European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday november 2,1990 embassy staff in Kuwait faces shortfalls Quot. To states As her husband was Preo Arine by the Washington Post Washington the . Embassy in Kuwait is Down to a three to four week Supply of canned tuna fish and Rice and is running Low on Generator fuel to Power its Only satellite Telephone jink with Washington . Officials said wednesday. The Prospect that ambassador w. Nathaniel Howell Iii his Deputy Barbara k. Bodine and 25 others might have to lower the american Flag in Kuwait by thanksgiving led the Bush administration to push for a United nations Security Council Resolution approved on monday demanding the humanitarian resupply of foreign embassies. A White House official said that president Bush who charged wednesday that Iraq was Quot starving the embassy personnel in Kuwait did not mean that the 27 people in the embassy were in imminent danger of starvation. Bush was referring Only to their a dwindling food supplies a the official said. A state department official said that there were a no serious health problems among the embassy holdouts and that they have adequate supplies of water for drinking and bathing. The bathing water which was scarce in the first two months is now available from a shallow Well the group dug behind the ambassador s residence one of a number of buildings inside the walled Seaside compound. A a they re very elated about their new Well a said Margie Howell the ambassadors wife in an interview in Washington tuesday on no cd a today show. A they have an ample Supply of water now. They re washing cars having showers and Able to water their new Howell who returned to the United states As her husband was preparing to end his three year tour in Kuwait just before the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq said she was Able to go to the state department to use their phone and talk to Howell each morning. The embassy also has maintained local Telephone Contact a for Short conversations since the lines Are tapped with other americans outside the compound who Are still in hiding from iraqi forces in Kuwait Howell said. Overall she painted a fairly upbeat portrait of life inside the embassy in contrast to Bush a comments wednesday.$100-a-barrel Oil predicted if War begins Washington apr the Price of Oil could easily Quot explode to si00 a barrel if War broke out in the persian Gulf a panel of experts told a Senate committee wednesday. Quot there s no limit a said John Lichtblau of the Petroleum Industry research foundation. A it depends on How much panic there sen. Joseph Lieberman d-conn., presiding Over a hearing of the Senate governmental affairs committee echoed growing concern in Congress about what will happen at the pump if War Breaks out. A the Day the War starts prices will explode a said Lichtblau one of several experts on the Oil Industry to appear before the panel. Oil prices hovering in the s33-a-Barrei Range could easily triple said professor Fariborz Ghadar of George Washington University a business school. The witnesses told Lieberman that with Oil production already at or near capacity Oil consuming states could do Little beyond releasing Oil reserves onto the Market. Tapping Oil reserves would have to go beyond the use of the . Governments strategic Petroleum Reserve said professor . Adelman of the Massachusetts Institute of technology. It would have to occur globally. In addition to the strategic reserves there Are the Oil reserves held by private companies As Well As substantial reserves held by Japan and Western european nations witnesses said. The reasons for the Sharp Price Rise the experts said would be fear that War would disrupt Supply lines combined with the likelihood that a Gulf War would curtail saudi arabians Oil producing capabilities. -7x a Zisk family a future up in the air a amps Jim Derti Eim the Mathie family is being distributed to various Homes because of difficulty in finding housing near Hahn a. From left is Mother Janet Wendy 13 Larry 14 Nathaniel 14 Matthew id Latrica 16 Laray 17 my Lissa 18 and master sgt. Lavere Mathie. On the trampoline is Daniel 11 Story Page 9. Bush from Page 1 Man in Baghdad said the iraqi government is prepared to allow families of americans in Iraq to visit during the Christmas and new years holidays. No other details were available. There was no immediate reaction from the state department. The offer to american relatives appears to be part of an Overall iraqi offer to All relatives of its a foreign guests Quot to visit the captives. Several britons have already done so including wives visiting their husbands being held in Iraq. A few diplomats have held out at the . Embassy in Kuwait defying an iraqi order to close All missions in the annexed nation. Iraq has Cut utilities and sur res from Page 1 cording to Gerald a. Darsch the chief of the tabs food technology division. Additionally held studies conducted by the . Army Institute of environmental Medicine and Pentagon nutrition experts found no evidence that eating res leads to constipation Darsch said. A the development of constipation is the function of several factors fluid consumption anxiety and dietary fiber a he wrote. Quot of the three inadequate consumption of water is the most significant rec rounded the compound with troops. The British embassy also remained open. In Baghdad a spokesman for iraqis information ministry said the United states was spreading a false reports on the conditions of a foreign guests to seek an excuse to attack Iraq. Baghdad Calls the hundreds of westerners held in Iraq and Kuwait to deter attack by the multinational Force deployed in saudi Arabia Many have been sent to strategic Sites As human Shields. A i want to Tell you that our guests live in Good conditions at some places better than Many iraqi families but Bush perhaps wants an excuse a the spokesman said. Lbs radio quoted him As saying he will make available to . Television networks videotaped messages from american hostages to their families to show they were not being mistreated. The United states has More than 210,000 troops in commend that troops drink Between seven and 12 quarts of water each Day while in saudi Arabia he added. The Marine letter writer was also concerned about whether his men would be eating a balanced diet if they ate the rations three times a Day. Darsch assured him that the rations Are one of the most nutritionally Complete prepackaged meals in the world and that the surgeon general has approved the ration As a sole source of food for up to 10 Days. Some test units in fact ate res exclusively for up to 30 Days and suffered no Adverse health effects Darsch said. However few service members in saudi Arabia now consume More than one Are per Day according to Darsch. A of course not everyone is filled with Joy Over the food they Are getting but Overall there is a High level the Gulf Region and plans to Send 100,000 More. About 100,000 soldiers have been deployed by other nations. The 13-nation Force a including troops from several moderate Arab nations a faces about 460,000 iraqi troops stationed in Southern Iraq and Kuwait. At a news conference in Washington iraqis Al a Shat spoke of peace. A we once More Call for a negotiated solution to have a political and diplomatic solution. We seek to avoid bloodshed a he said. He reiterated that Iraq was ready to begin negotiations on the crisis if issues such As israelis occupation of the Gaza strip and West Bank were included in the talks. Former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt announced he is travelling to Baghdad next week at Saddam a invitation. About 400 germans Are among thousands of foreigners stranded or held in Iraq. Of acceptance a he said. Meanwhile researchers have asked permission to include hot sauce with four additional menus. They also would like to add a amp a candies to two More of the meals and the labs just developed a heat stable chocolate to two others. A amp is in particular have been a hit with servicemen Bers in the Gulf and they be flooded company Headquarters in Hackettstown n.j., with letters of Praise according to army officials. On air Force officer who wrote said she knows an Are diner has discovered a package of the candies when she hears a a whoop in the mess a and by the Way a she added a even in the hot desert a amp is melt in your Mouth not in your
