DOCUMENTS OF HERCEG-BOSNA & REPUBLIC OF BH NOT VALID - WESTENDORP

( Editorial: --> 2067 ) SARAJEVO, May 6 (Hina) - All structures of the former Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna and the former Yugoslav Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina have not ceased functioning despite agreements the Croat and Muslim side in Bosnia reached on the matter, the international High Representative for Bosnia said Wednesday. High Representative Carlos Westendorp today forwarded a letter to ambassadors accredited in Bosnia and office heads of international organisations acting in Bosnia. In his letter Westendorp recalled the conclusions reached by the (Croat-Muslim) Federation Forum on April 16, which stipulated that official documents with insignia of the former Herceg-Bosna or the Republic of BH would no longer be recognised in line with a law passed this February. This excluded documents on car registration, concerning which an agreement had been reached earlier. The Croat-Muslim Federation authorities agreed that all who issue such documents would be held responsible for financial or any other losses resulting from the issuance of documents with inappropriate insignia. The High Representative reminded in his letter that the said documents would no longer be recognised and should not be answered. (hina) ha 062257 MET may 98