CROATIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR EASTERN SLAVONIA BEGINS WORK

OSIJEK, Jan 16 (Hina) - The head of the Osijek-based Croatian government office for the transitional administration of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srijem, Ivica Vrkic, said on Tuesday that his office was in contact with the Serb side every day. Vrkic, who is also a deputy government representative in the transitional administration, said that members of his office had met for talks with local Serb authorities last week. Commenting on the latest UN resolution on the UN operation for the reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area, Vrkic said that it contained all Croatian demands and an implementation mechanism for the peaceful reintegration. He stressed that the greatest test would be the demilitarization of the area and that its successful completion would open the way to the peaceful reintegration. The head of the UN transitional administration, US General Klein, would inform the UN Security Council when the demilitarization would begin, after which the whole process would have to be completed within a period of 30 days, Vrkic said. (hina) vm jn 162214 MET jan 96