BOSNIAN FEDERATION'S ASSEMBLY PASSES INTERNAL AFFAIRS ACT

SARAJEVO, Jan 10 (Hina) - The Bosnian Federation's Constituent Assembly adopted an Internal Affairs Act without debate on Wednesday. At the proposal of Defence Minister Jadranko Prlic, a new deadline was set to draft certain controversial provisions of the Defence Bill. A special commission of five Moslem and five Croat deputies was set up to regulate the issue of the conscripts' right to choose whether they want to serve in the Bosnian army or the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), which form the armed forces of the Bosnian Federation. The commission would be chaired by the US State Deparment's special representative for the Federation, Daniel Server. The text of the Defence Bill was expected to be prepared for adoption by January 30 when the Constituent Assembly was due to hold its next session. (hina) vm mm 101645 MET jan 96