'THE 21ST CENTURY WORLD ATLAS' ADDS PART OF CROATIA'S TERRITORY TO BOSNIA

ZAGREB, May 25 (Hina) - The head of Croatia's state border commission, Hrvoje Kacic, warned Jose Armando Fernandez y Fernandez, the executive editor of 'The 21st Century World Atlas', that the book contains a serious mistake with the inclusion of a great part of Croatia's southern area to Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Atlas has been published by a respectable U.S publishing house "Trident Press International". Kacic sent a letter to Fernandez insisting on the correction of the obvious and unacceptable errors. Kacic explained that the error occurs on the 564th page of Atlas in the section with the sub-title South Eastern Europe according to which the towns of Ston and Dubrovnik with their surroundings are part of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Everybody who has a little knowledge of this part of South Eastern Europe is aware that this is the grave mistake and that such a situation has never existed in history, Kacic stressed. Kacic's letter recalls that Dubrovnik with all other coastal towns and villages at the Adriatic - including Cavtat, Molunat and Vitaljina - are a part of the sovereign territory of the Republic of Croatia. Kacic also forwarded an official map of Croatia's coastal region, enclosed in the letter. This map was edited by "Skolska Knjiga". The Croatian state border commission's head told Hina today that he was concerned over the fact that the publisher of the World Atlas failed to respond to his urgent letter Kacic sent them on May 18. "I am concerned at the obvious mistake made by the eminent publishing house, which mustn't happen," Kacic said. The publisher of the 'The 21st Century World Atlas' also cited a long list of sponsors thanking them for their help. The United Nations and ,for instance, UNESCO were quoted in the list. (hina) mm ms