Shorts

Investigation

Mirko Marjanovic, the Serbian prime minister and director of the Progres company, launched a big investigation. Marjanovic is trying to find the informer in his company who told reporters last week that his director ordered all Progres shops to base their prices on the exchange rate of 3.8 dinars to the DEM. The report was filed by Montenafax which quoted sources in Belgrade. Marjanovic didn't even try to deny the report but went looking for a victim. His investigation focused on the only Progres shop in Montenegro, in Podgorica. The shop manager is chasing down the informer or he'll have to go. He contacted Montenafax to find out who the source is and was told that the report came from a close associate of Marjanovic's who isn't part of Progres. Now Marjanovic might launch an investigation in his cabinet.

Justice

If you sense depression in yourself or anyone close to you pick up a copy of Politika daily and read the headlines. Here are some from a Saturday edition:

- 95.6% of planned sowing completed,

- US companies returning to FRY market,

- Bakery equipment deal signed with Dutch,

- FRY, Russia cooperation in power supply,

- Italian agency delegation in Serbian government,

- Minister Fodor receives Fiat chairman,

- Production rises 3%,

- April salaries in Serbia 594 dinars,

- Pensions higher by 12.7%.

Jasenovac Waiting for Tudjman Decision

US Ambassador to Zagreb, Peter Galbraith, repeated the US condemnation of Croatia's plans to turn the Jasenovac memorial center into a monument to all Croats. "Americans are raised with a feeling of respect for memories of the Holocaust and I can't accept the thought of mixing killers and their victims in Jasenovac," he said. He added that the decision could endanger Zagreb-Washington relations.

Croatia's culture ministry stopped all activities on the restoration of the memorial center in expectation of new instructions from President Franjo Tudjman, Feral Tribune weekly said in its latest edition. The weekly quoted assistant culture minister Branka Sulc who said no work would be done on the memorial center until Tudjman decides to "reconstruct it or change it completely". Feral also quoted Tudjman's culture advisor Zlatko Vitez who said he didn't know what to do with Jasenovac. People in the Jasenovac center said they're ashamed at the state of the memorial and would clean up the museum themselves.

Ambassador to Skoplje

Zoran Janackovic, general secretary of the FRY foreign ministry, was appointed ambassador to Skoplje, Pobjeda daily reported quoting sources close to the federal government.

The daily said Kontic's cabinet proposed the appointment to FRY President Zoran Lilic. It also proposed Zoran Jeremic as ambassador to Bonn.

Pobjeda said Serbian technology and development minister Radovan Matovic would replace Janackovic in the foreign ministry and added that the government also drafted a proposal appointing JUL official Borisa Vuckovic as assistant foreign minister but postponed his appointment until he is relieved of his post as assistant federal trade minister.

Eastern Slavonia Demilitarization Underway

UN administrator for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem, Jacques Klein, said all heavy weapons had to be removed from the area in the next 30 days or it will be destroyed.

He told reporters at Osijek airport that the articles of the Erdut agreement on heavy weapons include artillery pieces, multiple rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns. Klein said he had good cooperation with the local Serbs and added that the demilitarization process was off to a good start.