TALKS ON RETURN OF REFUGEES FROM SWEDEN

ZAGREB, March 23 (Hina) - President of the Government Office for Refugees and Displaced Persons, Adalbert Rebic, today talked with Swedish delegates about Sweden returning 5,000 Croatian and Bosnian refugees with Croatian passports. The Swedish delegation, led by assistant Labour Minister, Per Almquist, included representatives of the Labour Ministry, the Justice Ministry and Immigration Office. Rebic explained that Bosnian refugees from Serb-held areas who had Croatian passports would be given refugee status. Refugees from liberated areas of the Bosnian Federation would not be given refugee status, unless the Bosnian Federation Government could prove that they could not return to their homes. The Swedes said Croatia should provide for all refugees, but Croatian delegates said there was no way Croatia could accommodate all the refugees who had dual citizenship. Rebic said he believed that Sweden would reverse its decision to return refugees. (hina) jn rm sd 231706 MET mar 95