WEST BOSNIA ACCEPTS CONTACT GROUP'S PEACE PLAN FOR B-H

ZAGREB, July 15 (Hina) - Representatives of West Bosnia (of the Cazin and Velika Kladusa province), controlled by the forces loyal to the local potentate Fikret Abdic, said today that they supported a peace plan, drawn up by the five-power "contact group", for the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and stressed that they expected a special status for the above mentioned area of western Bosnia within the Bosniac-Croat Federation. Owing to the special territorial and political position "we request to gain the maximum level in the economic and political freedom, which will not put in question the existence of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the absolute freedom in decisions on war and peace,' an aide to Mr. Abdic, Bozidar Sicel, said at today's press conference in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. Commenting on the clashes between forces loyal to Abdic and the Bosnian army fifth corps Sicel claimed that there was no possibility of the military defeat of Abdic's troops. He also said that the escalation of the conflict in western Bosnia had occurred at the end of last March. 151610 MET jul 94