APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS OF SENIOR CRO ARMY OFFICERS

ZAGREB, March 13 (Hina) - Croatian President and Commander-in-chief of Croatian Armed Forces on March 12 passed several decisions aimed at returning the Armed Forces to their peace-time structure, the President's office said in a statement. The decisions, passed in accordance with Article 100 of the Constitution and Articles 159 and 131 of the Service in Armed Forces Act, include the following: I. - Admiral Sveto Letica was promoted to the grade of Staff (Fleet) Admiral, - Major Generals Kresimir Cosic, Pavao Miljavac i Miljenko Crnjac were promoted to the grade of lieutenant general, - Rear Admiral Vid Stipetic was promoted to the grade of vice- admiral. II. - Lieutenant General Kresimir Cosic was appointed Deputy Defence Minister, - Lieutenant General Pavao Miljavac was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Croatian army, - Lieutenant General Ante Gotovina was appointed Chief Inspector of the Croatian army, - Lieutenant General Miljenko Crnjac was appointed head of the Military Cabinet of the President of the Republic, - Lieutenant General Josip Lucic was appointed Commander of the Croatian Military Academy, - Vice-admiral Davorin Kajic was appointed Assistant Chief-of-Staff in charge of the Croatian Navy, - Lieutenant General Imra Agotic was appointed Assistant Chief-of- Staff in charge of the Croatian Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence, - Vice-admiral Vid Stipetic was appointed Commander of the Croatian Navy, as of June 1 1996, - Major General Josip Culetic was appoitned Commander of the Croatian Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence. III. - Staff Admiral Sveto Letica was relieved of his duty as Commander of the Croatian Navy and pensioned off as of June 1, 1996, - General Anton Tus was relieved of his duty as head of the Office for International Military Cooperation and pensioned off, - Admiral Bozidar Grubisic was relieved of his duty as Deputy Chief Inspector of the Croatian Army and pensioned off, - Major General Luka Djanko was relieved of his duty as Commander of the Bjelovar military zone and pensioned off, - Major General Vinko Vrbanac was relieved of his duty as head of the Operative Department of the Croatian Army Staff and pensioned off. IV. - Lieutenant General Djuro Decak was appointed Commander of the Djakovo military zone, - Major General Marijan Marekovic was appointed Commander of the Karlovac military zone, - Major General Mirko Norac was appointed Commander of teh Knin military zone, - Major General Damir Krsticevic was appointed Commander of the Pazin military zone, - Major General Milivoj Petkovic was appointed Commander of the Ston military zone, - Major General Ivan Korade was appointed Commander of the Varazdin military zone. All the decisions took immediate effect, said the statement, which was signed by President's aide Maj. Gen. Kresimir Kaspar. (hina) jn as 131508 MET mar 96