[1] The council began by reaffirming that Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (known as Sector East) were integral parts of Croatia and that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms was important.

Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, it was decided that UNTAES would operate in the three regions for an initial period of a year with both military and civilian components.

[2] 14 days after the date on which demilitarisation was to be completed, a review would take place on the willingness of the parties to implement the Basic Agreement.

[3] The Security Council that the military component of UNTAES would consist of an initial force of up to 5,000 personnel with the following mandate:[4] It was also decided that the civilian component would have the following mandate:[4] UNTAES would monitor compliance of the parties with the agreement, respect for human rights and promote an atmosphere of confidence.

Finally, the resolution concluded by asking the Secretary-General to consider ways in which Croatia could contribute to the cost of UNTAES.