ARMIES IN BH MUST NOT CONTRIBUTE TO TENSION - SFOR DEPUTY CHIEF CO

CO $ MMANDER SARAJEVO, Mar 21 (Hina) - Deputy chief commander of the Stabilization Force (SFOR) in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BH), General Roderick Cordy-Simpson, on Friday called a meeting with the commanders of the Army of BH, of the Croatian Defense Council and of the Bosnian Serb army, in order to warn them that they must not permit units under their command to take part in actions that could cause tension or represent a threat to peace in the region, SFOR spokesman Andrew Saddleton said. The meeting would focus on the events in Mostar and Gajevi, northern Bosnia, he added. The commanders were also expected to present to the SFOR headquarters a plan to reduce the number of objects containing weaponry and military equipment in order to facilitate supervision, Saddleton said, adding that such a measure should further fortify trust. He added that a temporary suspension on the removal of weaponry found by SFOR members outside the allowed objects had been lifted as of today. Such weaponry would in the future again be taken away and destroyed, Saddleton said. He announced that the SFOR command would willingly allow the sides in BH to again use radar systems necessary for anti-aircraft defense. Such systems would have to be situated at specially approved locations, but their activation would continue to require special permission, Saddleton said. After signing the Dayton Accord, the sides in BH were forced to turn off all radar systems, otherwise these would be destroyed. NATO then took overall control of the air space. (hina) ha 211431 MET mar 97