European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 a a the stars and stripes Friday september 14,1990 House postpones action on defense spending Bill Powell from Page 1 a once with the food received in saudi Arabia and once with the allowance. The troops asked the general during his tour when they would be going Home. Powell said he could give them no definite answer. A a we re Here at the invitation of the government of saudi Arabia. Well leave when they wish us to leave and when the purpose of our being Here has been served a he  have no desire to be a permanent presence in the  regarding the question from the troops Powell said a a it a a question i would expect every i to ask who is far from Home. Well try to get you Home As soon As possible. Well try to Start rotation As soon As its practical. One complaint the troops Here have had is that they arc unable to fire live rounds during training. Powell said that he has talked to the saudi government about the problem and that some live firing will begin with the marines set to Start Friday. Powell said live firing is important a so we can keep our combat Edge  however he said it is not that simple to fire real weapons even in the desert. Quot the desert is occupied a he said. A it is occupied by livestock and is occupied by the people who live there. A we Are trying to be Good  he refused to comment on when the . Force would reach a size capable of mounting an offensive. He said that the Mission was strictly one of defense and deterrence. Instead he said that the embargo sanctioned by the United nations is having the desired effect. A no Oil is getting out a he said. A a we be got the Oil shut off and therefore we have All sources of income to Iraq shut  news Brief Iraq envoy wont accept Bush a videotaped message Washington to Topi a iraqis ambassador to the United states refused thursday to accept a videotape message from president Bush to the iraqi people but said the tape would be broadcast if it were sent to Baghdad by a the proper  acting Secretary of state Lawrence Eagleburger tried to hand the tape to iraqi ambassador Mohamed Al Mashat at Eagleburger a state department office but the Diplomat warded off the package with a wave of his hands. A it is better handled by the charge . Deputy chief of Mission Joseph Wilson and the foreign ministry in Baghdad a Al Mashat  from Page 1 no Denham until wednesday. In the first Convoy each munitions train contained 20 freight cars each carrying two sealed containers loaded with the artillery shells Milton said. He would not say How Many shells were included in the Transfer. The escort train carried medical and Security teams. The second train Convoy was to leave Miessau on thursday evening Milton said. Once loaded the two ships will head for Johnston atoll in the Pacific Ocean a 30 to 50-Day trip depending on the route taken Milton said. The weapons will then be stored on the Island and later destroyed there. The destruction is expected to be completed by 1994. The nerve agents had been stored at the army depot at Clausen West Germany for More than 20 years. They were carried by truck convoys from Clausen to Miessau earlier this  from Page 1 personnel official said. A the recall May be Shorter than that for some of the  the Secretary of the army has the authority to recall any Retiree with at least 20 years of service. A technically if you Are a Retiree drawing retirement pay you can be recalled to Active duty any time during the rest of your life a the official said. Congressional authority to recall retirees had been in place prior to 1981, but until that time the army did not keep track of retirees skills or residences. Washington apr the House on thursday postponed action on the $283 billion defense Bill As lawmakers awaited a possible agreement by White House and congressional negotiators on a plan to trim $50 billion from the Federal deficit. With the likelihood that a final figure for military spending could emerge from the talks the House put aside work on the defense budget for fiscal 1991, which begins oct. 1, until next week. House speaker Thomas a Foley d-wash., told reporters the postponement was designed a to give our negotiators a Little  meanwhile the House is sending a pointed message to . Allies slow to provide military and financial help for the persian Gulf deployment the United states will no longer foot the entire Bill for defending the world. Angered by Japan a delay in giving $1 billion to a Campaign that could Cost up to $15 billion in the next year the House on wednesday adopted a measure requiring the asian nation to pay All the costs of stationing . Forces on its soil or begin losing the troops. The White House which already has threatened a veto of the Bill because it would Cut troop Levels and terminate the b-2 stealth bomber criticized the provision on Japan. A we done to believe that san appropriate Way to conduct foreign policy a said press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater. But he noted that the vote a does express the sentiment of the Congress. I think Japan is aware of the general feeling in the Congress toward some of their  the amendment was one of three Burden sharing proposals added to the $283 billion defense budget by lawmakers who spent several hours of debate lashing out at americans friends. The House had planned to resume action on the Bill thursday with the following issues on the Agenda a amendments to increase or decrease the level of spending on the strategic defense initiative in fiscal 1991. President Bush had called for a budget of $4.7 billion for the program commonly known As Star wars. The Senate trimmed about $1 billion from the 1991 request the House slashed nearly $2 from staff reports West Germany is negotiating individual agreements with three of the Western victors of world War ii that would keep their troops in Berlin after German unification. A we want the Allied troops in West Berlin until the last soviet Soldier has left the East German territory in 1994,�?� a spokesman for the West German foreign ministry said thursday. A representative of the . Mission in Berlin refused to comment on the talks. And a spokesman for the . Embassy in Bonn also said he could not comment on them. A any statements would have to come from Secretary of state James Baker a he said. Baker is scheduled to visit West Germany this weekend. But a spokesman for the British forces in Berlin confirmed that talks about the troops Are being held. Billion. A debate Over the b-2 stealth bomber the costliest weapon in history at some $860 million a plane. Proponents of the radar evading aircraft plan to discuss the bombers merits but no vote on the Issue is planned. A amendments to assist communities businesses and workers left without a Job due to cutbacks in defense spending that Force the closing or scaling Back of military contractors. Prompted by the rising Cost of operation desert shield and Little in the Way of assistance from Japan West Germany and other . Allies lawmakers vented their frustrations on tuesday in overwhelming votes on Burden sharing. By a vote of 370-53, the House adopted the amendment requiring Japan to pay All the costs associated with the 50,000 . Troops stationed there. For each year Japan does not cover the costs 5,000 troops would be taken out of the country. The United states spends $4.5 billion annually for . Forces in Japan Japan contributes $2.9 billion. A this is a real Wake up Call for the new world order a said rep. David Bonior d-mich., sponsor of the amendment targeting Japan. Neither the chairman of the House armed services committee rep. Les Aspin d-wis., nor Dickinson voted for the measure but Aspin summed up the motivations of his colleagues. A it is not the right thing to do substantively but its irresistible politically a he said. The House also agreed to require the defense department to come up with a plan by 1994 to a dual based All military units a permanently station All american troops in the United states and order Short term rotation overseas. It also agreed to prohibit use of any defense department Money for building a new air base at Cro tone Italy for the 401st tac air Wing of f-16 Jet fighters forced to move from Torrejon a Spain. An amendment to eliminate the two provisions failed 249-174. The House however rejected an amendment that would impose a permanent ceiling of 30,000 on the number of . Troops in South Korea with that goal to be achieved by fiscal 1993. A a we re still looking at it a he said. A a we re regretfully in no position to say anything at present. We Hope to be Able to make an announcement in the near  the United states Britain and France have troops stationed in the Western sector of Berlin which has been an occupied City since 1945. Their right to station those troops there will expire when an agreement on German sovereignty is ratified by the Legislatures of the four world War ii allies and a United Germany. Even before that happens the three Western allies and the soviet Union Are expected to sign a pact in new York on oct. 1 to suspend Allied rights in Germany after reunification oct. 3. The negotiations which begin about three weeks ago Are expected to be completed soon the West German official said. Canada eases rules on trips to e. Germany Lahr West Germany a Canada has relaxed restrictions on its military personnel who travel to East Germany and Berlin the Canadian forces announced thursday. Effective immediately most personnel May travel freely to both places said army capt. Yves Genereux a spokesman at the forces european Headquarters in Lahr. East Germany including East Berlin had been off limits to All off duty Canadian military personnel until tuesday. A trip to West Berlin required permission from the Lahr Headquarters. That is still the Case with travel to Yugoslavia and travel is prohibited to the remaining Warsaw pact nations. Genereux said regulations still require leave passes signed by unit commanders for travel More than 50 Kilometres 31 Miles from duty stations regardless of the destination. Members who have special Security clearances or had them recently require National defense he approval of their leave before travelling to East Germany or Berlin. Canadian forces does not require Security briefings for members travelling to East Germany. But members and dependents must report suspicious occurrences to a unit Security officer because a a minor Security threat still does exist a according to a news release. Germany reportedly negotiating to keep Western troops in Berlin