RACAN: NEITHER MESIC NOR I SEE PROBLEMS REGARDING FILING OF TRANSCRIPTS

ZAGREB, Jan 30 (Hina) - Following his meeting with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Tuesday, Prime Minister Ivica Racan told reporters neither he nor the President saw any problems regarding a government's decision on filing away transcripts from the President's Office. "I can report that neither President Mesic nor I see any problems regarding the government decision," Racan said adding he was happy this issue could be removed from the agenda. The Croatian government will in cooperation with the President of the Republic form a commission which will take over transcripts, minutes and other materials from the documentation of the late president Franjo Tudjman, Racan said. The commission will establish what the transcripts are about, which of them are missing and whether it can subsequently be requested that those who had possibly taken them away return them, Racan said. It will also be established whether the transcripts contained the materials which could serve as evidence or prompt a criminal investigation. The commission will take over all documents from the President's Office and after they are examined send them to the Croatian State Archive as envisaged by the government decision, said Racan, adding the documents would not include those referring to defence plans and similar materials. The government will appoint members of the commission at its Thursday session or the first next session. (hina) rml