TWO MASS GRAVES NEAR TRAVNIK TO BE EXHUMED IN JULY

TRAVNIK, July 6 (Hina) - "The exhumation of two mass graves in Bikosa near the Croat village of Maljina will be done on 10 and 11 July," head of the Herzeg-Bosnian Office for the exchange of detainees, Berislav Pusic said on Saturday. #L# In early June 1993, Moslem and Mujahedeen forces occupied Maljine, apprehended and killed 36 soldiers and civilians of both sexes. "After more than three years of futile attempts, on July 3 we reached an agreement with the Moslem side to exhume the Travnik Croat victims. The agreement was reached with the mediation of the deputy high commissioner for refugees and humanitarian issues, Jean Daniel Bieler," Pusic said. He added that the exhumation would be supervised workers with Bildt's Office, the International Red Cross, representatives of the United States Embassy in Sarajevo and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for the tracing of missing persons and exhumation of mass graves, Manfred Nowak. The Moslem forces had taken on the commitment of clearing the area of mines and of ensuring the approach and visit to Bikosa, Pusic said, adding that the mass graves were under the control of the Moslems. (hina) lm jn 061231 MET jul 96