European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a a the stars and stripes thursday january 3, .199l Brussels Belgium a nato decided wednesday to Send three squadrons of German italian and belgian fighters to Turkey to strengthen its Border with Iraq ahead of the Jan. 15 deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. The warplanes will be in place by Jan. 10, nato officials said. V Turkey the Only Allied nation bordering Iraq requested the reinforcements on dec 18 As a deterrent and to reduce the vulnerability of natos Southern flank in Case of an attack. Nato said the deployment will a demonstrate the collective Solidarity and determination of the Alliance in the face of any potential threat to Allied  but the role of the fighters could change if War Breaks out Quot a a. A a a a a a a a belgian prime minister Wilfric Martens said the belgian Squadron of 18 fighters would be strictly limited to a a help defensively with patrols in turkish airspace which rules out offensive forays into Iraq at this stage. A every possible change in their Mission has to be submitted to natos defense planning committee which approved wednesdays decision Martens said. Germany will Send 18 jets and Italy will Send about v a a. U the three countries have already begun preparing the squadrons and the  could be operational at an air base in Southern Turkey some 185 Miles from the iraqi Border before the Jan. 15 deadline. The squadrons will operate within the framework of the multinational Allied command Europe Mobile Force a Quick reaction unit that can he deployed on Short notice to any part of the european command. Natos decision is based on its 1949 founding treaty in which the member nations consider an armed attack on any one of them As an attack against All of them. Martens stressed the Force should act on the defensive for the time being. The patrols of the jets to t u key a should avoid All risks of provocation and misunderstanding a he said. A the United states Britain and France Are the Only three nato nations with substantial armed forces in saudi Arabia but most others have support missions in the Gulf Region to help enforce the . Embargo against  a a a a  turkeys armed forces of some 800,000 Are the second largest in nato after the United states and some 100,000 turkish troops Are now tying up eight iraqi divisions along the Border. A. A although the turkish government pleaded for the three squadrons opposition parties said Iraq would see the nato units As a provocation and not As an increased defense measure. Belgian air Force officials have expressed concerned that the close proximity of the air base with the iraqi Border will leave it open to an iraqi preventive attack using chemical weapons. A pullout from Page 1. People Are in the Force iraqis elite Republican guards outfitted with modern equipment like the t.-72 Lank constitute about one fourth of the troops in Kuwait Pepin said. He refused to comment on whether Iraq appears to be moving More troops into Kuwait. Iraqi naval Maneu vers have been Low key he said perhaps because Iraq is trying to a apr Seive its relatively Small Fleet of aging missile attack boats for War. Saddam v lit a i v o v a ii i v w 1 a i % v a a. 1 it a it t Irig to successfully respond to a fast paced dynamic tactical  r on the Side of the  coalition not All went smoothly wednesday. _ a government owned Oiler ran aground during Rhu Tine operations wednesday morning on an uncharted reef in the Northern arabian sea Pepin said. He said there were no injuries  ship the Andrew a Higgins. About 2,000 Gallons of fuel escaped into the a water. The incident is under investigation. Six floating mines of unknown origin were discovered in the persian Gulf in december Pepin said. Saudi and . Explosive ordnance disposal teams have destroyed five of them and Are preparing to destroy the sixth he said a a Quot. ,.a. A a. To the six floating Contact mines appeared to have broken Loose from their moorings on the floor of the Gull. Pepin said the army a share of desert shield troops now stands at 195,000, the marines at 55.000, the Navy at 35,000 and the air Force at 40,000. He declined to say How Many of the ground forces were combat troops and How Many were support troops. Y Pepin said the . Trade embargo against Iraq re suited in 43 interceptions in the 24 hours before 6 . Wednesday raising the total to 6,221 since the embargo air Force col. Gary Clark a Central come personnel administrator said mail is arriving for operation desert shield troops at a rate of 3.10 tons daily and nearly 15 percent of it is addressed to a any  1 he availability of Tel fax services has resulted in delivery of 650,000 Tel fax messages to the troops he said. Gulf brief2 shield soldiers die in separate incidents. A a a \ saudi Arabia a amps a two . Soldiers died monday and tuesday in unrelated incidents Central come officials said. The first was found dead monday after apparently shooting himself with an m-16 title. The Soldier was assigned to he he co. 420lhjsupply, and trans in. 101st airborne div air assault the second who was assigned to c i it. 2 a 7th air defense arty died tuesday alter collapsing from an apparent heart attack. _ _ the names of both soldiers  ing with held pending notification of relatives l he incidents Are being investigated. From Page 1 a minister Tariq Aziz at the White House. Quot. But Bush insisted that the Saddam Baker meeting take place no later than thursday and the iraqi Leader said Baker could not come until Jan. 12. Fitzwater asked if Bush would agree to a meeting after thursday said Only a a there a been no change in the .position. A a a. A a a a we be proposed these talks. We gave them 15 Days Saddam never took up the Opportunity and we never heard anything More from them a Fitzwater said. A everything we hear from Saddam Hussein is that he has no intention to leave Kuwait that he still intends to retain province 19,�?T As lie Calls it a said Fitzwater. A a it a up to him whether he wants to make any move for  Bush said he is a absolutely firm in his no Compromise stance toward Saddam but has not decided what he will do if the iraqi Leader docs not leave Kuwait by Jan. 15. Bush made the statements in a television interview re leased tuesday As he returned from a Christmas Ami new years Holiday at Camp David arid met privately with key advisers in the family living quarters of the White House. A we cannot Stop one Inch Short of successful Resolution Quot Bush said in the interview which was conducted dec. 16. It is part of the series a a talking with David Frost presented by Washington television station wet a. It was to be broadcast tuesday night on Public broadcasting service stations. Gayle wrapped up a Holiday visit to . Troops m the persian Gulf area tuesday telling them a Happy new year. Last year 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. This year,1991, Saddam Hussein will leave  in the interview Bush again denounced Iraq s aug. 2 invasion arid later annexation of Kuwait saying a the worlds not. Going to accept that. And if we done to do something about it wednesday we re going to live to pay a. Much greater Price tomorrow. . /. A and i am absolutely firm in that a he said. A i will keep working to achieve a peaceful Resolution to a a this question a the president said. A however it cannot be done with Compromise to  a  the president returned by helicopter at mid afternoon from Camp David the presidential Retreat in the mountains of Western Maryland arid met top deputies for what Fitzwater called a an updated status review of the Situa Tion in the persian  ,. There have been reports that Baker is Likely to visit . Allies in the Gulf Region before Jan. 15. Quayle after touring military Sites that Are on full War footing sought to dispel any doubts created by  com. Manders earlier statements that the troops would not be fully ready for Battle by Jary . A believe me. Everything is reconciled a Quayle said when a reporter asked him about the dec. 19 remarks of it. Gen. Calvin . Waller who accompanied Quayle on his tour. A a from Page 1 said . Military hospitals in Germany have been stretched thin jus by dealing with hundreds of noncombat casualties among . Troops deployed in the Gulf. The report quoted col. Thomas Verdon commander of the Laii Stuhl medical Center As saying that Gulf related injuries along with the need to serv e american dependents were taxing medical services Swisher said when Verdon made the comments in mid december the 2,000 doctors nurses medics and other medical personnel had already been sent to the Gulf and their replacements had not arrived. A your facilities were stretched thinner when the interview with colonel Verdon took place in mid december a Swisher said. A since then the arrival of about 2,000 army Reserve and National guard medical personnel has helped our facilities Back toward  the times Story also questioned whether there were enough available Beds and whether medical reservists had experience dealing with War wounded. _ Swisher. Said the army would give no information about the number of available Beds for Security reasons but said there were classified contingencies to Deal with a Rise in War wounded. A a. Quot a a we Are working on having enough Beds a he said. A a we re dealing with that in our planning. We done to expect War to break out tomorrow morning. By the time we re supposed to be ready we expect to be  ludwigs Burg Germany up . Military and German police shot to death a 19-year-old army family member Early new years eve alter he had injured his parents with a Samurai sword officials say. The slaying was one of several unrelated incidents of violence throughout the night that also left a German army officer dead and More than 30 people injured. The Young american who had been tinder psychical Rie treatment for some time barricaded himself in his Parent s apartment in the  housing area in ludwigs Burg. Kornwise theine when military police and German policemen arrived Cilicia is said. _ a when police broke the front door the Young Man tied to the bathroom with two knives and locked the door said George Huettig. Public affairs officer Tor the Stuttgart military Community. When the american would not surrender police forced the door open and used Mace to subdue him. He a then rushed out of the bathroom and approached the police Ottie ers with a. Knife in each hand. When he failed to drop the weapons As ordered the policemen fearing for their safety shot him to death Huettig said. A a the Man was the son of an army staff sergeant. The names Are being withheld to protect the family Huettig said. A the Many smother was admitted to the 5th general Hospital in the Stuttgart area. The father remains hospitalized at the ludwigs Burg Hospital with head injuries. He is in critical hut stable condition Huettig said. Ain an unrelated incident in the Northern town of Ros Dorf a 21-year-old German army officer was stabbed to death by two men on the Street for no apparent reason police said. An accompanying Friend of the victim was unhurt. In the City of Bremen about 300 masked radicals a blocked the inner City set Small fires on the streets and smashed store windows police said. In a violent showdown with police 18 officers and several of the so called a a autonomous were injured. Police arrested about 20 rioters