CRO TO ISSUE BILLS OF EXCHANGE TO COMPENSATE FOR PROPERTY SEIZED DURING COMMUNISM

ZAGREB, July 8 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Thursday adopted measures to prepare the issuing of bills of exchange as a form of compensation for property seized during the communist regime in the former Yugoslav federation. The government also passed a decision on initiating proceedings for the signing of an agreement on state borders between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, said a statement from the government's Media and Public Relations Office. The government issued Croatian Radio-Television a grant from the state budget to finance parts of the programme which are of special national interest, namely programmes for Croats outside of the country, as well as educational and satellite programmes. The government formulated a draft decision on appointing Ante Tomasic general consul to the United States, based in Cleveland. Joso Skara, Vera Babic, Nenad Porges, Borislav Skegro, and Stjepan Bacic were appointed government representatives in the Economic- Social Council, a body in which representatives of the government, trade unions, and employers harmonise interests. Also adopted was a motion to have the Croatian Privatisation Fund grant Zagreb-based furniture factory Savric a short-term loan to pay two backlog paycheques to factory employees, who protested earlier this week. The loan will be the first step in a programme for the financial restructuring of the factory. (hina) ha jn