, stating that this would also make it clear that we were not yet embarking on a real U.N. peace-keeping operation and that he wished to put this on record.

As the above amendment was acceptable to the Council, the President proposed that he read it out at the Council meeting to be held after the consultations to adopt the draft resolution.

2. Concerning the question of Cambodia, the Representatives of Japan and France requested to make statements at the consultations upon the instructions of their respective Governments.

The Representative of Japan emphasized the importance of close cooperation between UNAMIC and UNHCR to ensure the safe return of the refugees and displaced persons, and he indicated that his Government attached particular importance to mine clearance and demining programme which would not only be preconditions for the safe return of these people, but would also facilitate the deployment of UNTAC.

The Representative of France · stated that France attached importance to the resolution enabling UNAMIC to undertake mine­clearing for the safe return of refugees and that he hoped the important task of verifying cleared areas for the refugees to settle down could be fulfilled rapidly.

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As the Council agreed upon the draft resolution, the President proposed that it be adopted without debate at another Council meeting to be held this afternoon.

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SC/5343 . 8 January 1992

SECURITY COUNCIL ENDORSES SECRETARY-GENERAL'S PLAN TO SEND 50 MILITARY

LIAISON OFFICERS TO YUGOSLAVIA TO HELP MAINTAIN CEASE-FIRE ~

Vote on Resolution-127 (1992) Is Unanimous; Yugoslav Parties Urged to Honour Commitments to End Hostilities

The Security Council this afternoon endorsed Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's intention to send immediately to Yugoslavia a group of up to SO military liaison officers to help maintain the cease-fire there, and urged all parties in Yugosalvia to honour their commitments aimed at ending hostilities.

The Council took that action by adopting, unanimously, as orally amended, resolution 727 (1992), in which it also welcomed the signing of an Implementing Accord at Sarajevo on 2 January concerning modalities for carrying out the unconditional cease-fire agreed to by the parties on 23 November 1991 in Geneva.

Also by the text, the Council approved the Secretary-General's report of 5 January in which he had stated his intention to follow up his Personal Envoy's latest mission to Yugoslavia by sending the liaison officers.

The Council further deplored the "tragic incident" of 7 January which had caused the death of five members of the European Community Monitoring Mission, and asked all the parties to take measures to ensure the safety of United Nations and European Community monitoring personnel.

The 15 members of the Council for 1992 are: Austria, Belgium, Cape Verde, China, Ecuador, France, Hungary, India, Japan, Morocco, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

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Dear Lord Carrington,

Thank you for your letter of 6 January. I was very pleased to learn that you had invited the Presidents of the six Yugoslav republics to attend a plenary session of the Conference on Yugoslavia to be held in Brussels on 9 January.

I am certain that by now you will have seen the report which I provided to the Security Council on 5 January on the subject of Yugoslavia. In this report I underlined the importance that I attach to t he work of the Community member states and especially of the Conference on Yugoslavia which is proceeding under their auspices with the support of the CSCE.

Accordingly, I shall be pleased to a sk Ambassador Okun to be pres ent for the meeting you have convened on the 9th instant.

I too am sorry that our respective schedules will prevent us from meeting in London next Monday. It is certain, however, that other opportunities will arise in the future and I look forward to these.

With every good wish.

Yours sincere ly,

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Given the complementary roles of the UN and EC in addressing the Yugoslav problem and the close cooperation between Cyrus Vance and myself, it wo:µld be E!_xtremely useful if you and Cy could be represented at Thursday's meeting.

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If_ ~~rb _Q~_~ __ were willing _~d able to attend as well, I would be delighted.

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I'm sorry I shall miss you on your visit to London next Monday. Ironically, I shall be in New York that day and don't get back until very late the following night.

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Dear Congressman,

You wrote to the former Secretary-General, Mr. Perez de Cuellar, on 10 December 1991, concerning the situation in Yugoslavia.

Since then, the newly-appointed Secretary-General, Dr. Boutros-Ghali, has sent a further report to the Security Council following the most recent visit to New York of the Personal Envoy, Mr. Cyrus R. Vance. I attach a copy of the report, which I am certain you will wish to peruse.

From the report, you will observe that it is the Secretary­General's view that the European Community states should maintain the lead in brokering an agreement between the Yugoslav parties in the accepted framework of the Conference on Yugoslavia which meets under the Chairmanship of Lord Carrington. For his part, the Secretary-General will extend every appropriate support to those efforts. The United Nations will, in the meantime, seek, through appropriate peace-keeping arrangements, to ensure a propitious atmosphere for the work of the Conference to proceed towards an agreed negotiated solution. As you may know, the Conference is, inter alia, dealing substantively with the issue of human rights.

Mr. Edward F. Feighan Member of Congress House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515-3519

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The Honorable Javier Perez de Cuellar Secretary-General of the United Nations The United Nations New York, NY 10017

Dear Mr. Secretary-General:

I am writing you in regard to the ongoing and the efforts of the United Nations to r eac

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in Yugoslavia ement there .

The tirel ess e f forts of you and your staff to bring an end to this tragedy are commend~ple and I wish you success in this endeavor. I do remain concerned about one aspect of t n is- s itua t ion, which is often forgotten by I nternational leaders and the press.

I am concerned about the ri hts and we ll-be in of Serbs living i i}_ Croatia-:- As you a re- well awa·re ;- many S~rbs __ hg_rbo!:_ _viv{d .memories of the atrocities_ c ommitted against them ~nd their families under the Croatian Ust~~hi regime during World War II. That much of the rhetoric, symbols and even discriminatory policies o f the present Croatian government resembles those of the early Ustashi regime explains the f ear ma ny Serbs have of living under Croatian rule again.

For this r eason, I urge you to consider the rights and well­being of the Serbian people during your mission. Specifically, I ur e that_Jlny_ Unite~ Na~ions-b~pkered_A.qreement ensur~s: 1) the Serbs' ri ht t o sel f -determination, 2) the human rights of Serbs, a .,.,d :'fr'th;:'!+- a nn;torl l\T:::ot ; l"\.,.,C, pe"'C 0 ~e 0 "'1· ---g force 1·~ ~..::~·-:.- ~a 1 1 y • • - I • •- - _, .., ~ - '°"' ,.. ., _ --••- '"4 _J._ -1:' .I.& • i;;, J..LJ..L. \..,~ ..1...1.

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Thank you very much for your attention to this matter.

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NOTE FOR THE FILE

SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS Tuesday, 7 January 1992, 3:55 p.m.

The Security Council met in consultations regarding a draft resolution on the situation in Yugoslavia and a draft resolution on the question of Cambodia.

1. The President informed the Council that before discussing the draft resolution on the situation in Yugoslavia, the Council should first consider the horrible incident that took place today in Yuqoslavia , concerninq the shooting down of two European Community's helicopters over Yugoslavia, resulting in the loss of five EC Observers. ~

At this point, the Secretary-General took the floor to pay tribute to the 5 EC Observers aboard one of the helicopters who lost their lives, and he made it clear that despite the incident, it was necessary that our work and diplomatic activities for peace should continue. He also informed the Council that the Yugoslav authorities had recognized that the Air Force Chief was responsible for the incident and an immediate· investigation would be carried out.

The President suggested that a Presidential Statement should be made and that he would undertake to the drafting.

Expressing indignation at the incident, the Representative of India considered that the mere expression of regret was not enough and he requested that the Secretary-General seek assurances from Yugoslav authorities concerned that such incident would not happen again.

The proposal of the Indian Representative was endorsed by the Representative of Hungary who stressed that we could not be allowed to turn away from our work to achieve peace.

While supporting the proposal of issuing a Presidential Statement, the Representative of Belgium proposed that a phrase to the effect that the Yugoslav authorities should ensure the safety for U. N. Observers be included in the draft resolution under discussion.

This proposal by the Representative of Belgium was endorsed by the Representative of Austria.

The Representative of France, thanking the Secretary-General for his swift reaction, agreed that our march towards peace should

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not be halted and proposed that appeal for restraint by all parties be included in the draft resolution.

The Representative of the U.S. suggested that the Presidential Statement be made at a formal Council meeting rather than made to the press only.

The U.S. proposal was endorsed by the Representatives of the Russian Federation and Belgium.

The Secretary-General made a clarification that in fact we had asked the Yugoslav authorities for such assurance and had obtained it.

The President, summing up the above views, informed Council that a Presidential Statement would be worked accordingly.

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Turning to the draft resolution on the Secretarv-General's report on the situation in Yugoslavia, the Preside-nt invited comments from the Council members.

The Secretary-General informed the Council that the financial addendum of his report would be available tomorrow morning.

Statements including amendments were made by the Representatives of Cape Verde, Belgium, Austria, Zimbabwe, France and the U.S. and it was agreed that the original draft resolution be revised accordingly.

In reply to the Indian Representative's request for a clarification, the Secretary-General pointed out that there would be no subordination of U.N. liaison offices to the E.C monitoring officers and that there would be a co-relation in synchronizing their presences.

It was finally agreed that the amended draft resolution would be available in blue tonight and be adopted tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at a Council meeting.

2. Concerning the draft resolution on the question of Cambodia, the President informed the Council that there was only one or two changes in the original draft resolution.

The Representative of France stated that France unreservedly supported the draft resolution and favoured its speedy adoption.

The Representative of Japan stated that the U.N. should be better equipped to tackle the task of mine-clearing and he urged the ACABQ to expedite its work so that financial report could be provided promptly.

The President explained that although the financial addendum would be a detailed breakdown, it would not be sufficient for the adoption of the draft resolution in question.

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SG/SM/4683 7 January 1992

SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS SHOOTING DOWN OF EUROfEAN COMMUNITY HELICOPTERS

AND .DEATHS OF FIVE OBSERVERS; STRESSES NEEP_'.[Q_REDOUBLE PEACE EFFORTS

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

The Secretary-General was shocked and grieved to hear of the shooting down earlier today of two European Community (EC) helicopters over Yugoslav i :-­and he deeply regrets the deaths of five EC observers aboard one of the helicopters.

The Secretary-General believes that this tragic incident vividly demonstrates the need to redouble the efforts under way to bring peace back Yugoslavia.

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Security Council 3027th Meeting PM SUMMARY

SC/5342 7 January 1992

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS SBQ(HHIG-OOWN OF HELICOPTERS OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

MONITORING MISSION~ AND DEATHS OF FIVE OBSERVERS

~LC2uuc.il Pres id.ent Calls on Parties to Conflict to Respect Cease-Fire CoD1Ditments

The Security Council this afternoon condemned the shooting down earlier today of European Community Monitoring Mission helicopters in Yugoslavia and repeated its call to all parties to the conflict to respect their cease-fire commitments. The shooting, which was carried out by a Yugoslav aircraft, resulted in five deaths.

The Council's position was expressed through the following statement, which was read out by Council President Sir David Hannay (United Kingdom) on behalf of its members:

"The members of the Security Council discussed on 7 January the tragic incident that occurred in Yugoslavia earlier in the day, in which helicopters of the European Community Monitoring Mission in Yugoslavia were shot down by a Yugoslav aircraft, killing four Italian members and one French member of the Monitoring Mission.

"The members of the Council condemned this callous attack on unarmed civilian personnel. They extended their most sincere condolences to the families of those who had lost their lives. They noted that the Yugoslav authorities had accepted responsibility for this flagrant breach of the cease-fire, had said that they would take the necessar y disciplinary action against those responsible, and had reiterated their commitment to observe the cease-fire fully. The members of the Council called on the Yugoslav authorities to take all steps necessary to ensure that this act does not go unpunished and that such incidents do not occur again.

"The members of the Council reiterated their urgent call on all parties to the conflict in Yugoslavia to respect their cease-fire commitments. They underlined the continuing importance of the role played by the EC Monitoring Mission, as emphasized in the Secretary-General's report of 5 January

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(S/23363). They expressed their deep appreciation for the work done by members of the Mission and they called on the Yugoslav parties to ensure that members of the Mission and United Nations personnel be allowed to fulfil their role with the full cooperation of all sides."

Prior to hearing that statement, the Cowicil approved Yugoslavia's request to participate in today's meeting.

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UNITED NATIONS

Security Council Distr. GENERAL

S/23363/Add.1 7 January 1992

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

FURTHER REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 721 (1991)

Addendum

1. In paragraph 26 of my report to the Security Council (S/23363), I indicated my intention to send immediately to Yugoslavia a group of up to 50 military liaison officers, initially drawn from existing peace-keeping operations with the consent of the troop-contributing Governments concerned. These officers would be attached to the general headquarters of the Yugoslav National Army (JNA) and the Croatian Peoples' Guard and to their field headquarters down to the corps level. The main responsibilities of these officers would be to use their good offices to promote maintenance of the cease-fire by facilitating communication between the two sides and by helping them to resolve differences that may arise, to determine measures to be taken to avoid violations of the cease-fire or to restore the status quo after violations had occurred.

2. In order to carry out these responsibilities, the military liaison officers will be deployed in each of the existing locations of JNA and the Croatian Peoples' Guard and would be provided with their own communications and transport. In addition, 18 civilian staff, excluding the senior representative mentioned in paragraph 32 of the main report, will be required to provide support to the officers in the mission area.

3. It is estimated that the cost associated with the emplacement and maintenance of this military group for the first month would be approximately $2 million and approximately $0.7 million monthly thereafter. A breakdown of the estimated cost by main object of expenditure is provided for information purposes in the annex to this addendum.

4. The general assumptions on which the above estimates are based are as follows:

(a) The military liaison group will require full freedom of movement in all areas and will receive full cooperation from the local authorities with regard to the provision of all necessary facilities, fuel and other supplies;

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(b) Working premises will be provided free of cost in all areas by the local authorities;

(c) Each military liaison team site will be static; and

(d) Air transport within the territory and additional vehicles will be provided by the local authorities as required.

5. It would be my recommendation to the General Assembly, should the Security Council agree to the deployment of the military group in Yugoslavia, that the cost relating thereto should be considered an expense of the Organization to be borne by the Member States in accordance with Article 17, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations and that the assessment to be levied on Member States be credited to a Special Account to be established for this purpose.

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Monthly cost estimates by objects of expenditure

Objects of expenditure

1. Military component

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5.

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(a) Military liaison officers, including travel to mission area

(b) Death and disability

Civilian personnel, including travel to mission area

Premises/accommodations

Vehicle operations£/

Communications

Miscellaneous equipment

Miscellaneous supplies, services, freight and support-cost

Total estimates (gross)

First month

Monthly thereafter

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278

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335

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£/ Provides for a single vehicle at each military liaison team site.

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Security Council Distr. GENERAL

S/23389 7 January 1992

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

NOTE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

Following consultations of the Security Council, the President made the following statement on behalf of the members of the Council, at its 3027th meeting on 7 January 1992, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Oral report of the Secretary-General pursuant to his report of 5 January 1992 (S/23363)":

"The Members of the Security Council discussed on 7 January the tragic incident that occurred in Yugoslavia earlier in the day , in which helicopters of the European Community Monitoring Mission in Yugoslavia were shot down by a Yugoslav aircraft, killing four Italian members and one French member of the Monitoring Mission.

"The Members of the Council condemned this callous attack on unarmed civilian personnel. They extended their most sincere condolences to the families of those who had lost their lives. They noted that the Yugoslav authorities had accepted responsibility for this flagrant breach of the cease- fire, had said that they would take the necessary disciplinary action against those responsible, and had reiterated their commitment to observe the cease-fire fully. The Members of the Council called on the Yugoslav authorities to take all steps necessary to ensure that this act does not go unpunished and that such incidents do not occur again.

"The Members of the Council reiterated their urgent call on all parties to the conflict in Yugoslavia to respect their cease-fire commitments. They underlined the continuing importance of the role played by the EC Monitoring Mission, as emphasized in the Secretary-General's r eport of 5 January (S/23363). They expressed their deep appreciation for the work done by members of the Mission and they called on the Yugoslav parties to ensure that members of the Mission and UN personnel be allowed to fulfil their role with the full cooperation of all sides."

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Note to the secretary-General ---SHOOTING DOWN OF ECMM HELICOPTERS IN YUGOSLAVIA

Mr. Vance spoke to Admiral Brevet, the Federal Deputy

Defence Minister, in Belgrade at approximately 2:30 p.m.

Admiral Brevet said that it was, tragically, a fact that a

pilot of the Yugoslav Federal Air Force did shoot down one of

the helicopters and damaged the other. The Deputy Minister of

Defence, General Kadijevic, had already asked the Federal

Presidency, which alone had the power, to remove the commander

of the Air Force. General Kadijevic had immediately started an

investigation into who else might have been involved. Any

person found to have acted improperly would be severely

disciplined. Admiral Brevet, on behalf of General Kadijevic,

expressed the Yugoslav Army's deep sorrow at this incident.

They had already made the facts public.

cc: Mr. Dayal M. Aime General Dibuama Mr. Giuliani Mr. Tharoor

Marrack Goulding 7 January 1992

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POLITICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN

News Agencies on Current Political Issues

7 January 1992 , 4.30 p.m .

For internal use only

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli forces shot dead a 23-year-old Palestinian and wounded 20 in

the occupied Gaza Strip in a clash with hundreds of youngsters protesting Israel's

decision to expel 12 Palestinian activists, Israeli security sources said. Two

Israeli paramilitary police were injured by stones, the sources added. (REUTER ,

AFP - Jerusalem)

Speaking to reporters following a UN Security Council vote, Egyptian Foreign

Minister Amr Moussa warned that Israel's planned expulsion of 12 Palestinians from

the occupied territories could adversely affect prospects for peace between Arabs

and Israelis . Any delay in reaching a Middle East settlement would have "very

dangerous effects on the stability of the region," he said. (REUTER - Cairo)

Israeli chief of staff General Ehud Barak proposed a new form of expulsion of

Palestinian activists limiting the period of banishment after which the expelled

person could return . (AFP - Jerusalem)

Jordanian Foreign Minister Kamel Abu Jaber said that the Jordanian-Palestinian

delegation for Middle East peace talks will arrive in Washington in the next 48

hours . (AFP - Amman)

Syrian Vice Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam arrived in Beirut for talks

with Lebanese officials on the Middle East peace. (XINHUA - Beirut)

French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas will tell Israeli leaders tomorrow that

ties between Israel and the European Community should be political as well as

economic , the Foreign Ministry said . (REUTER - Paris)

MIDDLE EAST/HOSTAGES : Lebanese Interior Minister Sami Al Khatib sald that the last

two remaining Western hostages in Lebanon are expected to be set free "in the near

future . " (XINHUA - Beirut )

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UN hostage negotiator Giandomenico Picco arrived in Vienna to discuss the

hostage issue with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati. (REUTER -

Bonn)

IRAQ: Iraq will hold an international conference on the first anniversary of the

Gulf war to counter its Muslim enemies and what it said was biased Western

reporting. Religious Affairs Minister Abdullah Fadhel said 450 participants from

around the Islamic world would discuss "the continuation of the US aggression , the

unjust embargo and the persistent hostile attempts to destabilize . .. Iraq . "

(REUTER - Baghdad)

SOMALIA: A statement by rebel leader Mohamed Farah Aideed's faction given to Reuter

in Nairobi said there is "no point" in meeting its main rival, Ali Mahdi Mohamed, to

try to secure a ceasefire. (REUTER - Nairobi)

NIGER/TUAREG: Niger has admitted it is facing an organized rebellion by Tuareg

nomads demanding an independent homeland, Interior Minister Mohamed Moussa told

Niger radio. (REUTER - Niamey)

EL SALVADOR: The Salvadoran armed forces continue with compulsory recruitment in

spite of the peace agreement signed by the government and the FMLN rebels, reports

from San Salvador said. (XINHUA - Mexico City)

he Yugoslav armed forces admitted that one of their planes had shot

heli ter carrying an EC observer mission and damaged a second [see 12 . 30

. (REUTER - Belgrade)

Britian and Portugal hailed the courage of European Community monitors whose

helicopters were shot down in Yugoslavia , killing five people, and said the incident

would not be allowed to harm peace efforts. (REUTER - Lisbon)

Lord Carringon , chairman of the peace conference on Yugoslavia said that the

death of five EC truce monitors in Yugoslavia was tragic . (TANJUG l London)

Following the downing of the EC helicopter in which 4 Italians and one French

were killed, Italy requested the advancement of the EC Council of Ministers's

meeting scheduled for 10 January. (AFP - Rome )

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in view of the facts transmitted to your attention by this office today or yesterday, we are free to advise full restraint and caution in ado tion of any Resolution on Yugoslavia by the Security Council in the next couple ofcays.

The most important political group in the region, currently engulfed in this most unfortunate war, the eo le of Serbian Kra ina have been side-steQp..filLb some Yugoslav officials in the last round of UN mediated negotiations, an were not a le to contribute to the peace Concept. Ado tin the Conce t for Enga ement of the UN Peace-kee in Forces and sendin those fo.,;:ces into the re ion, in the situation when the local, democratically elected, Government feels as being manipulated, can only lead to further tensions and eventual failure of the UN e ort.

The people and the Government of Serbian Krayina are most eager to _ cooperate with Mr. C rus Vance and the UN eac~ i nitiative , but the_Lmust, ..3!t least, be informed of the content_of that initiative . --------

On behalf of the Government of Serbian Krayina

Respectful~ours >--o ~ ,-\o ~ --Zo~n B. b· rdjevic

9224 Three oaks Dr ive, Silver Spring, "D 20901 phone: 301-565-7839, fax: 301-565~9034

UNITED NATIONS

Security Council

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Distr. GENERAL

S/23363 5 January 1992

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

FURTHER REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 721 (1991)

INTRODUCTION

1. The present further report is being provided to the Security Council pursuant to its resolution 721 (1991), which was adopted unanimously on 27 November 1991. In addition, it takes into account the contents of resolution 724 (1991) of 15 December 1991, which the Council also adopted unanimously and by which, inter alia, it approved the report of my distinguished predecessor dated 11 December 1991. 11

2. It will be recalled that the Security Council, in its resolution 721 (1991), among other things, envisaged that the Secretary-General would present early recommendations to the Council including the possible establishment of a United Nations peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia. At the same time, resolution 721 (1991) also endorsed the statement of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Cyru~ R. Vance, that the deployment of such an operation could not be envisaged without, inter alia, full compliance by all parties with the agreement signed at Geneva on 23 November 1991. II

3. Having generally reaffirmed resolution 721 (1991), the Security Council by resolution 724 (1991) endorsed my predecessor's offer to send . to Yugoslavia a preparatory group, including military personnel, as part of the continuing mission of the Personal Envoy, to carry forward preparations for the possible deployment of a peace-keeping operation.

I. FIFTH MISSION TO YUGOSLAVIA BY THE PERSONAL ENVOY OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, MR. CYRUS R. VANCE, 28 DECEMBER 1991-4 JANUARY 1992

4. On 18 December 1991, three days after the adoption of resolution 724 (1991), Ambassador Herbert S. Okun, Special Adviser to the Personal Envoy, arrived in Yugoslavia at the head of the 20-person Preparatory Group, comprising 11 military officers, as well as senior civil police officers and civilian political and legal officers of the Secretariat. The Preparatory

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Group was successful in carrying forward preparations for possible deployment of a peace-keeping operation. In the period from 18 to 30 December 1991, the Preparatory Group developed and refined contingency plans in the event that the Security Council later approved the establishment of a peace-keeping operation on the basis of the concept paper set out in annex III to the report of 11 December 1991. ii During this period, Ambassador Okun also continued discussions on political matters with the principal political and military leaders concerned. A description of the work of the Preparatory Group is contained in annex I to the present report.

5. On 25 December 1991, Ambassador Okun returned to New York and reported to my predecessor and to the Personal Envoy on the work of the Preparatory Group. In light of the situation being encountered on the ground by the Preparatory Group, on 27 December 1991 my predecessor informed the members of the Security Council in informal consultations that the conditions for establishing a peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia still did not exist. This was so, Mr. Perez de Cuellar explained, because the commitments entered into at Geneva on 23 November 1991 were still not being fully implemented by the parties to the conflict.

6. While the unblocking of Yugoslav National Army (JNA) barracks and facilities in Croatia and the withdrawal from that Republic of blockaded JNA units had been essentially completed, the commitments made at Geneva to an unconditional cease-fire remained unimplemented. My predecessor indicated that there had been significant fighting in western Slavonia and continued sporadic exchanges in eastern Slavonia. He furthermore explained to Council members that the Personal Envoy was still trying to secure adequate assurances that full cooperation would be extended on the ground to a peace-keeping operation. Mr. Perez de Cuellar also told Council members of his concern at the heightened tension, particularly in Bosnia-Hercegovina, that had followed certain recent decisions taken outside Yugoslavia. That tension, he observed, had led the President of Bosnia-Hercegovina to request the immediate deployment of United Nations peace-keepers in that Republic.

7. In light of these considerations, my predecessor informed Council members on 27 December that he had reviewed the situation with me and the Personal Envoy and that he had asked Mr. Vance to undertake a further mission to Yugoslavia to see if the remaining obstacles could be removed in order to permit the establishment of a United Nations peace-keeping operation in the country.

8. Mr. Vance conducted his fifth mission from 28 December 1991 to 4 January 1992. The composition of his party and his programme are given in annex II to the present report. In view of the continued support expressed by the Security Council for the efforts of the European Community (EC), Mr. Vance conferred in Lisbon with Mr. Joao de Deus Pinheiro, the Foreign Minister of Portugal and incoming President of the EC Council of Ministers, and with Lord Carrington, Chairman of the Conference on Yugoslavia, on his way both to and from that country. The Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Mr◄ Hans van den Broek, outgoing President of the EC Council of Ministers, was present at the first of these meetings.

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9. Upon his arrival in Belgrade on 30 December 1991, Mr. Vance was immediately briefed by Colonel H. Purola, Deputy Military Adviser to the Secretary-General, who had coordinated the military and police work of the Preparatory Group led by Ambassador Okun.

10. During his discussions with political and military leaders in Yugoslavia, Mr . Vance concentrated on securing implementation by the parties of the central issues remaining to be resolved following the Geneva agreement of 23 November 1991: the commitment to observe an unconditional cease-fire; full and explicit acceptance by the parties directly involved of the concept paper for a United Nations peace-keeping operation; and a commitment on their part to ensure full cooperation with such a peace-keeping operation should the Security Council decide to establish it.

11. On 31 December 1991, Mr. Vance met at length with President Slobodan Milosevic of the Republic of Serbia. At the outset of their discussion, President Milosevic recalled that, during Mr. Vance's previous visit to Belgrade in early December, the President had stated his support for the concept paper of 11 December 1991, and that he had indicated at that time his intention to work vigorously to secure for it the support of the Serbian communities in Croatia. He told Mr. Vance that that had been accomplished, The President informed Mr. Vance, that following a decision taken by the Federal (rump) Presidency, it would be announced publicly later in the day that the State Committee, which had been established to cooperate with the United Nations in this connection, fully endorsed the concept paper. President Milosevic added that the leaders of the Serbian communities in Croatia would similarly support and extend cooperation to a peace-keeping operation established on the basis of the concept paper.

12. Later on 31 December 1991, Mr. Vance met with General Veljko Kadijevic, Federal Secretary for National Defence of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The General confirmed to Mr. Vance that, from the point of view of JNA, the concept paper was feasible and acceptable. He added that JNA was committed to its implementation and that with that in mind he had that day summoned all of his senior commanders to a conference in Belgrade.

13. Subsequently on the same day, 31 December, Mr. Vance met with Mr. B. Jovic, Chairman of the State Committee for Cooperation with the United Nations on Peace-keeping Matters. During the meeting Mr. Jovic declared that a peace-keeping operation as described in the concept paper was fully acceptable. He expressed the desire of the Federal Presidency to see an immediate cease-fire and, in that context, stated that the Presidency would order all JNA and territorial units not to return fire, even in the event of attack.

14. On 1 January 1992, Mr. Vance met in Zagreb with President Franjo Tudjman of the Republic of Croatia. The President stated during the course of the discussion that he and his colleagues in Government accepted fully the concept paper of 11 December 1991 for a United Nations peace-keeping operation. He and his colleagues also committed themselves to an absolute cease-fire.

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15. After this meeting with President Tudjman, it appeared to Mr. Vance that all of his principal interlocutors had affirmed: (a) that they desired a United Nations peace-keeping operation; (b) that they understood the concept paper of 11 December; ( c ) that they agreed with the concept paper; and (d) that they were prepared to accept its implementation should the Security Council decide to proceed on that basis.

16. In the light of the above, Mr. Vance decided to convene on the next day, 2 January, at Sara jevo, a meeting that he would chair between military representatives of the Republic of Croatia and representatives of JNA. The Croatian delegation was led by Defence Minister G. Susak, and the JNA delegation by Colonel-General A. Raseta. At the conclusion of the meeting, Minister Susak and General Raseta signed an Implementing Accord for carrying out the unconditional cease-fire that had been agreed at Geneva on 23 November 1991. Mr. Vance witnessed the signatures and, in his capacity as Chairman of the meeting, also signed the Implementing Accord, the full text of which is attached as annex III to the present report. The Accord provides for the complete cessation of hostile military activity on land, at sea and in the air with effect from 1800 hours local time on Friday, 3 January 1992. Confidence-building measures and third-party monitoring mechanisms are provided for in the Accord.

17. While he was in Sarajevo, Mr. Vance also met with President Alija Izetbegovic of the Republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina. The President restated his support for a United Nations peace-keeping operation on the basis of the concept paper of 11 December. He also requested that the number of military observers designated in the concept paper for operation in Bosnia-Hercegovina be augmented. At the same time, he renewed a request for "preventive" deployment forthwith of some 2,000 to 3,000 United Nations peace­keepers within the Republic.

18. The purpose of the United Nations peace-keeping operation described in the concept paper of 11 December 1991 is to create the conditions of peace and security required for the negotiation of an overall settlement of the Yugoslav crisis. That negotiation has been proceeding in the Conference on Yugoslavia under the auspices of the EC member States. The Conference has not met in plenary session since 5 November 1991, owing to the continued fighting and questions that this raised about the commitment of some of the parties to the negotiating process. Following his latest mission to Yugoslavia, Mr. Vance was able in Lisbon to confirm to the Conference Chairman, Lord Carrington, that all parties were willing to continue participating in the Conference, whose new venue would be Brussels. Lord Carrington has subsequently announced that he is convening in that city on Thursday, 9 January, an informal consultative meeting of the presidents of the s~x republics.

19. Mr. Vance has told me that the humanitarian dimensions of the Yugoslav crisis, on which my predecessor dwelt at some length in his earlier reports, II 11 continue to grow. The numbers of displaced persons are rising. This, as well as other questions that give rise to concern, is addressed in annex IV to the present report.

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20. The situation that has prevailed in Yugos lavia for most of the period since my predecessor ' s last report to the Security Council on 11 December 1991, l/ has continued to give cause for serious concern. Indeed, tension has grown as a result of developments inside and outside the country. None the l ess, there has arisen in recent days a glimmer of hope that the situation might improve. This hope, still tenuous, is justified by two developments that took place during the fifth mission to Yugoslavia of my Personal Envoy.

21. First, the President of Serbia, the Pre siqent of Croatia, and the Federal Secretary for National Defence, as well as the State Committee functioning under the authority of the rump Presidency, all indicated that they accepted in full the concept paper for a United Nations peace-keeping operation that was attached as annex III to the report of my predecessor dated 11 December 1991. l/ In addition, the President of Serbia, the Federal Secretary for National Defence and the Chairman of the State Committee have all indicated that the leaders of the Serbian communities in Croatia would cooperate with a United Nations peace-keeping ope ration such as that described in the above-mentioned report, should the Security Council decide to establish one . However, recent public statements by some of these leaders suggest that further clarification is needed on thi's point.

22. Secondly, the Implementing Accord f or the unconditional cease-fire, which was agreed in Sarajevo on 2 January 1992 under the auspices of the Personal Envoy by the military representatives of Croatia and by the representatives of JNA, constitutes an important new step to ensure implementation of the Geneva agreement of 23 November 1991, by bringing closer the lasting, effective and unconditional cease-fire that has so far eluded the parties. The complete cessation of hostile military activities was to have come into effect at 1800 hours on Friday, 3 January 1992. In the two days since then, a genuine effort is being made by both sides to give effect to the Implementing Accord, even if sporadic exchanges of fire have taken place. I urge all parties to sustain this effort and to effect a complete cessation of hostilities.

23. Mr. Vance has told me that at the Sarajevo meeting the representatives of both sides expressed the wish that the United Nations should form part of the third-party monitoring mechanisms referred to in part II of the Implementing Accord. I have given careful thought, in consultation with Mr. Vance, as to the recommendation that I should make to the Council on this matter.

24. One third-party monitoring mechanism a lready exists in the form of the European Community Monitoring Mission (ECMM) which has been deployed in Yugoslavia since July 1991 and has built up an extensive knowledge of the parties, their armed forces and the local terrain. In conformity with resolution 713 (1991), especially paragraphs 1 and 2 thereof, I believe it appropriate for ECMM to take the lead in monitoring implementation of the

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Sarajevo Accord. The Foreign Minister of Portugal, in his capacity as President of the Council of Ministers of the European Community, assured Mr. Vance on 3 January 1992 that he would instruct ECMM to undertake this function.

25. At the same time, I have been struck by the strength of the belief expressed to Mr. Vance by so many of his Yugoslav interlocutors that a United Nations presence in Yugoslavia, in addition to that of the European Community, would help the Yugoslav parties to honour the commitments which they have entered into with each other. I have also noted the wish expressed by many EC leaders that the United Nations should play a role on the ground in Yugoslavia.

26. As a follow-up to my Personal Envoy"s latest mission, I accordingly intend immediately to send to Yugoslavia a group of up to 50 military liaison officers, who would be drawn from existing peace-keeping operations, with the consent of the troop-contributing Governments concerned. These officers would be attached to the general headquarters of JNA and the Croatian People's Guard and to their field headquarters down to the corps level. They would have their own communications to enable them to be in direct contact with their United Nations counterparts on the other side. They would use their good offices to promote maintenance of the cease-fire by facilitating communication between the two sides and by helping them to resolve difficulties that might arise. They would also help the ~wo sides to determine measures that could be taken to avoid violations of the cease-fire or restore the status quo after violations had occurred.

27. It will of course be important to ensure that the United Nations military liaison officers work harmoniously with the EC monitors and that the respective roles of the two groups are clearly defined and understood by all concerned. I intend to institute the earliest possible consultations with the Foreign Minister of Portugal on this point~

28. The mission of the military liaison officers would take place on the assumption that the cease-fire will quickly establish itself, that the other necessary conditions for the deployment of a peace-keeping force will be met and that the military liaison group will thus be superseded by the larger operation. I shall, as needed, revert to the Security Council on this question.

29. As has repeatedly been stated, a United Nations peace-keeping force could not be established in Yugoslavia without sustained evidence of the willingness and ability of the leaders on both sides to ensure that the cease-fire is respected. Nor would I wish to recommend that the Security Council establ ish such a force until I had reason to believe that all those on whose cooperation its ability to carry out its mandate would depend had genuinely accepted the concept described in my predecessor's report of 11 December 1991. As already noted, public statements made as recently as the past two days by certain leaders of the Serb communities in Croatia have given cause for some concern.

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30. With regard to the request made by President Izetbegovic of Bosnia-Hercegovina that a substantial United Nations peace-keeping presence be deployed immediately in that Republic, the concept paper of 11 December 1991 already envisages a deployment of United Nations military observers in Bosnia-Hercegovina. I believe also that for the time being the question raised by President Izetbegovic should be approached in the context of the overall peace-keeping operation envisaged in that paper.

31. I derive a measure of encouragement from the fact that Lord Carrington has seen his way to convening in the days ahead, with the support of Foreign Minister Pinheiro, current President of the EC Council of Ministers, an informal meeting of the presidents of the six republics that have participated in the Conference on Yugoslavia. I am particularly gratified that the six presidents have indicated that not only will they attend the forthcoming informal meeting, but that they intend to continue their participation in the Conference proper. The Conference on Yugoslavia remains the only forum where all the Yugoslav republics have agreed to participate in an effort to arrive at an agreed negotiated settlement to their differences.

32. The purpose of a United Nations peace-keeping operation has been, since the outset, conceived as being to create favourable conditions for the necessary negotiations between the parties on their fundamental points of difference, negotiations that have been proceeding in the Conference on Yugoslavia. In this way, the United Nations would be supporting the role and efforts of the European Community, which have the backing of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) and which have been pursued in the framework of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. Pending the establishment of any United Nations peace-keeping operation, I am, for my part, naturally prepared to cooperate with, and support, the ongoing efforts of the Conference on Yugoslavia. In this connection, I am considering appointing a senior representative who would maintain close and supportive liaison with the Conference and with the presidency of the European Community.

33. To all interlocutors, during his recent fifth mission to Yugoslavia, Mr. Vance pointed out that the arms embargo imposed by the Council in resolution 713 (1991) and reinforced by resolution 724 (1991), continues in force and will retain its application unless the Security Council determines otherwise. Indeed, Mr. Vance added that the arms embargo would continue to apply to all areas that have been part of Yugoslavia, any decisions on the question of the recognition of the independence of certain republics notwithstanding.

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Annex I

Work of the Preparatory Group led by Ambassador Herbert s. Okun

(18-30 December 1991)

1. Under the terms of Security Council resolution 724 (1991), paragraph 3, the Secretary-General decided to send a small group of personnel to carry forward preparations for the deployment of a future peace-keeping operation when conditions permitted one to be established. The team, which assembled in Belgrade on Wednesday, 18 December 1991, was composed as .follows:

A. From New York

Ambassador Herbert S. Okun, Special Adviser to the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General (Head of Mission)

Col. Heikki Purola, Deputy Military Adviser to the Secretary-General (Senior Military Adviser to the Mission)

Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Special Assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (Senior Political Adviser to the Mission)

Mr. Tapio Kanninen, First Officer, Office for Research and the Collection . of Information (Political Adviser to the Mission)

Ms. Louise Bergan, Senior Secretary

Mr. America Canepa, Communications Officer

Mr. Sunil Rodrigo, Communications Officer

B. From Field Missions

Lt. Col. Rune Andersson (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL))

Lt. Col. Chow Siew Keong (United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM))

Lt. Col. Garijo Davila (United Nations Observer Group for Central America (ONUCA))

Maj. Mohammad Awal (UNIKOM)

Maj. Kumar B~dhathoki (UNIFIL)

Maj. Peter A. Five (UNIFIL)

Maj. John K. Forkuo (UNIFIL)

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Maj. James Ikinya (UNIKOM) .

Maj. Arne K. Larsen (United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP))

Maj. Gerardo Liscano (UNIKOM)

Insp. Patric McGowan (United Nations Angola Verification Mission) (UNAVEM))

Insp. M. Shahar Ibrahim (UNAVEM)

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In addition, Mr. Laurens Jolles, Protection Officer, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees '(UNHCR), Belgrade, was attached to the mission as Legal Adviser.

2. Ambassador Okun and the mission travelled extensively in Yugoslavia to explore the political and practical considerations that needed to be taken into account in preparing for the possible deployment of a peace-keeping operation. The mission divided into teams for practical convenience. Ambassador Okun, Col. Purola and Mr. Tharoor met with senior officials in Belgrade, Zagreb and Sarajevo as per the itinerary set out in paragraph 4 below. Mr. Kanninen and Mr. Canepa established themselves in Zagreb, while Ms. Bergan and Mr. Rodrigo remained in Belgrade throughout the mission.

3. The military and police officers travelled to the proposed United Nations protected areas to reconnoitre local conditions and meet civilian and military authorities on the ground from both sides (20-22 December from Belgrade; 26-28 December from Zagreb). These teams were constituted as follows:

(a) To the southern Krajina region: Lt. Col. Andersson, Major Forkuo, Inspector McGowan and Inspector Shahar Ibrahim;

(b) To the northern Krajina region: Lt. Col. Chow, Major Five and Mr. Jolles;

(c) To western Slavonia: Lt. Col. Davila and Major Liscano;

(d) To eastern Slavonia: Major Budhathoki and Major Larsen;

(e) To Bosnia-Hercegovina: Major Ikinya and Major Awal.

4. The programme of the Head of Mission, Ambassador Okun, Col. Purola and Mr. Tharoor was as follows:

Wednesday, 18 December 1991

1745 Arrival i n Belgrade

1800 Initial session with United Nations military and police officers

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2000 Working dinner: Ambassador Okun with Lord Carrington and Ambassador Wijnaendts of the Conference on Yugoslavia

Thursday, 19 December 1991 (Belgrade)

0800 Briefing of the United Nations Preparatory Group teams

1000 Meeting with Mr. B. Jovic and the State Committee for Cooperation with the United Nations on Peace-keeping Matters

1230 Meeting with General Veljko Kadijevic, Federal Secretary for National Defence

1400 Meeting with Mr. Slobodan Milosevic, President of the Republic of Serbia

1630 Meeting with Dr. Ejup Ganie, member of the Presidency of Bosnia-Hercegovina

Friday, 20 December 1991 (Belgrade/Sarajevo)

1000 Meeting with the Federal Prime Minister, Mr. Ante Markovic

1100 Meeting with the Federal Foreign Minister, Mr. Budimir Loncar

1200 Departure for Sarajevo

1315 Meeting with Mr. Stepan Kljuic, President of the Croatian Democratic Party of Bosnia-Hercegovina

1415 Meeting with Dr. Radovan Karadzic, President of the Serbian Democratic Party of Bosnia-Hercegovina

1500 Meeting with Mr. Alija Izetbegovic, President of the Republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina

1700 Departure from Sarajevo

1745 Arrival in Belgrade

2000 Meeting and final briefing session with United Nations military and police officers

Saturday, 21 December 1991 (Zagreb)

1500 Meeting with General Anton Tus, Chief of Staff of the Croatian Peoples' Guard

1830 Meeting with Mr. Franjo Tudjman, President of the Republic of Croatia

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2030 Meeting with Mr. Franjo Greguric, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia

Sunday, 22 December 1991 (Zagreb)

1000 Visit to unblocked military installation at ZMAJ

1330 Visit to Turopolje, site of alleged bomb attack

1600 Internal meetings with members of Zagreb team

Monday, 23 December 1991 (Zagreb/Belgrade)

1030 Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Mate Granic; Chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, B. Kacic; Vice-Minister of the Interior J. Morie; and Cols. A. Stolnik and J. Culetic of the Croatian General Staff

2345 Arrival in Belgrade

Tuesday, 24 December 1991 (Belgrade)

0815 Debriefing of team returning from eastern Slavonia

0900 Meeting with General Kadijevic, Federal Secretary for National Defence

1100 Informal discussion with Mr. Milovan Djilas

1200 Meeting with President Milosevic

1500 Debriefing of other returning United Nations military and police teams

1700 Departure from Belgrade

Wednesday, 25 Decembe1 1991

1530 Arrival in New York

Saturday, 28 December 1991

2100 Departure from New York for Lisbon, with Mr. Vance

5. Throughout the mission, Ambassador Okun and his senior advisers reported extensively to the Secretary-General and Mr. Vance on their discussions and findings. Their principal conclusions have been incorporated into the main body of the present report.

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Annex II

Fifth mission to Yugoslavia of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, the Honourable Cyrus R. Vance

(28 December 1991-4 January 1992)

A. Composition of the official party

The Honourable Cyrus R. Vance, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General

Ambassador Herbert S. Okun Special Adviser to Mr. Vance

Mr. J.P. Kavanagh Senior Officer Executive Office ·of the Secretary-General

Colonel Heikki Purola Deputy Military Adviser to the Secretary-General

Mr. Shashi Tharoor Special Assistant to Mr. Goulding

Mr. Tapio Kanninen First Officer Office for Research and the Collection of Information

Mr. Horst Heitmann Political Affairs Officer Office for Research and the Collection of Information

Ms. Louise Bergan Secretary Office for Special Political Affairs

Mr. Robert Balzer Operations Officer

Mr. Mark Hoffman Operations Officer

Mr. America Canepa Communications Officer

Mr. Sunil Rodrigo Communications Officer

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B. Programme of meetings

Sunday, 29 December 1991 (Lisbon)

1800 Meeting with President Mario Soares of Portugal

2000 Meeting with Lord Carrington, Chairman of the Conference on Yugoslavia

2030 Working dinner with Foreign Minister Joao de Deus Pinheiro of Portugal, together with his staff

2300 Meeting with Mr. V. Tupurkovsky, member from Macedonia of the Yugoslav Federal Presidency

Monday, 30 December 1991 (Lisbon)

0920 Meeting with Mr. V. Tupurkovsky

0930 Meeting with Lord Carrington

1030 Meeting with Foreign Minister Pinheiro, Foreign Minister van den Broek of the Netherlands and Lord Carrington

1300 Working luncheon with Foreign Minister Pinheiro and Foreign Minister van den Broek

1500 Meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister Cavaco Silva

Tuesday, 31 December 1991 (Belgrade)

0015

0900

Briefing by Col. H. Purola and the members of the United Nations Preparatory Group

Meeting with President Milosevic of the Republic of Serbia

1110 Meeting with General Kadijevic, Federal Secretary for National Defence of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

1230 Meeting with Mr. B. Jovic and the State Committee for Cooperation with the United Nations on Peace-keeping Matters

Wednesday, 1 January 1992 (Zagreb)

1230 Meeting with President Tudjman of the Republic of Croatia and his senior aides, followed by working lunch

1600 Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Granic

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1630

1700

Meeting with Ambassador Salgueiro and Ambassador Van Houten, respectively incoming and outgoing Heads of the EC-led International Monitor Mission

Meeting with Dr. Ante Cicin-Sain, Governor, National Bank of Croatia

Thursday, 2 January 1992 (Sarajevo/Belgrade)

1030

1130

1200

1245

1400-2000

2200

Meeting with President Alija Izetbegovic of the Republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina

Meeting with Mr. Stepan Kljuic, President of the Croatian Democratic Party of Bosnia-Hercegovina

Meeting with Mr. Radovan Karadzic, President of the Serbian Democratic Party of Bosnia-Hercegovina

Working luncheon with President Izetbegovic

Formal meeting under Mr. Vance's chairmanship of delegations from Croatia and JNA, headed respectively by Defence Minister G. Susak and Col.-General A. Raseta; Signature of Implementing Accord

Working dinner with President Milosevic (Belgrade)

Friday, 3 January 1992 (Lisbon)

1300

1330

Meeting with Foreign Minister Joao de Deus Pinheiro

Working luncheon with Foreign Minister Deus Pinheiro and Lord Carrington

Saturday, 4 January 1992 (New York)

1500 Report to the Secretary-General

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Annex III

Implementing Accord

Signed at Sarajevo on 2 January 1992

The following constitutes an agreement reached between Colonel-General A. Raseta and Defence Minister G. Susak, on behalf of their respective authorities, at Sarajevo on 2 January 1991 under the auspices of Mr. Cyrus R. Vance, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, concerning modalities for implementing the unconditional cease-fire agreed to at Geneva by President Milosevic, President Tudjman and Federal Secretary-General Kadijevic on 23 November 1991, which text was signed at that time by Mr. Vance.~/

I. CESSATION OF HOSTILE MILITARY ACTIVITY

Each party agrees to the complete cessation of all hostile military activity on land, at sea and in the air, including:

(a) On land:

(i) No firing by either party across its own forward deployment lines;

(ii) No movement forward by any units or individuals of either party;

(iii) No reinforcement of existing forward defensive localities;

(iv) No redeployment of troops to other and more advantageous ground;

(b) At sea:

(v) Full respect for the principle of freedom of navigation in accordance with international law;

(c) In the air:

(vi) No use of airspace for any military activity directed at the other party.

II. LIAISON AND MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS

Each party agrees:

(a) To make arrangements to facilitate immediate and direct liaison between sector commanders across the forward deployment lines in order to resolve any incidents on the spot as they occur;

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(b) To establish joint liaison teams to resolve local incidents;

(c) To cooperate fully with third-party monitoring mechanisms to be established to assist in investigating alleged cease-fire violations when necessary.

III. CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES

Each party undertakes:

(a) To instruct the troops under its command not to return fire if fired upon, without first taking recourse to the monitoring arrangements set out above;

(b) To notify the other party in advance of any and all troop rotations and major troop movements.

IV. ENTRANCE INTO EFFECT

This Implementing Accord will enter into effect on 3 January 1992 , at 1800 hours local time. Each party undertakes to issue all necessary orders and instructions to that end.

Signed:

A. RASETA Colonel-General, JNA

G. SUSAIC Defence Minister, Republic of Croatia

Witnessed by:

Cyrus R. VANCE Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General

of the United Nations

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Note on the humanitarian situation in Yugoslavia

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1. The number of persons displaced by the conflict is now estimated to be in excess of 600,000 and continues to increase. Reports of pressure on members of communities to leave their habitual places of residence remain a serious cause of concern. Additionally, reports of the resettlement of displaced persons in homes vacated by other displaced persons have been circulating, although the responsible authorities on both sides deny them. In this connection, Mr. Vance sought and received from President Milosevic and from President Tudjmah assurances that their respective authorities would fully respect the right of displaced persons to return to their homes. I am certain that the International Committee of the Red Cross, which continues to do commendable work in Yugoslavia, as well as other humanitarian agencies, will be in a position to form a view as to whether that and other rights are indeed being respected on the ground.

2. Progress is being made on the implementation of the coordinated United Nations assistance programme that became operational in December 1991 with the delivery by UNHCR of emergency consignments of blankets, soap, detergent and infant milk and by the United Nations Children's Fund of emergency medical kits. The World Health Organization has undertaken two missions on health-related matters. The assistance needs remain acute as a severe winter sets in.

3. Exchanges of prisoners have continued to take place since the last report to the Council. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been visiting 1,400 detainees in Serbia. A joint commission, set up under ICRC auspices for the tracing of missing persons, has held two meetings. A demilitarized "protected zone" has been established, again under ICRC auspices, around the bomb- damaged hospital in Osijek, with effect from 3 January 1992 .

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REPUBLIC OF SERBIAN KllAYINA REPUBLIKA SRPSKA KRAJINA . W ... lqtoa Office •

RECEI VE D

JAN 6 1992

His Excellency Boutros Boutros-Ghali Secretary General of the United Nations

4:00 PM, January 4, 1992

New York, NY 10017 Fax: ..L:,

Excellency, ~ ~n~ c_ -.. o--. :::,.. · · -:----1

On b~half of t.he Government of t~e Republic of ~erbian KRyi,~~ I would like to bring to your attention t_he following: V1 <-= n :;,::

The people, Government and the President of the Republic :.9~> Serbian Krayina would like to assure you of their deepest rilpe4~:::! for the efforts you, Mr. Cyrus Vance, your personal enwy ~~~ Yugoslavia, and the United Nations are making in order to es~lfsh Ul peace and a just political solution for the conflict in YugoSllavia. We will, in all our capacity, do our best to help the United Nations' efforts succeed.

However, in spite of the latest cease-fire agreement, mediated by the UN, which we hoped would end the hostilities and prevent further loss of life, Croatian militar forces are ste in J P their offensive a ainst the Serbian Kra ina. Fresh reports are coming in every hour testifying that the terror over Serbs in Croat-held-regions is continuing.

Durin the last week Mr. Fran·o Tud·man President of the Republic of Croatia, on two occasions, both before and immediately after the newest accord with Mr. Cyrus Vance was announced, publicly stated that "from the UN effort Croatia ex ects to extend her rule over the territories of Serbian Kra ina". "If that fai s", estated "Croatia will con uer those territories b war".

Also, the officials of our- Government, the only- legal and legitimate representatives of the people of Serbian Krayina, were prevented from a roachin Mr. Cyrus Vance, during his last mission, and were consequently not able to eresent him wit or demands for modifications in the spirit and text of the "Concept for Engagement of the UN Peace-keeping Forces" ( in the form available to us, as made public at the beginning of December).

Claims of certain Yu oslav oliticians and re resentatives of the !~goslav National Arm that the_eeople_.2nd the Govf!!:_nment of Krayina full sup ort the most recent "a reement" are not true_. The President and the Government of the Serbian Krayina can not "fully support" an agreement they should be a party to but the content of which is not fully known to them.

The people, Government and the President of the Republic of Serbian Krayina believe that no lastin eace can be established unless the ~ace rocess includes the legal and legitimate representatives of Serbian Krayina.

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The people and the Government of Serbian Krayina have on several occasions unequivocally expressed their belief that the deployment of UN troops along the line separating the military forces of two sides is the only way to ensure an end to hostilities and help establ ish a just and negotiated peace settlement of the conflict .

The defense forces of Serbian Krayina, which we assure your are under full command of the legal civilian authorities, have a standing order not to attack Croatian positions. However, the effects of every provocation. or attack by Croatian forces will be carefully examined and a measured but highly effective military response will be or dered whenever appropriate.

Also, we have received today a text of the Statement of D£ . Milan Ba~i~, _ _president of the Republic of Serbian Krayina, concerning some actions undertaken by Yugoslav authorities. For your convenience we are providing you with the authorized trans l ation of t he Statement .

Sincerw y9~rs_ 'lo,._ o -~,r--w~

Zor&n B. dJordjevic Washington Representative of the Republic of Serbian Krayina

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9224 Three oaks Dr ive, Si lver Spri ng, MD 20901 phone: 301-565-7839, fax: 301-565-9034

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Socialistic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Republic of Serbian Krayina Office of the President

Ref.: 01-1/1-92 Knin, January 4 , 1991

STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIAN KRAYINA Regarding the Concept of Engagement of the United Nations

Peace-Keeping Forces in Yugoslavia

Concerning the decision of the Presidency of Socialistic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to accept the Concept for Engagement of the UN Peace- keeping Forces in Yugoslavia, we find it imperative to inform all the concerned parties of the following:

We are astonished by that fact that the representatives of the people of Serbian Krayina were not given any opportunity to convey their views regarding the engagement of the UJI peace-keeping force in Yugoslavia to Mr. Cyrus Vance, personal envoy of the Secretary General, during his last visit to the country.

The Republic of Serbian Krayina is ready to fully cooperate with the United Nations on the establishment of peace in Yugoslavia. However, the Republic can not accept any arrangement that would endanger basic human rights and interests of the people of Krayina. We strongly believe that only if the UN forces are deployed in a buffer zone separating aggressive forces of Croatia and defensive forces of Krayina will they protect the interests of Serbian Krayina from continuing Croatian aggression and Serbian population from the danger of impending genocide.

For us, it is inconceivable that certain members of the Presidency, representing Serbia and Montenegro, could accept the withdrawal of all Yugoslav Armed forces from the territory of Serbian Krayina, when people of Krayina repeatedly expressed their decision to remain within Yugoslavia. This is even harder to understand after the position of Serbian Krayina has been accepted by the Convention on New Yugoslavia, which was organized by the same Presidency.

It is absolutely unacceptable and insulting to the Serbian people, who constitute by far the vast majority of the population of the Republic of Serbian Krayina, that the Presidency accepts a Concept which refers to the Serbian Krayina as "the territories within Croatia". That statement does not correspond to the elementary facts.

Concerning the issues of internal government and protection of public order and peace within the Republic of Serbian Krayina, we have to remind all parties concerned that those are tl:e sole responsibilities of freely and democratically elected representatives of the people of Krayina and their Government. No one has the right to make arrangements concerning those issues, while ignoring the presence of legal and democratic authorities of Krayina.

Also, we are expressing our strongest concern and protest . of the notion in the Concept, that the legal armed fore es of the Republic of Serbian Krayina should be disarmed. It is alarming that

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the same Concept does not impose disarming of the armed forces of Croatia and even, in a blunt contradiction to the Yugoslav Constitution, legalizes the Croatian Guard as a legal force on Yugoslav soil and thus offers it a chance for further growth and aggression.

We highly respect the efforts of Mr. Cyrus Vance. We expect that he will accept our objections to the text of the Concept and will propose additional guaranties that the territory of Serbian Krayina will not be exposed to further aggression by Croatia and that the Serbian people will be protected from the continuing genocide.

For protection of our human and political rights we are pleading with the whole international community and in particular with the Governments of the United States, Canada, China, Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, India and Russia.

President of the Republic

or. Milan Babic

Seal of the Republ ic Serbian Krayina

The above text is an authorized translation of the Serbian original.

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Note for the file

Contributions to a possible aeace-keeping operation in,....Yugoslavia

1. The Canadian Charge d'Affaires called today to express concern that Canada had not been asked to contribute to an operation in Yugoslavia. It would cause great pain to the Canadian authorities if Canada was excluded because of the Serbian President's fears that any Canadian contingent would include persons of Croatian origin who would not therefore be impartial. The Canadian Ambassador in Belgrade had reported that members of Mr. Vance's party had given him the impression that this was the UN position. I confirmed, as I had already informed Ambassador Fortier, that President Milosevic did have this concern and that I had said to him that I did not think that the Canadian authorities would find it possible to discriminate against soldiers of Croatian origin by excluding them from a Canadian contingent, though I was confident that the commanders of any such contingent would ensure that it behaved impartially.

2. I went on to say , however, that no country had yet been asked to contribute to a possible peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia. Ambassador Kirsch replied that colleagues in the Spanish Mission were saying that they had been approached. As it happened, the Spanish Deputy Permanent Representative was my next caller. He said, in reply to my question, that Mr. Perez de Cuellar, during his recent visit to Madrid, had given the Spanish authorities reason to expect that Spain would be asked to contribute a battalion of 600 men, but that he had not made an official request. I asked him to clarify this point with his Canadian colleague and he readily agreed to do so .

3. Given the very considerable interest of - almost competition between - member states to contribute to an operation in Yugoslavia, I think it is important that we should maintain the firm position that no country has yet been approached, though we have touched on the possible composition of a force in our consultations with the parties in Yugoslavia.

4. The Swedish Ambassador also underlined again today his authorities' keen interest in contributing in Yugoslavia.

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5. This evening Ambassador Zarif (Iran) called to say that Tehran was interested in contributing 10-20 military observers in Yugoslavia. This would be a good beginning to wider Iranian participation in peace-keeping. I welcomed this approach but said that given the nature of the conflict a contributor so conspicuously Islamic as Iran might not be acceptable to all the parties. Cambodia might be a better debut.

cc: Mr. Vance . / Mr. Dayal V General Dibuama Mr. Tharoor

/UU; -Marrack Goulding 3 January 1992

UNITED NATIONS

Security Council Distr. GENERAL

S/23359 3 January 1992

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

NOTE VERBA.LE DATED 3 JANUARY 1992 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS

ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

The Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and with reference to his note SCPC/8/91(1) of 16 December 1991, has the honour, on behalf of the European Community and its member States, to transmit the following inf~rmation concerning the common implementation of Security Council resolutions 713 (1991) and 724 (1991):

The European Community and its member States decided upon an embargo on armaments and military equipment applicable to the whole of Yugoslavia on 5 July 1991. It was agreed that the embargo would also be applicable for contracts which had been signed, as well as for delivery of spare parts, repairs of military equipment and transfer of military technology. The member States have taken appropriate measures to implement this embargo and they will separately inform the Secretary-General of these measures. Furthermore, they intend to collaborate fully with the Committee of the Security Council established under Security Council resolution 724 (1991).

Each member State of the European Community will further convey additional elements concerning the steps taken at a national level to ensure the effective implementation of the said resolutions.

It would be appreciated if you would circulate the present note as a document of the Security Council.

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Mr. Kavanagh telephoned at 11.30 a.m. to say that Mr. Vance hoped to get the two sides to agree, within the next hour or two, to an agreement on the lines of the attached te t. Mr. Vance would also sign the agr eement .~ he final text would be faxed to us immediately thereafter.

Mr. Kavanagh also said that ]20_:th ~sides had "expressed an interest" to Mr,:_Vance .i,n the _possibility of the United Nations providing a small military liaison team to facilitate the wqrk o :fhej_2int . :machi!J,e':~::f:-~e"!:,... up by the two sides. Mr. Vance had

~said that he was not in a position to make any commitments in this regard but that he would take the matter up with the Secretary-General.

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IMPLEMENTATION ACCORD

The following constitutes an agreement reached between Lt. Gen. A. Raseta and Defence Minister D. Susiak on behalf of 'tl'feir ··r espective -"au thorities . at- Sarajevo on 2 'January 1992 under the auspices of Mr. Cyrus Vance, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations)concerning modalities for implementing the unconditional cease-fire agreed to at Geneva by President Milosevic, President Tudjman and Federal Secretary General Kadijevic on 23 November 1991, which text was signed at the time by Mr. Vance.

Each party agrees to the com lete cessation of all hostile military activities on land and sea an d- in- the air; incluaing: -· -· ~ ~

(a) On land:

(i) No firing by either party across its own forward deployment lines;

(ii) no movement forward by any units or individuals of either party;

(iii) no reinforcement of existing forward defended localities;

(iv) no redeployment of troops to other and more advantageous ground.

(b) In the air:

(v) No use of air space in any hostile military activity directed at the other party.

(c) At sea:

(vi) Full respect for the principle of freedom of navigation in accordance with international law.

Liaison and monitoring arrangements

Each party agrees:

(a) To make arrangements to facilitate immedi~te and 1rec liaison between sector commanders across the orward defended lines in order to resolve any

incidents on the spot as they occur;

(b) to establish 'oint liaison teams to resolve local incidents;

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(c) to ~ull coop,..~rate with __ third part mgn~toring mechanisms to be established to assist in .....-.- . . .. . .. investigating alleged cease-fire violations when necessary.

Confidence-building measures

Each party undertakes to notify the other party in advance of any and all troop rotations and major troop movements.

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monitor ing arrangements set out abovci

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Vienna, 1 January 1992

Excellency,

Permit me to draw your attention to two elements in

the Yugoslav crisis:

The growing intensity of combat action in Croatia is

of great concern to the Austrian Government and to the Austrian

public opinion. The use of ever heavier weapons has inflicted

increased suffering on the civilian population already severely

victimised over the past months.

The recently reported use of missiles means the

entering of a new level of military conflict.

Thereby, the endless efforts of your Personal Envoy,

Mr. Cyrus R. Vance, of the CSCE and other institutions, to

finally achieve an effective cease-fire, are systematically

undermined.

Th~se actions also confirm statements by Mr. Cyrus

Vance on the JNA, particularly in the report of the

Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 721

(1991), document S/23280 of 11 December 1991, according to

which "cease-fire violations by the JNA have been more numerous

and certainly more violent". This opinion has been confirmed in

the report of the EC monitoring mission of 26 November 1991.

His Excellency Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali Secretary General of the United Nations

New York

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Now many people focus their hopes in an effective role

by the Security Council and by the Secretary-General of the

United Nations. I may recall here that Austria was among the

first who drew the attention of the Security Council to the

situation in Yugo~lavia when it demanded a special session of

the Security Council on 19 September 1991. I personally

participated in the respective deliberations and the adoption

o f resolution 713 (1991) by the Security Council expressing

thus our expectations and trust in the Security Council as the

central organ responsible for international peace and security.

In this context, I would also like to underline the

need for a timely response by the Community of Nations to the

increasingly critical situation in Bosnia and Hercegovina. This

seems to be a case where preventive peace-keeping at the

request of one of the parties threatened by an impending

military conflict could successfully avoid a major

conflagration. I have already called the attention of

international bodies to the situation in Bosnia and Hercegovina

in September 1991 not only because of the latent danger of

civil war, but also especially due to the extraordinary

deserving endeavours of Pre sident Izetbegovic towards peaceful

living t ogether of the population groups in the Republic.

I therefore urge you to explore all possibilities

which would enable you to despatch peace-keeping observers also

to Bosnia and Hercegovina in order to prevent a spreading of

the fighting to this Republic.

I avail myself, Excellency, of this opportunity to

convey the expressions of my highest consideration.