TRANSITIONAL POLICE IN CRO DANUBE REGION TO TAKE OVER CHECK- POINTS 15

POINTS 15 $ AUG VUKOVAR, Aug 5 (Hina) - The head of the Transitional Police in the Danube region of eastern Croatia, Ivan Babic, on Tuesday said the Transitional Police and the UN Civil Police would as of 15 August take over from UNTAES all check-points along former boundary lines. Members of the Transitional Police and the UN Civil Police would until 8 August observe how UNTAES soldiers supervise the check-points, Babic told an interview to the UNTAES radio. From 8 to 14 August, the check-points would be supervised by members of the Transitional Police and the UN Civil Police, under the watch of UNTAES soldiers , who would then assess their work, Babic said. On 15 August UNTAES' military component should leave all check-points, leaving them under complete supervision of the Transitional Police and the UN Civil Police, he concluded. (hina) ha 052006 MET aug 97