VUKOVAR'S OFFICIALS ASK FOR RECOGNITION OF CITY'S CADASTRE BORDERS

( Editorial: --> 7880 ) VUKOVAR, Sept 3 (Hina) - Vukovar city officials asked the Croatian state commission for borders to, during a discussion on borders between Croatia and Yugoslavia, advocate that islands on the Danube River, included in Vukovar's cadastre books, remain within the city's borders. Vukovar's islands, locally called adas, are currently on 'no man's Danube', although they had been included in the Vukovar city cadastre, hence an integral part of Croatia. If residents of Vukovar wished to sunbathe on the adas during the summer, they had to register with the interior ministries of both Croatia and Yugoslavia upon returning to the city. Most councillors voted for the river islands to be included in the Vukovar cadastre during a discussion on determining state borders between Croatia and Yugoslavia. Five members of the city council, all members of the Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS), including the newly-elected deputy mayor of Vukovar, Svetislav Ladjarevic, voted against the motion. (hina) lml jn 032043 MET sep 98