European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ii tit a a j l a l l tatssiin9stss18t. Crisis in the my Gulf authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces related stories pages 2, 3, 28 vol. 49, no. 135 monday August 27, 1990 25 daily arid sunday d 8693 a Iran opens Saddam Hussein is surrounded by military officers As he arrives saturday at the president s Palace in Baghdad. By the associated press iraqi president Saddam Hussein said he would Welcome a meeting with the . Secretary general to discuss the persian Gulf crisis and Iran is allowing foreigners fleeing Iraq and Kuwait to pass through its territory. The . Chief invited Iraq to open talks after the world body granted navies the right to use Force to Stop ship Trade with Iraq. Baghdad Cut supplies to some embassies in Kuwait but did not carry out its threat to close them by Force. Related Story photo Page 2. In his first Public condemnation of iraqi actions Pope John Paul ii decried violations of International rights and prayed for those a unjustly kept far from their  the British government said iraqi troops rounded up eight More britons from their Homes in Kuwait City and the . Embassy in Iraq said about 55 dependents of american diplomats left Baghdad Forter key after being detained in the capital for several Days. The British foreign office said the eight adults seized saturday morning were being held at a civilian establishment in Kuwait City. They bring to 147 the number of britons rounded up since Iraq invaded Kuwait and later annexed it provoking an International economic embargo and military buildup in saudi Arabia. About 21,000 westerners including 4,500 britons and 3,000 americans arc being held in Iraq and Kuwait. Iraq said it has moved some of them As Shields to sensitive areas to prevent attack by the United states. For other foreigners however another escape route appeared to open sunday when Iran s foreign minister said Tehran would allow foreigners to pass through Iran from Iraq. His announcement came in response to visiting Philippines foreign minister Raul Manga pus who asked Iran to help get thousands of filipinos out of Iraq and Kuwait. Most foreigners leaving the countries have escaped Overland to Jordan and Turkey. Iraq has tried to round up Many westerners although it agreed to let the soviet Union Fly several Hundred of its citizens out of Baghdad on sunday. Amid worry Over trapped foreigners a Glimmer of Hope for a settlement of the crisis arose saturday when Saddam said he would Welcome . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar in Iraq and Perez do Cuellar said he had invited iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz see Saddam on Back . Lining up massive military might a members of the army s 82nd airborne div from fort Bragg n.c., run in formation Down a Road in saudi Arabia last week. Washington apr roughly 60,000 american soldiers airmen and sailors have moved to Battle stations in the persian Gulf since president Bush ordered . Firepower into the area to thwart iraqis Saddam Hussein sources say. In addition to the massive troop movement the Pentagon has built a virtual Armada in the Region s seas and rushed in hundreds of fighter jets and support aircraft. The deployment the largest since the Vietnam War is far from Complete. Within a few weeks about 45,000 marines Are expected to have arrived in the area. By then the total . Combat Force in the Region May number Well Over 100,000, military sources said last week. The final elements of the 7th Marine expeditionary brigade were arriving in saudi Arabia Over the weekend after a 7,000-mile a Lilit from their Home base at Twenty nine Palms Calif and the 1st Marine expeditionary brigade was heading for the Gulf from its Home base at Kaneohe Bay Hawaii one source said a third Marine unit the 4th Marine expeditionary brigade from Cample Jenc n.c., was preparing for deployment but was not expected to arrive for at least another two weeks. Over the past week the Bush administration added significantly to not Only the . Ground forces in saudi Arabia but also the air and sea Power in the area including a a Squadron of 22 e-i17a stealth fighter bombers. The radar evading planes on their first overseas deployment Are specially designed to operate at night. They can slip deep behind enemy lines to Lead an offensive strike on vital targets. A the aircraft Carrier Saratoga arrived in the red sea by Way of Egypt a Suez see lineup on Back Pagi