ICRC SENDS AID TO BJELOVAR

ZAGREB, May 6 (Hina) - Emergency relief assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross was to be delivered today to the people of Western Slavonia currently being held in Vukovar, the ICRC Zagreb said in a statement. A total of 1,000 blankets, 1,000 food parcels, jerry cans for water, detergent and soap will be available for distribution to the men - around 500 - who are currently assembled in a sports hall in Bjelovar. Red Cross Messages, enabling the men to re-establish contacts with their families will also be distributed. Teams of delegates from the ICRC will today complete the process of registration and hand out Red Cross Messages in the other places where men continue to be held after being taken from the area of Pakrac. Around 700 men still remain in Varazdin, Pozega and Daruvar, the ICRC communique said. (Hina) bk 061745 MET may 95