SLOVENIAN PRESS REVIEW - LJUBLJANA, October 7.,1991 (STA)

Ljubljana, 7 October - DELO: TANK POLITICS - Rome's compliancy, obviously displaying their concern for "the Yugoslav armies' difficult position in Slovenia", and a preparedness to help transport the tanks to the Dubrovnik front, can only be explained by some other secret deal made elsewhere. Boris Jež asserts that Rome has evidently come to the conclusion that Croatia's' military collapse is imminent, and that it is time to establish ties with Belgrade, before the obstinate Milošević decides to ignore promises regarding Istria.