European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 17, 1991. The stars and stripes b Page 7arms negotiations bogged Down by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau v Brussels Belgium the soviet military is being blamed for deadlocking negotiations aimed at slashing troop Levels in Europe according to nato sources. The latest round of talks opened thursday in Vienna Austria in an atmosphere of intense distrust fostered by what Western diplomats described As soviet violations of the first conventional forces in Europe treaty. A what it Means is that we have a fundamental dispute now Over the first treaty and the soviets Are basically saying they won t comply a said a High ranking Western source close to the negotiations. A a there a no Way to go Forward As Long As the soviets hold this  the 16 nato countries and the soviet unions former Warsaw pact allies Are criticizing Moscow for assigning to naval units three ground divisions with about. 1.000  move is designed to evade weapons ceilings fixed by the treaty Western officials charge. The first cafe treaty signed nov. 19 in Paris does not regulate naval forces. Several sources suggested that the Sovi it military has gained Power Over politicians and civilian arms control negotiators in Moscow and is flouting treaty  do not suit them. A this is a View fostered by the military. This is their attempt to rewrite the treaty a a Western source said. A if we let them get away with this it gives them a loophole the size of Texas through which they can drive any number of tanks or for that matter armoured personnel carriers or combat  the other participants have also accused the soviet Side of providing faulty information on the number of inspection Sites governed by the treaty. Such Sites Are usually military bases or depots where weapons covered by the treaty Are stored. Francois Plaisant the chief of the French delegation to the talks said the Transfer of tens of thousands of tanks and other heavy equipment to East of the Lyral mountains a Quot a beyond the zones regulated by the treaty a constituted a a a circumvention of the Accord even though the movement was carried out before the treaty was actually signed. The first round of talks produced the first cafe treaty a signed by the nato nations and the six Warsaw pact countries a that set Forth for each Alliance ceilings of 20,000 tanks 30,000 armoured vehicles 20.000 artillery pieces 6,800 warplanes and 2,000 assault helicopters. % the second round of talks called cafe 1 a. Are primarily aimed at reducing troop numbers and instituting new verification measures including Aerial surveillance. T he talks Are slated to conclude with a 1992 Summit in Helsinki Finland. The soviet Union and other countries were to submit clarifying data on items covered by the treaty sunday a deadline set for 90 Days after the c1e treaty was signed. However soviet negotiators believe that the problems should be brought before a panel established earlier to Settle disputes so Ulfat current negotiations Cantu Ocee. Other countries said they would continue with5 the new talks but probably not Issue new proposals until the problems Are resolved. Quot its one of those periods of time where we sit and wait Quot a nato source said. A but the Ball is clearly in the soviets  a. Planned factory to ease we Brucken base closure by Mary net ii staff writer Mainz Germany a the City of we Brucken has found a major employer to replace the . Air Force after we Brucken a closes in september according to the governor of the German state in which the base is located. A 1. A it is difficult to find private Industry to fill the Gap left when jobs disappear because of troop reductions but we Haye had some Quot successes a said Rheinland. Pfalz a minister president Carl Ludwig Wagner we Brucken is one Success Story Wagner said. A the firm of Mannsmann demo construction equipment is now opening a factory that will offer 600 local jobs a Wagner said. About 250 local workers arc employed by the base. A. \ a a a a a a a a. A. A. Wagner made the comments in an interview thursday afternoon at Mainz City Hall where he and lord v mayor Herman Hartmut Weyel played Host to 80 wives of american service members stationed in the persian Gulf a spokesman for Mann Limann which produces telescopic cranes said the decision to build a Plant in we Brucken was easy. A we already were established Here a the spokesman said of the Plant the company already operates in the area. A the decision to broaden our operation seemed a natural.�?�. Mannsmann is investing $61 million in the expansion program aimed at helping the company keep up with increased demand. The Plant will be entered on a 37-acre strip of land near the base he said. No Date has been set for the factory a opening. A that depends on building Progress a the spokesman said. American military reductions pose particularly Large economic problem for Rheinland Pfalz which has 40 percent of american troop strength in Germany Wagner said. A Twenty thousand germans in the state work directly for the americans a he said. A Many others Are employed by. Firms with an indirect connection to the american presence.�?�. A a Wagner has been concerned about the local situation since the first whisper of troop reductions. In april 1990, he went to Washington to discuss the implications that the cuts would have on the state. While there he listed 12 facilities that Rheinland Pfalz wished would be vacated first when . Troops began to go Home a we never asked that . Bases be closed a Wagner said. His Hope All along he explained has been for a gradual reduction of . Forces allowing the state time to bring in alternative employment. A a it a not easy to draw Industry to the area Quot he said. A just after my Washington visit it seemed that troop reduction was to move very quickly. Now the Gulf War and unrest in the soviet Union May have prompted a a rethinking of the  Reiner Bruderle the Rheinland Pfalz economic minister has concluded that Germany will continue to have a nato presence for the next years but not at anywhere near its present strength according up a recent report in the Frankfurter All Geneine newspaper. A a Bruderle a conclusions arc based on supposition a Wagner said a but they May Well spell out future  a a a. Y. A quo because of the . Deficit and changes in Eastern Europe the presence of 190,000 american soldiers on Ger Markijol Mike s no sense and is politically impossible Bruderle said. Lie believes however that the Gulf War has underlined the importance of logistic troop backup in Europe  Dicks that at the end of the 1990s, there will stil be7lo ,o00 american troops in the country. A. A a. / a Bruderle concludes that Rheinland Pfalz where bases Are primarily logistically oriented will be the last state to see dramatic troop reduction a Wagner said. A we can to be sure. My main concern is to be included in the details of any military reductions. I need to be Able to identify areas where there will be a need to plan for Industry.�?�. We Brucken a the Home of the 26th tac recon Wing is being closed in a Pentagon Money saving move. Incognito a amps Dave Didio a a a these two Cross country skiers blend almost completely into their environment As they move through a wooded area near a Drelden Germany. E. By the los Angeles times Berlin a Chancellor Helmut Kohl faces a serious Domestic crisis with the alarming economic decline in Eastern Germany his economic minister said Friday. A a the situation is far More difficult than we expected a Jurgen Mullemann told a news conference Here. A we underestimated the  a. Kohl has ordered a series of emergency meetings to Deal with the crisis and Molleman last week unveiled a 10-Point program to head off a full scale collapse of the Region. Prior to both last october a unification and the National election two months later Kohl had predicted a relatively Swift adjustment to Western living standards for the Eastern Economy. He accused his political opponents of exaggerating the difficulties in restructuring what was believed to be the most efficient of East Europe a centrally planned economies. The crisis in the five new German Federal states that no Qew comprise what was East Germany is marked by the gradual collapse of some of the strongest business enterprises in the former centrally planned communist state. In a Region where communist authorities concealed unemployment with heavy Over Manning More than one Quarter of the 9 million Strong work Force Are either unemployed or being paid for Only a few hours work a Day. Government officials and leading private sector economists predict that the jobless figure will grow and that any turnaround will be significantly delayed. Both Domestic and International problems Are blamed for the unexpectedly Steep Industrial decline in the East at a time when the Western German Economy is booming. It More than five months after Unity it remains almost impossible to Telephone Between Eastern and Western Germany. To help ease the crisis the government plan Calls for a accelerated infrastructure investments., a More jobs on Public works projects. A More lucrative tax write offs for those investing in the East. Finance minister Theodor Taigel is also expected to meet t thursday with the governors of the five new Eastern states to assess a budget crisis that has left them collectively on the Edge of bankruptcy. Kohl has scheduled an unusual meeting to discuss the Eastern German crisis with All 16 state governors on feb. 28