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The following was faxed to the prime minister of Croatia
and to the minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and
Communication.

If you have not yet sent a fax regarding Radio LAE, I urge
you to do so. Don't forget to send a copy and a word of
support to the station's programmers at 385-52-857042. If
possible, send a copy to AMARC's Solidarity Network, too.

If you missed the original posting, send us a message and
we'll forward it to you.

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Mr. Nikica Valentic
Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
Markov trg 7
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: 385-1-277 082

Mr. Ivica Mudrinic
Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communication
Prisavije 14
100000 Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: 385-1-611 0691

31 August, 1995


Sir,

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters is an
international non-governmental organization with members in over
fifty countries. Based in Montreal, AMARC has consultative status
with UNESCO and the International Telecommunications Union and is
funded in part by the Canadian International Development Agency.

We are writing you to express our concerns regarding the decision
of the Council for Telecommunications not to grant a radio
frequency concession in Labin to the independent local radio
station, Radio LAE.

Radio LAE has been broadcasting since 1993 and is widely-
recognised as an independent radio station making a valuable
contribution to freedom of expression, pluralism and democracy.

We therefore strongly request:

* that Radio LAE be allowed to continue to broadcast as an
independent and pluralist voice in Croatia;
* that the government establish an independent and non-partisan
body to oversee all future broadcast licence concessions;
* that decisions already made by the Council for
Telecommunications be reviewed to ensure that they respond fully
to the need for pluralistic and independent broadcast media.

Yours sincerely,



Sophie K. Ly
General Secretary

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