European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                H or is a a pm amp a do Tofu in a a mfr a till a Fra Tyi Xvi Tittl of in t a we i. Film i amp hot 14- Tye a a a a situation Bleak for Croton  2 a three found guilty in Central Park  5 a floodwaters recede in Wisconsin Page 6 a marines Rescue hundreds from Liberia. Page 28the so an tripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed Force vol. 49, no. 128 monday August 20, 1990 25�  us Odd a d 8693 a to if . Pulls out by the associated press Saddam Hussein offered on sunday to free All foreigners in Iraq and Kuwait if the United states promises to withdraw its forces from saudi Arabia and guarantees that an International economic pm Bargo will be lifted. As a Goodwill gesture Iraq said it will immediately free All detainees from Austria Switzerland Sweden Finland and Portugal. Those countries account for fewer than 600 of the 21,000 westerners who have been trapped in Kuwait and Iraq for the last three weeks. A when the above mentioned items Are met we will use our constitutional Powers to allow All the foreigners to travel out of Iraq each according to his wish Quot the official iraqi news Agency quoted the iraqi president As saying. In the meantime Saddam said the remaining foreign captives including 3,000 americans will be held at vital iraqi targets to avoid the a flood of fire that will result if .-led forces attack Iraq. Lbs news reported on sunday that 35 americans in Baghdad have taken Refuge at the . Diplomatic a quarters Quot in the iraqi capital. It did not specify what it meant by quarters. The report quoted the officer in charge of the . Embassy in Baghdad Joseph Wilson As saying he and his staff were doing everything possible to prevent americans from being rounded up by iraqi  about the report a state department spokesman said he  comment. The United states did not immediately respond to the latest proposal but when president Bush sent thousands of troops to defend saudi Arabia against a possible iraqi attack he also demanded that iraqi troops unconditionally withdraw from Kuwait and restore its monarchy to Power. Saddam gave a lengthy justification sunday for the invasion and reiterated Iraq s Long standing claims to Kuwait. Earlier iraqi announcements have ordered westerners living in Iraq and Kuwait to report to specific hotels prompting fears they would be interned. Iraq also has said that foreign babies and elderly people will be the first to suffer if the embargo results in food and Medicine shortages in Iraq. Thomas r. Pickering the . Ambassador to the United nations said on saturday that Saddam has made it Clear he intends a to hold hostage All  . Officials previously had avoided using the word hostage. . Secretary general Javier Perez do Cuellar meanwhile dispatched two senior . Officials to Baghdad to urge Iraq officials to free its detainees. The United states is pouring thousands of military personnel into saudi Arabia and . Officials have said the deployment could reach 200,000. Other Western and Arab countries have contributed troops to the growing multinational Force but it is still made up of mostly . Forces. Meanwhile Pentagon officials on sunday said vice adm Henry h. Mauz jr., commander of the Navy a 7th Fleet will assume duties As commander of . Naval forces Central come in the Middle East. In the new Post Mauz will direct the see Saddam on Back Page Jim Deal dim recess is almost Over Days of summer Are about to end for these youngsters and others however As schools reopen aug. 27. See related stories and photos on pages 8-9. Sheri Iea Noel 6, lets out a scream during a game of tag with two friends at Patrick Henry Village in Heidelberg West Germany. The Long play filled Frankfurt a land Baron . Military by Mary Neth staff writer the . Military is sitting on a pot of Gold in Frankfurt West Germany. But it wont be cashing in. The big Winner could be the City of Frankfurt which wants the land used by . Forces if the troops Start going Home. The value about $573 million. Frankfurt Slack of building space and acute housing shortage have led to skyrocketing real estate prices. Among cities in West Germany with populations of More than 500,000, Frankfurt is topped Only by Munich and Berlin for the Price of its real estate. Figures from the Hessen realtors association show that property used for multiple family dwellings is Worth about 1,000 Marks per Square meter or about $2.6 Milizio Nim acre. Industrial and commercial properly in the Frankfurt area ranges from 5 a to 2,0i 0 Marks higher a Square meter said a member of Muller real estate office in Frankfurt. Property used for multiple family dwellings is Worth about 1,000 Marks per Square meter or $2.6 million an acre. A Hessen realtors association a the prices depend upon the location of the property and How it has been zoned. Industrial property is non existent within the City limits a he said. A commercial property generally comes with buildings which is reflected in a higher Selling  Norbert Klose of the Hessen realtors association said that property suitable for building apartments and Homes is snapped up in a matter of weeks. The value of property suitable for one and two family houses in medium income areas has tripled since 1978. Its now Worth about 650 Marks a Square meter. That s equivalent to $1.7 million an acre. With land at such a Premium lord mayor Volker Hauff has launched an Effort to get More space. In july Hauff presented v corps commander it. Jen. George a. Joulwan with a wish list of eight areas plus Rhein main a that the City especially wants returned. Determining the precise value of the holdings is difficult. A they have been out of the Market for so Long their True value Isnit known Quot said the the realtors association representative. A we can Only surmise using general  a at the 1jx/j Mark per Square meter rate the properties and estimated value would easily exceed $500 million. Individually the properties on flu Tufts list and their estimated value Are a 17-acre . Military shopping area $44,49 million. A 6.05-acre motor Pool at Friedberger waste $ 1 5.79 million. A 45.45-acre heliport at Ilo names $ 118.67 million. A 96.82-acre v corps Headquarters at the former la. Farben Complex in  $252.7 million. A 9.38-acre motor Pool and depot at Industry chef Hausen $24,5 million a 34.58-acre depot in Schwann inner Wald $90.3 million. A 4.19-acre laundry facility on in leu Strasse $10.9 million. A 6.05-acre service station at the Homburger Kreuz on the Frankfurt Kas Sel autobahn $ i 5.79 million. Return of land now used by . 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