INTERNATIONAL MEDIATOR SCHWARTZ-SCHILLING VISITS TRAVNIK

TRAVNIK, March 28 (Hina) - The international mediator for the Moslem-Croat Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Christian Schwartz-Schilling, said on Thursday that his report on a one- week visit to the Federation would be discussed by the governments of the United States and Germany after which all individuals and parties obstructing the process of strengthening the Federation could be expected to suffer the consequences. Speaking during his visit to the central Bosnian town of Travnik, Schwartz-Schilling said that he would propose that the towns of Bugojno and Jajce be excluded from international financial aid programmes. He said that any obstruction of agreements would be liable to punishment. Schwartz-Schilling met local Moslem and Croat authorities in Travnik to see why the transitional municipal council was not functioning and to assess compliance with provisions on freedom of movement. He described the obstruction by the Moslem authorities of the return of displaced Croats to their homes as illegal. Travnik would have to fulfil certain preconditions, first of all enable Croat refugees to freely return to their homes or to use any houses and flats suitable for living, before it received international financial aid, the mediator said. Moslem leader Mirsad Granov pledged that all vacant houses would be registered in cooperation with Croat authorities in one week's time and that displaced Croats would be allowed to return freely. (hina) vm 282132 MET mar 96