European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 50, no. 28 saturday May 11,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the armed forces 350 d 8693 a kurd near Homestretch Allied plan awaits iraqi approval by Ron Jensen staff writer silo i Turkey a a plan to move kurdish refugees from their Mountain Camps could begin saturday if the Allied coalition gets Iracki approval to include the City of Dozhuk in its protective zone. Known As Gallant provider the plan involves moving refugees from the Mountain Camps a by truck if possible and by foot if necessary a through nine resupply Camps in Northern Iraq. At the nine a displaced citizen move ment centers the refugees will receive provisions for the remainder of their journey Home. A trial run Friday involving about 500 refugees convinced officials the plan could begin saturday a military spokesman said. But he was not sure How Long the Effort would take nor How Many refugees could be moved daily. Col. Richard Naab the top . Military negotiator said that Dozhuk a provincial capital was still a sticking Point in negotiations with iraqi military leaders. The United states on Friday asked Iraq to reconsider its decision not to allow a . Peacekeeping Force in its Northern provinces. . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar had announced thursday that the government of Saddam Hussein had turned Down the idea of a . Force to police the area of Northern Iraq occupied by kurdish refugees. The refusal left open the likelihood of a longer . Military presence in the area. Meanwhile on the Southern iraqi Bor Der the United nations officially announced that All coalition forces had withdrawn and a demilitarized zone was in effect. In Northern Iraq . Officials said they could not confirm reports that Saddam was sending elite special forces to the kurdish area around Dahouk to re Filacc less experienced iraqi police orces stationed there. A they say that their forces have been removed from Dozhuk and i have nothing see kurd on Page 10preparatory plastic pileup a amps Gus Schuettler army specs. Sharon v. Smith and Jesse Cross count water canisters in silo i Turkey As part of operation provide Comfort to Aid kurdish refugees. The two Are assigned to the 593rd Supply co. In Kaiserslautern Germany. See special Section inside for More stories about . Troops in Northern decries allies partial War pledges Washington up1 . Allies in the persian Gulf War who pledged financial contributions to operation desert storm Nave made Good on about two thirds of their commitments but still owe $17.8 billion. A document published in the congressional record showed that South Korea saudi Arabia and Kuwait Are still far from fulfilling their pledges and that every major contributor nation is still in arrears. Sen. Robert Byrd d-w.va., who placed the accounting in the record also said none of the Money pledged by persian Gulf states to defray turkeys War costs has materialized. Nor Byrd said have these nations indicated whether they will help finance the Relief Effort for the kurd in Northen Iraq. A collecting from them has been a rather Diss pointing experience to Date a he lamented. Byrds criticism of the slow Pace of payments came As the Senate and House approved thursday a $556 million emergency Money Bill to replenish the defense and state departments accounts strained by Relief operations for kurdish refugees and disasters in Asia and Africa. The Senate and House Bills differ in some respects and negotiators will have to work out a compromise.-. A a Quot of the total $320.5 million was earmarked for the Pentagon to finance the continued . Military presence in the Gulf area. That amount would be enough Only through May 31 and another supplemental is expected this summer. Another $235.5 million would go the state departments refugee and disaster programs. Although the Pentagon a allocation would come fro see Byrd on Page 10congressional oversight too much Bush says Princeton . A president Bush on Friday railed against Congress for excessive oversight saying it confuses the Public and creates vast unnecessary spending of tax dollars. In a Princeton University speech on the Powers of the presidency Bush said a the most common Challenge to presidential Powers comes from a predictable source. The United states Congress a he said Congress exceeds the mandate of the founding fathers who a never envisioned a Congress that would turn out hundreds of thousands of pages of reports and hearings and documents and Laws every Bush a trip Here came just a Day after doctors told him to take it easy after find ing that he suffers from Graves disease a thyroid ailment. He told reporters after his speech that a a in a feeling a Little better than i did yesterday a Little less White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwa Ter said that Bush a heart Monitor had been removed a since yesterday a when he underwent treatment for Graves disease. Doctors had attached the Monitor after the president suffered an irregular heartbeat As a result of the thyroid problem. A crowd of More than 100 students and other demonstrators chanted ant Bush slogans As the presidents limousine pulled up to Princeton a Nassau Hall. In his speech Bush said the founding see Bush on Page 10at last soldiers come Home a pages 14-15
