BOUTROS-GHALI PROPOSES UNCRO COMPOSITION

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Hina) - The UN Security Council accepted suggestions of Security Council Secretary General Boutros Boutros- Ghali on the composition of the three UN operations in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia. In his letter to the Security Council last Monday, Boutros- Ghali suggested that the military contingents of UNCRO should at this stage be composed of personnel from the following countries, who were already deployed in Croatia: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Jordan, Lithuania, Nepal, Poland and the Russian Federation. In addition, Ukraine had been invited to provide one helicopter squadron, Boutros-Ghali said. He also proposed that the present composition of UNPROFOR in Bosnia and UNPREDEP in Macedonia be maintained. It would be desirable to maintain the United Nations military observers, who would be deployed, as needed, throughout the three zones of operation of UNCRO, UNPROFOR and UNPREDEP, Boutros-Ghali said. In his response to Ghali's letter, UN Security Council President Jean-Bernard Merimee said that Council members had agreed with the proposal contained in Ghali's letter. According to Ghali's proposal, military contingents from Kenya and Ukraine would be withdrawn from Croatia. (hina) jn rm vm 152048 MET may 95