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Belgrade outlaws declaration, sends troop to take control

Slovenia, Croatia declare freedom
LJUBLJANA. June 26: The republics of Slovenia and Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia Tuesday, report agencies:
The Slovenian parliament adopted a proclamation of independence under which it will take over all functions of the Yugoslav state on its soil and gradually sever all ties with Yugoslavia.
The declaration cleared the way for Slovenia to gradually break with the Balkan federation created In 1918.
The neighbouring republic of Croatia declared independence short while earlier on the day.
Both declared themselves independent and -sovereign states, which will allow them .to gradually sever tie? with the rest of Yugoslavia, currently a federation of six republics and two provinces.
The Yugoslav government immediately outlawed independence declarations by the Republics of Slovenia and Croatia early today and ordered the army to seize control of the borders with Slovenia and knock down any frontier posts it tries ’to erect with other Yugoslav republics.
After meeting in crisis, session. the government branded the two republics' proclama-
tions "illegal and illegitimate”
Earlier, the Yugoslav parliament appealed to the army to prevent the break-up of the federation of more than 23 million people.
The parliament of Slovenia and Croatia proclaimed independence to thunderous applause and cheers on Tuesday, declaring they were "dissociating" from Yugoslavia and bringing to an end the united federation after 72 troubled years.
The federal government, representing all six constituent republics and two provinces, responded rapidly. It said it would send Interior Ministry troops and army border units to secure frontiers, which Slovenia has said it will take over.
In an earlier statement, the government condemned the independence moves by Croatia and Slovenia. Yugoslavia's two richest republics.
Jets screamed over Slovenia and helicopters ferried officers across the region today after the Yugoslav army stepped up combat readiness in response to the rebel republic's independence proclamation.
Aircraft roared over the Slovenian capital. Ljubljana, in a show of force and army helicopters took officers across the republic.
Troops twice moved out in one border region. Morska Sobota. but no clashes were reported. Slovenian officials said.
Slovenian Information Minister Jelko Kacin said: The military preparedness of some units of the Yugoslav People's army on the territory of Slovenia has been increased."
He said an armoured brigade and an armoured battalion had been put on the highest State of Alert.
"it's a battle of nerves at this moment. It is not a real war." Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrlj Rupe! said.
But some diplomats said the government struggling to prevent the breakup of the 72-year-old Balkan federation of six republics and two provinces, could be considering a state of Emergency.
Milan Babic, unofficial leader of the 60Q.000-strong Serbian minority in Croatia, further complicated matters by saying Serbs in their areas of the republic would not recognise the Independence declaration.
The army Is already keeping the peace tn parts of Croatia, whose population totals 4.5 million, after clashes which have killed at least 22 people this year. Many Serbs have taken up arms'to block breakaway moves.
Croatian media said tension was high Ln several areas and more trouble was feared.
Yugoslavia has lunched from one crisis to another since the death of communist leader Josip Broz Tito In 1980 and old rivalries were aggravated in elections last year.
Three people were killed in a shoot-out in the Croatian town of Gltna overnight and the Yugoslav army has been
sent in to keep the peace, eyewitnesses said.
Local doctors said six others were also wounded, three of them critically when local Serbs attacked a Croatian police station. Two tanks pa-,trolled the town 80 km (50 miles) south of the republic's capital Zagreb, a Reuter reporter on the scene said.
The deaths followed increased tension in Croatia following its independence declaration on Tuesday.
The republic's Serbian minority opposes the breakway moves and at least 25 people have now been killed in clashes in Croatia this year.
Although both it and Croatia say they are 'dissociating" from Yugoslavia and taking over the running of all their affairs from central authorities. Slovenia says it is making a more definitive break.
The outside world has refused to recognise independence declarations by Slovenia and Croatia, apparently fearful they could open a pandora s box of demands for border changes In Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
European governments. Australia and the United States said they favoured a united Yugoslavia and called on the Balkan country's feuding republics to settle their differences peacefully.
The United States Tuesday regrbtted the vote passed in Croatia declaring independence after haying warned the republics of Yugoslavia several times against making such a move.
"We regret this," State Department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said, referring to the resolution passed by more than two-thlrds of the Croatian , republic assembly Tuesday declaring the republic an independent state.