European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes thursday december 13,1990 1 wow crisis in the Gull. A amps stove Taylor sgt. Caleb Seymour gives his son Zachary 5, a lift during tuesday s reception in Augsburg. Germans by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Augsburg Germany Augsburg a lord mayor expressing what he called the Quot Solidarity of the people a told army families tuesday that a Strong military presence in the Middle East will help keep the peace a i strongly believe that the Mere presence and preparedness of a Strong military will help divert War a Peter Menacher  addressed a group of 500 soldiers and family members at a reception to Honor those heading from the Augsburg military Community to saudi Arabia. The reception was held at Augsburg a ornate Golden chamber at City Hall Menacher promised City support for family members left  your Friendship and cooperation Are needed More than Ever before a he said while military offi Eias would not give exact numbers or specific dates of deployment the units include artillery medical and support commands within Vii corps. Many have already left most of the remaining soldiers Are expected to leave before Christmas said Karin Johnson a Community spokeswoman. For the soldiers and their families deployment this  year Means mixed emotions. A a in a Tom Between going Over and doing a Job and taking part in a Mission and being away for Christmas away from my children said sgt. 1st class Thomas Gorman of the 69th signal in the Veteran of Grenada will leave behind his wife Sharyn his twins Mike and Chris 8 and another son Nicholas 3. Sgt Caleb Seymour of the 17th Field arty brigade also will leave his family for the first time at Christmas. A when you gotta go you gotta go a he said. A. A a a a a a Seymour a wife Claudia said a i done to like it. ,1 just Hope that everything goes Well and he comes Home Safe and  the seymours have two children Barbara 6, and Zachary 5. ,. A 4,000 More French troops going to Gulf by Jan. 15 Paris up France will Send 4,000 More troops to saudi Aruba by Jan. 15, boosting its contingent in the persian Gulf area to about 10,000, sources said tuesday. A a \ defense minister Jean Pierre Cheve nement said monday the French Force would be reinforced before Jan. 15 in response to a request by the French com mandarin the Field. In fall Short Aid. Pentagon says Washington apr Japan and Germany two of the worlds leading economic Powers have delivered barely one fifth of the Money and materials they prom i cd in support of . Military operations in the persian Gulf the Pentagon says. Of the six countries that offered the largest contrib Lions to operation desert shield at its outset in August Only Kuwait has Given All that it promised Pete Williams the chief Pentagon spokesman said tuesday. Williams declined to comment on the reasons for the delayed contributions from other allies. Pledges totalling More than $6.5 billion were made for Calendar year 1990,. A japanese officials denied wednesday that Japan is dragging its feet in disbursing $2 billion pledged to support the multinational forces deployed against Iraq a japanese foreign ministry official said that of a total of $4 billion pledged for the military Effort and to support front line states some $600 million has been contracted or disbursed. The process for disbursing another $600 million in emergency commodity Loans for Jordan and Turkey will be completed very sooty said another. The remainder is under discussion at various Levels they said. In Bonn on wednesday a spokesman for Chancellor Helmut Kohl disputed the Pentagon s figures. Hans Klein said his government already has made available More than $1.36 billion for the Gulf operation including $1.09 billion in military equipment and transportation. Williams had said the germans have delivered $337 million in Cash and materials toward a pledge of $1.5 billion and Japan which said it would give about $2 billion for the Gulf operation has provided $426 million. Neither Japan nor Germany has sent armed forces to the Gulf citing constitutional restrictions. Williams said the United states plans to ask an Undis closed number of Allied nations to increase their financial contributions for 1991. He said he did not know How much Money would be sought or when the requests would be made. Quot we will probably seek additional support from other nations to continue their share of the responsibility for desert shield a Williams said. The United Arab emirates a federation of Gulf Sheik Donis bordering saudi Arabia pledged $ i billion and has Given. $280 million Williams said. South Korea offered $95 million and so far has delivered $4 million. Williams said saudi Arabia which is the Host nation for the vast majority of . And Allied forces arrayed against Iraq was the Only ally to make an a open ended offers of support. He said that As of oct. 31, it had provided material support such As fuel food water and transportation valued at $987 million. Kuwait a exiled Royal family has delivered $2.5 billion Williams said. That is part of a pot of private and foreign government contributions totalling $3.9 billion a an amount certain to fall Short of covering . Costs in the Gulf. A Williams said the Pentagon would ask the Congress in february for supplemental funds to cover desert shield expenses in 1991. He said the album was Uncertain because the Pentagon did not know How much the Gulf operation will Cost arid because its unclear How much More the allies May be willing to contribute. Government and congressional sources said monday that desert shield May Cost $30 billion in 1991. The Pentagon a original Cost estimate was $15 billion but that was before president Bush ordered huge reinforcements to the Gulf of nov. 8. By late january about 430,000 . Army Navy air Force and Marine corps personnel Are expected to be in the area. A Lael Moy Tiilman who manages her she is consumer relations shows Oft desert Dors made for Gulf troops. Is Hershey a. Apr . Soldiers in saudi Ara Bia finally have chocolate bars that melt in their Mouths not in the Sand. At the request of the army Hershey foods corp. Sent 144,000 of a Hershey a desert bars that wont melt in 100 degree plus heat. A a a a. The first round of heat resistant chocolate sent earlier this month to the persian Gulf was a test of the product Hershey spokeswoman Bonnie Glass said. If the chocolate bars taste Good and Are Tough enough for desert warfare Hershey will Send thousands More she said. A a chocolate has Long been an american favorite and we Are Happy that we can Supply the soldiers in saudi Arabia with a familiar taste from Home a said Richard Zimmerman Hershey a chairman and chief executive officer. Glass said Hershey has cooperated with the army since 1937 in providing specially made chocolate bars. In june 1937, Hershey sent 90,000 Candy bars to military  have been heat resistant bars in the past but one of the specifications Given out by the army is that it tastes Good like commercially available chocolate a she s4jd. Another specification is that it is made with real milk  Glass would not discuss the bars contents or How it is made