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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday. August 15,1990 turns i from Page 1 a Gen Don l. Kaufman chief of the . Military training Mission to saudi Arabia. President Bush ordered defense Secretary Dick Cheney to Fly to saudi Arabia on Friday and meet with the kingdoms leaders the Pentagon said it will be his second trip to the Region since the invasion. In Jordan Border officials said 30 soviets and four germans crossed from Iraq after an Overland journey through the desert. Up to 3,100 americans Are among the foreigners trapped inside Iraq and Kuwait. The state department said monday about 500 americans quietly slipped out of Kuwait after the iraqi Conquest lowering to 2,500 the official estimate of americans still there. Up to 600 americans remain stranded in Iraq. A trickle of american diplomatic personnel was allowed to leave Iraq but a it docs not appear that any non official citizens arc being allowed to leave a Fitz water said. Both the . Embargo and the . Quarantine include All foodstuffs and Grain shipments except in cases of distress and humanitarian Aid . And . Officials at the United nations emphasized monday. The iraqi Tanker Al add Isiah which can hold 900,000 barrels of Oil was prevented from Docking at the saudi terminal at Yanbul on the red sea because tugs necessary to guide ships did not appear. If tankers cannot Load it cuts off in effect iraqis last major Oil Export outlet a a pipeline across the arabian Peninsula from Iraq. Turkey closed two pipelines carrying iraqi Oil last week. However a1 smaller iraqi pipeline to Jordan was reported operating normally. Besides the pipeline Normal Road transport was reported continuing Between Iraq and Jordan on Iraq s Western Border. Jordan a main exports to Iraq Are agricultural. Iraq is heavily dependent on Oil exports to buy food a it imports about three quarters of its Basic foodstuffs a and supplies for its 17 million people. An sailors disarm Sparrow missiles from a Jet during exercises monday on the Carrier Independence in the Gulf of Oman. International quarantine is designed to Hurt Iraq economically and Force it to withdraw from Kuwait. The new York times in tuesdays editions reported Iraq had transferred $3 billion to $4 billion in confiscated Gold Bullion currency and goods from kuwaiti institutions to Baghdad size Abiy increasing its financial reserves. Earlier two other tankers voluntarily joined the Boycott. Ships from Norway and India were scheduled to fill up at the Yanbul terminal but the customers did not show up. Also the iraqi Oil Tanker tank Ibn Ziyad was denied Access to a portuguese repair Yard. . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said monday Only the Security Council has the right to impose a  Security Council is awaiting a report from a special committee about compliance with the embargo before deciding whether to Call for a blockade. In an associated press poll 64 percent of the Ameri cans contacted supported Bush a decision to commit . Troops to protect saudi Arabia. However 86 percent said Oil companies were taking advantage of the situation when they raised gasoline prices and 52 percent said they believe the Gulf Ennis is Likely to create real Oil shortages. Yemen on monday backed Saddam a peace initiative that linked a settlement of the Gulf crisis to israelis withdrawal from Arab territories occupied in the 1967 War. Israel and the United states rejected the idea. Thousands marched in pro Saddam rallies in the israeli occupied West Bank and celebrated him As a National hero. Tehran to monitored in Cyprus said iranian leaders on monday rejected Saddam a proposal linking a settlement of the crisis in part with Resolution of a Border dispute with Iran. Several thousand sudanese marched monday through Khartoum in support of Saddam. The demonstrators marched to the american embassy where they chanted a Down Down .a., go away Cia a ships from Paga 1 frequencies . Commanders will query them about their destinations and cargoes Crist told chs news. A if it is going to Iraq then Well ask them to steer Clear. If they keep going we May Board to see what their papers look like where Are they going what kind of cargoes they have a Crist said. If the Captain of the ship decides he wants to continue in spite of the questioning the . Commander will move his ship in such a Way As to prevent the further passage of the cargo ship a and advise him nicely would he mind going to another port a Crist said. If that does no to work a a we la probably fire a shot or two just to get his attention. If necessary Well actually land people on the ship and move him. We also can disable the ship shoot off the rudder and he can to go any place a the general said. A . Military commander familiar with the Day to Day instructions Given to officers confirmed Crista a account. And while . Warships have no standing orders a a it a generally up to the commander to decide what to do Quot he said. The officer knows to a accomplish his Mission with the lowest level of Force possible a interdiction Means that you physically interrupt the Progress of a ship or vessel. You put your ship in such a position that you cause another ship to alter its behaviour a the official said. Ideally a warning of the use of Force might cause most shippers to draw Back on their own a or even cause insurers to withdraw coverage the official said resulting in a halt of shipping without a shot Ever being fired. A a it a the cargos not the ships that Are important Quot the official said. A we have ways of knowing what son those ships if its  a delicate International Legal situation arises because a halt in shipping to and from Iraq Wilt most probably mean dealing with ships from third party nations. Another Issue is the treatment of ships in other ports around the world with cargo bound for Iraq another official said. A and a third worry is Freedom of navigation if anyone tries to interfere w Ith the movement of any ships in the regions choke Points a the official  from Page 1 since 19x1, hut this year he said his work is done. A i feet in be done nil i could a he said. A now its up to the germans to solve All these Complex and monumental problems they re facing but in a sure they  Werner first saw the Wall in 1978. I he experience was so emotionally wrenching that he vowed to do what he could to bring it More into the worlds attention he said. Just North of the Reich slag West Berliner Leonhard Fried Helm lit Tail candles and placed them beneath photos of several of the people who died during escape attempts. Friedhelm Knelt on a Black Pillow while ringing a Bell for those who failed to make it to the w est. One was Fried Helm a twin brother who was shot and killed in 1965 while trying to Cross the Wall at Bernauer Strasse. Friedhelm. Now 40, has held a 24-hour Vigil every aug. 13 for the past 25 years. This will be his last he said because it is an appropriate time to Stop. His health is also failing he said. Near the Brandenburg Gate the ceaseless clinking of tourists pounding souvenir chips out of the remaining inner Wall was echoed by the hammers of a restoration Crew on top of the historic Gate itself. A couple of Miles away. Last Berlin resident Horst Lang 56, worked with a Crew removing slices of the Wall that will become part of a West Berlin memorial. The Wail was built to halt the exodus of East germans to the West. More than 2.5 million East germans fled West from 1949 until the Wall went up in 1961. That makes aug. 13 a historic Day Lang said but really nothing special. Nov. 9, the Day it fell is far More important to berliners. Lang said he would like to see a Park built on As much of the space the Wall occupied As possible. Even the new capitalists of East Berlin done to want a Mercedes plan to build on potsdamer Platz to go through he added. The space should be turned into a Busy Plaza full of Small shops and cafes he said. Much like it was 29 y ears  from Page 1 Only one Misdemeanour count of drug Possession. Barry who Dales his political career As a Democrat to his role As a Campaign worker in Memphis tenn., m 1957, said at a news conference that his switch a was not an easy decision for  but he added that he made the move a to keep my options  Barry refused to say what those options were. There has been speculation that the three term mayor might choose to seek re election As an Independent to a fourth term. Sources close to the mayor however regard it As a certainly that he will seek one of the City councils at Large scats. Barry said his decision would be Quot strictly personal a influenced Only by Quot my family Quot and a my  but there Are other factors that May enter into his decision. A court hearing sept. 17 Wilt determine whether he will be retried on the counts that resulted in a Hung jury m the first trial. He is also awaiting sentencing for his conviction on the Possession count. It carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison a though imprisonment of a first offender on such a count is unusual a and a $100,000 Fine. He could also Appeal the sons action  
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