Topic: voa Subject: BALKANS VOTE (S) By ELAINE JOHANSON/UNITED NATIONS From: "Demetrios E. Paneras" DATE=3/31/95 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2- TITLE=BALKANS VOTE (S) BYLINE=ELAINE JOHANSON DATELINE=UNITED NATIONS CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL FRIDAY RE-STRUCTURED ITS PEACEKEEPING OPERATION IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AND CREATED THREE SEPARATE FORCES FOR CROATIA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AND MACEDONIA. THE MOVE CAME AFTER CROATIA THREATENED TO EXPEL THE PEACEKEEPERS ON ITS TERRITORY, WHO -- IT SAID -- WERE SIMPLY REINFORCING THE STATUS QUO . V-O-A'S CORRESPONDENT ELAINE JOHANSON REPORTS: TEXT: THE SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED A PACKAGE OF RESOLUTIONS THAT EFFECTIVELY DISSOLVED THE U-N BALKANS FORCE AS IT HAS EXISTED SINCE 1992. IT ESTABLISHED SEPARATE COMMANDS FOR PEACEKEEEPERS IN EACH OF THE THREE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLICS AND APPROVED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF TROOPS STATIONED IN CROATIA. THE COUNCIL ALSO SET THE STAGE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF BORDER PATROLS IN CROATIA -- A KEY CONDITION IMPOSED BY ZAGREB FOR ALLOWING THE U-N TO STAY. THE MANNER OF DEPLOYMENT AND PRECISE TROOP LEVELS HAVE YET TO BE NEGOTIATED. WHILE CROATIA'S REBEL SERBS ARE BEING CONSULTED, THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT TOLD THE COUNCIL IT MUST HAVE THE FINAL SAY OVER ARRANGEMENTS. THE COUNCIL STRESSED THE NEW FORCE IN CROATIA WOULD BE AN INTERIM MEASURE UNTIL A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT IS REACHED. ZAGREB HOPES TO RE-ASSERT ITS AUTHORITY OVER THE ONE-THIRD OF ITS TERRITORY UNDER THE CONTROL OF SERB SEPARATISTS. THE OPERATIONS IN BOSNIA AND MACEDONIA WILL REMAIN THE SAME. ALL THREE WERE EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 30TH. (SIGNED) NEB/PT 31-Mar-95 5:40 PM EST (2240 UTC) NNNN Source: Voice of America ------------------------------------------------------------------------------