European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday february 27,1988 Busey replies to soviet statement  Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy nato s senior offi cer in Southern Europe warned Friday about misleading information put out recently by the soviet defense minister. General Yazoo while commenting on Overall Force comparisons Between nato and the Warsaw pact in Europe reportedly stated that the numerical Edge in Warsaw pact forces in Central Europe is offset by nato superiority in South Ern Europe said . Navy  b. Busty commander of Allied forces Southern Europe. I would certainly like to have such a superiority Busty said but added that he docs not have such an advantage be cause troop strength has not changed in recent years. Busty made his remarks during a sem Inar on Security in the Central and West pm Mediterranean sponsored by the at lactic club of Compana a new addition to the Atlantic committee of Taly. The dozen Atlantic clubs throughout Italy arc com prised of prominent citizens dedicated to promoting nato and its goals. To Back up his statement Busey cited the numbers of Warsaw pact forces that could be thrown into Battle against his nato forces. Up to the equivalent of 17 Warsaw pact divisions could be employed against the eight italian divisions in northeastern Italy. Up to 34 Warsaw pact divisions can be made available in the area North of Greece and turkish Thrace against nato s 25 divisions. Twenty Warsaw pact divisions could be committed against Eastern Turkey where the turkish army retains eight divisions. Similarly nearly 1,000 nato combat aircraft face nearly 2,450 aircraft of the Warsaw pact. Even with planned external reinforce ments which will take time to deploy this balance does not shift significantly Busey said. Certainly not enough to change the numerical balance in our  Busty told the audience the West can maintain a credible defense posture Only fits defense is Strong throughout the entire area covered by the Atlantic treaty. Though Many pundits would have you believe the Southern Region pales in significance to Europe s Central Region i believe strongly quite otherwise he  said that for a number of Rea sons Continental Europe cannot afford to lose the Southern Region and with it control of the Mediterranean. He said that if the Southern flank were weak or destabilized the soviets would be Able to concentrate More forces against Central Europe. Busey said ground based air defense is not adequate in the Southern Region nor is the area s ability to interdict soviet attack aircraft. The last thing i would like to see Isth departure of f 16s from the Southern Region Busey said in an obvious refer ence to the undecided Fate of the 401st tac fighter Wing with its 72 f-16 Jet fighters at Torrejon a Spain. Because of Spanish demands the jets will have to be withdrawn from Torr Jon near Madrid within the next three years. The 401st Wing is now one of the strongest capabilities of its Type on the Southern flank. The immediate availability of versatile and reliable aircraft like the f-16s provides my air commander that right mixture of flexibility find strength needed to enhance deterrence at the moment required Busey said. Ambassador Henning Wegener nato s assistant Secretary general for political affairs told the gathering that member nations of nato s Southern Region have a dangerous degree of Over dependence on the United states. He said such dependence does not put their common defense interests in Good Stead. He cited recent cuts in the . De sense budget and trends in american Public opinion to make a Case that cur rent Levels of american support in the Region should not be counted on in the future. This is not the time for exaggerated demands on the american Treasury or overdrawn restrictions on the uses to which facilities granted to the . Can be put wig incr told the gathering. I news briefs Shultz meets with israelis to promote Mideast talks Jerusalem Jupi four More palestini ans were killed in the occupied territories As Secretary of state George Shultz began Friday his quest for direct talks which would satisfy All the factions in the israeli government palestini ans and the  met for nearly 2vi hours with israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir and then talked with foreign minister Shimon Peres and had a working luncheon with defense minister Yitzhak  Shamir and Peres described the talks As  both said More talks will be needed. Letter writer admits causing damage to trucks Stuttgart is a letter writer has claimed responsibility for planting incendiary devices that damaged trucks monday morning at Cooke Barracks in gripping in according to German police  spokesman Herbert Furcho said the let Ter arrived in nearby Stuttgart on tuesday. Ii was postmarked in Nurnberg and came Here he said declining to divulge the contents. Four of the incendiary devices placed on four trucks ignited about 5 . Monday in a co c,299th support in motor Pool causing about $3,000 damage mostly to one truck. Copter from Page i a hip fracture and a third was in Good condition with a broken leg and cuts on his face. Four soldiers who had been initially taken to Park land late thursday were moved to Brooke army medi Cal Center in san Antonio but one died shortly after arrival a spokesman said Friday. Fort Hood soldiers Paul Stroud and Calvin Turner were in serious condition at Harris methodist Hospital in fort Worth Early Friday said spokeswoman Mandy goad. The ch-47d, which has a troop capacity of 44, is a modernized version of earlier models of the Chinook which was used in Vietnam. Investigators who conducted an inquiry into the Mannheim crash blamed it on clogged Oil jets in the transmission which caused the Pinion gear Assembly to  in the Honduras Accident a transmission bearing failed on a ch-47d taxiing to a refuelling depot. The failure caused one of the copter s main rotors to Stop turning the other Rotor began hitting it and the Heli copter Tore itself apart. The Chinook s main rotors mesh As they turn and therefore must be synchronized. Panama from Page 1 told americans to keep a Low profile during any unrest. The White House called for Noriega s resignation after his indictment in Florida on feb. 5. Delvalle s attempt to oust Noriega announced in a nationwide broadcast thursday night received immediate backing from the United states. At this time we want to reiterate our unqualified support for civilian constitutional Rule in Panama Fitzwater said. But Noriega and his supporters moved quickly. The National Assembly was called into session although opposition lawmakers in the 67-Mcmbcr legislature boycotted the i . Meeting. Both Dflvalle and vice president Roderick Esquivel were removed from office. Noriega who says he is innocent of All charges did not comment publicly on the events. The . Indictments accuse Noriega of using his authority to let colombian drug traffickers use Panama As a base for smuggling cocaine and marijuana into the United states. The charges said Noriega received a healthy Kickback from drug profits. Soils Palma 71, will fill out the current presidential term which ends in october 1989. Elections Are scheduled for May 1989. Panama has been rocked by protests since june when Noriega s former second in command retired col. Robert Diaz Herrera publicly charged the general with activities ranging from drug trafficking to the assassination of political opponents. Diaz her Acra specifically accused Noriega of assassinating Gen. Omar Torrijos the panamanian Leader who died in an unexplained plane crash in 1981. Relations Between the United slates and Panama have deteriorated since june. Scam from Page 1 taken into custody by German police. The wives arc not in custody. German police spokesman Walter a Fihler said Friday that 25 filipinos Are under investigation in the fun area. He said four people arc in jail waiting to be sent Back to the Philippines for having unauthorized sofa Stamps. The stamp identifies its bearer As a military1 dependent or civilian employee living overseas As a result of his or her relationship with a nato country armed services. A filipino married to an american  legitimately could have the sofa stamp in a filipino passport. The stamp would appear to give an illegal alien at least partial residency stat us. Other charges against the 15 enlisted soldiers most of whom Are cos in clude allowing filipino citizens to live in government quarters without authorization and illegally transferring tax free goods. The military communities of Nurnberg and Ansbach join the list of . Communities embroiled in the growing problem of illegal aliens har bored by service members in government quarters. The problem first came to lighting Wiesbaden Heidelberg Frankfurt and Darmstadt late last year As a result of German immigration authorities crack ing Down on illegal aliens working i Germany. The aliens usually were work ing As housekeepers or baby Sitters for americans. Shea noted that some of the Nurnberg and Ansbach cases differ from those in other communities because the illegal aliens were just living with relatives who arc the spouses of . Service members. However they were still illegal under German Law. In a Schaffenburg illegal aliens have been using fake status of forces documents to work on the German Economy and avoid deportation police said recently. A Schaffenburg German police officials Otto Pfeiffr and Joachim Hufgard said that in november they began picking up filipinos who had the Stamps in their passports or letters to the same effect. By the end of the month we found 22 with the stamp Pfeifler said. We also discovered All of them had worked for the Mcdonald s restaurant in downtown  Hufgard said the filipinos were All properly registered with the labor and health insurance authorities and were paying All i hair taxes. The hitch was that they were not entitled to such a stamp. We turned the matter Over to the local army criminal investigation come Hufgard produced a photocopy of the stamp from an illegal alien s passport that was signed by a sergeant supposedly with the 178th personnel service co in a Schaffenburg. Pfeiffer said he was told by the army s criminal investigation come that the name on the stamp was false. Military officials declined to comment on the authenticity of the Stamps. They did not say if anyone had been taken into custody in a Schaffenburg for improperly issuing the Stamps. A spokesman for the Schaffen bunk Community said military police authorities were aware of the problem and were investigating the matter. Pfeiffer said it also was possible for filipinos to order new bogus passports from Manila by phone. You Call and Tell them what name you want on the passport Send $300 to $400 plus a photo and you get the pass port in about 10 working Days. There s a gang in Frankfurt that has phony entry and leave Date Stamps for updating passes Pfeiffer said. Meanwhile service members in Wurzburg have until monday to turn themselves in to authorities who Are of Fering limited amnesty to those Harbor ing illegal aliens. In Hanau a state funded support group for crime victims said earlier this month that following raids on . Mili tary housing More than 300 illegal aliens mostly filipinos were on the streets