AMERICAN CROAT REPRESENTATIVES AT THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Hina) - Representatives of the National Federation of Croatian Americans (NFCA) met the US President's national security advisor, Anthony Lake, and the advisor on European isses, Alexander Vershbow, on Feb 27 at the White House, the Federation said today in a statement. The Croatian American delegation was led by the Federation's President, Ed Damich, and the President of the Croatian Fraternal Union, Bernard Luketich. The delegation expressed dissatisfaction with the US policy in former Yugoslavia. They particularly criticised the insufficient pressure on Serbia and the uncalled-for pressure on Croatia. During the meeting, which took over an hour, the American Croats argued in favour of Croatia's decision to end the UNPROFOR mandate and called for the lifting of the arms embargo against Croatia and Bosnia. The Administration officials expressed understanding for the Croatian point of view, but stressed their concern that the ending of the UNPROFOR mandate might lead to a resurgence of war. (hina) as 051120 MET mar 95