European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Invasion recalled quietly year later iraqis suffer hard times Baghdad Iraq apr the anniversary of iraqis invasion of Kuwait passed quietly As most iraqis let Friday slip by with scarce consideration except to reflect on How things might have been. The Only official recognition came through newspaper columns justifying the attack and repeating conspiracy theories of Iraq As the victim of an american zionist plot. Most iraqis simply want to forget what they consider a tarnished Page in the history of their country. Agnes Bashir a concert pianist and composer was in Cyprus a year ago preparing for a performance tour in Italy when she heard the news of the invasion. A at first i believe it a she said. A i was now she Waits for Iraq to recover from the humiliation of its misadventure and the ruin wrought by the Allied air raids. A Iraq has so much potential and its not just the Oil a she said. A the people Are better than the people Are concerned now with secondary effects see invasion on Page 2 two men in Kuwait City pass by a War damaged building on the anniversary of iraqis invasion of the Compromise Jerusalem a after prodding Israel toward Middle East peace talks Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii held More than four hours of talks with leading palestinians on Friday to seek a Compromise on their part. No announcement was made after the meeting. Baker was scheduled to leave later for the jordanian capital of Amman to continue his Effort to solve the key obstacle of palestinian representation at a peace conference. Bakery a session with Faisal Husseini Hanan Ashrafi and Zakariya Al Agha a All identified with the Palestine liberation organization a came after he won a conditional approval from prime minister Yitzhak Shamir to attend a Middle East news conference. Shamire a condition was that Israel would get its Way on who represents the palestinians. He wants no negotiators tied to the Plo and none from East Jerusalem or outside the occupied territories. However both defense minister Moshe Arens and foreign minister David Levy suggested that one Compromise May be to accept a former East Jerusalem resident who is now a jordanian citizen As part of a joint palestinian jordanian delegation. Arens said a we do not dictate the jordanian delegation if they Are legitimate when Levy was asked about a jordanian with Jerusalem ties he said he did not want to make any comments that would Burden bakery a negotiations. Husseini himself from East Jerusalem said thursday night that he thought the israeli conditions were an interference in palestinian affairs. A conditions concerning the palestinian see Baker 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 Clearing 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 a certification to perform further inspections of personal 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 service member 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 Are 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 shipments 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 needed to do them in Light of operation desert storm base closings and manpower reductions in Europe. Those factors a impede our ability to simultaneously maintain full service at previously held Levels for personal property 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 Felt they could a minimize the use of human resources while maintaining the credibility of the personal property customs program. A a Safe contends they can streamline the process see shipments on Page 2
