COMMITMENTS RY FONMIN GRANIC

C O N F I D E N T I A L ZAGREB 001867 SIPDIS DEPT FOR A/S HOLBROOKE USUN FOR AMBASSADOR ALBRIGHT CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 01867 151804Z EMBASSY BAKU FOR DCM FINN E.O. 12356: DECL: 5/15/96 TAGS: PREL PHUM HR SUBJECT: COMMITMENTS RY FONMIN GRANIC ¶1. FOREIGN MINISTER GRANIC CALLED ME AT 7:00 P.M., MAY 15, TO REPORT THE FOLLOWING: -- CROATIA WILL BE READY TO SIGN THE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA) WITH THE UN IN ONE HOUR. ONLY TWO WORDS OF DIFFERENCE REMAIN AND THESE ARE NOT IMPORTANT. - -- COLONEL HARAMBASIC, THE SERB MILITARY LEADER IN WESTERN SLAVONIA, HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM DETENTION AND IS AT HIS HOME. THE GOC HAS HAD USEFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM. -- TUDJMAN HAS GRANTED AMNESTY TO 46 SERBS WHO HAD BEEN ARRESTED FOR WAR CRIMES. -- TUDJMAN HAS ISSUED AN ORDER TO HAVE ALL FORCES THAT ENTERED THE ZONE OF SEPARATION AFTER MAY 1 TO WITHDRAW BY 5:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME, MAY ¶16. GALBRAITH CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 01867 151804Z CONFIDENTIAL NNN