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                                        NEWS: DAILY BULLETIN
WORKS OF ART STOLEN IN BH AND CROATIA ARE BEING SOLD IN LONDON
London,  June 17, 1996 (Press TWRA) - According to "Sunday Times",
Britain  has  become  the  main  market  for  criminals  from  ex-
Yugoslavia,  dealing with jewelry and works  of  art  stolen  from
churches,  museums  and  private collections.  The  same  magazine
claims  British salesmen work as mediators for bands  situated  in
"Serbia,  Croatia  and  Bosnia", publicly offering  works  of  art
through so-called "video-catalogues". In one of them, a 26-minute-
video  presentation,  circulating in London artistic  circles  and
prepared,  according  to "Sunday Times" by criminals  in  Croatia,
stolen jewelry and 24 sacral paintings, each costing 20.000 pounds
(50.000  DEM.)  are  being offered. According  to  "Sunday  Times"
investigators,  British video-presentations are being  distributed
by  a  "rich British businessmen" who claims to be able to  offer,
through his channels in former-Yugoslavia, other works of art,  as
well.  As it can be concluded, criminals are selling works of  art
to  small London  salesmen, avoiding big auction houses,  such  as
"Christi�s" or "Sotheby's" that are routinely examining the origin
of  each  work  of  art that is entering to their  house.  "Sunday
Times"  claim  bands  from other Eastern European  countries  also
become  involved  in  the robbery. "Christi�s",  thus,  claims  to
possess  information  about  a group of  armed  soldiers  from  E.
Germany  that robbed all churches in an unnamed "valley in ex-YU".
The  main  obstacle  to the return of the  stolen  works   to  the
countries  of  their  origin is a lack of  documentation,  legally
proving their robbery. (end) S.K.

          REACTIONS AFTER THE ATTACK UPON SILAJDZIC
Sarajevo,  June 17, 1996 (Press TWRA) - After the physical  attack
upon  President of Party for BH, H. Silajdzic, Party of democratic
action (SDA) made a statement, saying:" SDA is a democratic  party
that has never taken use of violence and never intends to do... We
inform  our public and our members that we remain devoted to  this
fundamental characteristic on the forthcoming elections, as well."
After  SDA  statement,  Party  for  BH  has  also  made  a  public
statement, informing that, besides Silajdzic, Josip Pejakovic, one
of  the  Party leading member and personal companion of Silajdzic,
has  also  been  injured in Cazin, adding that this  incident  was
caused by several statements of SDA leaders encouraging it.  Party
for  BH  called OESS and diplomatic missions in Sarajevo  to  take
measures  which  would  ensure  diplomatic  atmosphere   for   the
elections.  OESS  office  in  Sarajevo  also  prepared  a   public
statement  regarding the Cazin incident, saying that international
monitors  and OESS officials were present in Cazin and  that  they
found  out  police did not take any measure to protect  Silajdzic.
"Cazin  authorities have not fulfilled their duties to ensure  the
most  fundamental civic rights and basic principles of  democratic
process", OESS officials stated, adding that they would request an
explication for this incident on the BH Federation highest  level.
OESS Mission expects a thorough investigation and punishing of the
instigators. (end) S.K.

          FORTHCOMING  ECONOMIC GROWTH OF BH
Sarajevo,  June 17, 1996 (Press TWRA) - World-bank Vice-President,
C.  Koch-Weser, stated World bank would approve seven programs  of
reconstruction  of BH during July, by which the  support  of  this
organization will reach 300 million $. He also reminded about  the
realization of the projects worthy some 150 million $. "BH  has  a
chance  to  avoid  difficulties which  faced  other  countries  in
transition  and  by  building  a trade-market  to  make  a  sudden
economic  growth  in  near future", Koch-Weser  said.  World  bank
officials  have been recently criticized BH state bodies  for  not
doing  enough  regarding the implementation of the reconstruction-
program  but Head of the World bank office, R. O'Sullivan  pointed
out that the situation has been improved during the last six weeks
and  that  many efforts have been made on BH state and  Federation
level in order to overcome all obstacles. (end) S.K.
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