PRESIDENT TUDJMAN OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO MRS RONALD BROWN

ZAGREB, 4 April (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Thursday sent a letter to the wife of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown, who was killed yesterday in a plane crash near Dubrovnik. This is the text of President Tudjman's letter: 'On my own behalf and on the behalf of the Croat people I would like to express to you and your family our most sincere and heartfelt condolences. Your husband was on a mission which should have contributed to the further development of friendly relations between Croatia and the United States, especially in the economic field. The unfortunate stroke of fate prevented him from carrying out this task and took away your life companion and the father of your children. Rest assured that the Croat people feel your personal tragedy as their own and that they will not forget his noble intentions, the task with which he set off for Croatia and his friendly feelings towards Croatia. (hina) rm jn 042206 MET apr 96