European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes tuesday March t2, 1991 Bonn Germany up a British prime minister John major and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl ended a one Day Summit in an upbeat mood implicitly dismissing former British Leader Margaret thatchers warnings about a German in a move away from tha Cherite policies. Major also cautiously committed Britain to a Central role in the european Community. V asked whether he and Kohl discussed thatchers recent remarks about Germany major said a much to the chancellors Delight that we were discussing my com ments on the relationship Between our two countries.�?�. The Daylong Summit and both spoke of the warm rela. Tio ship Between the two countries a a Shaip contrast to the often Cool meetings Between Kohl and Thatcher Kohl said that in the some 100 Days since Thatcher resigned the personal chemistry Between himself and major a has worked very / several of majors remarks implied a rejection of her policies on european integration. _ a my aim for Britain in the european Community can be simply stated. I want us to be where we belong at the very heart of Europe a he said after the Summit. A in comments to . Television networks Over the weekend Thatcher had suggested major was backtracking on her policies and Quot warned that Britain could fall under German Sway in a United Europe a the germans would dominate Europe because they Are the biggest country a she said. Responding to the warnings at a joint news Confer knee with major on monday Kohl said a we done to want to dominate anyone a absolutely no one a _ the two leaders appeared in an upbeat mood after a extensions from Page 1 overseas Tours even if Stop loss had not been used because the deployment to the Gulf drained the army of potential stateside replacements for troops now serving abroad the official said. A and the extensions will have to remain in effect for at least several More months while stateside units return from the Middle East to the United states. A soldiers coming out of the theater and returning to the United states Are guaranteed at least 120 Days stabilize lion which Means we can to Start rotating them to new overseas assignments for a minimum of 120 Days Quot the official said. A we want to move overseas troops As fast As we can but until soldiers in stateside units who Are returning from the Gulf Are stabilized in the United statics for at least 120 Days we done to have sufficient manpower to begin replacing those who Are due to rotate from overseas assignments a he said. # the army expects to begin resuming the reassignment flow from Europe around oct. 1, a give or take a month a the official said. Stateside replacements should begin arriving in Europe about 60 Days before the first soldiers begin returning. A the tentative plan is to move two months Worth of people who Are past their rotation dates out of Europe each month once the reassignment flow starts again the official said. But even at that accelerated Pace it will probably take at least a year for the army to achieve its Normal prewar rotation patterns he said. From Page 1shelling the holy City of Karbala. They re massacring the people a a i have sent letters to the worlds religious leaders including the Pope to prevent Saddam a criminal regime from massacring the iraqi people a he said. He made his comments to reporters As exile leaders met in Beirut to coordinate their Campaign to oust Saddam. A a a / a a / Al thaw a the newspaper of Saddam a baath party denounced the Beirut gathering a they want to bring Down the government and replace it with stooges who receive their instructions from foreign there was no Independent confirmation of the reports on the shiite rebellion in the South and another uprising by kurdish guerrillas in the North. Fighting was reported in another shiite holy site an Najaf Ana in Basra and Low income shiite suburbs of Baghdad. Travellers fleeing Iraq said there was a heavy military presence in the capital. The kurd who have been fighting Baghdad for years have claimed major advances since the bloodletting began March 1 in Basra. Unrest started after Saddam a crushing military defeat by .-led coalition forces that pushed his troops out of Kuwait. Shiite and kurdish sources reported widespread defections by Saddam a troops in the North and South Baghdad a state run newspapers reported monday that Saddam a closest aides Are touring the trouble torn provinces to rally the military members of the ruling baath party and other civilians against what they portray As a us israeli conspiracy to topple the government. Until now the official iraqi Media have barely mentioned the insurrections beyond terse references to / / / three top officials a Izzat Ibrahim Deputy chairman of the ruling revolutionary command Council led by Saddam Taha Yassin Ramadan a Council member and first Deputy Premier and Interior minister Gen. Ali Hassan Al Majid a Cousin of Saddam and one of his most ruthless lieutenant called on officials and troops a to redouble their efforts to confront the challenges from the enemies of Iraq. And rally behind the holy Warrior Saddam but Bayan Jabr of the shiite supreme Assembly for the islamic revolution in Iran claimed in Damascus Syria that Ramadan was killed by Saddam a bodyguards when he shot the iraqi dictator in the right hand during an assassination attempt. / / Jabr did not say when the alleged slaying took place. But in a statement he said a an iraqi intelligence major who was captured in Basra yesterday asserted that he carried Ramadan a body in his he said Ramadan blamed Saddam for the death of relatives killed along with hundreds of other civilians in a Baghdad bomb shelter hit by . Missiles feb. 13. The americans said the Complex was a military com Mand Bunker. Saddam put Al Majid in charge of combating the unrest last week. Al Majid is known As a the Butcher of the kurd so for leading a military Campaign against them three years ago killing thousands in Poison Gas attacks. He was also governor of Kuwait during Iraq s seven month occupation. Bake from Page 1 Rae i and palestinian leaders last week at the Home of the French Consul in Jerusalem a. A a a a a a according to the French foreign ministry the palestinian delegation to the dec meeting included Faisal Husseini the leading pro Plo palestinian in the occupied territories and Bethlehem mayor Elias Freij. Arriving in Jerusalem on monday Baker pledged to a work just As hard As we can to see if we can provide a peace Between arabs and Baker was to meet with israeli foreign minister David Levy later monday and prime minister Yitzhak Shamir and defense minister mosh Arens on tuesday. Before beginning his talks Baker made a traditional visit to had Washem the memorial museum that records the murder of 6 million jews in Europe in world War 11 by Germany and its accomplices. At a Brief news conference in Cairo before flying Arafat s sup fundamental to Jerusalem Baker said port for Saddam had been a a referring to the Plo and its Leader. Baker added a they remain As far As we Are concerned diminished As a consequence of the palestinians who will meet with him have held frequent talks in Quot the past with . And israeli officials Baker said. Told that Arafat and the Plo had claimed to have selected members of the group Baker shot Back Quot the Plo says a lot of Baker had planned a walking tour of Secretary of state Janies Baker Tours a holocaust memorial in Jerusalem with israeli foreign minister David Levy a East Jerusalem the predominantly Arab part of the City that fell under israeli control in the 1967 six Day War. However the tour was cancelled after the stabbing deaths. A we do not want to do anything that might contribute to a very emotional Cli mate in Jerusalem a said stale department spokeswoman Margaret d. Tutwiler. Baker came out of a meeting sunday in saudi Arabia with the foreign ministers of eight Arab nations saying they might consider moving toward acceptance of is Rael if Israel was prepared to offer Cessions As Well. What they want from Israel is a a ingress to engage the palestinians Quot a senior . Official who comments condition of anonymity
