U.S. DEFENCE OFFICIALS VISIT DUBROVNIK

DUBROVNIK, Dec 4 (Hina) - Dubrovnik civic heads on Wednesday received a three-member delegation of the U.S. Defence Department, led by deputy assistant to the U.S. Defence Secretary, Frederick L. Frostic. The U.S. officials were informed about the situation in the southernmost Croatian county, and they also toured the town of Ston that had suffered huge damage from the September 5 earthquake. Frederick L. Frostic portrayed the visit to the Dubrovnik area as the strengthening and continuation of good cooperation between Croatia and the United States. He announced the visit to the southernmost tip of Croatia - the peninsula of Prevlaka. (hina) mš 041557 MET dec 96