European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Former . Military chiefs urge caution in Gulf action by Donna fab Capa Focas jew a retired Gen. David c. Jones by Donna Cassata associated press two former . Military chiefs urged caution in the persian Gulf on wednesday even As president Bush sent Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii to press the United nations for formal support of a possible attack against Iraq. A j patience a said retired adm. William Crowe who was chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under president Reagan. A War is not neat its not tidy and once you resort to it its Uncertain and its a  retired air Force Gen. David c. Jones chairman of the joint chiefs under president Carter voiced concern with the latest troop deployment. Bush is Kissinger Crowe sending 200,000 More troops to bolster the 230,000 already in the Gulf and to add an offensive capability. Jones said his fear a is no to that we might choose to fight but rather that the deployment might cause us to fight a perhaps prematurely and perhaps  the former chiefs comments were generally in line with those of lawmakers a mainly democrats a whose objections have risen in volume As a shooting War has seemed More Likely in the weeks since Congress adjourned for the year. Former Secretary of state Henry a. Kissinger said a i do not believe we can maintain 400,000 troops much beyond the Spring of next year and therefore our general position will be a yes we will be driven to a decision on whether to go to War. Post adjournment hearings by a Range of committees Are occurring this week see caution on Back Page inside stripes a storms hit Illinois Indiana Missouri. A Randy Barnetts car Corner. Page 13 a visiting historic  Magazine is amps All Europe prep Grid team named. Page 17 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces it a a a a a a Vij a a a a a m. J re it \ v or. By v in 3bbd morn do vol. 49, no. 230 Friday november 30, 1990 a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a Cost of converting dollars increasing by Randy Mcclain financial writer the Cost of changing dollars into foreign currency at military Banks in Greece the United kingdom Germany and the Netherlands is headed up by 25 percent. A department of defense directive announced wednesday Means that in England americans will have to pay one More Penny for every British Pound they buy. In., Ermany americans will get one less pfennig per Dollar when they change dollars into Marks. Fee increase took effect in England on wednes and the Nethe act on tuesday in Germany Greece it is the second increase since Jan. 1. The fee has More than tripled since july 1988. Mark Scheidler banking Liaison officer with the . European come in Stuttgart Germany acknowledged Anh fun 1.ncfea�e. Is a bitter Pill for . Service members a their families in Light of the weak Dollar and the shield6 depl0yment troops to operation desert linn�?Tj1?  military banking worldwide is losing Mil not dollars per year and something had to be done prevent the operation from closing its doors. A what options do we have would you rather run the Banks until april and then shut them Down a he asked. Congress handed the military banking system worldwide a harsh blow this fall when it appropriated Only $15 million to fund the program for fiscal 1991, which began oct. 1. Dod officials in Washington have said that represents 50 percent of the amount the program needs to break even. Dod officials said the program has lost As much As a the Low $30 millions in recent years and the congressional budget Cut made fee increases unavoidable. A when it became Clear the budget was going to be that Short Dod people immediately asked what could be done to raise Revenue a Scheidler said. The new schedule requires the military Bank to keep 2.5 percent of every transaction. The old fee which had been in effect since Jan. 1, was 2 percent. Prior to july 1988, foreign Exchange transactions Cost Only 0.75 percent. The end result in Germany will be to lower the Deutsch Mark Purchase rate by one pfennig per Dollar. For example one Dollar bought 1.46 Marks on wednesday. If the new fee schedule had been in effect Onesee Cost on Back . Bid fails to win Cuba vote on Iraq bylis Genasci associated press writer the United states held its highest level meeting with Cuba in More than 30 years on wednesday night but failed to gain that nations support for a proposed . Security Council Resolution authorizing Force against Iraq. Earlier wednesday on the eve of a vote by foreign ministers on the Iraq proposal China a Qian Lichen said his country  Back it either. China As one of the five permanent members of the Security Council could veto the measure. At the United nations diplomats said they did no to expect such a move predicting the Resolution would pass. Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii met with cuban foreign minister Isidoro Malmierca in new York. Baker was trying to line up a unanimous vote thursday in the Security Council to approve foresee Cuba on Back Page major shakes up Thatcher Cabinet by Craig r. Whitney . Times news service a a John major who Suc ii t Margaret Thatcher As prime min Tan on wednesday began his Day in office thursday by. Rear i a Cabinet and pledging to build in a Thatcher a achievements. A in an attempt to restore both Unity and Hope to his divided conservative party the 47-year-old prime minister brought Michael Heseltine into the Cabinet As environment Secretary and put him in charge of the governments unpopular a poll  it was Heseltine who forced Thatcher to step Down in the party a leadership struggle last week. In a signal of continuity in foreign policy major left Douglas Hurd who also ran for the leadership in the second ballot tuesday As his foreign Secretary. A i want to see us build a county that is at ease with itself a country that is confident and a county that is prepared and willing to make the changes necessary to provide a better Quality of life for All our citizens a the new prime minister said on the Steps of no. 10 Downing Street wednesday morning after Queen Elizabeth ii had formally commissioned him at Buckingham Palace to form a new gov continued on Page 24mafia s grip on Italy reported growing a Page 8