Zagreb, 22nd February 1996
Dear Dr. Cox,

        Thank you for the concern for your colleague Dr. Marijan Jošt of 
the Agricultural Institute in Krizevci, University Zagreb.I am writing to 
you in order to inform you of the present situation about Dr.Jošt and his 
professional status. Dr. Jošt has been given his previous post at the 
Agricultural Institute in Krizevci after the legal court's decision (the 
last court decision dated 30th March 1995) that he should be returned to 
work at the Institute. However, Dr. Jošt is not satisfied with the fact 
that the same Dean that was at the head of the Institute when he got 
suspended remained at the same function, so Dr. Jošt is trying to remove 
the present Dean from his post. Dr. Jošt would like to return to his post 
if the present Dean would be replaced. 

        Dr. Marijan Jošt is an internationally recognized scientist, but 
has difficulties in achieving a full and fruitful cooperation with his 
colleagues and superiors. In the end the matter comes to the fact that 
legally speaking Dr.Jošt has been given his previous post, but is still 
engaged in legal suits and similar non-scientific work. 

        I see no way to intervene in this matter, since legally and 
administratively the Ministry of Science and Technology has done everything 
that was in its power to settle the dispute at the Agricultural Institute 
between Dr. Jošt and other members of the mentioned institution.

        I sincerely hope that I have managed to bring you closer to this 
complicated and regretful issue. Thank you very much for the care that you 
have shown for this Croatian scientist.

                                            
                          NOTICE: In the name of Minister Dr.I.Kostović,
                                  the letter was signed by Dr. R. Fuchs.
To:                         
Thomas S. Cox, Research Geneticist
Department of Agronomy
Throckmorton Hall
Kansas State University