21.   Soon, Cuny was briefing the reporter in Zagreb, where he sought support for an ambitious plan to restore utilities to Sarajevo.

22.   The truce can only take effect, however, if utilities are fully restored to besieged Sarajevo.

23.   The truce can only take effect, however, if utilities are fully restored to the besieged capital, Sarajevo.

24.   Truce terms say that Sarajevo utilities must be restored before the cease-fire takes effect.

25.   U.S. officials already have acknowledged the Tuesday deadline might have to be stretched if utilities are not restored by then.

26.   Utilities have been restored.

27.   Boutros-Ghali also expressed appreciation for UNPROFOR efforts to restore utilities to Sarajevo, making it possible for the ceasefire to go into effect.

28.   But officials held out little hope the utilities would be restored soon.

29.   The truce, brokered last week by US mediator Richard Holbrooke, includes a clause allowing for a postponement of an end to fighting until the utilities are restored.

30.   UN efforts to restore utilities to the capital have made little headway.