European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Side stripes a Mewton libel award overturned by 5 a plan would Combine Worms 9 a Clemens beats Cleveland to notch 20th 21 a two Germany sign 28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 140 saturday september 1, 1990 a a Good morning 25t daily and sunday d 8693 a France plans Germany pullout troop withdrawal to begin in 1991 by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau France plans to begin withdrawing All its military forces from West Germany in 1991 and to Complete the Job by 1995. The French government has not worked out All the details of the withdrawal said army col. Hubert Breg a spokesman for die French forces in West Germany French defense minister Jean Pierre chef element visited the forces West German Headquarters at Baden Baden on tuesday to learn More about what the move will entail he said. A a it a the evolution of the new geopolitical situation that led to this decision a Breg said referring to warming relations Between nato and the disintegrating Warsaw pact. He said his government will get its first official reaction from the West germans on sept. 17, when French president Francois Mitterrand and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl meet in Bonn. About 43,000 French soldiers and 37,000 civilian employees and family members Are stationed in West Germany chiefly in the southwestern states of Baden Wurttemberge and Rheinland Pfalz. The forces also employ about 5,100 West germans according to a German press report. The French decision follows the United kingdoms july 25 announcement that it plans to withdraw half its 66,700 service members stationed in West Germany by the mid-1990s. Diplomatically the French plan is less complicated to carry out because France withdrew from the integrated nato command Structure in 1966. Breg said the French plan Calls for moving the Staft of Frances ii army corps from Baden Baden 20 Miles West of Strasbourg just across the Border. No decision has been made about the future of the French staff. The withdrawal forms part of a Amides 2000,�?� a new defense policy that Calls for scaling Back the forces Overall according to the French daily newspaper be Monde. The newspaper reported that the plan Calls for cutting the number of French service members by 35,000, reducing the number of military districts in France from six to three and reducing the minimum length of French draftees military service from 12 to 10 months starting in 1992. Crash victims called heroes paying the High Cost of peace by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany a the air forces top chaplain urged those who mourned the victims of a c-5a Galaxy crash to remember that . Service members Are committed to paying the expensive Cost of peace. Chaplain John p. Mcdonough speaking Friday after a memorial service at Ramstein a for the 13 crash victims said the United states has few heroes. A i offer to you some Bona fide heroes a the major general said. The Jur Force Reserve and Active duty personnel were killed in the crash Early wednesday at Ramstein a. Two air Force personnel from Ramstein and two from Hahn a were among those killed. Hahn held a service Friday afternoon to remember staff sgt. Marc Cleyman and master sgt. Samuel Gardner. The service members from Ramstein were staff sgt. Rande Hulec and capt. Bradley Schuldt. Military Airlift come officers will investigate the Accident which occurred shortly after the c-5a took off for Rhein main a the plane was carrying goods and personnel in support of the United states mass deployment to saudi Arabia. Col. Roger Coffey Deputy commander for operations of the 436th military Airlift Wing at Dover fab del., is Board president. Ramstein a Chapel one was filled with mourners Friday morning. The sole Crew member to survive the crash staff sgt. Lorenzo Galvan or. Of the 433rd military Airlift Wing at Kelly fab Texas attended in a flight suit and Shook hands with people As they left the service. Also attending was it. Col. Frederick Arzt one of three surviving passengers. Arzt is assigned to Mcchord fab Wash. None of the four survivors had been formally released from Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center Center spokesman staff sgt. Rourk Sheehan said on Friday. The Media were not allowed inside the Ramstein Chapel for the service. Many people left the service visibly shaken. One teen Ager crying into a tissue walked out of the up soon after the ceremonies started and sobbed As a rain fell. She stayed outside for the rest of the service despite the Shower. Mcdonough is assigned to Bolling fab in Washington . The Catholic chaplain was in Europe to visit air Force bases that Are projected to closes amps Lynda Davidson staff sgt Lorenzo Galvan or. Left one of four c-5a Galaxy crash survivors stands outside a Ramstein a Chapel with other mourners Friday. Within the next few years. In an interview he said his 39 years As a chaplain a should give me enough Wisdom and experience to handle tragedies such As the c-5a crash. A but the suddenness and finality take away my experience and knowledge a Mcdonough said. Iraq changes rules on release of foreigners by the associated press Iraq on Friday set new conditions for the release of 237 foreign women and children awaiting departure from Baghdad and said it was sending More foreign men to military targets As Shields against attack. The development came As the . Secretary general met with iraqis foreign minister in Jordan to try to negotiate a solution to the persian Gulf crisis. Iraqi spokesman Naji Al Haithi said the 237 foreigners can be town to London and Paris on Iraq airways if the airline is allowed to retrieve an unspecified number of iraqis stranded in the two european m Iii a hit Lysis in lib Golf related stories on pages 2 amp 3 capitals by the a brutal american asked about the Fate of the women and children if Buntain and France rejected the request Al Haithi replied Only a we Hope that the two governments respond quickly and positively to this humanitarian Britain said it would not object to iraqi nationals returning on flights that take foreigners to London there was no immediate response from France. Before the revised terms were announced Friday 19 italians arrived safely in Jordan from Iraq. Meanwhile there was no setup in world economic and military pressure on Iraq to pull out of Kuwait. Six More warships from the United states Britain and the Netherlands entered Egypt a Suez canal in route to the Gulf. Dozens of ships have assembled in the Region since Iraq invaded Kuwait on aug. 2. As the multinational flotilla grew president Bush urged wealthy allies to help foot the $1 billion a month Cost of deploying . Forces in saudi Arabia and the Gulf Region. About 60,000 . Combat troops have moved to new a is is and 1heir number is expected to hit 100,000 soon to face the estimated 265,000 soldiers of iraqi president Saddam Hussein who Are stationed in and around Kuwait. The commander of . Forces in the Middle East Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf said Friday that . Deployment there is ahead of schedule though he gave no figures. He also said there will be no War unless Iraq starts one a move he said would bring Swift retaliation and sea Iraq on Back Page
