YUGOSLAVIA: Situation Remain* Tense In Belgrade
Sporadic clashes between police and dciillustrators opposed to the regime of Serbian leader Milosevic continued yesterday, bul federal forcesn Saturday were beginning to withdraw from the center of Belgrade. Federal Presidency representatives from Croatia and Slovenia voted against thesecond such use of the Army within arefused to participate in yesterday's followup Presidency scssion.l
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I Croatian and Slovene leaders, who will view the Army's action as further evidence that military and Serbian leaders icmain intransigent, probably will step up preparations for unilateral secession and mayeapect increased Western sympathy for their aspirations. The rapidly deteriorating economic situation in Serbia and growing demands for free press and political liberalization will lead Milosevic to use greater force to maintain power. The continued detention of Serbian nationalist leader Vukonhelp rally the opposition, triggering further confrontations inardliners in the Army will argue that the latest rlashrft show fjjgj ajyrtarlrr crackdown is necessary to contain violcncc.1
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