European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse A ,. A. Page 24 a the stars and stripes Friday August 17,1990kennedy Battle group Heads for Mideast from Page 1 . Military might in the Region to Pul a stranglehold around Iraq and Force it to abandon Kuwait. A together we must ensure that no goods get in and that not one drop of Oil gets out a he said. The source noting that the president had actually approved the minimum use of Force a a couple of Days ago said the directive had gone through d rigorous Intra Agency approval process. Departments such As state and Commerce were brought into the process because of the delicate nature involved in dealing with the question of shipments carried by ships flagged by third countries. A preliminary message sent out to commanders late wednesday was pulled Back for revision. The official described the problem Only As a minor glitch. Bush spent 90 minutes at the Pentagon getting an update on operation desert shield from defense Secretary Iran from Page 1 principled views of the islamic Republic of Iran. Which will bring Back lasting and just peace. To the two countries and the in addition Iraq allowed iranians trapped by the invasion of Kuwait to leave. Iran a official islamic Republic news Agency said the first of the estimated 100,000 iranians in Kuwait arrived in Iran on wednesday. Iran has denounced iraqis aug. 2 Conquest of Kuwait but it has also criticized the buildup of thousands of Western troops in saudi Arabia to deter any iraqi attack. Iran claims Iraq holds 772 Square Miles of territory occupied in the final weeks of the War. The United nations says the area is half that size. In any event a peace treaty with Tehran would ease pressure on Saddam to defend the 730-mile Frontier with Iran. Iraqis longest Border. Saddam could also be hoping Tehran would break with the rest of iraqis neighbors and allow food and other goods to pass through iranian territory to Iraq. As for prisoners of War the red Cross has registered 50,000 prisoners held by Iran and 19,000 iranians in iraqi hands. But United nations and other officials have estimated the total number at 100,000, some of them held since the Early Days of the from Page 1 has increased. Military Airlift come officials at Scott Al a Iii say the command is Quot providing Airlift to elements of the armed forces in support of operation desert that a 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 rescinded Lewis said. It allowed Only personnel assigned to the country to use the space a flights. Return flights from Turkey to the rest of Europe Are limited leu is said. . Officials at . Logistics croup Headquarters in Ankara Turkey sought the restriction because of Quot a Lack of facilities created after 4,000 turkish workers went on strike at 2k . Military installations Lew is said. 1 he strike forced base support facilities such As exchanges commissaries and clubs to dose. The turkish government stopped the strike Friday citing National seem Ity concerns. L Are restricted from flying to Torrejon a spam As a final destination because the base is experiencing Quot heavy workloads and overtaxed facilities Quot Lewis said. I however restrictions done to apply to other Spain bases such As Zaragoza. Retired Marine general Dies Mel. Lan Vul not a Robert cd. Kilmartin a retired brigadier general in the . Marine corps died on sunday at his Home in Mclean a. He was 93. 1 Lis family said he died of cardio pull Zouary arrest. Kilmartin. Who was born m Petersburg ya., joined the marines in 1917 and served in Fiance in world War i. He later served in Nicaragua and the dominican Republic and earned a Law dog inc from George Washington University a Quot Dick Cheney and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. Colin Powell. The possible callup of reservists was discussed but no decision has been made the source said. Another matter still under study is developing a joint command for the tens of thousands of . Soldiers and their International counterparts sent to defend saudi Arabia from the threat of attack by Iraq. Underlining the presidents words the aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy and its eight ship Battle group left Norfolk va., for the Middle East and Pentagon officials said aircraft leaving soon would include Al 17 a stealth fighters. Defense department sources speaking on condition of anonymity said 22 of the radar evading fighters which saw their first combat in Panama last december would leave thursday for the persian Gulf. Meanwhile the state department said More than 2 million foreigners including about 3,000 americans were being kept from leaving Iraq or Kuwait. A spokeswoman said Iraq had promised a new guidelines Quot on foreign Erst travel rights. Noting that an iraqi official had been quoted As referring to the foreigners As a Quot state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said a finally they arc admitting behaviour. Contrary to All International a spokesman said Saddam a Public peace overture to Iran a does no to appear to have any Impact Quot on the Mideast crisis except As Quot another Effort to separate the countries and create a a. \ Bush returned to Kennebunkport Maine after his Pentagon remarks less than 24 hours after arriving in Washington for meetings a news conference and his speech. The president also was expected to get Cost estimates for the huge operation and to discuss the possible callup of the reserves or National guard. In his speech Bush offered no new information on How Many . Troops May go to the Mideast or How Long they will stay. In the event of full scale conflict the Pentagon has reportedly made plans to ship up to 250,000 soldiers to the Region. a a Ltd a a a a the main Gate at Nea Makri naval communications station now closed to americans. A amps Ken Georgenna Makri from Page 1 three Days before the closure. Messages then had to be written by hand. After the bases switchboard was shipped to a naval base in Japan phone Calls could not be transferred. A that was one of the Little glitches we encountered. We be found that the facsimile machine has become one of our most important communication tools Quot Votava said. In the final weeks the communications station resembled a ghost town. A half dozen private cars remained on base. The gasoline station was shuttered and the Small commissary held a tiny Stock of essential foodstuffs. However the base swimming Pool a bar and a Sandwich shop stayed open until the final Days. Quot a e had not planned on doing that but they have been key items in helping troops to relax Quot Votava said. Votava Nea Makri and Hel Lenik Nab Are the two . Military facilities in Greece being closed As Pari of worldwide Cost cutting measures. The commo stations Mission will be carried out by other stations in the Mediterranean. A a technological improvements Over the years have allowed us to shift things elsewhere with no loss of capability a Votava said. About 50 communications personnel from Nea Makri Are transferring to a new naval communications station at Simonella Sicily. One american staying behind is Janies Decker who retired aug. 10 As a Petty officer first class after 22 years of serv ice 17 of them at the communications station. "1 just kept asking to stay Here a said the 41-sear-old Gowanda n.y., radioman who is married to a local woman. Sas Kan George of Dian employee Beverly of Shea wears a to shirt saying a i survived the incs base chief Petty officer Alice vats Lakis the supervisor of food service for the base is sad to leave Nea Makri. A i cried the other night. In be run the Galley and Barracks Here for five years a said the 32-year-old resident of Anacortes Wash. Vats Lakis being transferred to the naval support activity at Souda Bay. Crete said she has Learned one important lesson from the base closure. A if you can go through one of she said Quot you can survive _
