DISABLED WAR VETERANS DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS

BASKA VODA, 19 May (Hina) - The Association of Croatian Disabled War Veterans (HVIDRA) demanded from the Croatian government to take actions and improve the financial status of disabled war veterans, otherwise 'tensions could intensify' and disabled war veterans 'could organise into a political party'. #L# Some 300 participants in the 1st convention of HVIDRA held in Baska Voda today demanded the adoption of a law on rights of Croatian defenders, the setting of a pension basis and the subsidizing of rents. They also demanded from the Housing Commission to submit a report on the recent allocation of flats. HVIDRA also asked that the implementation of the Government decision on the sale of facilities which are owned by the Defence Ministry be stopped and that the activities of the Health Insurance Office be revised. HVIDRA will submit its conclusions to the Croatian President, the Government and the Parliament. (hina) rm 192125 MET may 96