CROATIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES GENERAL KLEIN - STATEMENT

BRIJUNI, Aug 12 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Tuesday received the outgoing UN transitional administrator for the Danube region of eastern Croatia Jacques Klein, his deputy Soren Seraydarian, the assistant for military issues, Michael Hryschyshyn, and UNTAES' executive secretary, Jacqueline Knappenberger, the Croatian President's office said in a statement. President Tudjman thanked General Klein for all he had done for the success of the process of peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danube region. It had not been an easy job, but we could be satisfied that the process had been brought to an end, President Tudjman said, pointing out it was now necessary that UNTAES made it possible for legally elected representatives of local authorities to successfully complete the process, especially by enabling as many displaced persons as possible to return already this summer. Present at today's meeting on the Croatian side were also Premier Zlatko Matesa, vice premiers Foreign Minister Mate Granic and Reconstruction and Development Minister Jure Radic, the President's advisors Ivic Pasalic and Smiljko Sokol, Croatian Ambassador Janko Dobrinovic-Vranyczany, and the President's deputy chief of staff, the statement said. (hina) ha 121418 MET aug 97