SPECIFIC BOSNIAK CIRCLES ARE BEHIND EVENTS IN JAJCE - PACK

ZAGREB, Aug 8 (Hina) - There existed clear indications that recent events in Jajce (central Bosnia) had been prompted by certain Moslem-Bosniak circles who did not like the peaceful co- existence with Croats until that moment, a deputy to the European Parliament in charge of south-eastern Europe, Doris Pack, told Hina on Friday. Pack visited Jajce yesterday to find out about recent incidents brought on by an unannounced return of several hundred Moslem refugees to this central Bosnian town. She toured Jajce with the Roman Catholic Bishop of Banja Luka, Franjo Komarica. In a letter forwarded to the Banja Luka Diocese's Caritas, Pack recalled that the return of refugees to Jajce and the Central Bosnia Canton had to date been progressing well, and that there had not been any difficulties in the coexistence of the two peoples. A UNHCR pilot-programme, under which 200 Moslems were to return to Jajce, had been surpassed by 200 more Moslem returnees, while on 25 July, representatives of the two peoples signed an agreement on an organised return of about 150,000 Croats and about 50,000 Moslems to the Central Bosnia Canton. There existed, Pack wrote in the letter, forces who did not like the present co-existence of Bosniaks (Moslems) and Croats, and who did not miss the chance to undermine it. Asked by Hina to which forces she referred, Pack said she could not blame anybody concretely, but added there were people on the Moslem (Bosniak) side whom the peaceful co-existence of the two peoples in that region did not suit. According to her letter, the simplest thing to do was to create a situation which would lead to protests and unrest. As the European parliamentarian said, the events themselves proved that the incidents had been planned, rather than spontaneous. Citing witnesses whose reports could not be doubted, in her letter Pack stressed that over the weekend about 500 Moslems, men without families, had returned to Jajce, without announcing their return either to the mayor, or to the local police, despite a previous agreement. This mass return made local Croats feel threatened, Pack said, adding that to date Croats had not received any financial assistance for their return. Something must be behind this, Pack told Hina over the phone, stressing that the international community must investigate the background of the events and find out who was behind the whole thing. Pointing out that local politicians had a specific idea as to who it might be, Pack said they ought to be asked to assist in calling to account "the real perpetrators", including those who prior to the events consciously and through false reports on BH television and radio contributed to the tension. The European Parliament representative stressed people in Sarajevo had no idea regarding the situation in Jajce or the fact that existed desire to cause panic. How else to explain the fact that in Sarajevo the German envoy for refugees, Dietmar Schlee, had been dissuaded in every way from visiting Jajce, with the reason that it was dangerous, Pack asked. Concerning the burning of Moslem houses, Pack said it was not clear whether it had been done by Croats, or perhaps Bosniaks, or even neighbouring Serbs, in order to divert attention from their uncooperativeness in the implementation of the Dayton peace accord. The European parliamentarian said she would make her opinion concerning the events in Jajce known to the European Parliament, the German government, and others interested international institutions. (hina) ha ms jn 081734 MET aug 97