11.   Property claims slowing refugee returns.

12.   After much hesitation, Zagreb adopted new procedures aimed at speeding refugee returns last week.

13.   Also Thursday, the government denied charges by a U.S. congressman that the Bahamas was forcing refugees return to their communist homeland.

14.   Although Croat presidency member Kresimir Zubak also said he favored refugee returns, Kinkel was critical of recent Croat actions meant to prevent such repatriation.

15.   Annan taps French government official to administer Kosovo, New Zealand refugee expert to oversee refugee returns.

16.   An official close to the talks said that Farrand expressed impatience with the progress of refugee returns.

17.   Arabs were especially critical of the American proposal that the Palestinians drop their decades-old demand for refugee returns.

18.   Before Western nations were able to mobilize a military intervention force to help the refugees who had fled their camps in Zaire, the refugee return began.

19.   Both Rwanda and Zaire have agreed to a mass refugee return.

20.   Bosnian aid to focus on refugee return and market transition.