European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday. May 30,1989 Bush proposes 20% . Troop Cut from Page 1 leeway that they Haven t had Bush said. However nato foreign ministers including Secretary of state James Baker worked late into the night attempting to resolve the Short Range missile dispute after the working group failed to reach agreement. Specifically the president s four Point plan proposed a ceiling on . And soviet ground and air forces stationed Between the at lactic Ocean and the soviet ural mountains of about 275,000 each. It would require the soviets to reduce their forces in Eastern Europe by about 325,000, Bush said. Warsaw pact and nato ceilings of 20,000 each on the number of tanks 28.000 for each Side on the number of armoured troop carriers and ceilings rang ing from 16,500 to 24,000 on artillery pieces. The weapons would be destroyed once they were Cut. That each Side would be obliged to reduce and destroy to a level of 15 per cent below current inventories the num Ber of land based combat aircraft an helicopters including attack and assault transport. That agreement on a conventional arms treaty be reached within six to 12months, with the reductions ultimately accomplished by 1992 or 1993. The so Viet Union. Bush noted has set a target Dale of 1997 As its goal for an agreement. Bush noted that although both sides would Lake significant cuts the East would lose its current advantage in conventional forces. Bush described the plan As a Challenge to if soviet president Mikhail Gorba Chev is sincere about wanting to reduce the threat of War in Europe. I believe the Alliance should act Deci sively now to take advantage of this extraordinary Opportunity Bush said. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl supported the Bush proposal inflowing terms and West German officials took the unusual step of releasing the entire text of what Kohl said to other government leaders. With his great initiative for rapidly reducing conventional arms. President Bush has today payed the Way for further Success of our Alliance Kohl said. Congratulate him on this farsighted step with which he has once More impressively affirmed the United states Lead  British prime minister Margaret Thatcher called the Bush plan far reach ing and said it had transformed the Summit British sources said. Thatcher however urged that the Alli Ance use caution during the period i which Bush s proposed troop and conventional weapons cuts would be negotiated with the soviets. Democracies often have far too much of a tendency to Compromise wit forces that could destroy  Thatcher said adding that she is not convinced Gorbachev has his country headed Down a Road of Reform from which there is no turning Back. We should not ignore the passivity of the soviet people the prime minister said. They might not have the taste or the capacity for  Bush said he was very very pleased with the response by the allies we be had widespread. Consultations. And the answer is yes by our nato members he said. Bush who met with nato european commander Gen. John Calvin on Mon Day morning also said the plan had the full backing of the . Military. British and French sources however said they had concerns about whether nuclear capable aircraft vital to the two countries strategic postures were in Cluck in the proposal. And in proposing that nato adopt the Bush plan Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney called for 60 to 90 Days of discussion before sending a final recommendation to Vienna. The president defended his decision to go after reductions in conventional forces while seeking to delay negotiations Over Short Range nuclear missiles saying the soviet conventional imbalances rep resented the most urgent problem and the most  but Bush said he did not foresee a time when the United states would not have nuclear forces in Europe. We need the concept of flexible response he said referring to nato military strategy calling for escalation from conventional to nuclear forces As needed. Kohl made no mention of the Short Range missile dispute and a West Ger Man government spokesman said the Chancellor was determined that the sum Mit be successful although he did not spell out the minimum accomplishments needed to consider it a Success. In the face of developments in Cen trial Eastern and Southeastern Europe i would be a grave mistake not to Send out a Clear message from Brussels the spokesman quoted Kohl As saying. A senior West German government official said Bush s plan May make it easier to find a Compromise since the proposal could Speed up Progress at the conventional talks in Vienna a prerequisite for . Agreement on Short Range reductions. Thatcher however told the leaders that it might take considerable time to achieve the military cuts envisioned by Bush and that during that period the Alliance needs a nuclear deterrent and must keep it up to Date where Nec  Thatcher left the door open to one Day reconsidering her position but Only if a Good Deal of reduction in conventional forces has been  a Small group of protesters stood across the Street from the heavily guarded nato Complex to Greet Bush s arrival. The group included 12 japanese Buddhist monks who beat Drums and carried a sign Reading nato bloc 40 years is  the two Days of talks opened with an address by nato Secretary general Manfred of incr who said the key to successful management of East West re lations is the successful management of West West  Only if we remain United will we de Termine events. Divided even with All our Success we will be the victims of events determined by  referring to Gorbachev s Domestic re forms we incr said the East is turning to the  but he warned Summit leaders against putting their Trust in Gorbachev s Good intentions. The West faces a formidable and unpredictable military Power As our neighbor he said and while we do not need permanently to suspect his intentions we cannot build our Security on the Assumption of his permanent Good  we need to provide conventional and nuclear weapons at a level which supports the indivisibility of our Alli Ance s Security. Nuclear weapons arc the ultimate guarantor of a War prevention strategy. Conventional weapons have Abad historical record in this  Bush also used his address to push Summit leaders toward lifting sanctions imposed against the soviet Union when it sent troops to Afghanistan in 1979. The president said the United states was now ready to allow More exports of technology to the soviets. Contributing to 1mb report stall writers Randy moan and Joseph Owen in Brussels news briefs soviet legislator resigns to give seat to Yeltsin Moscow a communist Maverick Boris n. Yeltsin who was denied a seat on the supreme soviet Over the weekend won a Posi Tion on the new standing legislature monday when a siberian professor resigned in his favor. The Congress of people s deputies allowed Al Xci Kaz Annik to step Down and give his seat to Yeltsin who garnered the largest popular vote of any candidate when he won a scat on the Congress in March. Over the weekend the con Gress chose from among its members to form the supreme soviet. Through a quirk in the election procedure Yeltsin the former Moscow party Boss and populist candidate finished last on a list of 12 candidates for 11 russian federation seats in one of the two Chambers of the supreme soviet. He was therefore Defeated despite his having received More than 50 percent of the votes cast by his fellow deputies. E. German Border guard climbs Fence into Bavaria Coburg West Germany a a 20-year old East German Border guard abandoned his weapon and clambered Over a steel mesh Fence to escape into West Germany police reported monday. The incident occurred near the bavarian City  a statement to the news Media. Bavarian Border police said the Soldier waited until his supervisor was temporarily gone then abandoned his sub machine gun and climbed Over the steel mesh Fence to  the escape occurred on Friday police  said the East German Soldier was in uniform but did not identify him by name or provide other details. . Reflects on sacrifices made by nation s War dead by the associated press flags adorned a Highway in Rural Nebraska and a me Morial to Vietnam veterans was dedicated in Baltimore As the nation paused to Honor its War dead on the memorial Day weekend. Gov. Michael s. Dukakis of Massachusetts attended a ceremony monday in Beaufort s.c., to Bury the remains of 19 Black Union soldiers missing in action since 1863. The remains arc believed to be those of members of the54th Massachusetts regl the first Black regiment in the nation s history. This is a very very interesting chapter of american history not one most Are familiar with Dukakis said after he arrived for the ceremony. This Issue of Black men fighting for the Union army was highly controversial at the time. I m proud to say they were supported by the people of  revellers enjoying the Start of the summer vacation season flocked to Parks and beaches sunday. Thousands attended the Jambalaya Jam festival in Philadelphia while hundreds lined a Beach in Wildwood n.j., to watch the East coast stunt Kite festival. In Many places however traditional observances were altered to provide moments of solemn reflection on the sacrifices made by americans who lost their lives in War time. In new York several thousand people stood quietly Asa fireworks display ended with a Lone Bugle playing taps while a Barge off South Street seaport was Enve loped in red smoke and fire. And there were no parades bands or speeches at a ceremony at Tidewater veterans memorial in Virginia Beach va., where participants received flags bearing the name of a Serviceman who died in combat last year we had speeches and bands said Harold Heischober of the disabled american veterans. This is a Little different. This is the people s Day. The people arc the  plan from Page 1 West of the ural mountains by 325,000. Other aspects of Bush s proposal Call for nato and Warsaw pact reductions in five weapons categories including tanks artillery armoured personnel carriers aircraft and helicopters. If we come to an agreement one . Official said one of the things that we d have to decide within the Alliance is How those cuts Are  nato for example which has about 5,000 aircraft in Europe would have to Cut about 750 aircraft under the proposal an official said. If you count the soviet aircraft properly you re talking about a Cut of thousands on their Side he said. The reduction of 30,000 troops the official said was basically a Strong recommendation by the joint chiefs of staff in looking at the president s desire to move this thing  a news conference earlier in the Day Bush said the cuts make sense in the military Point of View and added that Cost savings were not the reason for the proposal. However he acknowledged that pulling troops out of Europe would be Welcome in an Era of Pentagon budget , the official added would have problems if Bush s plan called for cuts deeper than 30,000 . Troops because you can t Man the Forward line adequately to carry out the fundamental strategy of for Ward  officials said the United states initially was reluctant join Cri propose reductions in aircraft because of  negotiated cuts. Dav1dtahrant