US embassy cable - 92ZAGREB418

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, War Crimes 
SUBJECT:  SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM INAUGURATES ITS 
BUREAU FOR REFUGEES AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 
 
 
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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 
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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. 
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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). 
 
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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 
 
 
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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 
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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 
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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, YO 
SUBJECT:  SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM INAUGURATES ITS 
BUREAU FOR REFUGEES AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 
 
LIKE ALSO TO HELP WITH THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. 
EINIK## 
 
 
 
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