many non-serbs were dismissed from their jobs in the period after the takeover. the general tendency is reflected in a decision of the serb regional authorities i.e. crisis staff of the autonomous region of krajina (ark) dated 22 june 1992, which provides that all socially-owned enterprises, joint-stock companies, state institutions, public utilities, ministries of the interior, and the army of the serbian republic may only be held by personnel of serbian nationality.