European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 20, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9 Hail pullout but urge caution Belgrade Yugoslavia apr slovenian officials Are hailing a decision by the Federal presidency to pull the army out of the secessionist Republic within three months calling it de Facto recognition of their Independence. But the slovenians also viewed the decision made late thursday with a measure of caution. The move could also complicate the secessionist efforts of Croatia which like Slovenia declared Independence june 25. A i am not euphoric a said slovenian Deputy. Foreign minister Zoran Thaler a but this is the most important sign of recognition from  in the past the army has sometimes ignored orders in the crisis sparked by the declarations of Independence. However the pullout plan actually came from the army. Janez Drnovsek Slovenia a representative on the collective presidency told Ljubljana television that the decision to pull out was made by the army a command and confirmed during a meeting of the presidency by defense minister Velj world to Kadijevic. A it is important that the text of the decision was prepared by the general staff a in Kadijevic a office a Drnovsek said. A this is a historic decision for  Serbia a representative on the eight member presidency Borisav Jovic said the pullout would begin immediately. A the yugoslav army should not be stationed in those parts of the country where it is considered an occupation Force a Jovic told Belgrade television. A we think that by this move we have made a significant step toward the peaceful solution of the yugoslav  but delo a leading slovenian newspaper said Friday that the Republic should not drop its guard. A if the army needs three months to withdraw from Slovenia it could be Back in a Day a the newspaper said. The army a officer corps is dominated by serbs who Are longtime ethnic foes of croats. Serbia resists Croatia a secession because a Large number of ethnic serbs live in that Republic. An official statement released after thursdays session said Croatia a representative on the presidency and its current chairman Stipe Mesic voted against the decision. The member from Bosnia Herzegovina abstained. Drnovsek said Mesic voted against the plan a because he was looking for similar solutions for  croatian officials said earlier they would demand the Federal army leave their territory if it decided to quit Slovenia. Croatia Svesnik newspaper charged Friday that the decision meant Serbia is intent on turning the Federal army into a serbian Force aimed at areas of dispute Between serbs and croats in Croatia. The presidency statement made no mention of a thursday Midnight deadline set by the presidency last week for demobilization of All armed groups except the army. The deadline was mainly directed at Croatia where the army has clashed with the local police and National guard in recent weeks. The army intervened in Slovenia after Slovenia and Croatia declared Independence. Battles Between Federal troops and slovenian defense forces killed at least 60 people and plunged Yugoslavia into near civil War. Fighting stopped after the european Community arranged a truce july 8. Thy presidency statement said troops now in Slovenia would go to Bosnia Herzegovina and Serbia. To do so they would have to travel through Croatia where More than 100 people were killed in the last three months As ethnic serbs opposed to secession battled croat nationalists. The official Tan Jug news Agency said seven. Croatian police officers were wounded three of them seriously in an ambush near Pankrac in Northern Croatia Early Friday morning. It said the attackers identities were not known. The army has acted As a Buffer in the ethnic tension but is distrusted by Croatia because of its predominantly serbian leadership. Jovic said the presidency will meet again monday along with the presidents of All six  forces suffering from lacklustre draft from wire reports Moscow a combat readiness of the soviet defense forces is being jeopardized because Independence seeking republics have failed to draft enough conscripts the Deputy head of the general staff says. Col. Gen. Grigory Krivosheev quoted thursday by the soviet army daily Krasnaya zvezda said that by mid july Only 91.4 percent of the National draft target had been met. Stasi chief s Case widens Bonn Germany up a the Federal prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for Erich Mielke the head of former East Germany a notorious state Security police to answer charges of spying on West Germany a spokesman said Friday. Mielke 83, who is already in jail awaiting trial on other charges headed the feared East German ministry for state Security a better known As Stasi a from 1957 until the Berlin Wall fell in november 1989.czechs Pant for Levi s Prague Czechoslovakia a hundreds of customers crowded into Prague a first official levies shop on thursday hungry for yet another Symbol of american life that was frowned on throughout four decades of communist Rule. Czechoslovak have always been avid for such trappings from coca cola to Rock music to Blue jeans. Levies for years were a hot item on the City a Black Market. Like coca cola Levi Strauss amp co. Penetrated the strictly controlled czechoslovak Market in the late 1980s, using official state trading companies to set up  honoured Span Dahlem a Germany a the air Force has named Span Dahlem a the Winner of the general Thomas d. White environmental Quality award for having the Best environmental program among overseas air Force installations in 1990. Span Dahlem has won the Safe equivalent of this award every year since the base was eligible in 1986. Areas cited in the award As outstanding were the establishment of a German american environmental working group an aggressive hazardous waste management program and a recycling program. Also More than 60,000 Trees have been planted at the base in the last two years. Finally the base owns a state of the Art fire training pit that has reduced the potential for pollution. Grocery group willing to drop project at site of Wii Camp Berlin apr a supermarket group building a store on the site of a former nazi concentration Camp announced Friday it was willing to abandon the project following protests by jewish groups. Hans Christian Bremme business manager of the Sengelmann store group said the company would drop out of the project a without demanding compensation. But he said the town of Firstenberg which issued the construction permit and sold the property will have to reach an agreement with the main investor. A the contract cannot be nullified by Only one party a Bremme said. He did not disclose the name of the primary investor. Nearly 100,000 women and children died at the a Ven Briick concentration Camp at Firstenberg about 60 Miles North of Berlin. The controversy has split the government of East Germany a Brandenburg state and gained the attention of famed nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal. Jews and other residents have protested at the construction site Over the past several Days and a Berlin women a group threatened to set up a permanent protest Camp on the grounds. The Kaiser supermarket Chain a Sengelmann subsidiary has begun building the Market on the sprawling grounds of the former concentration Camp. During the Hitler Era the Camp was used exclusively for women and children most of them jews gypsies or opponents of the nazi regime. A memorial to the 96,000 people who perished there stands on the grounds. The Section where the supermarket is under construction was formerly used As a shooting Range by soviet troops stationed in former East Germany. Brandenburg s culture minister Hinrich Enderlein on wednesday ordered a halt in construction while officials conferred. On thursday state construction minister Jochyn Wolf said work can resume As Long As the character of the memorial is preserved. The states governor Manfred Stolpe said he would hold More discussions on the Issue next week. The Deputy chairwoman of the social democratic faction in the state legislature Uta Muller called the decision to allow the supermarket to be built  the rival Christian democrats also criticized the decision. Mac at Ramstein to Cut Back hours Ramstein a Germany a the military Airlift come passenger terminal will Cut Back its 24-hour operation to a pre operation desert shield and storm schedule beginning aug. 1. The terminal run by the 608th Aerial port so was forced to pare its hours because of limited staffing Security needs and necessary terminal maintenance said master sgt. Tommy Lee the facility a superintendent. The amount of Mac air traffic in and out of the base has been dropping in any event a base spokesman said. The reduced traffic Means that Mac cargo and transport planes such As c-130 Hercules c-141 starlit ers and c-5 galaxies will no longer land at or leave Ramstein during German a quiet hours a except in emergencies. Quiet hours Are from 10 . To 6 . Daily except for sunday when morning quiet hours extend until noon. The new hours for the terminal will be 5 . To 10 . Monday through saturday and 10 . To 10 . Sunday. Passengers will not be allowed to remain inside the terminal past 10 . A Long term parking is still not available at Ramstein a the spokesman said. All passengers including those on temporary duty and flying space available Are urged to make drop off and pickup arrangements so they do not have to leave a car on base. . Troops in Seoul moving out Seoul South Korea up a . Military facilities and personnel in Seoul will relocate to the area of Osan and Camp Humphreys 35 Miles South of the capital by 1996 or 1997, . And South korean military officials said in a joint announcement Friday. The move is based on an agreement signed by the two nations in june 1990, to ensure that defensive capabilities of the . And South korean forces will be maintained at the highest Levels. The South korean government will pay All relocation costs the announcement said. It also will provide adequate land and buildings for offices residential quarters and other types of facilities As Well As roads to and from the facilities the announcement said. A the . Forces Korea will minimize its requirements and consolidate facilities requirements whenever possible a a . Spokesman said. The first step in the move out of the capital area was taken in Early june when a . Army Golf course in Seoul was closed and a new course was opened in song Nam 10 Miles Southeast of Seoul. A your goal is to Complete the relocation in the 199697 time Frame but the timetable for and scale of the relocation May be adjusted by Mutual agreement a the spokesman said