E. SLAVONIA REFUGEES WORRIED ABOUT SERBS TORCHING THEIR HOUSES

VINKOVCI, Jul 25 (Hina) - Croatian refugees from eastern Slavonia on Thursday held a panel in a refugee centre near Vinkovci, where they are housed. The panel was attended by Marko Kvesic of the Government Office for the establishment of Croatian authority in the Danubian area and UNTAES representatives. "Our exile has lasted for five years and we have been very patient. Now the time has come for us to return," the mayor of occupied Ilok, Stipan Kraljevic, said. "We demand that Serbs vacate our houses in Ilok and nearby villages so that we can return," he said. In the past month, Serbs have stepped up their mine-planting, looting and torching activities in Croatian villages, worried refugees said. UNTAES representatives said such incidents were being investigated. (hina) as vm 251935 MET jul 96