A BRIEF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON FRIDAY

ZAGREB, Dec 16 (Hina) - Today's VJESNIK puts on the front-page the headline "Railway Workers Still On Strike" for a report on the Central Union strike committee press conference. "If one thousand workers are on strike, no one can say that they have been manipulated by three men", one delegate of the International Transport Federation (ITF) observing mission says. He asks for a dialogue between the Croatian Government and the Union officials. Commenting on Borislav Mikelic's statement after the signing the Economic Agreement between the Croatian Government and Serb representatives from UNPAs, the daily's journalist A. Milosevic says the Knin Serbs impudently require some extra conditions, which have not been mentioned in the signed agreement. They ask that their paramilitaries should control entry points to the Zagreb- Lipovac highway, while the Croatian Army should withdraw from Pakrac. The paper also carries a letter of 27 Croat writers who demand resignation of the Croatian PEN Center Executive Committee, particularly its president, Slobodan Prosperov Novak, accusing the Committee of "libel designed to undermine the sovereignty of the Republic of Croatia and tarnish its reputation." In today's VECERNJI LIST M. Jajcinovic writes that Moslems and Croats can agree that no part of Bosnia-Herzegovina should be integrated with Serbia. But, they cannot agree how the Federation could come into being. They would not probably agree on this question as long as some (Bosnian) Moslems believe that by realization of the Federation they could be exposed to assimilation. In an interview with the daily Dr. Ivic Pasalic, an aide to Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on domestic affairs, says that Serbian President Milosevic has no choice but to recognize Croatia. He says the latest talks and negotiations at the highest level show that the international community can be expected to undertake more decisive action. (hina) mar rv mms 161238 MET dec 94