SARVAS RESIDENTS TALK WITH OFFICIALS OF GOVT TEMPORARY ADMINISTRAT ION OFFICE

ION OFFICE OSIJEK Feb 23 (Hina) - The residents of Sarvas, a town in the area under UNTAES administration, on Sunday held talks with officials of the Croatian government Office of Temporary Administration, Osijek County leadership and Osijek Town Council, as well as the Regional Office for Refugees and Displaced Persons, about preparations for the return and the forthcoming elections. #L# Head of the Osijek Regional Office for Refugees and Displaced Persons, Nada Arbanas, said that the office, in cooperation with the government Office, had registered all displaced persons from the Osijek County who lived in other parts of Croatia. According to her, all details concerning the implementation of elections should be agreed on during Monday's meeting with the head of the government Office for Refugees and Displaced Persons, Lovro Pejkovic. Representatives of the county leadership and Osijek Town Council informed the residents of Sarvas about the procedure of recording war damages and about the work of the County Office for Cadastre and Geodetic Work, as well as about the work of Osijek public companies within the framework of preparations for the return of displaced persons. "The most important political task are the preparations for the elections and we are trying to get all those with the right, to vote," Deputy Head of the government Office for the Temporary Administration, Mirko Tankosic, said, adding that, in the next period, it was necessary to work on the creation of living conditions in the Danubian area, especially on the removal of mines. Residents of Sarvas expressed dissatisfaction about the delay in paying benefits for displaced persons. Arbanas said that the reason for the delay was that the Finance Ministry had not yet transferred the necessary resources to the government Office for Refugees and Displaced Persons. (hina) lm 231411 MET feb 97