LETTRE DE M KOFI ANNAN A M YASUSHI AKASHI I COMPTE DES ENTRETIENS INFORMELS DU CONSEIL DE SECURITE LE 10 JUILLET 1995 Source MSF ourcomc cooE CABLE 59 3 IMMEDIATE 0 TO UNPF ZAGREB Attn seso lrec STOLTENBERC GENEVA if r aom NEW yo to NUMBER msc- 2 271 SUBJECT inFormal Consuitations of the Security Council 1 in light of developments on the ground and the attached letter by the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina the better part of this mornings informal consultations of the Security Council was devoted to the situation in Srebrenica The representative of the Secretary-General briefed the Council on developments based on paras 2 - Ci of your Z- 1127 and the SITREP He in particular explained the sequence of events during which three butchbat APCs were fired at by the Bil-i with small arms grenades and an anti-tank missile at a time when the BSA was payuing need to strong warning that any further advace would be mEt with the use of force 2 in response to various dueries Mr Charekhan explained that yesterday CAS authority had been delegated to the military chain of command of UNPF and UNPROFOB and that there had been no CAS request on Saturday and thus no request was turned down by Zagreb He emphasized that no United Nations official had given any assurances to the Bosnian Serbs concerning the abolishment of air strikes The Multinational Brigade of the RRF was expected to be operational later this months however the deployment of the 211 Airmobile Brigade was encountering difficulties imposed by the Government of Croatia with regard to the use of Ploce and by the Federation with regard to deployment and freedom of movement in HVO controlled areas While the United Nations did not consider the Federation a formal entity with an international personality practical considerations required that consultations be held with President Zubak it was ripped that the obstacles could be overcome shortly t 7 the suggestion of the United kingdom France and Argentina the Council discussed elements to be included in remarks of the Council President to the media All three emphasized the need for the Counci t3 express its support for the Dutch Battalion and the civilian and military leadership of UNPF and UNPROFOR for the assertive position they have taken in regard to the SSA advance into Steerenica The Council could not remain silent in light of the serious developments in Srebrencia a The United States emphasized that the Council should not lose sigit of the serious breach of the safe area regime by the BSA and that before blaming the Bill for firing on the Dutcn APCs the circumstances should be thoroughly investigated According to one theory the em had assumed the APCs concerned had bee forcibly taken from UNPROFOR by the BSA a theory which could not be discarded out of hand given the fact that the BSA in the past had not shied away from dressing in UN uniforms and attacking UNPROFOR positions in Sarajevo 5 The Russian federation suggested that events in Srebrenica should be put in context i e that raids had been staged by the Bil-i against Serb villages outside the safe area With reference to the contention in Foreign Minister Sacirbey s letter that UNPROFDR had disarmed the on 8 May 1995 the Russian Federation wondered why the Bil-i was able to fire grenades and anti-tank missiles at the Dutch APCs A proposal to include in the President s remarks to the press a reminder to all parties of the request in SCR 998 1995 to the safe areas did not meet the consensus of other Council members 6 Attached please find the points the Council members agreed the President should make to the press A transcript of his remarks will be dispatched separately by the Office of the Spokesman 7 For tomorrow's Council meeting we would appreciate in addition to the regular update your further clarifying the circumstances concerning the fire on the Dutch APCS 544 70 4 lbw-3 ntin I'UNP Cr Ser ail Iep I'Governme 2 95 DE vowe 55 79 EEC17 5 r mgers - 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