European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday february 18,1991 War in the Gulf army Recruiter swamped m a a Quot a a to join by germans Bugary Pomeroy a a a a a a Quot a a staff writer _. Frankfurt Germany a since the outbreak of operation desert storm sgt. Test class Bill Martinsen has received phone Calls from so unlikely army recruits a German citizens spoiling to join the fight in the Gulf. Martinsen the station commander for the army recruiting station in Frankfurt said its common to receive a handful of queries from germans each month. But nothing like this. Down the Hall the . Marine recruiting station for Europe has received a similar number of queries a but from British and Irish citizens. Some of the army hopefuls have German army experience. Two callers Are already on Active duty with the same German unit Martinsen said. Another is a civilian doctor. A most of them Call because they have american friends a said Martinsen who is responsible for army recruiting in the Northern half of Germany plus Belgium the Netherlands and Denmark. The marines receive mail and phone Calls from England and Ireland on an occasional basis according to Marine master sgt. John Frey the non commissioned officer in charge of signing up new leathernecks in Europe. Since operation desert storm began however about 20 britons and 50 irishmen have contacted him Frey said. A a a a a a a a a a a a. A a. A.  called from Ireland on thursday and a wanted to go to the War and get out after that a Frey said. A the did t want a commitment after the  a and the volunteers Haven to been limited to the populations of Germany England and Ireland. Frey recalled a French army reservist who drove up from Lyon ready to join. A lie was a bit disgruntled about the Lack of French participation and he wanted to go Down there a Frey said. The Man Felt that his medical training and nuclear Biolo logical and chemical knowledge would be assets to the americans. The Oliree air Force recruiting offices in Europe always receive Calls from britons germans irishmen and italians according to that service s european recruiting supervisor. A a there has been somewhat of a increase a since the beginning of operation desert storm master sgt. Bill Loamy said from his office at Rhein main a Germany. A a a a the recruiters said they appreciate the support shown by the foreign applicants but they also stressed that the bureaucratic obstacles facing foreign volunteers arc daunting. Recruits must speak English and be Ciff Zens or alien residents of the United states Martinsen said. Few of the foreigners he Speaks to know much English and most have no direct ties to the United states a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. A but those obstacles had no apparent affect on. The desire of the Frenchman Frey said. A the was going to Geneva Switzerland to talk to the International red Gross about getting Down there a Frey said. ,. V Quot. A a. A a a. A v a a it s Nice to hear people calling and saying a hey id like to go Down there and help you Guys out a a Martin san added. A. A s4s Gary Pomeroy sgt. 1st class Bill Martinsen. Fielding inquiries in Germany egyptian syrian troops to remain in Kuwait Gulf when War ends under the gun Media Pool pfc. Vince Jacques of Brookings ore., assigned to a . Army artillery unit in the saudi desert cleans his m-16 Rifle in the Shadow of a 155mm howitzer. By the los Angeles times. Cairo Egypt a egyptian and syrian troops will be stationed in Kuwait and other areas of the persian Gulf As part of a postwar regional peace Force in Exchange for billions of dollars in economic Aid from the Oil Rich Arab nations diplomatic sources said saturday the arrangement was reached during a weekend meeting of the foreign ministers of most of the Arab nations supporting the american led coalition in the War against Iraq Egypt and Syria and the members of the so called Gulf cooperation Council saudi Arabia Kuwait United Arab emirates Qatar Bahrain and Oman. A another member of the anti Iraq Coli lion Morocco did not attend out of concern for the overwhelming pro iraqi sentiment of its people. According to one Gulf state Diplomat syrian and egyptian troops will stay in the Region to ensure that Iraq a or any other nation a does not try to a take advantage of the postwar confusion to gain new territory or establish dominance in the  a. While the size of the peacekeeping Force was not disclosed Egypt has about 38,000 troops in the Gulf Region. Syria has sent 19,000 soldiers to the area limiting their Mission to that of defending saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states against iraqi attack. The formal announcement repeated demands for an unconditional iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait and said that the ministers Felt a deep grief for the suffering of the kuwaiti and iraqi people resulting from the continued occupation of Kuwait and the intransigence of the iraqi  a we want to ensure that the nations in the Region provide our Awn Security and1 that order and stability Are established without the United states and other Western nations a the Diplomat added. In fact he added a the agreement will allow the Western forces to be withdrawn in the shortest time  in Exchange Syria and Egypt neither of which have major Oil industries will receive of massive Aid from the the big Gulf Oil producers. A if we Are going to have full cooperation and military Security the wealthy nations Are going to have to pay those Pither nations who provide the Security a another Diplomat said. Diplomats said that the foreign ministers framed the outline of a regional economic development fund totalling about $15 billion to a reconstruct the economies of the area and to pay for Security a As one official put it. No figures for Syria and Egypt were known but an egyptian official said that a Large share of the development fund would go to his country and Syria a a several billions of dollars a in his words. The ministers issued a formal statement saturday that dealt with the agreement Only in general terms but they said that another conference is planned March 5 in Damascus Syria to work out the details. The ministers also said that Iraq would be included in the postwar arrangement if it renounces aggressive policies. In addition the communique pledged to support a a a palestinians demands for a their inalienable National rights including the right to self determination and establishment of a state on their National soil and called on Israel to withdraw fully a from All occupied Arab