Balkan Peace Team (Minden)
Archives
Period 1993-2001
Total size 8.75 m.
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History
The Balkan Peace Team started in 1993 as a joint project by
a number of organizations including the Bund für soziale Verteidigung
(Germany), International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), Peace Brigades
International (PBI) and War Resisters International (WRI) after receiving
requests from Croatia and Kosovo for an international presence; from 1994 to
2001 the team worked for the peaceful resolution of conflict in former
Yugoslavia by involving international volunteers in work with local peace and
human rights groups; the project aimed at nonviolent conflict resolution, civil
society development, co-operating with and encouraging development of NGOs and
human rights advocacy, supporting local activists and providing an
international presence where needed; the member organizations closed down the
team in April 2001.
Content
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Balkan Peace Team 1994-2000; minutes
of the coordinating committee 1993-1999; documents concerning the coordinating
committee 1993-2001; correspondence of the coordinating committee with persons
and organisations; documents concerning the member organisations, the Alert
Network and other organisations; personal files concerning volunteers;
documents concerning fundraising, public relations and internal communication;
documents and files concerning the activities of Otvorene Oči (Open Eyes), the
croatian branch of BPT, including reports, files concerning housing and
evictions and other subjects 1994-1999; documents concerning activities of BPT
in Kosovo and former Yugoslavia.
Processing information
Inventory made
by Bernard Mantel in 2004
INTRODUCTION
Historical overview
In 1993 a number of organizations,
including the Bund für soziale Verteidigung
(Federation for Social Defence) (Germany), the
International Fellowship of Reconciliation
(IFOR), Peace Brigades International
(PBI) and War Resisters'
International (WRI), received requests from
Croatia and Kosovo for an international presence. A joint project was formed,
the Balkan Peace Team, which in the end had eleven member organizations.
The first team arrived in Croatia in February 1994, using the local name
Otvorene Oči (Open Eyes) with volunteers both in northern
Croatia (Zagreb and later Karlovac) and in Split. The presence in Croatia ended
when the team closed in December 1999. In its work the team tried to apply
methods of nonviolent conflict resolution, stimulated human rights and made
contacts with international organizations and made liaisions between local and
international organizations. When parts of Croatia came back under government
control after military action in the summer of 1995, Otvorene Oči monitored the
situation in those regions.
From its beginning in 1994, the Balkan
Peace Team in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (BPT-FRY) focused on
supporting dialogue between Serbs and Albanians trying to strengthen civil
society within Kosovo. From 1994 to 1999, BPT centered its efforts in the
region on networking - visiting regularly with local NGOs, learning about their
needs, offering information on international resources, and always listening
carefully for opportunities to build links across ethnic lines. The BPT had
bases in both Belgrade and Pristina, but in March 1999, the impending war
situation made it impossible for the team members in the field to carry out
their work, so they temporarily left the region. When the war eventually ended
and Kosovo came under UN authority, the team returned to Pristina and later set
up a programme in the southern province of Dragash.
General policy
decisions concerning the Balkan Peace Team were taken in the General Assembly
in which the member organizations participated. The daily guidance newas
conducted by the Coordinating Committee. Its International Office was located
in Minden, Germany.
In the course of 2001 the BPT had more difficulty
maintaining the resources and organizational structure to meet het demands of
the field situation. The member organizations decided to close down the Balkan
Peace Team in April 2001.
INVENTORY
General
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1-3
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Minutes of the General
Assembly.
1994-2000. 3 folders.
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1
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1994-1999.
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2-3
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2000.
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4-5
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Minutes of the Coordinating
Committee.
1993- 1999. 2 folders.
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4
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1993-1995.
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5
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1996-1999.
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6-14
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Documents concerning the
General Assembly and the Coordinating Committee.
1993-2001. 8 boxes and 2 folders.
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6
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June 1993-October
1994.
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7
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October 1994-January
1995.
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8
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January-May
1995.
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9
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May-October
1995.
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10
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October 1995-April
1996.
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11
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April-December
1996.
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12
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1997-September
2000.
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13
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September-December
2000. (folder).
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14
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2001.
(folder).
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15-19
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General correspondence with
persons.
1993- 2000. 4 folders and 1 box.
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15
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A-B.
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16
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C-E.
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17
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F-G.
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18
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H-V. (box).
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19
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W-Z.
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20-23
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General correspondence with
organizations.
1993- 2000. 4 folders.
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20
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A-B.
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21
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C-H.
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22
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I-O.
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23
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P-Z.
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24
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Lists with addresses.
1993-2000. 1 box.
Particular
Organization
Member
organizations
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25
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Correspondence with member
organizations.
1999. 1 folder.
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26
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Documents concerning the
Austrian Peace Service (Österreichische
Friedensdienst).
1994- 2001. 1 folder.
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27
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Documents concerning the
Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS).
1995-2000. 1 folder.
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28-29
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Documents concerning the
Bund für soziale Verteidigung.
1993-2001. 2 folders.
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30
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Documents concerning
Eirene.
1996- 2000. 1 folder.
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31
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Documents concerning the
Fellowship of Reconciliation, England/Sweden.
1999. 1 folder.
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32
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Documents concerning the
Helsinki Citizens Assembly.
1993-1999. 1 folder.
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33
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Documents concerning the
International Fellowship of Reconciliation
(IFOR).
1994-2001.
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34
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Documents concerning the
Mouvement pour une Alternative Non- violente and the
Mennonites from The Netherlands and Germany.
1995-2000. 1 folder.
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35-41
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Documents concerning the
Peace Brigades International.
1993-2000. 7 folders.
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35
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Correspondence.
1993- 1999.
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36-39
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General documents.
1993- 2001.
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40-41
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Country groups.
1993- 1999.
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42
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Documents concerning the
Quaker Peace and Service.
1996-2000. 1 folder.
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43
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Documents concerning the
Stichting Nederland Steunt BPT and the War
Resisters' International.
1993-2000. 1 folder.
Contacts with other
organizations
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44-46
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Documents concerning the
Alert Network.
1994-1996. 3 folders.
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44
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General documents.
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45
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Organizations belonging to
the Alert Network A-G.
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46
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Organizations
H-Z.
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47
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Documents concerning
country-based support groups.
1996- 2000. 1 folder.
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48
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Documents concerning
friendly non-member organizations.
1994- 2000. 1 folder.
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49-51
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Documents concerning
Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst.
1996-2000. 3 folders.
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49
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General documents.
1996- 2000.
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50
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Correspondence.
November 1996.
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51
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Correspondence.
December 1996.
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52-54
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Documents concerning
political relations.
1995- 2000. 3 folders.
Volunteers
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55-58
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Documents concerning the
training of volunteers.
1993- 2000. 2 folders and 2 boxes.
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55
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1993-August
1994. (folder).
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56
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September
1994-January 1995. (folder).
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57
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April
1995-March 1996.
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58
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March
1996-2000.
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59
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General documents concerning
volunteers.
1996- 2001. 1 folder.
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60
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Documents concerning the
assessments and the background of volunteers.
1998-2000. 1 folder.
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61-66
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Files concerning the
volunteers.
1994-2000. 4 folders and 2 boxes.
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61
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A-Be.
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62
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Bj-Bu.
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63
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C.
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64
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D-M. (box).
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65
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P-Va. (box).
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66
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Ve-Z.
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67
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Files concerning pooled
volunteers.
1999- 2000. 1 folder.
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68-69
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Files concerning the
volunteers of the Team Kosovo/a.
1999-2000. 2 folders.
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68
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A.
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69
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B-N.
Finance
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70-72
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Documents concerning
fundraising.
1996- 2000. 1 folder, 2 boxes.
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70
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1996. (folder).
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71
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1996-1998.
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72
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1998-2000.
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73
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Correspondence with donors.
1994-1997. 1 box.
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74-77
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Documents concerning
funding organizations.
1993- 1999. 2 boxes and 2 folders.
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74
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A-G.
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75
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G-S.
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76
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S. (folder).
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77
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T-W. (folder).
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78-80
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Documents concerning car
insurance issues.
1995- 1999. 3 folders.
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81
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Documents concerning the
Heinrich Böll Stiftung.
1994-2000. 1 box.
Public Relations and internal
communication
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82
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Documents concerning the
public relations.
1995- 1998. 1 folder.
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83-84
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Documents concerning the
public relations in various countries.
1995-
1996. 2 folders.
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83
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Great Britain, France, The
Netherlands.
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84
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Italy,
Germany.
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85
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Documents concerning
lectures given by BPT speakers.
1995- 1996. 1 folder.
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86
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Leaflets and circulars.
1993-1999. 1 box.
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87
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Documents concerning the
BPT Newsletter.
1995- 1996. 1 folder.
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88-89
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Field reports concerning
the situation in Croatia and the former republic of Yugoslavia.
1994-1998. 2 folders.
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88
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1994-1995.
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89
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1996-1998.
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90
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Field reports concerning the
situation in Kosovo.
1995- 1998. 1 folder.
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91
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Letters containing
information requests.
1999- 2001. 1 folder.
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92
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Letters containing
invitations to conferences, workgroups, trainings etc.
1999-2001. 1 folder.
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93-95
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Printed e-mails of the
BPT internal mailing list.
1999- 2001. 3 folders.
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93
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August
1999-February 2000.
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94
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March-July
2000.
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95
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August
2000-April 2001.
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96
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Printed e-mails of the
IO-news.
1995-1997. 1 folder.
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97-98
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Printed e-mails of the
mailinglist of the IO-subgroup.
1999- 2000. 2 folders.
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97
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August
1999-July 2000.
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98
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August-November
2000.
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99
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Printed e-mails of the
mailinglist of the discussion concerning Serbia exploration.
2000. 1 folder.
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100
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Printed e-mails of the PR
subgroup and the Training subgroup.
2000. 1 folder.
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101
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Printed e-mails concerning
the BTP newsletter mailing list.
1999- 2001. 1 folder.
Activities and projects in
former Yugoslavia
Croatian Branch of BPT,
Otvorene Oči
General
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102
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Minutes of team summits
of Otvorene Oči (Open Eyes).
1994-1998. 1 folder.
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103-105
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Correspondence.
1994-1999. 2 boxes and 1 folder.
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103
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February
1994-November 1995.
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104
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November
1995-1998.
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105
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1999. (folder).
Organization
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106
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Documents concerning the
preparation of the project.
1993- 1994. 1 folder.
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107
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Documents concerning the
coordination of Otvorene Oči.
1995- 1996. 1 folder.
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108-109
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Documents concerning
the internal organization.
1994- 1998. 2 folders.
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110
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Documents concerning the
closing and evaluation of Otvorene Oči.
November
1999. 1 folder.
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111
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Financial overview.
1996-1997. 1 folder.
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112
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Documents concerning NGO
laws.
1994- 1996. 1 folder.
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113
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Documents concerning the
registration and the obtaining of work permits in Croatia.
1994-1998. 1 folder.
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114
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Handbook and other
information for the use of volunteers.
1997-
1998. 1 folder.
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115-116
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Logbooks.
1995-1996. 2 folders.
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117-118
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Documents concerning
conferences and workshops.
1994- 1996. 2 folders.
Reports
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119-120
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Public reports.
1994-1997. 2 folders.
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121-122
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Reports.
1994-1999. 2 boxes.
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121
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1994-1996.
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121
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1996-1999.
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123
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Six-month reports.
1994-1998. 1 folder.
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124
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Field reports.
1995. 1 folder.
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125-128
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Bi-weekly reports.
1994-1998. 3 folders and 1 box.
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125
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1994-1995.
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126-127
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1996.
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128
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1996-1998. (box).
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129
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Bi-weekly reports from
Split.
1995. 1 folder.
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130-134
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Reports from the
regions in Croatia.
1995- 1999. 5 folders.
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135-136
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Reports by the
European Commission Monitoring Mission
(ECMM).
1997. 2 folders.
Contacts with other
organizations
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137-138
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Documents concerning
the international organizations within the network of Otvorene Oči.
1994. 2 folders.
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137
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Organizations
A-L.
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138
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Organizations
M-Y.
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139
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Documents concerning the
UNHCR.
1998. 1 folder.
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140-143
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Documents concerning
international organizations.
1994- 1999. 3 folders and 1 box.
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144-145
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Directory of
indigenous NGO's building civil society in former Yugoslavia.
1993. 2 folders.
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146
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Documents concerning the
organizations in Bosnia, Croatia and Yugoslavia within the network of Otvorene
Oči.
1994. 1 folder.
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147-150
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Documents concerning
the contacts with local groups and organizations for peace, human rights,
women's rights etc. in Croatia.
1994-1999. 2 folders and 2 boxes.
Regional
activities
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151-152
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Documents concerning
activities in the Krajina Region.
1995- 1996. 2 folders.
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153
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Documents concerning
Kistanje.
1997. 1 folder.
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154
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General public reports
concerning Eastern Slavonia.
1997. 1 folder.
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155-156
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Documents concerning
Eastern Slavonia.
1997- 1998. 2 folders.
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157-158
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Documents concerning
Western Slavonia.
1998. 2 folders.
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159
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Documents concerning the
Banja Luka project.
1999. 1 folder.
Various projects and
subjects
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160
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Human rights reports.
1995-1997. 1 folder.
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161
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Documents concerning
human right issues.
1994- 1999. 1 box.
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162
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Refugee reports.
1997. 1 folder.
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163-166
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Documents concerning
refugees.
1994-1998. 4 folders.
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167
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Documents concerning
returning refugees.
1997- 1999. 1 box.
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168-169
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Documents concerning
housing issues.
1996- 1997. 2 folders.
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170
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Documents concerning
housing and eviction issues.
1994- 1996. 1 folder.
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171-172
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Documents concerning
evictions.
1995-1997. 2 folders.
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173
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Documents concerning
house eviction cases.
1994- 1996. 1 folder.
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174-176
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Documents concerning
house eviction cases in Split.
1994- 1995. 3 folders.
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177-179
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Documents concerning
justice, trials and trial observations.
1995-
1997. 3 folders.
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180
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Trial observation pack
for volunteers.
1997. 1 folder.
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181
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Documents concerning the
dalmatian action trial.
1993- 1996. 1 folder.
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182
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Documents concerning war
crimes trials.
1995- 1997. 1 box.
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183
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Documents concerning
elections in Croatia.
1995- 1997. 1 box.
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184-185
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Documents concerning
nonviolence and conflict resolution.
1994-
1995. 2 folders.
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186
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Documents concerning
security incidents.
1994- 1995. 1 folder.
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187
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Documents concerning
conscientious objection.
1995- 1999. 1 folder.
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188
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Documents concerning the
constitution of Croatia.
1995. 1 folder.
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189-190
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Documents concerning
legal issues.
1996- 1997. 2 folders.
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191-192
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Documents concerning
culture, media and education.
1994- 1996. 2 folders.
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193
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Documents concerning
government initiatives.
1997. 1 folder.
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194
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Documents concerning
pensioners.
1999. 1 folder.
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195-197
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Documents concerning
miscellaneous projects.
1994- 1998. 3 folders.
Documentation
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198
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Articles about Otvorene
Oči.
1994. 1 folder.
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199
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General documentation
about Croatia.
1997. 1 folder.
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200
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Miscellaneous
documentation.
1994-1999. 1 box.
Kosovo and Former Republic of
Yugoslavia
The
Kosovo/FRY-team
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201
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Exploratory team of the
Kosovo/FRY (Former Republic of Yugoslavia) team.
1993-1994. 1 folder.
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202
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Documents concerning the
preparations of the team.
1994- 1995. 1 folder.
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203-205
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Correspondence.
1994-1996. 3 folders.
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203
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1994-1995.
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204
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December
1995-February 1996.
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205
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June-October
1996.
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206-208
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Reports.
1994-1998. 3 folders.
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206
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1994-1995.
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207
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1996.
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208
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1997-1998.
Kosovo projects
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209-210
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Documents concerning
the Kosovo projects.
1994- 1996. 2 folders.
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211
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Documents concerning the
first Kosovo Pilot Project.
November 1994- February
1995. 1 folder.
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212-214
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Correspondence
concerning the second Kosovo Pilot Project.
1995. 3 folders.
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212-213
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April-June 1995.
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214
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June-October
1995.
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215-216
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Reports concerning
the second Kosovo Pilot Project.
1995. 2 folders.
Other projects
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217
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Miscellaneous documents
concerning Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia and the former republic of Yugoslavia.
1994-1996. 1 folder.
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218-220
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Documents concerning
miscellaneous projects in former Yugoslavia.
1994-1996. 3 folders.
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221
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Documentation concerning
the conflict in the Balkans.
1993- 1996. 1 folder.
