DANISH RED CROSS TRANSFERS TWO REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS TO CRO GOVT

( Editorial: --> 2854 ) KUTINA, Jan 7 (Hina) - Representatives of the Danish Red Cross on Wednesday transferred 116 small houses in Kutina and 80 in Lipovljani, 70 kilometres south east of Zagreb, under authority of the Croatian Government's Office for Displaced Persons and Refugees. Built by the Danish Red Cross five years ago, the settlements used to accommodate 3,500 displaced persons. The Danish Red Cross paid for all expenses through December 31, 1997. The houses now accommodate 1,400 refugees and displaced persons. The secretary general of the Danish Red Cross, Joergen Poulsen, handed the keys to the settlements to the secretary general of the Office for Displaced Persons and Refugees, Sonja Lovrincic. The head of the Croatian Red Cross, Nenad Javornik, expressed gratitude to the Danish branch for the assistance provided over many years in the spirit of true principles of the Red Cross. (hina) ha jn 071852 MET jan 98