European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The St for a and amp tripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces pm vol. 49, no. 167 Friday september 28, 1990 a a 25� rally and sunday d 8693 a operation desert shield related stories. Pages 3 and 9 Western diplomats threatened by Ira apparent plan to Kidnap or kill of general fails by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a an apparent attempt to Kidnap or kill a . General assigned to nato Headquarters was foiled late tuesday when the three intruders failed to find him at Home. The incident occurred about 7 . Tuesday when a Man wearing what appeared to be a police uniform forced his Way into the House of . Air Force Brig. Gen. John w. Douglass 49, the Deputy . Representative to the nato military committee. The intruder overpowered an american Security guard according to . Sources in Brussels. A second intruder joined the first a Short while later and proceeded to search the House while a third Man waited outside the sources said. The guard was bound gagged and rendered unconscious by what appeared to be Ether or chloroform. A family Friend residing at the House found the unconscious guard at about 11 45 . Tuesday when she returned Home and notified authorities. There was no evidence of theft. Embassy officials refused to release the name of the guard although news reports identified the Man As sgt. John Feri More Douglass Driver and bodyguard. Other sources said the Man was hospitalized As a result of the incident. A spokesman at the . Embassy in Brussels would not speculate on a motive but said belgian police and intelligence authorities Are investigating the incident in cooperation with american military officials. Belgian authorities said kidnapping was a a a possible motive. Douglass has been assigned to the . Military delegation to nato since the summer of 1989.decrees allow allies to keep forces in Berlin by Helge Thiele and de Reavis staff writer West Germany a Federal Council approved on thursday the Legal foundations for the continued presence of foreign forces in Berlin and East Germany after reunification on oct. 3. Meeting in special session the Council endorsed three decrees that a a allow Western Allied forces to remain in Berlin until the last soviet Soldier leaves the former territory of East Germany in 1994. Regulate the Legal basis for the troops in Berlin. A mandate that the soviets leave by 1994. The decrees grew out of a parliamentary decision on sept. 20 to allow Western Allied troops to remain in Berlin at the Cost of the West German government. The Council or bundesrat represents West Germany a state governments. In general it votes on certain see Berlin on Back Page by the associated press Iraq has threatened to execute . And other diplomats unless they hand Over westerners they re sheltering. The threat against the diplomats was contained in official statements to the ., French and British embassies in Baghdad Iraq on wednesday and thursday. The iraqi foreign ministry refused to comment on the statement. But iraqi officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the memo Only contained a reminder of an iraqi Law a issued when Iraq annexed Kuwait last month a which stipulates that those who provide Refuge for foreigners could be punished by death. The officials said the Law applies Only to iraqis. The iraqi statement first disclosed by Secretary of state James Baker on wednesday was denounced by Western governments thursday. At the United nations on thursday the Emir of Kuwait thanked the world Community for its support in his nations fight against iraqis a naked brutal aggression in invading Ana occupying his county. As sneak Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah spoke to the general Assembly the iraqi delegation stormed out. Washington a a team from a . Warship in the red sea boarded an iraqi Tanker thursday after firing warning shots when orders to Stop were ignored the Pentagon said. But the Tanker Tamur was allowed to proceed after it was found to be empty the Pentagon said. The frigate Elmer Montgomery fired .50-caliber machine gun bursts across the tankers Bow in the incident spokesman Pete Williams said. A coast guard and Navy team then boarded the Tamur Williams said. Hurt by new and tougher Trade sanctions iraqis leaders said wednesday they would Cut off food to non arabs in their country. They also announced they plan this weekend to extend nationwide rationing to Rice flour sugar Tea and cooking Oil. Bread has been rationed since sept. 1. Before it invaded Kuwait and set in motion the retaliatory International moves against it Iraq was importing three quarters of its food. Diplomats in the iraqi capital speaking on condition of anonymity said wednesday that starting monday Iraq will halt food rations to diplomatic missions in Iraq for distribution to their communities. The envoys said they did not know How much foreigners would suffer because most people had stockpiled Basic foods. They said that in september they received rations for distribution to their communities. These included Rice flour sugar Tea and cooking Oil. In other a Ulf related developments thursday a egyptian president Hosni Mubarak warned that if Iraq installs missiles in Sudan Egypt will destroy them a the following  but Mubarak aboard a ship carry see diplomats on Back Page he said the Tanker was heading South out of the Gulf of Aqaba into the Northern red sea when it was boarded Williams said. The vessel built in 1976, weighs 1,598 Gross tons and is 270 feet Long he said. More than 1,400 Hundred ships have been intercepted since the United nations imposed an economic embargo against Iraq after its aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait Williams said. More than 125 ships have been boarded 110 of them by . Vessels and 15 by ships of other navies that Are assisting in the  held by gunman in hotel hostages sit in windows As Shields for a heavily armed killed and seven people were wounded before police gunman who invaded a residential hotel and opened shot the gunman to death after a seven hour standoff fire Early Friday in Berkeley Calif. One Man was Story on Page 28. . Fires shots boards iraqi Tanker