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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, August 28, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 49, no. 136tuesday August 28, 1990 Abc Dii Lysine d 8693 a . Readies peace Mission from wire reports Iraq allowed 55 americans most of them wives and children of diplomats to leave Baghdad for Turkey sunday but then detained three of them a All Young males a at the Border. In new York a . Spokeswoman said Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar will meet with iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz thursday in Amman Jordan to discuss the crisis. The spokeswoman could not say if any other leaders would attend the meeting. Perez de Cuellar who returned to new York sunday from South America was in Contact with iraqi and other officials she said. # . National Security adviser Brent scowcroft said in Washington that the Bush administration a would have no problem with the . Mediation Effort. But scowcroft said the United states reiterated that Iraq must first withdraw from Kuwait and after that a a we re prepared to talk about  a Convoy of cars with 52 americans crossed the Border from Iraq into Turkey at 2 . Monday a . Official said. The Convoy had left Baghdad before Dawn sunday for the 300-mile drive to the Haber Gale the iraqi turkish Border crossing Point. The trip normally lakes eight to nine hours and it was lot immediately known Why the Convoy arrived so late the americans had travelled to Baghdad from Kuwait last week after Iraq ordered All foreign embassies in the occupied City to close. The United states along with most other countries defied the order but sent most of its personnel to Baghdad leaving a Skeleton staff in Kuwait. The three Young men not allowed to Cross the Border related stories photos on pages 2,3,4,5, 28 were in the company of an escort officer from the . Embassy in Baghdad the official said. The 52 were met by a party from the . Embassy in Ankara. They were going to rest in Turkey and plans were under Way for the journey Home. A their conditions were very Normal a a turkish Interior ministry employee said of the americans. A they looked very very  about 54 male Kuwait embassy personnel have been forbidden to leave Baghdad said Carol Lee Hiteman . Embassy duty officer in Ankara. A a we re working very hard to secure their release As Well Quot she said. The release of the americans followed an Appeal by Jordan a King Hussein and intensive contacts Between . Embassy officials and the iraqi foreign ministry. Iraq had said in would held the group until the . Embassy in Kuwait was completely closed a something the United Stales has refused to do because it would be a tacit admission that Iraq s annexation of the Oil Rich emirate was  other developments sunday. A Iraq maintained pressure on the defiant embassies in Kuwait by preventing them from receiving Power and water but japanese spokesmen said their two diplomats had More than enough food and water to sit Light for six months. A in Vienna open Oil Niini slurs met to discuss a proposal to increase production quotas in order to counterbalance Oil shortages caused by an embargo against Iraq and Kuwait but in appeared a serious split was de a clop no in i he Cartel a soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze of see americans on Back Page Pentagon announces More Call  members of the army a 82nd airborne div from fort Brugg n.c., run in formation Donn a Road in saudi Arabia last week. A u from wire reports Washington a the Pentagon announced sunday the Call up of soldiers from 50 More army Reserve and army National guard units throughout the United slates to assist in operation desert shield. The Pentagon would not disclose specific numbers for those troops called up sunday. President hush has authorized the Call up of nearly 50,00ft military reservists. To join the . Deployment in the Middle East on saturday More than 100 Navy Reserve units were activated. The army units called up sunday included troops to assist in medical postal and administrative jobs As Well As in transportation Security intelligence combat support communications linguistics water purification maintenance and cargo handling. The Pentagon also said sunday that Gen h. Norman Schwarzkopf commander in chief of the . Central come had established a command Headquarters in saudi Arabia t he overseas Headquarters is designated As . Central come fwd while the element still at Schwarzkopf a regular Headquarters Macdill a i b in Tampa. Fla., will be known As the . Central come rear. Also sunday parts of the army a j 3th corps support come from fort Hood Texas were deploying in the Middle East As part off Jpe rat Ion desert shield. Roughly  american soldiers airmen and sailors sources say have moved to Battle stations m the persian Gulf since Bush ordered . Firepower into the area to thwart iraqis Saddam Hussein. In addition to the massive troop movement the Pentagon has built a virtual Armada m the regions seas and rushed in hundreds of tighter jets and support Ai Craif. Quot j he deploy Merit the largest since the see Cau  on Back Page  
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