A land corridor was successfully opened from the Croatian port of Split to Sarajevo on July 29.

The Argus will leave with the helicopters on board next week and is expected to take seven days to reach the Croatian port of Split.

For the 30-year-old air liaison officer with the British force in the Croatian port of Split has introduced a novel way to get around.

British forces, which may land at Croatian ports, would be responsible for patrolling western Bosnia, and the French the southern part of the country.

Holloway said the Ilyushin aircraft had been able to take off safely and land at the Croatian port of Split.

Until today a single ship carried food and other supplies daily to Dubrovnik from the Croatian port of Split, up the coast.

He spoke by telephone from the Croatian port of Dubrovnik.

The mothers and children in the convoy, which was headed for the Croatian port of Split, are ethnically mixed, officials said.

In order to blockade this area, the Yugoslav Navy tightened its control on the main sea lanes from other Croatian ports.

Britain signaled the beginnings of a new policy today, dispatching two gun batteries to the Croatian port of Split.