41.   He met in Sarajevo with Gen. William Crouch, the new commander of the NATO-led peace force.

42.   He urged the new commanders to fully strive to safeguard the two areas as any disturbances there could have both national and international consequences.

43.   However, officers in the force were still refusing to obey orders earlier this week, saying the new commander could not solve their pay problems.

44.   If anything comes after IFOR, he said, it will have new commanders, a new format and a new mandate.

45.   In addition to making Lt. Gen. Oleksandr Kuzmuk defense minister, Kuchma also appointed a director for the Ukrainian Security Service and several new commanders.

46.   In his address, Feisal said a new commander would not mean changes in strategic planning and policies.

47.   In the briefest of comments to reporters after the ceremony, the new IFOR commander, Lopez indicated he would act no differently.

48.   Indonesian President Suharto greets his new military commander General Wiranto at the presidential palace.

49.   Ivanko said Lt. Gen. Rupert Smith, the new U.N. commander in Bosnia, raised the issue at his meeting with Bosnian Serb authorities east of Sarajevo on Friday.

50.   Karadzic had met earlier at his headquarters in Pale, east of Sarajevo, with the new U.N. commander in Bosnia, Lt. Gen. Rupert Smith of Britain.