CRO DISPLACED PERSONS' ASSOCIATION ISSUES ELECTORAL PROCLAMATION

OSIJEK, March 4 (Hina) - The Association of Croatian Displaced Persons on Tuesday urged all displaced people to vote in the UN-administered Danube river region to help in the restoration of Croatian authority there. The Osijek-based organization issued an electoral proclamation under the slogans "The Danube Is Our Goal" and "The Elections Are the Displaced People's Last Political Battle." The proclamation said that the upcoming local elections were very important for the final reintegration of the region into Croatia and for the creation of conditions for the return of displaced people. The elections, scheduled for April 13, are a condition for the completion of the UNTAES mandate by July 15 and the departure of the UNTAES military component and the UN Transitional Administrator, after which Croatian police will assume control of the Croatian border, it said. The Association said that by going to the polls, the displaced people would make their contribution to the final establishment of Croatian authority in the Danube region. (hina) vm jn 042029 MET mar 97