UN FORCE COMMANDER DAZZLED BY UNPROFOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SECTOR WEST

DONJI CAGLIC, Jan 27 (Hina) - The UN Force Commander, Gen. Bertrand de Lapresle today visited UN Protected Area North. After visiting an UNPROFOR checkpoint in occupied Donji Caglic, de Lapresle told reporters he was "impressed" with the achievements of the Jordanian and Nepalese battalions. "I have seen that 58 thousand vehicles have passed along the (Zagreb-Lipovac) highway and I think this is a true example of what UNPROFOR can do for this region," de Lapresle said. Asked to explain why several hundred Serbs had returned to the free part of Sector West while not a single Croat refugee had returned to his or her home, the general said: "I suppose the Croats have not returned because the of inadequate security conditions." While the general enthused about the achievements of the UN battalions, the journalists observed Serb gunmen flourishing long- barrelled weapons, in violation of the Dec 2 Agreement. (hina) jn as 271955 MET jan 95