tasks of UNTAES was reform of local police forces in which before the war occurred first inter-ethnic conflicts (see:Battle of Borovo Selo). UNTAES initial problem was to replacement of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia symbols. Since there was resistance to that, compromise was reached where UNTAES with financial support of US Department of Justice bought uniforms without any state features. Croatian government initially refused to begin paying salaries to local police but later agreed to do so since it showed return of Croatian sovereignty and responsibility for region. Second problem was the fact that Croatian government refused to pay salaries in Yugoslav dinar while local police didn't want it in Croatian kuna so in the end it was paid in Deutsche Mark. Management of transitional police forces was functioning on the basis of dualism where on each top position in the region there were two individuals, one from Croatian and one from Serbian community, including double commanders of police forces. Support for UNTAES was provided by Polish Special Police Group that made first arrest of an indicated war criminal who was former mayor of Vukovar. Administration's extensions in July 1996 with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1069 in November 1996 with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1079 in July 1997 with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1120 Subsequent events The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1145 in late 1997 arranged for the United Nations Police Support Group (UNPSG) to take over UNTAES' policing tasks, effectively concluding the UNTAES mission on January 15, 1998. A support group of 180 civilian UN police officers remained to monitor the progress of the Croatian police and oversee the return of the refugees. As additional help to UNTAES mission, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe established OSCE Mission to Croatia whose tasks was to overlook of respect of human and minority rights, return of refugees, formation of public institutions and monitoring of work of civil police. See also List of territories governed by the United Nations Joint Council of Municipalities 1997 Eastern Slavonia integrity referendum References External links Official UNTAES site 1998 disestablishments in Croatia 20th century in Croatia History of Syrmia History of Slavonia History of Baranya (region) 1037 United Nations operations in the former Yugoslavia Joint Council of Municipalities 1996 establishments in Croatia Croatia and the United Nations United States and the United Nations Croatia–United States relations