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Armed forces Good Momma vol. 48, no. 40 saturday May 27. 1989 to a Sundy u 8693 a Bush arrives in Rome for four nation tour 10% troop cuts May be offered from staff and wire reports Rome president Bush arrived Friday night for the Start of a four nation european tour that includes a Summit meeting with leaders of the North Atlantic treaty organization which is embroiled in an arms control dispute that challenges Allied Unity. With the Alliance embroiled in a Battle Over modernizing Short Range nuclear missiles the Washington times reported that Bush planned to use next week s Summit As the stage for announcing a reduction of up to 10 percent in . Troop strength in Europe. But White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said aboard air Force one in route to Rome any ideas in this area would be one the president would want to discuss with the allies he would raise with his partner sat this session before he discusses anything publicly. I am not confirming or denying any  the chairman of the Senate armed services com Mittee sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., told lbs news that a 10 percent reduction is the probable amount of reduction that would occur if the soviet Union accepted the nato proposal on conventional arms control which is now  in Bonn West German government spokesman Herbert Schmulling said we have no official word of such a  about 250,000 . Troops arc stationed in West Germany. A senior . Official at nato said Friday that his office had not been advised of any announcement of troop cuts. A spokesman at nato s military head quarters also said he had no knowledge of an an  remarks prepared for his Landing in Rome. Bush see Bush on Back Page possible cuts Puzzle experts Bidav Odiehl and Chuck v1nch staff writers defense experts on both sides of the Atlantic were puzzled and surprised by news of a possible 10 percent across the Board Cut in . Troops based in Europe. The Washington times on Friday reported that president Bush planned to use the upcoming nato Summit As the stage for announcing a reduction of up to 10 percent of the 321,000 is. Troops in Europe. Diplomatically it makes no sense whatsoever said Marc fielder of the Royal United serv ices Institute for defense studies in London who for the last two years has served As the Institute s Western european Security program researcher. Cuts in european based american troops have always been seen As inevitable but any reduction during the current conventional arms talks in Vienna would be bad timing fielder said. We think it almost inevitable that there will be american troop cuts fielder said but i Hope the Story is not True particularly if the americans arc hoping to put any leverage on the conventional arms talks. If the soviets get any whiff of this that has gone straight out of the  David Fouquet the european editor of Jane defence weekly said unilateral . Cuts do not seem Likely at present noting that the unite states has Long tried to discourage the idea of see Rumor on Back Page Banks mobbed As Dollar takes big Tumble by Randy Mcclain financial writer the Dollar tumbled nearly 4 pfennig against the West German Mark and More than 2 cents against the British Pound Friday sending Scricc members Scurry ing to Community Banks to Chang Money before the lower rates took effect. We re extra Busy said Rose m. Tin tuck manager of the merchants nation Al Bank Branch at the army regional medical Center in Frankfurt West Ger Many. The line was practically wrapped around the Bank. 1 Haven t had much Lime to  tint Crk said her Branch was especially Busy because of Friday s fall in the Dollar and because of the memorial Day weekend. A lot people seem to be going away for the weekend and we re having Strong demand for foreign currency sex  military Exchange rates for the Holiday weekend tumbled along with the value of the Buck on world markets. In West Ger Many for example the Community Bank rate for the memorial Day weekend dropped from 1.98 to 1.94 Marks for a Dollar. Bui the higher rate was available through the close of business Friday which led to those Long lines. The Buck s slide Friday ended a week in which the . Currency topped 2 Marks for several Days. Only heavy intervention by the . Federal Reserve and several european Central Banks plus the threat of higher interest rates in Japan and West Ger Many made the Dollar slip. Late Friday afternoon the Dollar was trading in Europe at 1.9630 Marks and 139.85 yen. Highs for the week had been above 2.01 Marks for a Dollar and nearly 143 yen. One British Pound was Selling for j1.6025 Friday afternoon 2 cents More than the $1.58 that one Pound had Cost a Day earlier. Currency analysts Haven t Given up completely on the Dollar but it May take a while for the Buck to win Back some of the lost ground. It All adds up to a subdued Dollar next week said Tim Fox an economist with London based Midland Montagu. "1 Don t look for it to Bounce Back immediately. There la be More interest in some of the other