BOBAN WRITES TO GHALI AND CLAES

ZAGREB, Dec 24 (Hina) - President of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Mate Boban on Friday forwarded letters to UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Chairman of the European Union Ministerial Council Willy Claes, informing them that a Moslem offensive in central Bosnia was aimed at making the region ethnically cleansed of Croats. Mr Boban asked Messrs. Ghali and Claes to use their influence on the supreme commander of the Moslem-led Bosnian Army, President Alija Izetbegovic, to cease the combat operations in central Bosnia. Mr Boban pointed out that a Christmas truce for Bosnia- Herzegovina was signed in Brussels on 22 December. Unless the Moslem forces stop the offensive, "we are forced to use all available means for self-defence," said Mr Boban, specifying that over 100 civilians had been killed and some 200 severely wounded in the attacks. 241633 MET dec 93