European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse To by the associated press iraqis Saddam Hussein facing . And Arab troops at the saudi Border wednesday sought peace on another front by promising to withdraw from iranian territory and release soldiers captured during the Iran Iraq War. The . Military buildup in saudi Arabia continued at fever Pace with syrian troops now part of the multinational Force camped out in the desert to guard the saudi kingdom from any new thrust by a letter to president Hashmi Raf Zanjani of Iran which was read by a broadcaster Over Baghdad radio Saddam said he will begin withdrawing troops from iranian territory on Friday and plans to release iranian prisoners of War. Iran said an iraqi diplomatic delegation was in route to Tehran to deliver Saddam a message which it said it would review a with Saddam appeared to accept a Border demarcation treaty he had rejected in peace talks following the August 1988 cease fire of the eight year War with Iran. The move seemed aimed at heading off More trouble with Iran which had condemned iraqis invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2 but also criticized the multinational Force dispatched to saudi Arabia. Saddam said he sought to Quot turn the Ulf into a Lake of peace free of foreign a cels and forces that harbor1 ill Intel see Gulf on Back Page an american Soldier in saudi Arabia shows visiting reporters How to drink water from a canteen while wearing a Gas mask. Bush pledges to resist iraqis a Law of Jungle Washington apr president Bush said wednesday that he wont allow iraqis a Law of the Jungle to control Mideast Oil reserves emphasizing . Military commitment with a speech at the Pentagon. Bush also got a 90-Minutc military briefing while other officials focused on the plight of americans and others trapped in Iraq and Kuwait. The state department said up to 3 million foreigners including about 3,000 americans Quot have Quot been prevented from leaving Iraq and the Small nation it invaded two weeks ago. Noting that an iraqi official had been quoted As. Referring to the foreigners As a rest Ncnees a slate department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said a finally they Are admitting behaviour that is contrary to All International however presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said merely a a that a not an official description and not what the government has told us a Bush a remarks came one Day before he was to meet with Jordan a King Hussein who has continued to allow supplies to flow into Iraq despite a . Trade embargo. The King who has Pul himself Forward As a mediator in the crisis was said to be carrying 3 message from iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein to the presidents vacation Home in Kennebunkport Maine on thursday Fitzwater said the White House had no indication there was such a message but was a willing to listen to the King. Bush returned to Kennebunkport shortly after his Pentagon remarks less than 24 hours after arriving in Washington for meetings a news conference wednesdays speech. And a together we must ensure that no goods gel in and that not one drop of Oil gels out a Bush said referring to the Iraq embargo in his address to admirals generals and other defense department workers at the Pentagon earlier he received a dosed door update on the Pentagon s 10-Day-old Effort in saudi Arabia irom defense Secretary Dick Cheney arid the chairman of the joint chiefs of Start Gen. Colin 1�?Tiiwdl. On Friday Cheney begins his second visit to saudi Arabia in two weeks. The president was also expected to get Cost estimates for the huge operation and to discuss whether to Call up the nations armed forces reserves and National guard to bolster units depleted by the Gulf crisis. Fitzwater said later that Cheney had not reached a see Bush on Back Page More seats open up on space a flights to states by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau increased air traffic at . Bases in Europe is creating unusually High numbers of seats on military aircraft for stateside bound travellers who want to Fly space available officials at Ramstein a say. At the same time officials have modified restrictions for military vacationers travelling space a to Turkey and Spain space a travel to Italy and Greece however still is limited to Only those personnel assigned there said maj. Bruce Lewis a Ramstein a spokesman. The 322nd Airlift div oversees military Airlift come operations in Europe. It is located on Ramstein where the wait for space a travel to the United states is one Day or less. A we will say that this is not Normal for this time of year Quot Lewis said. A the increase in space a availability is a result of increased air he would not say Why the traffic has increased. Miti Fary Airlift come officials at Scott a iiii., said this week that the command is a providing Airlift to elements of the armed forces in support of operation desert that is the name Given to the . Deployment of forces to saudi Arabia. A restriction imposed last week on space a travel for vacationers to Turkey has been lifted Lewis said. Under that restriction Only personnel assigned to see space on Back Page
