European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany.v1v.w1v. Edition the sir slim ripes vol. 50, no. 7 saturday april 20,1991 b authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 350 d 8693 Allied iraqi officers . Copters drop leaflets on kurd Camps by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau Adana Turkey a a Allied military commanders met Friday with iraqi officers to ensure the safety of multinational troops aiding kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq. Meanwhile . Military helicopters Are showering kurdish refugee Camps along the Turkey Iraq Border with hundreds of thousands of information leaflets. It. Gen. John m. Shalikashvil Deputy commander of . Army Europe met with the iraqis in Zakhoo in Northern Iraq for 15 minutes said it. Col. Philip Crowley a . Military spokesman in Turkey. A a fall we know is that the meeting did take place it has concluded. And the participants Are on their Way Back a said Crowley a spokesman for operation provide Comfort. The meeting in Zakhoo eight Miles inside Iraq near the turkish Border was the first by the allies in Northern Iraq where Baghdad put Down a kurdish rebellion and sent 2.4 million kurd fleeing for safety along the turkish and iranian Borders. Crowley said the meeting was a to inform the iraqis that our intention in the area remains humanitarian and that we intend to construct Camps there to provide a stable environment for the  the iraqis were to be told not to interfere with Allied see officers on Page 10 . Marines prepare to go Toj raq with it. Gen. John m. Shalikashvil Deputy commander of . Army Europe. Death penalty upheld by military court Washington a a military appeals court upheld the constitutionality of the military death penalty but said additional questions remain in the Case of a Marine facing the first military execution in 30 years. Attorneys for Lance Cpl. Ronnie Curtis told the . Court of military appeals in a racially tinged Case last August that murder defendants in military trials done to have the same protections As civilians in state courts. The defense also argued that president Reagan abused his executive privilege in 1984 by signing an order without congressional permission outlining whom the military May sentence to death. But the court disagreed. A we now have concluded that the president acted within his Powers in promulgating the order and that this Rule otherwise Santisi fies constitutional requirements a senior judge Robinson o. Everett wrote in the opinion of the court thursday afternoon. A we shall set this Case for further argument to dispose of the remaining questions see death on Page 10 Gulf War debtors Dally . Looks toward taxpayers allies Gulf War pledges Washington apr american taxpayers will have to foot More than $3 billion of the latest $32.2 billion instalment for the United states costs of the persian Gulf War Bush administration figures show. The . Funds Are needed because six wartime allies have so far delivered less than two thirds of the $54.6 billion they pledged to help the United states defray the costs of its War with Iraq. The need for Money will probably grow by tens of billions of dollars because the $32.2 billion is Only part of what the War and its aftermath Are expected to Cost an administration report said. The figures Are the first update of the conflicts costs since Congress passed War financing legislation last month requiring regular reports from the administration on the wars expenses and foreign contributions. They were released thursday by sen. Robert Byrd d-w.va., who once again expressed his. Displeasure with the slow rate with which contributions have arrived. A we do not yet know the total amount that will be needed but we expect our allies to pay their fair share and at least to pay what they pledged on the Senate floor. To pay a Byrd said on Quot Many members of Congress have been critical of americans allies for being slow to deliver their promised Aid. The War costs Bill included a ban on arms sales to nations that still owe promised payments. But the measure gave president Bush leeway to continue weapons deliveries to countries in the process of paying the pledged Aid. So far six countries have paid just under $29 billion in Cash to the United states for its costs of fighting Iraq. The United states is using those funds to pay the bulk of the latest War Bills. The rest More than $3 billion is coming from $15 billion in Federal Money provided in the War financing legislation that Bush signed into Law april 10. As the . Troop deployment in the persian Gulf was beginning last year Congress appropriated an initial $1 billion for the costs of the buildup. Overall six countries pledged to. Give the United states $54.6 billion for its War costs. They delivered $33.8 billion As of april 12 a about $29 billion in Cash and nearly $4.8 billion in goods and services. Pledged saudi Arabia paid a i $16.8. Billion a a a i Kuwait $16 billion Japan $10.7 billion Germany $6.6 billion $7.6 billion $7 billion $9.4 billion nearly All United Arab emirates $4 billion $3.1 billion South Korea $385 millions amps Wes Booher Byrd said the $32.2 billion Cost figure submitted by the defense department did not include the costs of actual combat or the replacement and repair of some equipment lost during the fighting. No pne knows what the final Bill will be Byrd said