▁Nov i ▁Grad . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁September , ▁U . S . ▁diplom at ▁Richard ▁Hol bro oke ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Cro atia ▁Peter ▁W . ▁Gal bra ith ▁met ▁with ▁Cro at ian ▁President ▁Fran jo ▁Tu đ man ▁in ▁Zag reb . ▁Hol bro oke ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁ur ge ▁Tu đ man ▁to ▁stop ▁off ensive ▁operations ▁by ▁the ▁H V ▁in ▁western ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁However , ▁Hol bro oke ▁and ▁Gal bra ith ▁thought ▁the ▁instructions ▁un wise ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁V RS ▁and ▁establish ▁a ▁new ▁military ▁balance ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Hol bro oke ▁also ▁considered ▁that ▁the ▁changing ▁situation ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁allowed ▁him ▁and ▁Gal bra ith ▁to ▁ignore ▁the ▁instructions . ▁Hol bro oke ▁ur ged ▁Tu đ man ▁to ▁capture ▁Sans ki ▁Most , ▁Nov i ▁Grad ▁and ▁P rij edor ▁from ▁the ▁V RS , ▁and ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁quickly , ▁but ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁stop ▁short ▁of ▁capt uring ▁Ban ja ▁Lu ka . ▁Hol bro oke ▁and ▁Gal bra ith ▁considered ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁advantage ous ▁for ▁them ▁and ▁that ▁justice ▁would ▁be ▁served ▁if ▁the ▁V RS ▁lost ▁Ban ja ▁Lu ka , ▁but ▁decided ▁against ▁encourag ing ▁it , ▁fear ing ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁another ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁refuge es ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁or ▁that ▁Cro atia ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁willing ▁to