CRO EMBASSY IN LONDON CAN'T DISCOVER AUTHORS OF ERRONEOUS MAPS

LONDON, Jan 26 (Hina) - Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, the London-based subsidiary of the German commercial bank Dresdner Bank, which in one of its publications published a map in which Croatia was deprived of part of its coastal region, on Monday refused to name the firm which printed the disputable map. According to a Dresdner Kleinwort Benson official, the mistake in the map had been caused by the human factor. Caspar Murphly of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson said the mistake had not been caused by the usage of faulty software but by a printer in the firm which printed the map. However, he refused to name the firm. In the December issue of its quarterly publication "Central Europe", Dresdner Kleinwort Benson published a map of Central Europe, in which Croatia was deprived of a part of its territory in Istria (northern Adriatic) and the whole of Dubrovnik area (southern Adriatic). Croatia's territory in Istria was presented as part of Slovenia, while the area of Dubrovnik was presented as part of "Bosnia". By using the name Bosnia for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson has adopted the terminology used by some American and Muslim political circles. One of the bank's managers, Richard Cohill, said the Croatian borders presented on the map were a printing mistake that had occurred unintentionally. Cohill said his bank believed it was giving strong support to Croatia, adding that the Croatian Government had entrusted Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, along with Credit Suisse, as syndicate banks, to issue the first Croatian Euro-bond, denominated in the euro, a venture to be carried out in February this year. Another map, similar to the one published by Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, appeared in the latest issue of the foreign affairs magazine "Foreign Report", published by Jane's Information Group, which is known for its military-political publications. The Croatian embassy in London has protested against the increasing number of maps which reduce Croatia's territory in letters to editorial boards. Despite its efforts, the embassy has still not discovered the source of the erroneous maps. (hina) jn rml