NOBILO SENDS LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL

ZAGREB, Oct 5 (Hina) - Croatian Ambassador to the United Nations, Mario Nobilo, yesterday forwarded a letter to President of the UN Security Council, Sir David Hannay, expressing Croatia's dissatisfaction with the Report of the Co-Chairmen of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia on their Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). "Without entering into a debate whether there is de facto sufficient ground to declare that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is meeting its commitment to close its border with the areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of the Bosnian Serb forces based on a report of only 93 members of the 'Mission', the Republic of Croatia is shocked by the para. 3 of the said Report. The Co-Chairmen submit that '/.../ as far as transit traffic to the Republic of Croatia is concerned, agreements have been made covering customs documentation and the sealing of load-carrying vehicles to reduce the obvious risk of a diversion of supplies to the Bosnian Serbs'," says the letter. There is no doubt that the quoted part of the Report does not relate to humanitarian supplies distributed by international humanitarian organizations or agencies, says Nobilo in the letter. "In the view of my Government, this action represents a clear and blatant violation of the Security Council resolution 820 (1993) that, inter alia, decided that '/.../ import to, export from, and transshipment through the United Nations Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia and those areas in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces, with exception of essential humanitarian supplies including medical supplies and foodstuffs distributed by international humanitarian agencies, shall be permitted only with proper authorization from the Government of the Republic of Croatia or the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina respectively'," says the letter. "The shipments that the Mission is monitoring, and that are - according to the Report - destined 'as transit traffic to the Republic of Croatia' do not have required authorization of Croatian Government to be imported into the territory of the Republic of Croatia. Further, the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has informed us that it has not issued proper authorization for their transshipment through their territory 'controlled by Bosnian Serb forces'," the letter says. "The Government of the Republic of Croatia is outraged by the fact that the ICFY Mission, acting under the mandate given by the Security Council, is not only tacitly allowing for the constant flow of supplies going to Belgrade proxies in the occupied territories of the Republic of Croatia, but is 'making agreements' to facilitate violation of Council resolutions. Such action is seriously jeopardizing the sovereignty of the Republic of Croatia over its own territory, and my Government can not tolerate it," says Nobilo in the letter. (hina) mm ks 051116 MET oct 94