European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse 1 year lot i cell Bratina joyous kuwaitis Mark anniversary of iraqi invasion Kuwait City apr Kuwait is free a youths shouted As they blared car horns. Yellow ribbons fluttered and red tracer bullets lit the Early morning skies marking Kuwait s Freedom on Friday the first anniversary of Baghdad a invasion. In. Neighbourhood celebrations that broke out shortly after Midnight teen agers and Young children danced in streets once patrolled by iraqi troops. Machine guns were fired into a sky still veiled by the smoke of burning Oil Wells. The revelry momentarily diverted attention from the problems of reconstruction after nearly seven months of iraqi occupation. The Day also served As a forum for opposition groups questioning the ruling family a willingness to carry out promised political reforms. Others mourned the wars casualties. A we wont forget what they did to us and to our people a said Habib Ashur sprinkling Rosewater on the grave of his Friend a kuwaiti army Captain killed by iraqis. A we will not forgive and we will not revelry Friday in Kuwait took kuwaiti government officials by Surprise especially the gunfire see Kuwait on Page 2 waving a homemade attempt at an american Flag along with flags of Kuwait and saudi arabic celebrate liberation on Friday the one year anniversary of Iraq s invasion. I a joyous kuwaiti palestinians balk at israeli terms Jerusalem a Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii met with three leading palestinians Friday but failed to win their approval for a framework for Middle East peace talks a . Official said. They insisted that the Palestine liberation organization should name the palestinian delegation a Day after Israel agreed to join the negotiations Only if there were no Plo delegates or East Jerusalem palestinians. A a it a a question of principles and who has the right to form the palestinian delegation a said Hanan Ashrafi one of the palestinians who met with Baker. A this is Only the Plo and the palestinian people. Who has the right to interfere to dictate to veto Faisal Husseini said alter the four hour meeting that the palestinians would work with . Officials to clarify the american stand on who would represent the palestinian Side. A i can say that we Are working on everything to move the obstacle which was put in front of us Quot he said. All three palestinians including Zal a Riya Al Agha Are identified with the Plo and they presented Baker with a letter from the organization calling for a role in the negotiations for palestinians from East Jerusalem the spokesman for the Plo said in a bbl radio interview that a a Israel a insistence on these conditions could jeopardize the conference. A every party has the right to choose its own representatives Quot said Bassam Abu Sharif interviewed at Plo Headquarters in Tunis Tunisia. The senior . Official speaking on condition of anonymity said it takes a a Large amount of personal courage for palestinians to sign up for a Middle East peace conference in october. Baker won conditional approval from Israel on thursday. A a Israel a insistence on these conditions see Israel on Page 2af household goods shipments May be delayed by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a a recent . Air forces in Europe decision to sharply curtail inspections of personal property shipments May soon Lead to delays in rearing household goods into the United states according to . Customs service and department of agriculture officials. The customs service has announced it will delay a proportion of air Force personal property shipments from Europe so that they can be inspected at . Ports. On wednesday the Agency also revoked a Safe certification to perform further inspections of Persona property shipments until the Issue can be resolved. However Safe officials said Friday that inspections Are continuing in the Hope that a settlement with customs officials is reached soon. A fall such shipments Are now subject to inspection at the . Port of entry by both the customs service and us a said Darcy axe of the department of Agri cultures animal and Plant health inspection service. The army and Navy have no similar problems with customs officials in the states. Those branches of the service continue to conduct customs inspections As always. The army a military police for example conduct pre clearance inspections of household goods five Days before movers pack a servicemen Here a belongings for shipment to the states. And in 10 percent of All moves a second and More detailed inspection occurs prior to shipment. The situation has developed so recently that it has not yet caused backups in shipments at . Ports of entry but that could change quickly since Midsummer is Peak season for military reassignments. Base closures in Europe arc also adding to stateside traffic. At Issue is an agreement Between the three agencies that called for Safe to perform on site inspections of at least 10 percent of personal property ship ments destined for the United states when those shipments Are being packed. In a july 11 message Safe officials said such inspections would cease because of the a significant Man hours Quot needed to do them in Light of operation desert storm base closings and manpower reductions in Europe. To Jose factors a impede our ability to simultaneously maintain full service at previously held Levels Tor personal properly inspections the message said. Instead the command had planned to make random inspections on a no notice basis and return most Safe personnel pulling temporary duty As inspectors to their operational units the message said. An air Force official in the Pentagon who requested anonymity said Safe officials changed command policy because they fell they could a minimize the use of human resources while maintaining the credibility Quot of the Persona property customs program. A a Safe contends they can streamline the process see shipments on Page 2
