European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday february 14, heoruary14,1990 e. Germany won t get Solidarity Aid until after its elections Kohl says by de Reavis had failed to get the Solidarity Aid for substituting the East Mark with the we must act  suf writer Worth $6.09 billion to $9.14 billion from West Mark. And on the same Day East inc two leaders also disagreed c Bonn. West Germany West Ger West Germany to support his country s  prepared a,.he Nee recognition of Poland s Wisl Border by de Reavis suit writer Bonn. West Germany West Ger Many will not provide billion of dollars in Solidarity Aid to East Germany until the communist country holds free elections in March. Chancellor Helmut Kohl said tuesday. The West German Leader delivered his message to East German minister presi Dent Hans Modrow after the leaders opened a two Day work meeting in Bonn. Modrow. Who Heads a caretaker government arrived in the West German capital tuesday with 17 Cabinet Mem Bers to discuss details of German unification. It was the second meeting of the two leaders since mid december when they met in Dresden. East Germany. At a news conference. Modrow said he a wort billio t billion Wes sagging Economy. Kohl made it Clear that his govern ment saw no reason to support the care taker government with gifts of Money. But some West germans have predicted that the East German Economy could collapse before the elections. Kohl stressed that the Only Way to save the Economy of East Germany is an eco nomic Union with West Germany and the replacement of the weak East Ger Man Mark with the Strong West German currency. To that end. Kohl said officials from both countries have formed a commis Sion that will begin work on the details next  this Means we will designate a Date of  Germany will hav All the Nec Essary measures for introducing a free Market system in the  the talks will Only consider economic Union in principle because pro democracy forces and rival political parties have effectively forbidden Modrow from com mitting East Germany to the currency plan proposed by Kohl. Kohl said his government would have preferred a slower transition from East Germany s planned Economy to a free Market system. But time is running out he said. Last year 340,000 East germans left the country he said. And this year we already have about 85,000. We must do something to give these peo ple Hope in the future of their country. We must act  the on the re Cornilio f Poland s West Border. Modrow said East Germany has officially recognized the Border. But Kohl said he cannot do so until there is a United Germany and the elected parliament makes the decision. The Border question continues to be a source of irritation Between Poland and West Germany. The poles worry that the germans May attempt to regain parts of Poland that were German before 1945. Modrow s visit comes one Day after thousands of people demonstrated in Leipzig East Germany singing deutschland i incr Allis and demand ing Quick unification. Contrib lung to Hill sport la aug crud Prau in Bonn big four from Page 1 second of the Day. And the two spoke for about 10minutes tuesday. Baker was Rutur Nitsui to Vij Hington later from a nine Day trip that also took him to the soviet Union. Czechoslovakia. Bulgaria and Romania. Three forces arc at work in the no longer secret operation a conviction the soviet Union is beginning to share with the United slates that unification is inevitable. Western desire to keep Germany in nato. Anxiety among people who suffered at Germany s hands in world War ii. Bush administration policy makers arc operating on an Assumption those concerns can be allayed and any aggressive German tendencies diverted by keeping Germany within the 16-Mcmbcr Western Alliance. The plan is called "2-plus-4" because East Germany and West Germany joined by the big four Allied Powers would wort out the formula for the new and stronger  slate department officials outlined the strategy to reporters Here. East Germany would become a Sovereign Power after National elections arc held in mid March. Almost immediately the Warsaw pact ally of the soviet Union would begin working with West Ger Many to plan the Legal economic and political foundation of a merged  the decisions that would be theirs to make would be the size of the German  a second stage the big four would delve into Security  most important among them a German role in  the slate department officials speaking on condition their names not be used stressed that no outside Power would have the right to interfere in the Ger mans Sovereign  for the evolving German re unification scenario have been under Way quickly for several weeks even though the subject was not the Sla cd reason for number of meetings Baker has had with world leaders in and Oul of  talked about the Mailer with Hurd and guns Char separately in Washington with Dumas during a refuelling Stop in route to Czechoslovakia and finally with soviet leaders when he reached  outlined his vision for a new Germany in a speech 10 the open skies conference Here tuesday. There was no reference to nato or Germany s association with the Alliance in the future. We Tell All our neighbors what we want to unite the Federal Republic of Germany West German the German democratic Republic Easl Germany and the whole of Berlin no less and no More. We do not have Crri sorial claims against any of our neighbors guns Char  said the germans seek unification out of responsibility for european peace and we seek it As a Contr Bulion to Sla bitty in  obliquely to world War ii the foreign mini scr said. We germans now follow the path of Unity for which we waited for decades we Are aware of the historical dimension of this  German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Gunsch or fico to Moscow last saturday to lobby for unification with East Germany. Panama invasion troops All Back in . Washington a the United states has completed withdrawal of the military Force Hal invaded Panama on dec. 20, the White House said tuesday. The . Troop strength in Panama is at 13,504, below the 13,597 stationed in the Central american nation before the invasion said presidential press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater. More than 14,000 troops had been rushed from bases in the United states for the invasion. While the troop Levels have fluctuated by a few thousand Over re cell years the 13,000 level is consid ered in the Normal Range he said. Thai includes How Ever the 2,000 extra personnel president Bush Scollo Panama following an election last May 7 that was in validated by now deposed Gen. Manuel Antonio no Riega. The efforts of All the . Military personnel in Panama were key to helping put Panama on the Road to democracy Filz Walcer Lold reporters. The presi Dent commends the efforts of these Brave men an women. Their task is something of which All men and women should be  the Panama invasion resulted in the combat deaths of 23 . Soldiers and the wounding of 324, with 314 panamanian troops killed and 124 wounded Accord ing to Pentagon figures. In addition 202 civilians were killed in inc fighting. The uni cd states has no plans to withdraw ils per Mannl Force in Panama. However the troops Are shifting their emphasis from the traditional one of con Cen Raling on the Panama canal to helping train a new National police Force for Panama. Noriega s panamanian defense forces was of acc Lively Pul out of business by the invasion and his ouster but thousands of ils members have signed up for the new police Force. Filz Walcer said inc number of . Troops will Likely continue to fluctuate in the years to come. Mandela from Page 1 said that the renewed violence has been linked to the raised political temperature created by or. Mandela s release and his statement Hal the. Armed so Ruggly would  his nearly 30-minute speech Mandela also called for a non racial by slim of education and urged Chil Dren to attend school sow clo schools were virtually deserted because pupils were Laking part in the celebrations school officials said. Tens of thousands of adults stayed away from work to Welcome Mandela officials said. Go Back to your schools churches mines and communities and build on inc massive Energy of recent events in our country Mandela said. He addressed inc White Security forces whom he said Many Blacks now saw As an instrument of repress  Call on the police to abandon apartheid he said. Join in the March to new South Africa where you also have a  remarks aimed at quelling White fears he said i Sla cd in 1964 Hal i and the Anc Are As oppose to Black domination As we Are to while domination. 1 Musl accept that our statements. Arc not enough to allay the fears of the while  new South Africa has to eliminate hatred and suspicion caused by apartheid and substitute it with peace the crowd Sang god bless Africa in rolling Ca Dences As Mandela stood on a podium at one end of inc Field. He raised his fist in inc air As he joined in inc Anthem of the anti apartheid  said the thought of returning to sow clo had helped him endure his Long years in prison. During the last 27 years he said i looked for Ward to when 1 would come Back to an area which i regard As my  the speech two helicopters swooped Down on the Field and took Mandela his family and aides to a smaller stadium in Soweto. From there he drove in a motorcade to the Model four room Brick House he lived in before his arrest. 2 gis convicted on robbery charges Karlstedt. West Germany is two infantrymen assigned to the 2nd army div fwd have been convict cd of robbery and attempted robbery of Ger Man civilians. Pvt. 2 Joseph r. Lutes. 21. And pfc. John d. Tem Pleman jr., 22, were convict cd of All copling to Rob a German civilian in Bremen on dec. 23. The first Vic Lim had no Money so inc iwo robbed another German of about 170 Marks about $ 105. Lules of Hawthorne calif., pleaded guilty to both charges. He was sentenced to four years in jail reduce lion to the lows so enlisted Grade a dishonourable Dis charge and forfeit lure of All pay and allowances. Templeman a native of Guthrie Center Iowa pleaded not guilty to Bolh charges. He was sentenced to three years in jail a bad conduct discharge reduction to inc lowest enlisted Grade and forfeiture of All pay and allowances. They were convicted in general courts martial thursday in Karlstedt. Both soldiers were Bradley fighting vehicle Crew men assigned to d co i sign 41 is inf. In a Separ Alc Case a special court martial thursday found a 2nd army div fwd Soldier guilty of posses Sion of hashish with in Cal to Distri but and with re sisting apprehension. Pfc. Jean e. Gabriel 25, was sentenced to four months in jail Rcd Clion to the lowest enlisted Grade a bad conduct discharge and forfeiture of $482 per month for four months. The artillery Crew member from port a Prince Haili was assigned to c Bury 4lh in 3rd Field arty