European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes Friday april 26,1991 Galvin gives by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau silo i Turkey a Gen. John r. Galvin supreme commander Allied forces Europe gave High Marks thursday to the provide Comfort Relief operation Galvin told a press conference he has never seen a bigger or better run operation. He said that he is very Happy with what he has seen of the operation and that the Relief Effort is into a a better swing every Galvin the Overall commander of operation provide Comfort is in Turkey to assess How the allies Aid program for kurdish refugees is progressing. Before arriving at silo i where 3,000 Allied forces the bulk of them american Are running a huge Aid operation Galvin visited other important combined task Force bases at in Ciurlik a and Diyarbakir both in Southern Turkey. A a a a a Art estimated 700,000 kurd Are seeking safety along the iraqi turkish Border and the allies aim to provide them with a Safe Haven from iraqi president Saddam Hussein s forces. The Safe Haven zone presently centers on the Northern iraqi City of Zakhoo where the allies Are building a number of tent cities. A the Safe Haven zone May expand a Galvin said. A a we la have to see How that  Galvin said refugee death rates have been Cut significantly in recent Days a a in a Happy to say that less people a a lot less a Are dying in the mountains a Galvin said. However the Aid Effort according to Galvin still has not been Able to provide sufficient supplies of water to the refugees. A water is the critical thing at the moment in these Camps a Galvin said. Galvin when asked How Long . Military forces might remain in Northern Iraq said a a in a not Able to Tell you some kind of Date a v Galvin also expressed concern about the number of iraqi police in Zakhoo. But it was announced later thursday at the United nations that Iraq and the allies have agreed that Only 50 iraqi police officers will remain in the town. Iraqi ambassador Abdul Amir Al Anbari said after meeting with . Ambassador Thomas r. Pickering that All iraqi soldiers had left the town and that most police were leaving except for the contingent of 50. A the iraqi authorities will be More than willing to cooperate and pacify in the proper sense of the word the town and accelerate the humanitarian assistance Given to the kurd in the area a Al Anbari said. A a a a a a the soldiers have already left and the bulk of the police have already left and Only 50 policemen remain in town. That is to the satisfaction of both sides a he said. . Officials have said the presence of iraqi Security forces in the Zakhoo area is keeping the kurd from leaving their Mountain strongholds and going Home. A a in a related matter a ranking american Aid official estimated that in 60 Days the United states will be Able to turnover its part of the Relief Effort to the United nations and International Relief agencies. A the target is two months from now for the handover a said Dayton Maxwell head of the . Office of foreign disaster assistance. Maxwell also speaking thursday to reporters at silo i said the refugees Are seriously concerned about political developments in Iraq. A they the refugees Are caught Between death in the mountains and the threat Back in Iraq a Maxwell said adding a they have to  contributing to this report United pros International. Soviets offer to co sponsor peace talks Kislo Godsk .sir. Apr the soviet Union announced thursday that it is prepared to co sponsor a Middle East peace conference with the United states. But Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii said the conference was being held up by questions about which palest Means would attend and the framework of the talks. And yet Baker told a news conference a my honest feeling is that there is a Beer Ter Chance now than there has been in the  Baker met at this caucasus resort town with soviet foreign minister Alexander a. Bessmer Nyoh who pledged his governments assistance after Baker Cave him a detailed report of his we Klong talks in the Middle East a we intend to act As sponsors of that conference and the fact that there Are two major Powers a great Powers a that help in getting that process under Way would make it possible for that process to move at a faster Pace a Bessmer Nyoh said. The foreign minister added a we greatly appreciate the Secretary of states personal role in this very difficult  Baker wants the soviets to co sponsor a peace conference provided they restore full relations with Israel after a 24-year lapse. It / a after his meeting with Bessmer Nyoh Baker flew Back to Jerusalem where he was to meet Friday with israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir. Baker Hopes to get israeli approval of peace conference terms acceptable to the Arab Side. According to Tass the official soviet news Agency Bessmer Nyoh will go to Israel next month and possibly re establish diplomatic ties. A your relations with Israel Are developing and if this tendency is continued in future there will be no difficulties in establishing full diplomatic relations a he was quoted As saying. During the two hour morning session betwee Baker and Bessmer Nyoh the Only topic of discussion was the Middle East. Asked about a Summit Bessmer Nyoh said a we have not yet discussed this the two sides postponed a Summit set for february saying they hoped it could be rescheduled by the end of june. Meanwhile Baker said there were still some questions that have to be resolved before the Middle East talks Are held. Specifically he said there were problems Over palestinian representation while Baker acknowledged that Arab and israeli leaders were not ready yet to negotiate an end to their conflict he said before the talks began a i would say that if this were not serious i done to think we would be doing  from Page 1 the panels recommendation. A desert storm proved beyond a Shadow of a doubt that women can do anything that they put their minds to a said Barkalow a 1980 West Point graduate., a a in Man advocate of getting the Best person for the Job no matter what their gender. And that a what we need especially with the downsizing of the Force in the next couple of years. We need the Best people to keep it the Best military in the world.�?�. More than 32,000 women served in the persian Gulf about 6 percent of the . Forces there. Four died in the fighting victims of scud missiles and land mines and four others died in accidents. Two were taken prisoner by the iraqis. Women operated Patriot missile systems flew transport aircraft and handled Mobile communications gear. They worked As engineers heavy vehicle mechanics Crew chiefs launching aircraft and military police a sometimes guarding iraqi prisoners. A second committee recommendation urges the army to keep the Field artillery open to women and allow women to be assigned to Lance firing batteries and multiple launch rocket systems positions at the corps level. Congress enacted the Laws barring women in the Navy from serving on ships engaged in combat and females in the air Force from aircraft flying combat missions in 1948. The army which has the greatest percentage of Job Fields open to women is Mot restricted by Law but has adopted its own regulations prohibiting women from serving in combat groups such As infantry and Armor. The Pentagon a traditional reluctance to lift the restrictions was voiced by Brig. Gen. Thomas c. Jones director of the army human resources directorate and a military representative to the advisory committee. The committees a position on the combat exclusion Issue is that there should be no Barrier placed on any qualifying women to be anything they want to be. That a a very meritorious goal a he said. A Quot but pm not sure they speak for the majority of women in the service. The repeal of the combat exclusion Law also takes away a Protection women have from being involuntarily required to engage in combat a if repealed opportunities will expand but that pro Keetion will be  a year ago the army rejected the committee s recommendation to open combat jobs to women for a four year test. A a a a a. V. The recommendation was supported by rep. Pat Schroeder a Colo who in March 1990 introduced a Bill that would have directed the army to comply the Bill received Little support and died. About 229,000 women serve in the . Armed a a est almost 11 percent of the total Force of 2.1 million service members. The air Force has opened 97 percent of its jobs to women the Navy 59 percent the army 52 percent and the Marine corps 20 percent. Contributing to this report the associated press Dod from Page 1 readiness and for All of those other elements that Are so crucial to protecting and preserving the Quality of . Military forces.�?�. Deputy Secretary Don Atwood said the management report serves As a blueprint for improving the Way the Pentagon does its business. As part of the Overall reduction of the military Force Structure about 180,000 civilian jobs Are being eliminated 50,000 of which Are linked to the defense management report initiatives Atwood said. He said that Many routine defense department functions were duplicated within the individual services and that a major centralization Effort is under Way. Atwood said the Pentagon is seeking to improve information flow and implementing a department wide communications and computer system to ensure for example that the army and Navy systems match. The Pentagon a 250 different accounting systems will be. Knocked Down to Only a handful and 76 percent of Pentagon directives and instructions relating to defense acquisition will be scrapped combined or altered Atwood said. The Pentagon will merge warehouses containing $100 billion in  from Page 1 was denied at the time by the White House. Announcing the ultimatum Fitzwater said it was essential for the refugee Camps to have an atmosphere of safety. A the presence of iraqi Security forces goes counter to conveying such an atmosphere a he said. He said the United states and its allies had not encountered any problem with the Security forces but a it is nonetheless prudent to have these forces pulled Back in order to prevent any  a it is also essential for them to pull Back to create a signal to the refugees that they Are Safe to come Down from the mountains a he  administration continued to express scepticism about a tentative agreement Between iraqi president Saddam Hussein and kurdish leaders. A Saddam Hussein has a Long record of broken promises a Fitzwater said. He also expressed Confidence that the United nations eventually will take control of the refugee Camps in Northern Iraq but acknowledged some problems in arranging the takeover. A there Are Many questions to be ironed out in the weeks