IFOR REPORTS LACK OF BARRACKS TO ACCOMMODATE ALL BOSNIA TROOPS

SARAJEVO, April 18 (Hina) - The NATO-led peace Implemenation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia said on Thursday that military commanders of the Bosnian parties would have to submit precise reports on the withdrawal of troops and heavy weapons on Saturday. IFOR spokesman Simon Haselock told a press conference in Sarajevo that a deadline for the pullout would expire on Friday and that compliance would be verified on Saturday. Haselock said that all sides were trying hard to meet their commitments but that there were certain difficulties in the process, such as a lack of barracks for accommodation of about 150,000 troops of all the three parties in Bosnia. IFOR troops continued monitoring the withdrawal of Bosnian Federation and Serb forces and were authorized to seize all weapons found outside approved zones. Six anti-aircraft guns and rocket systems had been seized in southwest Bosnia on Wednesday. IFOR engineers continued repair work on war-damaged bridges to restore traffic on all major road routes. (hina) vm jn 181752 MET apr 96