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92ZAGREB2405
1992-11-16 16:29:00
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Embassy Zagreb
Cable title:
CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
how-toThis record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. 161629Z Nov 92 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02405 01 OF 05 161626Z USIA WASHDC 2394 COMSIXTHFLT//N2// CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22// USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ3/ECJ5// CTF SIXZERO//N2// CTF SIXONE//N2// CTF SIXTWO//N2// CTF SIXSEVEN//JOCC// FOSIF ROTA SP USEC BRUSSELS WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 1041
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 ZAGREB 02405
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
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SUMMARY
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 ZAGREB 02405
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
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SUMMARY
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1. ON COMPLETION OF THEIR VISIT TO MACEDONIA AND
CROATIA NOVEMBER 15, A HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION
COMPRISED OF SEN. DENNIS DECONCINI AND REP. FRANK
MCCLOSKEY ISSUED A STATEMENT CALLING FOR: IMMEDIATE
RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA; INCLUSION OF MACEDONIA IN
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CSCE, THE UN, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS;
MORE INTENSIVE DIALOGUE BETWEEN SKOPJE AND ATHENS;
AND AN INTER-ETHNIC MACEDONIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION. THEY URGED EUROPE AND THE U.S. TO ASSUME
THEIR SHARE OF THE BOSNIAN REFUGEE BURDEN. THEY
CALLED FOR "MORE DIRECT INTERVENTION, INCLUDING
MILITARY INTERVENTION, IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BY THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES,"
TERMING IT A "POLITICAL NECESSITY AND MORAL
OBLIGATION." AND THEY URGED THE IMMEDIATE ARREST OF
RADOVAN KARADJIC AND HIS ASSOCIATES AS A START TOWARD
BRINGING TO JUSTICE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR WAR CRIMES
AND GENOCIDE. END SUMMARY.
2. BEGIN TEXT OF STATEMENT:
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
STATEMENT OF THE HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION TO
MACEDONIA AND CROATIA
ZAGREB, NOVEMBER 15, 1992 - ON NOVEMBER 13-14, 1992, A
DELEGATION OF THE COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND
COOPERATION IN EUROPE -- THE HELSINKI COMMISSION--
VISITED THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, AND ON NOVEMBER 15,
THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA. THIS DELEGATION WAS LED BY
SENATOR DENNIS DECONCINI (DEMOCRAT - ARIZONA) AND
INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVE FRANK MCCLOSKEY
(DEMOCRAT-INDIANA). AT THE END OF THEIR VISIT,
SENATOR DECONCINI AND REPRESENTATIVE MCCLOSKEY MADE
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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
"THIS DELEGATION OF THE HELSINKI COMMISSION CAME TO
MACEDONIA DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER THE PROSPECTS FOR THIS
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ACTION EUR-01
INFO LOG-00 AID-01 AMAD-01 CA-02 CIAE-00 DODE-00 CISA-02
DS-00 EB-01 HA-09 H-01 INRE-00 INR-01 IO-19
LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 MFLO-03 M-01 NSAE-00 OCS-06
OIC-02 PA-02 PC-05 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SDEL-00
SIL-00 SP-00 SR-00 SSO-00 SS-00 STR-17 TRSE-00
ASDS-01 RPE-00 /094W
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TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2705
INFO AMEMBASSY BELGRADE PRIORITY
USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
AMEMBASSY ANKARA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS
AMEMBASSY BONN
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY MADRID
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY ROME
AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
AMEMBASSY VIENNA
USMISSION USNATO
USMISSION USVIENNA
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USIA WASHDC 2395
COMSIXTHFLT//N2//
CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22//
USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ3/ECJ5//
CTF SIXZERO//N2//
CTF SIXONE//N2//
CTF SIXTWO//N2//
CTF SIXSEVEN//JOCC//
FOSIF ROTA SP
USEC BRUSSELS
WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 1042
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 05 ZAGREB 02405
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
COUNTRY, A CONCERN THE UNITED STATES SHARES WITH OTHER
COUNTRIES OF THE CSCE. DURING THE COURSE OF OUR SHORT
VISIT, WE MET WITH THE PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER AND
FOREIGN MINISTER OF MACEDONIA, OTHER GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE ALBANIAN COMMUNITY AND OTHERS. THE DELEGATION
ALSO VISITED A CAMP FOR REFUGEES, FLEEING THE HORRIBLE
CONFLICT AND ETHNIC CLEANSING IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA.
WE DISCUSSED ISSUES RELATED TO MACEDONIA WITH THE
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GREEK DEPUTY MINISTER, IN THESSALONIKI, IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE AND AFTER THE VISIT. WE ALSO HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH U.S. DIPLOMATS IN MACEDONIA,
AS WELL AS THE HEAD OF THE CSCE SPILLOVER MISSION
THERE.
"WE LEFT MACEDONIA CONVINCED THAT INTERNATIONAL
RECOGNITION OF THAT COUNTRY WOULD BE THE RIGUT THING
TO DO, AND THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE IMMEDIATELY. THE
UNITED STATES SHOULD ALSO MORE FORCEFULLY PRESS FOR
MACEDONIAN INCLUSION IN THE CSCE, THE UNITED NATIONS
AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE WILL
RECOMMEND THIS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT UPON OUR RETURN
TO WASHINGTON.
"WE BELIEVE THAT MACEDONIA DESERVES THE RECOGNITION IT
HAS REQUESTED FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST, IT WOULD
HELP UNLOCK THE ECONOMIC STRANGLEHOLD ITS
INTERNATIONAL ISOLATION HAS PLACED ON MACEDONIA. WE
WERE DEEPLY DISTURBED, AS WE SAW MACEDONIA'S FIRST
SNOW OF THE WINTER, BY THE INCREDIBLE SHORTAGE OF FUEL
FOR HEATING, TRANSPORTATION AND AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION. SECOND, RECOGNITION SEEMS TO BE A
NECESSARY FIRST STEP FOR THE COUNTRY TO MOVE FORWARD
IN BUILDING DEMOCRACY AND A MARKET-BASED ECONOMY.
THIRD, IT WOULD DISCOURAGE THE EXPANSION OF THE
YUGOSLAV CONFLICT INTO MACEDONIA THROUGH THE
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT AND RESPECT WHICH RECOGNITION
IMPLIES, AS
WELL AS THE INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION IT WOULD
PROMOTE. FINALLY, WE BELIEVE THAT MACEDONIA IS
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PREPARED TO PLAY A RESPONSIBLE ROLE INTERNATIONALLY,
AND WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS
DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
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ACTION EUR-01
INFO LOG-00 AID-01 AMAD-01 CA-02 CIAE-00 DODE-00 CISA-02
DS-00 EB-01 HA-09 H-01 INRE-00 INR-01 IO-19
LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 MFLO-03 M-01 NSAE-00 OCS-06
OIC-02 PA-02 PC-05 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SDEL-00
SIL-00 SP-00 SR-00 SSO-00 SS-00 STR-17 TRSE-00
ASDS-01 RPE-00 /094W
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O 161629Z NOV 92
FM AMEMBASSY ZAGREB
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2706
INFO AMEMBASSY BELGRADE PRIORITY
USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
AMEMBASSY ANKARA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS
AMEMBASSY BONN
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY MADRID
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY ROME
AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
AMEMBASSY VIENNA
USMISSION USNATO
USMISSION USVIENNA
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USIA WASHDC 2396
COMSIXTHFLT//N2//
CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22//
USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ3/ECJ5//
CTF SIXZERO//N2//
CTF SIXONE//N2//
CTF SIXTWO//N2//
CTF SIXSEVEN//JOCC//
FOSIF ROTA SP
USEC BRUSSELS
WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 1043
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 05 ZAGREB 02405
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
"THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT TO SAY THAT WE DO NOT HAVE
CONCERNS REGARDING MACEDONIA. INDEED, SOME ASPECTS OF
MACEDONIAN SOCIETY HAVE SUCCUMBED TO THE DANGEROUS,
EXTREME NATIONALISM THAT IS UNFORTUNATELY ALL TOO
COMMON IN THE REGION. THIS NATIONALISM ENCOURAGES
DIVISION AND TENSION WITHIN THE COUNTRY'S SMALL BUT
DIVERSE POPULATION. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HEARD REPORTS
THAT THE RIGHTS OF THOSE BELONGING TO MACEDONIA'S
LARGE ETHNIC ALBANIAN POPULATION ARE FREQUENTLY
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VIOLATED, AND THAT THEY ARE GIVEN ONLY A NOMINAL ROLE
IN THE COUNTRY'S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS,
MAKING THEM FEEL EXCLUDED FROM DECISIONS AFFECTING THE
COUNTRY'S FUTURE. SIMILARLY, THIS NATIONALISM
ENCOURAGES AN INACCURATE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE THAT
WRONGLY AND NEEDLESSLY PLAYS ON THE SENSITIVITIES OF
MACEDONIA'S NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY GREECE. THE NEW
MACEDONIAN FLAG IS BUT ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS. WE DO NOT
BELIEVE MOST MACEDONIANS HAVE FALLEN PREY TO THIS
VIRULENT NATIONALISM, BUT GREATER EFFORTS MUST BE
TAKEN TO COUNTER THIS TREND IN A DEMOCRATIC WAY AND TO
MAKE ALL THOSE LIVING IN MACEDONIA FEEL THAT THEY ARE
CITIZENS WITH EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES. ALL
LOSE IF MACEDONIA'S ETHNIC GROUPS CHOOSE TO FIGHT
NATIONALISM WITH NATIONALISM. EVEN DURING THESE
DIFFICULT TIMES, REASON MUST BE ALLOWED TO PREVAIL.
"MOREOVER, GREECE IS A CLOSE FRIEND AND ALLY OF THE
UNITED STATES, WITH A LEGITIMATE AND UNDERSTANDABLE
CONCERN FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS REGION, A POINT WE
EMPHASIZED IN OUR TALKS WITH GREEK OFFICIALS. WE
ENCOURAGE A MORE DIRECT AND INTENSIVE DIALOGUE BETWEEN
SKOPJE AND ATHENS, INCLUDING THROUGH CHANNELS OFFERED
BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, THAT WILL HOPEFULLY LEAD TO
A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE RESOLUTION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THEM IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. BOTH SIDES NEED TO TALK
AND COMPROMISE.
"THE INCLUSION OF MACEDONIA IN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, AND
THE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF MACEDONIA IN INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT COULD
IMPROVE THE SITUATION IN MACEDONIA SUBSTANTIALLY. WE
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STRONGLY SUPPORT U.S. PROGRAMS IN MACEDONIA DESIGNED
TO PROMOTE FREE MEDIA, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, THE RULE OF
LAW AND CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN THE AFFAIRS OF THEIR
COUNTRY AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN THE MEANTIME, WE
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ACTION EUR-01
INFO LOG-00 AID-01 AMAD-01 CA-02 CIAE-00 DODE-00 CISA-02
DS-00 EB-01 HA-09 H-01 INRE-00 INR-01 IO-19
LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 MFLO-03 M-01 NSAE-00 OCS-06
OIC-02 PA-02 PC-05 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SDEL-00
SIL-00 SP-00 SR-00 SSO-00 SS-00 STR-17 TRSE-00
ASDS-01 RPE-00 /094W
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O 161629Z NOV 92
FM AMEMBASSY ZAGREB
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2707
INFO AMEMBASSY BELGRADE PRIORITY
USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
AMEMBASSY ANKARA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS
AMEMBASSY BONN
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY MADRID
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY ROME
AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
AMEMBASSY VIENNA
USMISSION USNATO
USMISSION USVIENNA
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USIA WASHDC 2397
COMSIXTHFLT//N2//
CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22//
USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ3/ECJ5//
CTF SIXZERO//N2//
CTF SIXONE//N2//
CTF SIXTWO//N2//
CTF SIXSEVEN//JOCC//
FOSIF ROTA SP
USEC BRUSSELS
WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 1044
UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 05 ZAGREB 02405
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
ENCOURAGE MACEDONIA'S POLITICAL LEADERS TO FORM A
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WHICH WOULD INCLUDE
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS AND HAVE
THE INDEPENDENCE AND AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE REPORTED
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN AN EFFECTIVE WAY.
"WE ALSO URGE THAT MUCH GREATER ATTENTION BE GIVEN TO
THE WORSENING REFUGEE SITUATION IN MACEDONIA. THE
CAMP WHICH WE VISITED, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS CROWDED, AND
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WITHOUT HEAT OR ELECTRICITY. HAVING ARRIVED DURING
SUMMER MONTHS, THESE REFUGEES ALSO NEED PROPER CLOTHES
AND FOOTWEAR TO GET THEM THROUGH THE WINTER.
"OUR VISIT TO CROATIA ON NOVEMBER 15 GAVE US A
FIRST-HAND VIEW OF THE SITUATION FOR REFUGEES AND
DISPLACED PERSONS THERE. IN THE CITY OF KARLOVAC, WE
MET WITH FORMER INTERNEES AT SERBIAN CONCENTRATION
CAMPS IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA WHO REPORTED THE MOST
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES, INCLUDING THE TORTURE AND RANDOM
KILLING OF PRISONERS. THESE PEOPLE, HOWEVER,
EXPRESSED MORE CONCERN FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND THAN THEY
DID FOR THEIR OWN FUTURES AS REFUGEES. WE ALSO HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF CROATIA AND
OTHER SENIOR CROATIAN OFFICIALS, WITH WHOM WE
DISCUSSED THE CONFLICT IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, THE
RESULTING REFUGEE CRISIS, THE STATUS OF THE UN
PROTECTED AREAS IN CROATIA, AND DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS,
INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF A FREE MEDIA. OUR
DELEGATION WAS ALSO PLEASED TO BE HERE AT THE OPENING
OF THE U.S. ARMY'S 212TH MOBILE ARMY SURGICAL HOSPITAL
(MASH) UNIT AT PLESO AIRPORT IN ZAGREB, WHICH WILL BE
USED BY THE UNPROFOR.
"WE APPLAUD THOSE AMERICAN SOLDIERS WHO WILL OPERATE
THE MASH HOSPITAL, AND PRAISE AS WELL THE MANY FOREIGN
CIVILIANS WE MET IN CROATIA WHO ARE WORKING TO ASSIST
THE REFUGEES, A TRULY OVERWHELMING TASK. THE REFUGEES
TOLD US THAT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY BY
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS, HAD BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN THEIR RELEASE, AND THAT THE UN HIGH
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COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES HAD GREATLY FACILITATED THEIR
TRANSIT IN CROATIA.
"WE COMMEND THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR
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ACTION EUR-01
INFO LOG-00 AID-01 AMAD-01 CA-02 CIAE-00 DODE-00 CISA-02
DS-00 EB-01 HA-09 H-01 INRE-00 INR-01 IO-19
LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 MFLO-03 M-01 NSAE-00 OCS-06
OIC-02 PA-02 PC-05 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SDEL-00
SIL-00 SP-00 SR-00 SSO-00 SS-00 STR-17 TRSE-00
ASDS-01 RPE-00 /094W
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TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2708
INFO AMEMBASSY BELGRADE PRIORITY
USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
AMEMBASSY ANKARA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS
AMEMBASSY BONN
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY MADRID
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY ROME
AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
AMEMBASSY VIENNA
USMISSION USNATO
USMISSION USVIENNA
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USIA WASHDC 2398
COMSIXTHFLT//N2//
CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22//
USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ3/ECJ5//
CTF SIXZERO//N2//
CTF SIXONE//N2//
CTF SIXTWO//N2//
CTF SIXSEVEN//JOCC//
FOSIF ROTA SP
USEC BRUSSELS
WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 1045
UNCLAS SECTION 05 OF 05 ZAGREB 02405
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE REFUGEES
FLEEING BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BY THE THOUSANDS. WE
RECOGNIZE THE STRAIN THIS PLACES ON THE CROATIAN
GOVERNMENT AND FEEL STRONGLY THAT OTHER EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED STATES MUST ASSUME THEIR
SHARE OF THE REFUGEE BURDEN.
"IN THE END, INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN IN THE BALKANS AS
LONG AS SERBIAN AGGRESSION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AND
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REPRESSION IN KOSOVO GO UNCHECKED AND THOSE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ATROCITIES GO UNPUNISHED. IN LIGHT OF
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN MACEDONIA AND CROATIA, UPON OUR
RETURN TO WASHINGTON, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH NEW VIGOR
OUR EFFORTS IN THE CONGRESS TO ENCOURAGE AN END TO
THESE TRAGIC DEVELOPMENTS AND TO EASE THE PLIGHT OF
THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED
PERSONS LEFT IN THEIR WAKE.
"WE VIEW MORE DIRECT INTERVENTION, INCLUDING MILITARY
INTERVENTION, IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BY THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES,
TO BE A POLITICAL NECESSITY AND MORAL OBLIGATION. WE
HAVE ALREADY PRESSED FOR GREATER ACTION, INCLUDING THE
LIMITED USE OF FORCE IF NECESSARY, TO BRING THIS WAR
TO AN END, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UPON OUR
RETURN. WE WILL ALSO PRESS FOR REAL ACTION TO BRING
THOSE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WAR CRIMES AND
GENOCIDE TO JUSTICE THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL
TRIBUNAL. THEIR ACTIONS CANNOT GO UNPUNISHED. AS A
START, WE CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE ARREST OF THE BOSNIAN
SERB LEADER RADOVAN KARADJIC AND HIS ASSOCIATES. WE
MUST FINALLY ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IN
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA THAT COULD SPREAD WAR THROUGHOUT
THE REGION - UNCHECKED SERBIAN AGGRESSION - IN THE
MOST DIRECT WAY."
END TEXT OF STATEMENT.
NEITZKE
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SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
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SUMMARY
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1. ON COMPLETION OF THEIR VISIT TO MACEDONIA AND
CROATIA NOVEMBER 15, A HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION
COMPRISED OF SEN. DENNIS DECONCINI AND REP. FRANK
MCCLOSKEY ISSUED A STATEMENT CALLING FOR: IMMEDIATE
RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA; INCLUSION OF MACEDONIA IN
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CSCE, THE UN, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS;
MORE INTENSIVE DIALOGUE BETWEEN SKOPJE AND ATHENS;
AND AN INTER-ETHNIC MACEDONIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION. THEY URGED EUROPE AND THE U.S. TO ASSUME
THEIR SHARE OF THE BOSNIAN REFUGEE BURDEN. THEY
CALLED FOR "MORE DIRECT INTERVENTION, INCLUDING
MILITARY INTERVENTION, IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BY THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES,"
TERMING IT A "POLITICAL NECESSITY AND MORAL
OBLIGATION." AND THEY URGED THE IMMEDIATE ARREST OF
RADOVAN KARADJIC AND HIS ASSOCIATES AS A START TOWARD
BRINGING TO JUSTICE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR WAR CRIMES
AND GENOCIDE. END SUMMARY.
2. BEGIN TEXT OF STATEMENT:
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
STATEMENT OF THE HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION TO
MACEDONIA AND CROATIA
ZAGREB, NOVEMBER 15, 1992 - ON NOVEMBER 13-14, 1992, A
DELEGATION OF THE COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND
COOPERATION IN EUROPE -- THE HELSINKI COMMISSION--
VISITED THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, AND ON NOVEMBER 15,
THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA. THIS DELEGATION WAS LED BY
SENATOR DENNIS DECONCINI (DEMOCRAT - ARIZONA) AND
INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVE FRANK MCCLOSKEY
(DEMOCRAT-INDIANA). AT THE END OF THEIR VISIT,
SENATOR DECONCINI AND REPRESENTATIVE MCCLOSKEY MADE
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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
"THIS DELEGATION OF THE HELSINKI COMMISSION CAME TO
MACEDONIA DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER THE PROSPECTS FOR THIS
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DS-00 EB-01 HA-09 H-01 INRE-00 INR-01 IO-19
LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 MFLO-03 M-01 NSAE-00 OCS-06
OIC-02 PA-02 PC-05 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SDEL-00
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USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
AMEMBASSY ANKARA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS
AMEMBASSY BONN
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY MADRID
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY ROME
AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
AMEMBASSY VIENNA
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USIA WASHDC 2395
COMSIXTHFLT//N2//
CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22//
USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ3/ECJ5//
CTF SIXZERO//N2//
CTF SIXONE//N2//
CTF SIXTWO//N2//
CTF SIXSEVEN//JOCC//
FOSIF ROTA SP
USEC BRUSSELS
WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 1042
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 05 ZAGREB 02405
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
COUNTRY, A CONCERN THE UNITED STATES SHARES WITH OTHER
COUNTRIES OF THE CSCE. DURING THE COURSE OF OUR SHORT
VISIT, WE MET WITH THE PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER AND
FOREIGN MINISTER OF MACEDONIA, OTHER GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE ALBANIAN COMMUNITY AND OTHERS. THE DELEGATION
ALSO VISITED A CAMP FOR REFUGEES, FLEEING THE HORRIBLE
CONFLICT AND ETHNIC CLEANSING IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA.
WE DISCUSSED ISSUES RELATED TO MACEDONIA WITH THE
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GREEK DEPUTY MINISTER, IN THESSALONIKI, IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE AND AFTER THE VISIT. WE ALSO HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH U.S. DIPLOMATS IN MACEDONIA,
AS WELL AS THE HEAD OF THE CSCE SPILLOVER MISSION
THERE.
"WE LEFT MACEDONIA CONVINCED THAT INTERNATIONAL
RECOGNITION OF THAT COUNTRY WOULD BE THE RIGUT THING
TO DO, AND THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE IMMEDIATELY. THE
UNITED STATES SHOULD ALSO MORE FORCEFULLY PRESS FOR
MACEDONIAN INCLUSION IN THE CSCE, THE UNITED NATIONS
AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE WILL
RECOMMEND THIS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT UPON OUR RETURN
TO WASHINGTON.
"WE BELIEVE THAT MACEDONIA DESERVES THE RECOGNITION IT
HAS REQUESTED FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST, IT WOULD
HELP UNLOCK THE ECONOMIC STRANGLEHOLD ITS
INTERNATIONAL ISOLATION HAS PLACED ON MACEDONIA. WE
WERE DEEPLY DISTURBED, AS WE SAW MACEDONIA'S FIRST
SNOW OF THE WINTER, BY THE INCREDIBLE SHORTAGE OF FUEL
FOR HEATING, TRANSPORTATION AND AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION. SECOND, RECOGNITION SEEMS TO BE A
NECESSARY FIRST STEP FOR THE COUNTRY TO MOVE FORWARD
IN BUILDING DEMOCRACY AND A MARKET-BASED ECONOMY.
THIRD, IT WOULD DISCOURAGE THE EXPANSION OF THE
YUGOSLAV CONFLICT INTO MACEDONIA THROUGH THE
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT AND RESPECT WHICH RECOGNITION
IMPLIES, AS
WELL AS THE INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION IT WOULD
PROMOTE. FINALLY, WE BELIEVE THAT MACEDONIA IS
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PREPARED TO PLAY A RESPONSIBLE ROLE INTERNATIONALLY,
AND WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS
DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
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INFO LOG-00 AID-01 AMAD-01 CA-02 CIAE-00 DODE-00 CISA-02
DS-00 EB-01 HA-09 H-01 INRE-00 INR-01 IO-19
LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 MFLO-03 M-01 NSAE-00 OCS-06
OIC-02 PA-02 PC-05 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SDEL-00
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USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
AMEMBASSY ANKARA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS
AMEMBASSY BONN
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY MADRID
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY ROME
AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
AMEMBASSY VIENNA
USMISSION USNATO
USMISSION USVIENNA
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COMSIXTHFLT//N2//
CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22//
USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ3/ECJ5//
CTF SIXZERO//N2//
CTF SIXONE//N2//
CTF SIXTWO//N2//
CTF SIXSEVEN//JOCC//
FOSIF ROTA SP
USEC BRUSSELS
WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 1043
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 05 ZAGREB 02405
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
"THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT TO SAY THAT WE DO NOT HAVE
CONCERNS REGARDING MACEDONIA. INDEED, SOME ASPECTS OF
MACEDONIAN SOCIETY HAVE SUCCUMBED TO THE DANGEROUS,
EXTREME NATIONALISM THAT IS UNFORTUNATELY ALL TOO
COMMON IN THE REGION. THIS NATIONALISM ENCOURAGES
DIVISION AND TENSION WITHIN THE COUNTRY'S SMALL BUT
DIVERSE POPULATION. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HEARD REPORTS
THAT THE RIGHTS OF THOSE BELONGING TO MACEDONIA'S
LARGE ETHNIC ALBANIAN POPULATION ARE FREQUENTLY
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VIOLATED, AND THAT THEY ARE GIVEN ONLY A NOMINAL ROLE
IN THE COUNTRY'S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS,
MAKING THEM FEEL EXCLUDED FROM DECISIONS AFFECTING THE
COUNTRY'S FUTURE. SIMILARLY, THIS NATIONALISM
ENCOURAGES AN INACCURATE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE THAT
WRONGLY AND NEEDLESSLY PLAYS ON THE SENSITIVITIES OF
MACEDONIA'S NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY GREECE. THE NEW
MACEDONIAN FLAG IS BUT ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS. WE DO NOT
BELIEVE MOST MACEDONIANS HAVE FALLEN PREY TO THIS
VIRULENT NATIONALISM, BUT GREATER EFFORTS MUST BE
TAKEN TO COUNTER THIS TREND IN A DEMOCRATIC WAY AND TO
MAKE ALL THOSE LIVING IN MACEDONIA FEEL THAT THEY ARE
CITIZENS WITH EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES. ALL
LOSE IF MACEDONIA'S ETHNIC GROUPS CHOOSE TO FIGHT
NATIONALISM WITH NATIONALISM. EVEN DURING THESE
DIFFICULT TIMES, REASON MUST BE ALLOWED TO PREVAIL.
"MOREOVER, GREECE IS A CLOSE FRIEND AND ALLY OF THE
UNITED STATES, WITH A LEGITIMATE AND UNDERSTANDABLE
CONCERN FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS REGION, A POINT WE
EMPHASIZED IN OUR TALKS WITH GREEK OFFICIALS. WE
ENCOURAGE A MORE DIRECT AND INTENSIVE DIALOGUE BETWEEN
SKOPJE AND ATHENS, INCLUDING THROUGH CHANNELS OFFERED
BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, THAT WILL HOPEFULLY LEAD TO
A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE RESOLUTION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THEM IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. BOTH SIDES NEED TO TALK
AND COMPROMISE.
"THE INCLUSION OF MACEDONIA IN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, AND
THE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF MACEDONIA IN INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT COULD
IMPROVE THE SITUATION IN MACEDONIA SUBSTANTIALLY. WE
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STRONGLY SUPPORT U.S. PROGRAMS IN MACEDONIA DESIGNED
TO PROMOTE FREE MEDIA, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, THE RULE OF
LAW AND CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN THE AFFAIRS OF THEIR
COUNTRY AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN THE MEANTIME, WE
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INFO LOG-00 AID-01 AMAD-01 CA-02 CIAE-00 DODE-00 CISA-02
DS-00 EB-01 HA-09 H-01 INRE-00 INR-01 IO-19
LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 MFLO-03 M-01 NSAE-00 OCS-06
OIC-02 PA-02 PC-05 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SDEL-00
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USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
AMEMBASSY ANKARA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS
AMEMBASSY BONN
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY MADRID
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY ROME
AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
AMEMBASSY VIENNA
USMISSION USNATO
USMISSION USVIENNA
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COMSIXTHFLT//N2//
CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22//
USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ3/ECJ5//
CTF SIXZERO//N2//
CTF SIXONE//N2//
CTF SIXTWO//N2//
CTF SIXSEVEN//JOCC//
FOSIF ROTA SP
USEC BRUSSELS
WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 1044
UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 05 ZAGREB 02405
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
ENCOURAGE MACEDONIA'S POLITICAL LEADERS TO FORM A
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WHICH WOULD INCLUDE
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS AND HAVE
THE INDEPENDENCE AND AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE REPORTED
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN AN EFFECTIVE WAY.
"WE ALSO URGE THAT MUCH GREATER ATTENTION BE GIVEN TO
THE WORSENING REFUGEE SITUATION IN MACEDONIA. THE
CAMP WHICH WE VISITED, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS CROWDED, AND
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WITHOUT HEAT OR ELECTRICITY. HAVING ARRIVED DURING
SUMMER MONTHS, THESE REFUGEES ALSO NEED PROPER CLOTHES
AND FOOTWEAR TO GET THEM THROUGH THE WINTER.
"OUR VISIT TO CROATIA ON NOVEMBER 15 GAVE US A
FIRST-HAND VIEW OF THE SITUATION FOR REFUGEES AND
DISPLACED PERSONS THERE. IN THE CITY OF KARLOVAC, WE
MET WITH FORMER INTERNEES AT SERBIAN CONCENTRATION
CAMPS IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA WHO REPORTED THE MOST
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES, INCLUDING THE TORTURE AND RANDOM
KILLING OF PRISONERS. THESE PEOPLE, HOWEVER,
EXPRESSED MORE CONCERN FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND THAN THEY
DID FOR THEIR OWN FUTURES AS REFUGEES. WE ALSO HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF CROATIA AND
OTHER SENIOR CROATIAN OFFICIALS, WITH WHOM WE
DISCUSSED THE CONFLICT IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, THE
RESULTING REFUGEE CRISIS, THE STATUS OF THE UN
PROTECTED AREAS IN CROATIA, AND DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS,
INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF A FREE MEDIA. OUR
DELEGATION WAS ALSO PLEASED TO BE HERE AT THE OPENING
OF THE U.S. ARMY'S 212TH MOBILE ARMY SURGICAL HOSPITAL
(MASH) UNIT AT PLESO AIRPORT IN ZAGREB, WHICH WILL BE
USED BY THE UNPROFOR.
"WE APPLAUD THOSE AMERICAN SOLDIERS WHO WILL OPERATE
THE MASH HOSPITAL, AND PRAISE AS WELL THE MANY FOREIGN
CIVILIANS WE MET IN CROATIA WHO ARE WORKING TO ASSIST
THE REFUGEES, A TRULY OVERWHELMING TASK. THE REFUGEES
TOLD US THAT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY BY
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS, HAD BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN THEIR RELEASE, AND THAT THE UN HIGH
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COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES HAD GREATLY FACILITATED THEIR
TRANSIT IN CROATIA.
"WE COMMEND THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR
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DS-00 EB-01 HA-09 H-01 INRE-00 INR-01 IO-19
LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 MFLO-03 M-01 NSAE-00 OCS-06
OIC-02 PA-02 PC-05 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SDEL-00
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USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
AMEMBASSY ANKARA
AMEMBASSY ATHENS
AMEMBASSY BONN
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY MADRID
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY ROME
AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
AMEMBASSY VIENNA
USMISSION USNATO
USMISSION USVIENNA
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USIA WASHDC 2398
COMSIXTHFLT//N2//
CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22//
USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ3/ECJ5//
CTF SIXZERO//N2//
CTF SIXONE//N2//
CTF SIXTWO//N2//
CTF SIXSEVEN//JOCC//
FOSIF ROTA SP
USEC BRUSSELS
WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 1045
UNCLAS SECTION 05 OF 05 ZAGREB 02405
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR USDEL ICFY -- JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR PREF HR BK
SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
- FOR RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA, MILITARY INTER
- VENTION IN B-H; AND THE ARREST OF KARADJIC
HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE REFUGEES
FLEEING BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BY THE THOUSANDS. WE
RECOGNIZE THE STRAIN THIS PLACES ON THE CROATIAN
GOVERNMENT AND FEEL STRONGLY THAT OTHER EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED STATES MUST ASSUME THEIR
SHARE OF THE REFUGEE BURDEN.
"IN THE END, INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN IN THE BALKANS AS
LONG AS SERBIAN AGGRESSION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AND
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REPRESSION IN KOSOVO GO UNCHECKED AND THOSE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ATROCITIES GO UNPUNISHED. IN LIGHT OF
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN MACEDONIA AND CROATIA, UPON OUR
RETURN TO WASHINGTON, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH NEW VIGOR
OUR EFFORTS IN THE CONGRESS TO ENCOURAGE AN END TO
THESE TRAGIC DEVELOPMENTS AND TO EASE THE PLIGHT OF
THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED
PERSONS LEFT IN THEIR WAKE.
"WE VIEW MORE DIRECT INTERVENTION, INCLUDING MILITARY
INTERVENTION, IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BY THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES,
TO BE A POLITICAL NECESSITY AND MORAL OBLIGATION. WE
HAVE ALREADY PRESSED FOR GREATER ACTION, INCLUDING THE
LIMITED USE OF FORCE IF NECESSARY, TO BRING THIS WAR
TO AN END, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UPON OUR
RETURN. WE WILL ALSO PRESS FOR REAL ACTION TO BRING
THOSE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WAR CRIMES AND
GENOCIDE TO JUSTICE THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL
TRIBUNAL. THEIR ACTIONS CANNOT GO UNPUNISHED. AS A
START, WE CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE ARREST OF THE BOSNIAN
SERB LEADER RADOVAN KARADJIC AND HIS ASSOCIATES. WE
MUST FINALLY ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IN
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA THAT COULD SPREAD WAR THROUGHOUT
THE REGION - UNCHECKED SERBIAN AGGRESSION - IN THE
MOST DIRECT WAY."
END TEXT OF STATEMENT.
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