SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM INAUGURATES ITS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ZAGREB 00418 SIPDIS BRUSSELS FOR USEC; VIENNA ALSO FOR USDEL CSBM E.O. 12356: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM PREL PHUM SUBJECT: SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM INAUGURATES ITS BUREAU FOR REFUGEES AND HUMAN RIGHTS. - ¶1. ON MARCH 19, THE SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM (SDF) INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC ITS BUREAU FOR REFUGEES, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RIGHTS OF NATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THE CENTRAL BUREAU IS LOCATED IN ZAGREB. BRANCH OFFICES WILL BE OPENED SOON IN KARLOVAC, SISAK, RIJEKA AND PULA. LATER, AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE UN PEACEKEEPING FORCES ON THE TERRITORY UNDER JNA OCCUPATION, SDF INTENDS TO OPEN BRANCH OFFICES IN THAT REGION, AS WELL AS SPLIT, ZADAR AND OSIJEK. ¶2. APPROXIMATELY 40 PERSONS (INCLUDING CONSULATE FSN POL. ANALYST) ATTENDED THE PUBLIC OPENING OF THE BUREAU FOR REFUGEES. PRESIDENT OF SDF, MILORAD PUPOVAC, WELCOMED THE GUESTS, ESPECIALLY MS PATRICIA KOHL, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00418 01 OF 02 191514Z INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS. IN HIS SPEECH, PUPOVAC EXPRESSED HIS REGRET THAT ALTHOUGH INVITATIONS WERE SENT, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DID NOT COME TO THE RECEPTION. ¶3. IN HIS SPEECH, PUPOVAC POINTED OUT THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT IS DRAWING THE WRONG CONCLUSION ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE BUREAU. HOWEVER, PUPOVAC HOPES THAT THIS WILL BE CORRECTED AND THE SDF BUREAU WILL BE ABLE TO COOPERATE WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE SDF BUREAU IS NOT TO CREATE A PARALLEL BODY TO THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE, BUT TO COOPERATE AND TO HELP. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE BUREAU IS TO COLLECT DATA ON REFUGEES, DISPLACED PERSONS AND PRISONERS IN ORDER TO PRESENT THEM TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANS. THEREFORE IT IS NECESSARY THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF MINORITIES, CROATIAN GOVERNMENT, EC AND UN BE REPRESENTED IN THE BUREAU. - ¶4. THE SDF TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RELEASE THE FIRST ISSUE OF ITS BULLETIN IN WHICH CASES OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ARE MADE PUBLIC. THE BULLETIN INCLUDES A LIST OF NAMES OF MISSING PERSONS. THESE LISTS DO NOT APPLY ONLY TO SERBS, BUT TO ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR NATIONALITY. (COPY OF BULLETIN BEING POUCHED TO EUR/EEY AND AMEMBASSY BEI4-$3). UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 ZAGREB 00418 01 OF 02 191514Z ¶5. MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU INTEND TO VISIT SOON BENKOVAC AND KNIN. THEY WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE ON THE SPOT WAR CRIMES AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF CITIZENS OF CROATIAN NATIONALITY. THEY WOULD UNCLASSIFIED NNNN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 ZAGREB 00418 02 OF 02 191516Z ACTION EUR-01 INFO LOG-00 AID-01 AMAD-01 CIAE-00 C-01 DODE-00 CISA-02 EB-01 HA-09 H-01 INRE-00 INR-01 IO-19 LAB-04 L-03 ADS-00 NSAE-00 OIC-02 OMB-01 PA-02 PM-01 PRS-01 P-01 RP-10 SCT-03 SIL-01 SNP-01 SP-01 SR-01 SSO-00 SS-01 STR-20 TRSE-00 T-01 /091W -------------- 1CB173 191516Z /38 O 191514Z MAR 92 FM AMCONSUL ZAGREB TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0615 INFO AMEMBASSY BELGRADE IMMEDIATE USIA WASHDC 1315 USDOC WASHDC AMEMBASSY ANKARA AMEMBASSY ATHENS AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST AMEMBASSY LISBON AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY LUXEMBOURG AMEMBASSY MADRID AMCONSUL MILAN AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMCONSUL MUNICH AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00418 02 OF 02 191516Z AMEMBASSY VIENNA USMISSION USNATO 1559 USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0778 WHITE HOUSE WASHDC 0246 UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 02 ZAGREB 00418 SIPDIS BRUSSELS FOR USEC; VIENNA ALSO FOR USDEL CSBM E.O. 12356: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM PREL PHUM SUBJECT: SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM INAUGURATES ITS BUREAU FOR REFUGEES AND HUMAN RIGHTS. LIKE ALSO TO HELP WITH THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. EINIK## UNCLASSIFIED NNNN