European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stores sunday. November 25,1990u.s. Will protest vicious Swiss action aboard air Force one a Swiss Security officers shoved a machine gun into the stomach of a , Diplomat and roughed up a photographer travelling with president Bush in what a Bush spokesman called a the most vicious treatment i be Ever seen Friday night the . Government will file a formal protest with the Swiss government this week Over those and other incidents during Bush s three hour Stop in Geneva White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater told reporters during Bush s flight Back to Washington. A live never seen that kind of brutal and vicious treatment by a Security Force in the last 10 years Quot Fitzwater said. The ruffled Diplomat was Joseph Reed chief of protocol. Fitzwater said Reed would summon Swiss any Bassadore edouard Brunner after Bush returns from a trip to Mexico to file a formal protest Quot they pitied a machine gun on ambassador Reed and verbally attached White House chief of staff John Sununu Fitzwater said. Swiss Security officers also clashed with reporters and photographers in the presidents party on arrival pushing and shoving them As they sought to approach the ramp on which Bush would leave the plane. Sununu acting on reports of the arrival incident discussed matters with the Swiss chief of Security whose name was not immediately available. For his pains Sununu was verbally abused Fitzwater said. Shoulder to so ukr guards also prevented reporters and photographers from approaching the president s ramp on departure. No one could see Bush at the base of the ramp although he and mrs. Bush were visible when they climbed up the ramp to Board the aircraft. Several White House press aides tried to get the Swiss officers to move out of the Way and a shouting match followed. It was then that Jerome delay a Washington based photographer for the French news Agency Agency France Presse was roughed up and the machine gyn was shoved into Reeds stomach Fitzwater said. Reed had gotten off the plane for some reason and was trying to get Back on Fitzwater said. A a it a so strange. Supposedly a peace Loving nation gave us the most vicious treatment in be Ever seen a Fitzwater said. There was no immediate word on whether delay was Hurt. The Washington office of Agency France Presse said it had no word of any injuries. Fitzwater said he had not discussed the incident with Bush. There was no answer at the Swiss embassy in Washington Friday  from Page 1 six . Hostages believed to be held in Lebanon and International terrorism. Assad has said Syria wants iraqi forces out of Kuwait but opposes use of Force. He maintains that syrian troops were sent to saudi Arabia Only to help .-led multinational forces defend that country. The meeting capped an eight Day european and Middle East tour by Bush seeking support for possible military Force to liberate Kuwait. He left for Washington after the meeting. Syria a longtime adversary of the United states is a hard line Arab state accused by the state department of sponsoring terrorism. It has pledged to Send 15,000 troops to the multinational Force however. Bush who earlier Friday met in Cairo with egyptian president Hosni Mubarak brushed off criticism from Israel for his decision to become the first . President to meet with a syrian Leader since president Carter did so in 1977. A i have no problem sitting Down with him a said Bush. A this relates to the reversal of aggression not Only in the interest of the United states but to every country in the Middle East and that includes Israel the meeting was arranged at the urging of Arab leaders. Edward Djerejian . Ambassador to Damascus who travelled with Bush to Geneva from Cairo was asked by reporters if the United states is making Assad look like an ally by instituting face to face talks with him. Djerejian replied a where there Are Mutual interests we work  he cited the Gulf and Lebanon where Syria has had troops since 1975. Although relations Between the United states and Syria remain strained they have thawed noticeably since Assad committed troops to protect saudi Arabia from a possible attack by Iraq. The syrian government has joined other Arab nations in condemning Iraq but has distanced itself from suggestions that military action May have to be taken to end iraqis occupation. Bush and Mubarak expressed support for possible military Force. Bush said he and Mubarak have not Given up on a peaceful solution but added a we Are getting tired of the status quo and so is the rest of the  Mubarak dodged questions on whether egyptian troops would be sent to fight alongside multinational forces. A a in a not in a position to Tell you the details a he told reporters. During his overseas tour Bush found mixed support for military Force. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl told him that a greater emphasis should be placed on finding a negotiated settlement soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev advocated patience. Both said that  sanctions should be Given More time to pressure Saddam to peacefully withdraw from Kuwait although they said that Force should not be ruled out Bush has called for a . Hearing next week on the treatment of the iraqi occupied Kuwait apparently in an Effort to build support for a . Resolution that would authorize military action.4 feared dead in encounter with British sub London apr four fishermen were missing and feared dead Friday after a British nuclear submarine snagged their trawlers fishing nets and dragged the boat underwater. A the search for the Crew continues a defense minister Archie Hamilton told the House of commons. A but sadly it now seems extremely unlikely that they will be found  Hamilton said the Royal Navy and the transportation department will investigate How the submarine trenchant caught the boats fishing gear and pulled it under thursday in the Firth of Clyde off southwestern Scotland. Another naval vessels underwater video equipment discovered the wreckage of the 52-foot trawler Antares Early Friday 390 feet below the surface said coast guard spokesman Roger Clarke. He said the land and sea search for the four men was entered on the Isle of Arran. Fishermen and friends of the missing men said sub Marine activities in the Firth of Clyde should be suspended a quite a few people Are getting angrier and angrier a said the Rev. Alastair Dunlop a minister in Carradale the trawlers Home port. A  finds it hard to believe that a Modem submarine does not know there a a fishing boat above  Hamilton said the Royal Navy had operated submarines in the Firth of Clyde area for More than 80 years a with an excellent safety  Page 1 and champs pays the rest. Congress authorized the deductible increase As part of the fiscal 1991 defense authorization act. It is the first  increase in the program s 24-year history. The lower deductibles have been in effect since the insurance program was created in 1966, with the defense depart ment making up the difference As costs have escalated. About si.8 billion in insurance pro Fram claims were paid in fiscal 1989 and 2.2 billion in 1990. Officials expect to pay about $2.5 billion in 1991. One military family spokeswoman criticized the increase. A the timing is extremely bad a said Dorsey Chescavage a champs expert with the National military family association. A Active duty families Are already under stress from the desert shield deployments on top of the  Chescavage added that Congress seems to have the impression that military families Are choosing to use the insurance program. A the opposite is True a she said. A when they can to get treated in military hospitals families have to go to civilian care givers. When you re  you can to rely on a hit or miss system and wait for the next available  the military medical system is responsible for More than 9 million people far More than it was designed to handle Chescavage said. Ultimately the persian Gulf crisis a boost the programs Price tag official said. A with fewer doctors and staff in Mill Tail hospitals because they have been deployed to saudi Arabia More people Wil Nave to rely on champs a said a staffer with the Senate armed services com Mittee. A maybe some of the Money Thi allies Are giving us will go to pay for Somi of those higher  the Pentagon is urging program beneficiaries to buy supplemental insurance to it Cushion rising medical  Page 1 measure service wide said maj. Nancy j. Laluntas a Marine spokeswoman. The army said it is freezing indefinitely All transfers of soldiers from overseas to bases in the United states and it is cancelling the traditional Christmas vacation period for All army training centers and military schools. The cancellation of Holiday vacations will affect 22 army institutions. Included Are seven Basic training posts among them fort Jackson s.c., and advanced training centers  As the artillery school at fort Sill okla., the infantry training pest at fort Benning ga., and the personnel administration and finance school at fort Benjamin Harrison ind., said army spokeswoman capt. Barbara Goodno. Die freeze on transfers will affect Between 1,000 and 1,500 people per month an army official said. The combination of measures is designed to keep the army at the highest possible state of readiness to Case additional reinforcements Are needed in the persian Gulf crisis the official said. Quot in be got an unprecedented deployment under Way in saudi Arabia a which requires this extreme step the official said. The marines also announced Friday that they ordered to Active duty another 277 reservists. Nearly All will report for duty with the 2nd Marine expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune n.c., which is scheduled to deploy to the Gulf As reinforcements for the approximately 45,000 marines already there. On aug. 22 president Bush gave Cheney the Legal authority to retain members of the armed forces on duty to the Gulf who reach their retirement or re enlistment dates but the authority was limited to those soldiers and officers who were directly involved in Desi shield. In taking its action Friday the army went a step i ther and applied the a Stop loss authority across t Board meaning everyone to the service is affected. Since sept. 1, the army had been using the a St loss authority on a limited basis retaining about 2,c men and women per month who otherwise would it retired or not re enlisted the army official said. It was determined after Bush ordered a new wave army deployments to saudi Arabia earlier this mor that a broader authority was needed to keep person in place he said. In its announcement the army said there would three exceptions to the mandatory extensions of Servi those officers who face mandatory retirement for me or or reasons those soldiers discharged for i sons of incompetence or other failings and hards cases