Distr. GENERAL
S/RES/871 4 October

(1993) 1993

RESOLUTION 871 (1993)
Adowted bv the Securitv Council at its 3286th meetinq, on 4 October 1993

The Securitv Council,

Reaffirminq

its resolution

743 (1992) and all subsequent resolutions

relating

to the United Nations Protection

Force (UNPROFOR),

Reaffirmina resolutions,

al80 its resolution

713 (1991) and all subsequent relevant

Havina considered ($/26470 and Add.l),

the report of the Secretary-General

of 20 September 1993

Havina also considered the letter of the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Republic of Croatia dated 24 September 1993 (S/26491, annex),

of

Deewlv Republic of resolutions, implemented,

concerned that the United Nations peace-keeping

Croatia (S/23280, annex III), and all relevant

in particular

resolution

769 (1992), have not

plan for the Security Council yet been fully

Reiterating

its determination

to ensure the security of UNPROFOR and its

freedom of movement for all its missions, and to these ends, as regards UNPROFOR

in the Republic of Croatia and in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

actinq

under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

(S,26:;0),

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General

in particular

its paragraph 16;

of 20 September 1993

2. described (Croatia),
Republic
respects territory

Takes note of the intention

of the Secretary-General

to establish,

as

in his rep-ort, three subordinate

commands within UNPROFOR - UNPROFOR

UNPROFOR (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

and UNPROFOR (the former YugOSlaV

of Macedonia) - while retaining the existing dispositions

in all other

for the direction

and conduct of the United Nations operation in the

of the former Yugoslavia;

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3. Condemns once again continuing dlitary

attacks within the territory

of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

and

reaffirms integrity

its commitment to ensure respect for the sovereignty and territorial of the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, where UNPROFOR is deployed;

and

4. Reaffirms the crucial importance of the full and prompt implementation

of the United Nations peace-keeping

plan for the Republic of Croatia including

the provisions

of the plan concerning the demilitarization

of the United Nations

Protected Areas (UNPAs) and calls uoon the signatories

of that plan and all

others concerned, in particular

the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and

Montenegro),

to cooperate in it6 full implementation;

5. Declares that continued non-cooperation

in the implementation

of the

relevant resolutions

of the'security

Council or external interference,

in

respect of the full implementation

of the United Nations peace-keeping

plan for

the Republic of Croatia would have serious consequences and in this connection

affirms that full normalization

of the international

community's position

towards those concerned will take into account their actions in implementing

all

relevant resolutions

of the Security Council including those relating to the

United Nations peace-keeping

plan for the Republic of Croatia;

6. Calls for an immediate cease-fire agreement between the Croatian

Government and the local Serb authorities

in the UNPAs, mediated under the

auspices of the International

Conference on the Former Yugoslavia,

and urcles

them to cooperate fully and unconditionally

in its implementation,

as well as in

the implementation

of all the relevant resolutions

of the Council;

7. Stresses the importance it attaches, as a first step towards the

implementation

of the United Nations peace-keeping plan for the Republic of

Croatia, to the process of restoration

of the authority of the Republic of

Croatia in the "pink zones", and in this context calls for the revival of the

Joint Commission established

under the chairmanship of UNPROFOR;

8. Urqes all the parties and others concerned to cooperate with UNPROFOR

in reaching and implementing

an agreement on confidence-building

measures

including

the restoration

of electricity,

water and communications

in all

regions of the Republic of Croatia, and stresses in this context the importance

it attaches to the opening of the railroad between Zagreb and Split, the highway

between Zagreb and Zupanja, and the Adriatic oil pipeline,

securing the

uninterrupted

traffic across the Maslenica strait, and restoring the supply of

electricity

and water to all regions of the Republic of Croatia including the

United Nations Protected Areas;

9. Authorizes UNPROFOR, in carrying out its mandate in the Republic

Croatia, acting in self-defence,

to take the necessary measures, including

use of force, to ensure its security and its freedom of movement;

of the

10. Decides to continue to review urgently the extension of close air

support to UNPROFOR in the territory

of the Republic of Croatia as recommended

by the Secretary-General

in his report of 20 September 1993 (S/26470);

11. Decides in this context to extend UNPROFOR's mandate for an additional

period terminating

on 31 March 1994;

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12. Recruests the Secretary-General

to report two months after the adoption

of the present resolution

on progress towards implementation

of the United'

Nations ,peace-keeping

plan for the Republic of Croatia and all relevant Security

council resolutions,

taking into account the position of the Croatian

Government, as well as on the outcome of the negotiations

within the

International

Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, and decides to reconsider

UNPROFOR's mandate in the light of that report;

13. Reuuests further the Secretary-General

to keep the C!ouncil

regularly

informed on developments

in regard to the implementation

of UNPROFOR'B mandate;

14. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

