European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes sunday september 9,1990 Baker to Brief nato allies after superpower meeting by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Lary me Secretary of state James Baker will meet with his nato user and the confrontation in the persian Gulf partners monday to discuss sunday s superpower Summit Baker will report on the Helsinki Finland meeting of president Bush and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev and consult with european allies on the Gulf crisis. Nato is prohibited by its charter from taking military action outside its Borders but members have used the Alliance As a forum for intelligence briefings and for coordination of policies on the Gulf. A we find that while this crisis is occurring outside the nato treaty area nonetheless nato a As 16 nations and As one organization a have vital interests at stake a said Richard Clarke Deputy Secretary of state for political and military affairs during a news conference Friday in Brussels a we have Long Felt As an Alliance that discussion of out of area problems were appropriate a he said. A this is perhaps the classic out of area  the crisis is occurring on the Border of the nato treaty area a Turkey a and affects All member nations he said. Natos political committee has met 22 times in a month on the Gulf crisis and this is the second time that foreign ministers have come together to discuss the subject. Since the first meeting aug 10 Over a dozen nato countries have deployed naval forces As part of the maritime interception operation to enforce . Sanctions. Turkish armed forces Are in a state of advanced Alert while the French and British have sent naval at and ground forces to the arabian Peninsula. A they re not carrying this operation out As nato nor under a nato Flag or nato command but rather As individual states a Clarke said. He said nato provides the Only forum for Western european countries to discuss sensitive military intelligence and coordinate their political approach. The meeting also will offer ministers a Chance to ask Baker about his idea for a regional Security Structure in the Middle East which he suggested recently during hearings by the Senate foreign relations committee. A we Are beginning to think about the need for some Structure to preserve the peace when this crisis is Over and the iraqis leave Kuwait a Clarke said. Quot no matter what the outcome after Kuwait is liberated or the iraqis withdraw Iraq is still going to have a very Large military Force. Right now it has a Force that is enormously disproportionate to the forces of other countries in the Region a he said. A and there a going to have to be some balance to that in the Long  rallying for former communists a youngster Waves an East German Flag during an Cial ism in East Berlin on saturday morning. Elec election Campaign to support the nation s former tons will be held dec. 2, two months after East and communist party now the party for democratic so West Germany unify. Usa eur to Cut 2,747 More jobs from civilian support group by Chuck Roberts staff writer Heidelberg West Germany a amps a the army in Europe intends to eliminate 2,747 jobs from its civilian support group the second round of cutbacks in three months. When combined with the earlier cuts the new plan will reduce what was once a 12,000-member work Force by More than 40 percent. The civilian support group consists of local nationals who work in construction maintenance Security transportation and ammunition storage and handling. It was formed in 1945 to assist the occupation army and to provide jobs for refugees and other unemployed workers. Many of the employees Are from East european countries and the soviet Union s Baltic republics. Armin Wunderlich a 15-year employee assigned to the 2040th ammunition group in Griesheim West Germany said saturday that the latest announcement comes at a bad time. A i done to know what i will do a Wunderlich said. A the chances Are not Good for finding work. We get Many from East Germany and they need jobs too. I believe that i will not find  in july Usa eur announced the elimination of 2,365 jobs Over a two year period beginning oct. 1. The second phase of reductions announced Friday in a press release is to begin in 1991. According to the release the cuts were ordered by the Usa eur commander Gen. Crosbie Saint in anticipation of . Troop withdrawals. More cuts Are possible. The next group of workers to be scrutinized will be Security units according to the statement. Usa eur said the reductions would be accomplished through attrition and by eliminating some of the 94 units that make up the support group. The plan Calls for converting 876 of the jobs to regular local National positions. The head works Council the labor group representing the . Army Europe a local National work Force has contended that such deep cuts cannot be accomplished through attrition alone. The army said it has submitted its plan for additional cutbacks to the head works Council for review. Earlier Usa eur. Said the army will assist with Job placement relocation costs and Severance pay. World today 3 albanian hotels 1 shop to accept credit cards Brussels Belgium up a credit cards will finally be issued and accepted in Albania under a licensing agreement Between the state Bank of Albania and euro card International officials said Friday. Albania has Long been regarded As Europe a most isolated country but has recently sought to move toward the mainstream. Initially Only three hotels and an Airport shop will accept the cards with wider implementation coming in stages officials said. Quot with this agreement euro card Mastercard cards will be the first credit cards issued and accepted in Albania a euro card International said in a statement. Hyena has last laugh while locked in bathroom Skuk Uza South Africa apr a Hyena accidentally locked itself in the bathroom at a game Park and then proceeded to tear the room apart. It also opened the Shower tap flooding the House. The Star newspaper said Friday that the adult Hyena spent 24 hours in the bathroom at the House in Skuk Uza a Village in Kruger National Park in Eastern South Africa. It apparently wandered into the House while the occupants were away the newspaper reported. The Hyena pulled Down curtains ripped the Medicine Chest from the Wall smashed the toilet seat damaged a Towel rail and bit into aerosol shaving Cream and deodorant cans the Star said. It also turned on the Shower tap causing overflowing water to seep beneath the door into the rest of the House the newspaper said. Now defunct Stasi knew of �?T83 w. Berlin bombing Berlin apr East Germany Snow disbanded secret police knew of plans for a bloody 1983 bombing in West Berlin that May have been launched by the worlds most notorious terrorist officials said Friday. On aug. 25, 1983, a bomb exploded in West Berlin in the French cultural Center known As Maison de France killing one person and injuring 23. In a subsequent letter to West German officials the terrorist known As Carlos claimed responsibility for the attack. The East German Interior ministry on Friday said officials with the now disbanded Stasi secret police had personal contacts with a International terrorist group calling itself Carlos up until last year. Stasi officials also knew of preparations for the 1983 bombing in West Berlin the statement said. According to the statement Stasi officials had even arranged a Villa for the bombers outside East Berlin. Sesame Street pals worry about cousins in Kuwait Amsterdam Netherlands apr big Bird and his foreign cousins were the Star celebrities at the International sesame Street conference despite worries about the Fate of his kuwaiti relative. For the past three years the arabic version of the worlds most popular children a to show has been produced by a kuwaiti based consortium. But the producers from Kuwait failed to show up at the conference that ended Here Friday and nothing has been heard from them since Iraq invaded the country aug. 2, sesame Street executives said. A we done to know what a going to happen to the show. Your guess is As Good As mine a said or. Lutelle Horne an executive of the new York based children a television workshop co which produces sesame Street in the United states. A Sim Sim a arabic for sesame Street is watched by an estimated 16 million preschoolers in 14 Arab countries and has been produced by the arabian Gulf states joint program production institution which is based in Kuwait