FIRE OPENED AT JORDANIAN BATTALION IN E. SLAVONIA

OSIJEK, May 27 (Hina) - All is peaceful in the area under UNTAES control, except in Djeletovci, where several incidents happened. On Saturday night, fire had been opened at the Jordanian battalion, UNTAES spokesman Philip Arnold told a news conference in Osijek on Monday. #L# Stressing that the Jordanian troops had responded with fire, Arnold reiterated that they would do this whenever they were attacked or if their freedom of movement was limited. The pilot-project of distributing pensions in the Baranja village of Darda is to begin on Tuesday, Arnold said. He said that the Croat and Serb sides had been presented the official plan of clearing of mines of the Drava river and the Vukovar-Osijek road, adding that the transport of fertilizers to farmers on the occupied areas had begun on May 23, in line with an agreement on exchange of goods by both sides. Arnold announced that General Jacques Klein would meet for talks with members of the Croatian diplomatic corps in Zagreb on Tuesday and that he would inform them about the proceeding of the peaceful reintegration. Klein is to then visit the United States and in early June he is to hold talks with government officials of the Russian Federation in Moscow, Arnold said. (hina) lm mm 272057 MET may 96