European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday August 29,1990 news briefs iraqi seamen stranded in w. German Harbor Bremerhaven West Germany a amps a a group of 36 iraqi seamen is hoping the situation m the Middle East calms Down soon. Their freighter the Al Zahraa was in Harbor for repairs when the crisis broke out Early this month. Now with iraqi Bank accounts Frozen there is no Way to pay for the work on the ship s engines and Money for food is getting Short. The ship its engines removed has been Lowed from the shipyard to a nearby Dock. The social welfare office in Bremer Haven has been notified about the Crew s plight but it has not had to step in a spokesman said. Quot so far they still have food supplies Quot he said Quot the shipping firm. Continental seaways in arc men now is trying to solve the Crew s  for the time being the iraqis have permission Only to leave the ship for visits to Bremerhaven. A representative of Continental seaways said no decisions have been made about what to do with the Crew. Quot we re studying All the possible ties. If s almost impossible to find an airline that can Fly them to Iraq a he said. Thunderbird so Europe tour is postponed for a year Ramstein a Wisl Germany a amps a the september european tour of the air Force thunderbird has been postponed a year because of operation desert shield. The air demonstration team was scheduled to Fly its first show on sunday at Nas Kcf Lavik Iceland and finish sept. 29 at Raf Lakin health England. Shows also were planned in Belgium France Ireland Morocco and Portugal. Delaying the. Shows is a necessary in Light of the world political situation and our commitment to desert shield a said air Force chief of staff Cien. Michael j. Dugan in a message sent to . Air forces Europe. Quot were pushing hard for next year a said capt. Kevin Krejcarek Safe thunderbird coordinator. Many non essential military operations have been delayed or cancelled because of the rapid . Force buildup in saudi Arabia. Shamir receives message of appreciation from Bush Jerusalem Dpi a prime minister Yitzhak Shamir has received a message from president Bush expressing appreciation for israelis Low profile during the Gulf crisis senior officials said tuesday. The officials said the message described As Quot warm in tone also said the United states looked Forward to a continued dialogue with Israel. Appearing before the parliaments foreign affairs and defense committee Shamir confirmed that he had received the message Israel radio reported. Earlier the prime ministers office said it had no information on Bush a message. Since the iraqi invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2, Israel has attempted to distance itself from the crisis. Although regular contacts Between the United slates and Israel such As the sharing of information have continued Bush has not asked for any special assistance from Israel officials said. 5 casinos donate 10,000 decks of cards to troops Laughlin Nev. Apr five casinos plan to Airlift 10,000 decks of playing cards to troops in saudi Arabia by this weekend. Joe Mattes director of sales and promotions at Laughlings Colorado Belle said the cards will be sent through Norton af11 in san Bernardino Calif. Joining Belle in the donations Are Edgewater Casino in Laughlin and circus circus Silver City and slots a fun in Las vegas. Quot its our Way of telling the men and women serving overseas How much we appreciate their work in keeping our country Safe a Mattes said. Quot we Hope the cards will help pass the hours they spend thousands of Miles from  Nunn urges Egypt to Send no a. F. W. A i q f _ # a a More t in Alexandria Egypt apr sen. Sam Nunn urged Egypt a president tuesday to Send More troops to saudi Arabia to show the world it is with the United states in its showdown with iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Nunn the Georgia Democrat who chairs the Senate armed services committee sen. Bob Dole the Senate Slop Republican and six other Republican senators spent 90 minutes with president Hosni Mubarak. The . Delegation is touring the Middle East. On monday they were in saudi Arabia and met with some of the tens of thousands of . Troops arrayed against iraqi troops across the Border in Kuwait Quot now that we have that deterrent Force in place i think we need to get More Arab forces on the ground. I emphasized that to the president Quot Nunn said of the meeting with Mubarak.  it would help Back in the United states with the american people to Sec that we have More help from Egypt and from other countries on the ground in saudi Arabia a Nunn said that would Quot make it Clear that its not the United states is. Iraq but the Arab world and the world at Large is.  at a news conference after meeting the senators Mubarak did not mention Nunn s request for additional troops. He has said Egypt has 2,000 soldiers in saudi Arabia but egyptian military sources say the figure is closer to 4,000. Mubarak and senior egyptian officers say they would Send More if the saudis ask for them. About 60,000 . Troops Are in saudi Arabia and the Gulf Region As Welt As dozens of fighter planes. Warships from the United Stales Britain France the soviet Union and other countries Are if the persian Gulf and red sea. . Forces deliberately Are being kept a Good distance behind saudi and other Arab troops. Support for the deployment in the Arab world might collapse if americans fired the first shots in the conflict. In addition . Support for the deployment might waver if the first casualties were americans. Several senators said they came away from the military briefings convinced a formidable deterrent Force was in place. Quot its not All in place a Nunn said of the continuing . Buildup. A but an iraqi attack on saudi Arabia would be National  other senators making the trip were Jake Gam of Utah Don Nickles of Oklahoma Steve Symms of Idaho Alfonse do Amato of new York Connie Mack of Florida and John Warner of Virginia. Iraq from Page 1 can port in Iraq. He said the 56-Ycar-Oid Man apparently died of a heart attack and was believed one of those who had been detained by the iraqis. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has said he is rounding up westerners and placing them at key military and civilian installations As Protection against an attack by the .-led multinational Force deploying in the Gulf Region. Thibeault in a Telephone interview from Baghdad said there was no positive identification on the american a because we have not been Given Access to the american citizen yet. The iraqi authorities have said that they would allow us to participate in any  asked about life in Baghdad Thibeault said Quot the american diplomats Here As of this moment Are being accorded the same diplomatic privileges that we be had Over the last few months.�?�. Asked if the atmosphere in Iraq worries him he said a nothing specific worries me other than being in a country where people Are not allowed to travel freely and leave the country. I think that any thinking person would be concerned about those  meanwhile 52 dependents of . Diplomats who were evacuated from the . Embassy in Kuwait arrived in Paris on their Way Home from Turkey. Three Young men from the group were not allowed to leave Iraq. A furious United states saying Iraq had a once again reneged on its pledge that All the dependents could go free swiftly ordered 36 staff members at the iraqi embassy in Washington expelled from the United states and imposed travel limits on the 19 envoys allowed to remain. The state department said monday it could not confirm . Media reports that iraqi ship Captai its had been ordered not to resist if their vessels Are slopped and searched by warships enforcing the . Embargo. But iraqis ambassador to the United states Mohammed Sadiq a Mashat seemed to confirm the reports in an interview on abcs  a we Are doing our Best ourselves to defuse the tension a i mean the order that we have Given to the captains of the ship not to resist a he said. The London based Lloyd a shipping Agency which monitors maritime traffic worldwide said the Navy boarded the greek owned Container ship Zorba express and stopped the Indian owned vessel Kalidas on monday near the Mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. Both ships were allowed to proceed when the Navy determined the cargoes were not bound for Iraq. Lloyd s also said that the Navy on sunday denied the French Container ship Paris entry into the Gulf of Aqaba. Iraqi newspapers tuesday published Saddam a decree turning Kuwait into an iraqi province. The newspapers did not say when he issued the decree which created the province of Kuwait. Budget from Page 1 ment on the information tuesday saying the budget guidance was Quot a planning  min Arellis a document makes a list of suggested actions including forced leaves and continuation of the hiring freeze. Quot after taking these actions we still will not be Down to the $3.88 million Mark a it said. Quot we will continue to evaluate other minor Radical  those actions include curtailing alcohol and drug abuse prevention and control program eliminating the safety program abolishing the equal Opportunity program and terminating treatment Tor exceptional family members. Before making these recommendations Mutarelli s unclassified document advised commanders to prepare plans to a a shut Down for two weeks in december asking personnel to use leave and turning Down All utilities a continue the hiring freeze with some exceptions. Commanders should not Institute plans to fill one Slot for every two or three vacancies however because Usa eur wont be Able to afford some positions. The guidance said Usa eur would soon Issue a list of Quot fringe program positions Quot that should not be filled. Those could include drug and alcohol Counselor As Well As employees in equal Opportunity and equal employment Opportunity safety family advocacy and army Community service. 9 eliminate e companies and one platoon in each combat arms company troop or Battery. Assign displaced soldiers to fill other platoons or Community support positions normally filled by civilians such As motor vehicle operators labourers and Supply clerks. A use Only in House workers to perform essential or emergency repairs on property. Quot Lousy Barracks projects Quot can be accomplished if they have been submitted to Congress on the list of projects priced at $500,000 or higher. A continue the hiring freeze for engineers. A Purchase new Barracks furniture Only when new or Quot like new furnishings Are unavailable. A assign workers who maintain pre positioned equipment to help turn in and process unit equipment. A cease ordering routine maintenance parts for the pre positioned Materiel. A begin the second phase of reducing a civilian support group Force a year earlier than scheduled sparing Only guard units. Usa eur could not say tuesday How Many workers would be Cut by the second phase. The first phase called for culling 2,365 positions from the work Force formerly called labor service. A reduce stateside civilian recruiting by 50 percent and use Community funds to pay for moving stateside hires to Europe. A continue the Usa eur tactical command and control system program but curtail its planned expansion. The system electronically links users in More than 37 geographic areas to provide a common View of tactical data maps and briefing information. Decisions on the Money saving actions will be reflected in budget guidance to be distributed in Early december Muia Retli wrote