CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 24, 1992

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ZAGREB 02816 SIPDIS GENEVA PASS USDEL ICFY - JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE E.O. 12356: N/A TAGS: ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL HR ETRD PHUM PREL HR SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 24, 1992 -------------- SUMMARY -------------- ¶1. KRIVOKUCA MURDER UNDER INTENSE INVESTIGATION. UNPROFOR FALLS SHORT IN REQUEST FOR CHRISTMAS VISITS TO SECTOR SOUTH. SPLIT SUMMONS 29 EX-JNA TO ANSWER FOR WAR CRIMES. NEW TRADE LAW PAVES WAY FOR CONCESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. END SUMMARY. -------------- MURDER OF LABOR ACTIVIST GETS TOP PRIORITY -------------- ¶2. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE DECEMBER 17 MURDER OF FORMER LABOR UNION LEADER AND POLITICAL ACTIVIST MILAN KRIVOKUCA IS SAID TO BE RECEIVING PRIORITY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 02816 01 OF 02 241219Z ATTENTION FROM ZAGREB POLICE OFFICIALS. NO DETAILS OF THE OFFICIAL INQUIRY HAVE BEEN MADE PUBLIC. COLLEAGUES FROM THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC UNION, A NEW POLITICAL PARTY WITH WHICH KRIVOKUCA WAS ASSOCIATED, HAVE ASKED FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF POLITICAL MOTIVES WERE INVOLVED. THE SPLIT WEEKLY "NEDJELJNA DALMACIJA" RAISED THE QUESTION ON DECEMBER 24 OF WHETHER KRAJINA SERBS MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE CULPRITS. KRIVOKUCA, A CROATIAN OF SERBIAN NATIONALITY, REPORTEDLY HAD SOUGHT UNPROFOR COOPERATION TO HELP RESTART POLITICAL CONTACTS WITH SERBIAN MODERATES IN THE SERBIAN-CONTROLLED PARTS OF THE UNPAS. -------------- UNPROFOR FAILS WITH CHRISTMAS VISITS PLAN -------------- ¶3. THE ZADAR CITY ASSEMBLY HAS COMPLAINED THAT UNPROFOR FAILED TO ARRANGE THE VISIT OF CROATIAN DISPLACED PERSONS TO THEIR VILLAGES AND CHURCHES IN UN-CONTROLEED SECTOR SOUTH. UNPROFOR - REPORTEDLY ARRANGED VISITS TO ONLY THREE LOCATIONS IN ALL OF SECTOR SOUTH. UNPROFOR ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT, OF THE SEVERAL HUNDRED CATHOLIC CHURCHES WHICH USED TO EXIST IN SECTOR SOUTH, ONLY THREE REMAIN, ONE EACH IN OBROVAC, BENKOVAC, AND NOVIGRAD. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 ZAGREB 02816 01 OF 02 241219Z -------------- SPLIT COURT INDICTS 29 FOR WAR CRIMES -------------- ¶4. THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN SPLIT CHARGED 29 MEMBERS OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV NATIONAL ARMY (JNA) WITH CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND THE CIVILIAN POPULATION FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE ATTACK UNCLASSIFIED NNNN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 ZAGREB 02816 02 OF 02 241220Z ACTION SIL-00 INFO LOG-00 AID-01 CA-02 CEA-01 CIAE-00 COME-00 CTME-00 C-01 OASY-00 DODE-00 ITCE-00 CISA-02 DS-00 EB-01 EXME-00 EUR-01 E-01 FRB-01 HA-09 H-01 INRE-00 INR-01 IO-19 ITC-01 JUSE-00 LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 MFLO-03 NSAE-00 OCS-06 OIC-02 OMB-01 OPIC-08 PA-02 PC-05 PM-02 PRS-01 P-01 SCT-03 SDEL-00 SNP-00 SP-00 SR-00 SSO-00 SS-00 STR-17 TRSE-00 T-01 USIE-00 ASDS-01 RPE-00 /102W -------------- 8A1FDE 241220Z /38 O 241213Z DEC 92 FM AMEMBASSY ZAGREB TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3178 INFO AMEMBASSY ANKARA AMEMBASSY ATHENS AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY MADRID AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY VIENNA USMISSION USNATO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USEC BRUSSELS WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 1271 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02816 02 OF 02 241220Z USMISSION GENEVA USMISSION USVIENNA COMSIXTHFLT//N2// CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22// USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GM//ECJ3/ECJ5// UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 02 ZAGREB 02816 SIPDIS GENEVA PASS USDEL ICFY - JACKOVICH; USVIENNA FOR USDEL CSCE E.O. 12356: N/A TAGS: ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL HR ETRD PHUM PREL HR SUBJECT: CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 24, 1992 ON SPLIT (SEPTEMBER 14, 1991 -- JANUARY 23, 1992). THE ACCUSED ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT AND OTHER OFFENSIVE ACTION WHICH LEFT FIVE DEAD, 27 INJURED, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE OF SOME 19.3 MILLION DOLLARS. ONLY ONE OF THOSE INDICTED, FORMER JNA REGIONAL COMMANDER GENERAL NIKOLA MLADENIC, IS IN CROATIAN CUSTODY. -------------- PARLIAMENT PASSES ECON CONCESSIONS LAW -------------- ¶5. THE CROATIAN SABOR PASSED A LAW ON DECEMBER 23 REGULATING CONCESSIONS FOR NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER SPECIALIZED PROJECTS. AMONG ITS PROVISIONS IS THE RIGHT FOR BOTH CROATIAN AND UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 02816 02 OF 02 241220Z FOREIGN COMPANIES TO HOLD A CONCESSION FOR UP TO 99 YEARS. THE LAW ALSO GIVES PARLIAMENT THE RIGHT TO CLEAR ON GOVERNMENT GRANTED CONCESSIONS AND GIVES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS A ROLE IN DETERMINING THE PRICE TO BE PAID FOR A CONCESSION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS. NEITZKE UNCLASSIFIED NNNN