U.N. BRITISH BATTALION INVESTIGATING MASS GRAVE AT KRIZANCEVO

SPLIT, Jan 7 (Hina) - The commander of the UN British Battalion, Brigadier John G. Reith, told a Hina reporter in Split on Friday that the excavation of a mass grave near Krizancevo village continued today. He said 27 young men in HVO (Croatian Defence Council) uniforms had been found so far, an estimated third of the total number of victims. The British officer said the HVO had delivered a list of names and other information. "Three people from the list have been found in detention in Zenica, and judging by what we have seen, they are treated correctly. We know nothing about others, but hope the investigation will show what happened with them." he said. Asked to comment on the military situation in central Bosnia, Brigadier Reith said he had talked to the highest HVO and Bosnian Army officers and concluded that "unless a political solution is found soon, the war will continue even more brutally." 071709 MET jan 94