A BREIF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON THURSDAY

ZAGREB, Aug 4 (Hina) - Today's Zagreb-based VJESNIK highlights on the front page "The Pope To Arrive In Zagreb On 11 September" adding that John Paul II will attend the celebration of the 900th anniversary of the Zagreb Diocese, as the Holy See confirmed. The newspaper carries a sensational statement of the commander of the U.N. peacekeepers in Bosnia-Herzegovina, General Michael Rose that the U.N. would leave Bosnia within next three months. According to General Rose, Boutros Ghali himself issued an order that the blue helmets should withdraw from B-H within three months. General Rose told this to Wednesday's issue of Italian La Repubblica. The Zagreb-based daily also writes about Tuesday's incident at the UNPROFOR crossing at Turanj (near Karlovac 50 km. N. of Zagreb) which an Interparliamentary Union (IPU) could witness while visiting the area of Karlovac. The incident occurred when two tank trucks of the Ukrainian U.N. Battalion were stopped by Croatian police, but a third truck rushed forcefully through the checkpoint. Another Zagreb-based daily VECERNJI LIST underlines on the front page that the Pope should visit Croatia on 11 September. In his column VECERNJI LIST's correspondent from Paris, Mirko Galic, writes about the French-British alliance concerning their stance on "Yugoslav" crisis and wonders what is the reason for a rift between "French (British)- German sides on the issue of the war in former Yugoslavia. Galic says he could not find the other explanation but historical adding that different "historical reflexes" have acted in this case. VECERNJI LIST brings a report on Croatian Interior Minister Ivan Jarnjak's visit to the checkpoints at crossings into UNPA North (in the area of Sisak) Minister Jarnjak visited on Wednesday Gornje Mokrice, Moscenica and Turanj where he met UNPROFOR representatives as well. This daily also brings an interview with Croatian Justice Minister Ivica Crnic on establishing first public notaries who should assume their tasks from 1 October to 31 December. (hina) mm 041118 MET aug 94