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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 002167 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AORC KUNR UNGA
SUBJECT: SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON 
THE UNPAID CONTRIBUTIONS OF FORMER YUGOSLAVIA 
 
REF: USUN 01902 
 
 ¶1. SUMMARY: Ambassador Wallace met November 14 with Croatian 
Permanent Representative Amb. Mirjana Mladineo on a proposal 
of the successor states of the Socialist Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (SFRY) to resolve the issue of unpaid assessed 
contributions of the former Yugoslavia.  Amb. Mladineo noted 
that the successor states disputed the Secretariat's report 
(A/60/140) that calculated the assessed arrears for the 
successor states as being $16,135,838, rather than $784,545 
which Mladineo claimed as the actual amount owed.  She 
underscored the distinction between the debts of the former 
Yugoslavia that occurred prior to and then following the 
dissolution of the SFRY.  The successor states do not believe 
they should be responsible for the assessed contributions 
after the disbanding of the SFRY.  Mladineo mentioned her 
successor state colleagues were also demarching other Member 
States, with a particular emphasis on working the EU to find 
an acceptable position. END SUMMARY 
 
¶2. Amb. Mladineo presented Amb. Wallace with a detailed 
version of the successor state proposal.  A summary section 
from the proposal follows below.  The entire document will be 
e-mailed to IO/MPR. 
 
SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSAL OF THE SUCCESSOR STATES OF THE 
SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA FOR THE RESOLUTION 
OF THE ISSUE OF UNPAID ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS OF FORMER 
YUGOSLAVIA: 
 
The successor states of the Socialist Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia urge the UN member states to resolve the issue of 
unpaid assessed contributions based on the common position of 
the successor states according to the principles of general 
international law and today known facts that are: 
 
-During 1991-1992, the Socialist Fender Republic of 
Yugoslavia, which was a founding member of the United Nations 
in 1945, underwent a process of dissolution and ceased to 
exist (SC/Res/777/92 and UNGA/RES/47/1/1992, 
 
-It is known that on the following dates the successor states 
proclaimed their independence or proclaimed their new state: 
that is, for Slovenia: 25 June 1991; Macedonia: 17 September 
1991; Croatia 8 October 1991; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6 March 
1992; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro): 
27 April 1992. 
 
-After the extensive review of all pertaining financial 
documentation to the account of SFRY the accurate unpaid 
assessed contributions amount to $784,545. 
 
-Each of the successor states commit itself to remit the 
equitable proportion of the amount of the outstanding 
contributions of the SFRY in accordance with the proportions 
set forth and agreed in the Agreement on Succession Issues 
(Vienna, 29 June 2001). 
 
-Outstanding amount that exceeds the amount that could be 
considered outstanding by the successor states should be 
reversed in the books and records of the UN. 
 
-The above resolution of the issue of unpaid assessed 
contributions of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
would represent the final solution of the issue. 
 
¶3. ACTION REQUEST: The Fifth Committee is expected to debate 
a resolution on this topic this Fall.  USUN requests guidance 
on how to proceed given the large disparity in the amount 
between the Secretariat's report (A/60/140) that notes the 
successor states should be assessed $16,135,838 and the 
successor states view that they only owe $784,545. END REQUEST 
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