European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes thursday August 9,1990 from Page 1 saudi american moroccan a and even German a soldiers staring at him across the Border he May have Little inclination to move any in what appeared to be an Effort to enlist America s european partners in iraqi sanctions or the saudi defense Effort Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii made plans to meet Friday in Brussels with the foreign ministers of the 5 nato allies in Europe after a Quick consultation trip to Turkey. A defense department sources who spoke on Condi lion of anonymity said they expected army troops from several Points to be sent to saudi Arabia. The sources said the units arc expected to include the xviii airborne corps from fort Bragg . The 24lh div much from fort Stewart a and the 101st airborne div from fort Campbell by. The units comprise the Core of the nations rapid deployment Force. A congressional source said Bush also had decided to Send f-15 and f-16 fighters and Tanker aircraft to the area from bases in the United Stales to beef up the Force of Navy fighters being assembled in the Region. The Carrier Saratoga and four escort ships steamed out of Mayport naval station in Florida tuesday on a week Long voyage to join the carriers Eisenhower and Independence in the Mediterranean. The battleship Wisconsin was also scheduled to leave Norfolk va., for the area. Sen. Claiborne Pell r.-r.l., chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee said the reported deployment would amount to a a Clear signal of our commitment to defend saudi Arabia from a possible iraqi defense Secretary Dick Cheney was in Egypt tuesday to seek that county a cooperation. He later travelled to Morocco to discuss the situation with King. Hassan. His whirlwind tour had begun with a Stop in saudi Arabi Fitzwater said Bush told his Cabinet a that he views the iraqi troops lined up in Kuwait facing saudi Arabia As a threat to United states interests.�?�. The spokesman also reported that in a tense two hour session monday Between Saddam and the highest ranking american official in Iraq embassy charge do affaires Joseph Wilson Quot Saddam indicated he had no intention of leaving Kuwait and had every indication of claiming it As his own Quot the iraqi Leader underscored that Reading tuesday a Bill Sherwin a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune ., Waves american and Irish flags tuesday As he and his unit Board a Navy transport in route to a six month deployment in the Mediterranean. In a message Over Baghdad radio in which he defended the invasion As necessary to Correct a flawed regional Borders Quot drawer up by colonial Powers. Elsewhere venezuelan president Carlos Andres Perez promised to do everything he could to make up the 4.5 million barrel a Day shortfall in Oil stemming from iraqis invasion of Kuwait an administration official travelling with vice president Dan Quayle said. Quayle met Perez while both were in Bogota Colombia for the inauguration of Cesar Gaviria As president. Perez was quoted As telling Quayle that Venezuela and other open Stales were working to stabilize Oil agreed Price of $21 a $29 a barrel since the prices at or near the cartels a barrel. The Price has soared to invasion. Meanwhile state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said the 28 americans picked up monday by iraqi troops in Kuwait have turned up in a Baghdad hotel but a Are not being allowed to american officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the United states is discussing with Iraq a plan to allow some of the estimated 500 americans in that country to leave by Road through Jordan within a Day or two. A senior iraqi official made similar from Page 1 would comply with a . Security Council vote monday ordering Broad economic sanctions against Iraq to pressure it to withdraw from Kuwait. Many countries including the United states had already declared an embargo on iraqi products including Oil. Turkish officials said monday that the reduced Market for iraqi Oil had forced Iraq to close one turkish pipeline and Cut to 7tr percent the capacity of the other. M he met be Leeiler turkish stale minister in charge of Oil affairs said Iraq would be allowed to continue pumping through the second pipeline until the storage tanks at the end were full. Then it must Stop be Leeiler said. That will take about six Days. Oil executives in saudi Arabia said Iraq also significantly reduced the flow of Petroleum through a pipeline across saudi Arabia to the red sea one executive speaking on condition of anonymity said the flow through the saudi pipeline which had been about 800,000 barrels a Day was Down to 200,000 barrels. Others said they thought the flow was somewhat higher. The saudi and turkish pipelines carry More than two thirds of iraqis daily Oil output of about 3 million barrels. Iraq also pumps Oil to the persian Gulf. Oil is at the Root of the crisis. Iraq invaded Kuwait after accusing it of cheating on organization of Petroleum exporting countries production quotas and driving Down the Price of Oil. It also alleged that Kuwait stole $2.4 billion Worth of Oil from a Field that includes land that both sides claim. Kuwait and iraqi officials met aug. 1 in an attempt to resolve their differences but the talks broke Down. Iraq invaded Kuwait the next Day drove out the ruling family and installed a government. The iraqi forces also moved within a few Miles of the saudi Border raising fears they would try to occupy the kingdom the worlds no. I Oil producer. The publisher of a lebanese newspaper Talal Salman of the leftist As Safir in Beirut said in a front Page article tuesday that the iraqis Quot have installed missiles to strike at saudi arabians Oil Wells in the event of an attack from saudi Arabia. In Jordan iraqi . And jordanian officials said Iraq was considering allowing foreigners including . Embassy staff and dependents to leave Iraq and Kuwait by land through Jordan a senior jordanian official said in Amman a any foreigner who wishes to depart Iraq or Kuwait through Jordan is More than travellers in the Region tuesday said saudi Arabia had deployed a Large number of missiles along the kuwaiti Border. On the other Side of the Border were a Large number of iraqi tanks they said. An iraqi airways Jet carrying 78 foreigners mostly japanese tourists and a number of iraqi citizens arrived tuesday in Amman the first commercial flight allowed out of Iraq since it invaded Kuwait. It was not immediately known if there were americans on from Page 1 coming Quot said a hostage who gave his name Only As Anthony Quot flip worst that could happen is that Charles Taylor should come in Taylor is the Leader of the rebel National patriotic front. Johnson split from the front in february to form a rial Fael Ion. In Washington state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said a representative of Johnson a group had informed . Officials tuesday the hostages were All Well and would not be harmed. American diplomats invited Johnson to Send a delegation to the i of. Embassy to discuss the hostages. Eco was meeting in Banjul Gambia did not say when the soldiers would go to Liberia. They said the troops were being deployed a in the interest of the african people As a whole and for the maintenance of International peace and Quot what this country really needs is the peaceful intervention of the United states or eco was Quot Johnson said. Quot if they done to intervene i will attack the american a the beleaguered Doe who has repeatedly called Lor International intervention welcomed the West african initiative in a Telephone Call made tuesday to the British broadcasting corp. Taylor s envoys told the Gambia meeting they might accept such a Force. Taylor previously threatened to attack any foreign troops sent to Liberia. Some of the 235 marines airlifted into Monrovia log a a a a a i00k up defensive positions within the walled . Embassy compound after Johnson a threat. The marines were sent in sunday a Day after Johnson threatened to Kidnap americans and other foreigners to provoke foreign intervention. Tutwiler said the marines were there to protect the embassy and Quot will do that with Force if in Washington the state department said the . Embassy has taken Steps to evacuate All americans who can reach it. The . Also has agreed to evacuate some other foreign nationals. In Beirut an official said 10 lebanese citizens were among those taken hostage on monday. Khalil Khoury a representative of the lebanese Community m Liberia said they were taken from a hotel. N monday. He tailed for . Assistance in evacuating the estimated 2.000 to 3,000 lebanese remaining in Liberia
