CROATIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES U.N. TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATOR

ZAGREB, Nov 23 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Saturday received the UN Transitional Administrator in the Danube river region of eastern Croatia, Jacques Klein, the President's Office said in a statement. Klein informed President Tudjman about the progress that had been made since a meeting with Serb representatives from the region. The President agreed that local administration offices should be set up as soon as possible in line with the Croatian law so that Croatian authority could be established immediately after local elections in accordance with election results. The President stressed the importance of the Croatian oil company INA taking over petrol stations and Croatian customs officials assuming control of the state border. Klein said that Croatian customs officials would be deployed at the state border in the first week of December. The meeting was also attended by Presidential Chief of Staff Hrvoje Sarinic, Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Kostovic and Deputy Presidential Chief of Staff Vesna Skare-Ozbolt, the statement concluded. (hina) vm jn 231640 MET nov 96