KNIN SERBS DO NOT ALLOW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO VISIT VUKOVAR

VINKOVCI, Jan 26 (Hina) - Rebel Serb authorities in the occupied territory of Croatia today did not allow US Ambassador Peter Galbraith to visit the eastern town of Vukovar. UN peacekeepers manning a check point at Lipovac said they could not allow Ambassador Galbraith to enter Sector East because Serb authorities in Knin had not given clearance for the visit. Galbraith then travelled to Vinkovci where he met County prefect Matej Jankovic and Mayor Drazen Savgelj. Galbraith told reporters after the meeting that he had asked UN special envoy Yasushi Akashi to arrange for him to visit Vukovar. I thought it would be very useful for representatives of the people living in this Sector to meet a representative of the United States and hear his opinion, Galbraith said. Galbraith believed Knin authorities had denied Vukovar residents the right to express their opinion. (hina) jn vm 262021 MET jan 95