COT DEPARTS TO SARAJEVO THIS AFTERNOON

ZAGREB, March 3 (Hina) - Commander of UNPROFOR General Jean Cot announced at today's press conference in Zagreb UNPROFOR HQ that he was leaving for Sarajevo this afternoon, where he would together with General Michael Rose observe the current military and political situation in the city. Cot said that about a thousand members of UNPROFOR are presently monitoring the delimitation lines, but both sides still have considerable amounts of small-arms violating the agreed cease- fire and are jeopardizing the lives of civilian population and "blue helmets". According to Cot, Serbs have submitted 297 artillery pieces to UNPROFOR. Cot also said that the UNPROFOR in Sarajevo needed some additional 4,600 soldiers, 6,050 members for the territory of Central Bosnia as well as 150 military observers and about 500 members of UN civil police. Cot warned that the UN in B-H was reinforced with the UN from Croatia, saying that it was a risk which should not last for much longer. 031446 MET mar 94