European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Over nato larger say on its soil Bonn Germany apr Germany wants a greater say in the actions of american British and other nato troops on its soil and has called a special meeting to renegotiate a key postwar Accord the foreign ministry said Friday. The negotiations begin As Germany starts to exercise More International influence than at any time since the end of world War ii. German and Allied officials refused to reveal the specifics of the thursday and Friday talks in Bonn. But decades of German annoyance with Allied military Maneu vers combined with German worry about the hard economic Impact of scheduled . Troop withdrawals could both figure in the negotiations. About 372,000 foreign nato troops a most of them american a were stationed in Western Germany at the Start of the year. Their numbers Are being reduced As nato nations Cut Back on their defense budgets. France Britain the Netherlands Belgium and Canada also have troops on German soil and will participate in the negotiations the ministry said. The talks will not involve the soviet Union which has about 273,000 troops in former Bast Germany that Are to be withdrawn by 1994 under bilateral treaties. A foreign ministry spokesman said Germany and the six nato partners will be renegotiating a 1959 supplemental agreement to Alliance troop stationing statutes. The 1959 Accord primarily regulates what foreign nato forces May in see Germany on Page 2 Saint requests Fletcher detail ions major slugger British prime minister John major tries out a new Louisville slugger that president Bush presented to him on Friday. The two leaders exchanged gifts a Bush got a Cricket Bat a during a news conference at the presidents Home in Kennebunkport Maine. See Story on Page 3. By the stars and stripes Heidelberg Germany a the army s top commander in Europe has asked the chairman of the , commission on civil rights to cite specifics in support of his recent allegation that the army is riddled with discrimination. Quot it is alleged that during your visits to army installations you received a hundreds a of complaints a Gen. Crosbie e. Saint wrote in a letter dated thursday to Arthur a. Fletcher. Quot certainly if you have knowledge of specific incidents or problems in any areas 1 request that you let me know so that i can quickly and resolutely address  Fletcher said in an interview before leaving Germany that he had a probably found systemic discrimination based on a pattern of complaints he received from military and civilian personnel during his 13-Day visit this month. Based on his observations Fletcher said the army so be All you can be slogan was Quot More a vision than a  he also referred to reports from Black civilians who said a a Glass ceiling existed that prevented them from rising above the gs-12 pay level of $37,294 to $48,481. Fletcher said he was surprised that military members feared talking to him could ruin their military careers. He also said service members indicated a Lack of Trust in. See Saint on Page 2 Azerbaijan declares Independence Russia signs second Border pact Moscow apr Azerbaijan on Friday became the eighth soviet Republic to declare its Independence but Boris Yel tins russian federation signed another Border pact aimed at binding the republics together along economic lines. More than half of the 15 republics have now declared their intent to break from the soviet Union. The others Are Latvia Lithuania Estonia the Ukraine Moldavia byelorussian and Georgia. Some of the republics Are trying to gain bargaining Power with soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and russian president Yeltsin. Gorbachev a Power has steadily declined since last weeks failed coup. In the latest example of that three top re formers snubbed him by saying Friday that they will not join his key advisory group the Security Council. Moscow mayor Gavriil Popov said he former Gorbachev adviser Alexander Yakovlev and former foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze a decided not to take part in the Security  he did not say Why. By contrast Yeltsin a Power has dramatically increased since he led the opposition to the abortive takeover. Yeltsin is now bypassing the Central government and negotiating his own agreements with the other republics a some of which have grown increasingly nervous about Yeltsin a Power and possible claims to land outside Russia. Before the coup Russia signed Border agreements with the three Baltic republics. On thursday it signed a similar pact with the Ukraine. The latest pact with Kazakhstan the second biggest Republic after Russia honors their present Border and urges republics to work to prevent the a uncontrolled disintegration Quot of the nation through new economic agreements. The Accord said that the republics should make joint military decisions and that All republics should have control Over Kab and soviet Interior ministry troops in their territory. It also supported Kazakhstan a decree see pact on Page 2 a girl whispers into the ear of the Lenin statue in Vilnius Lithuania. The Monument was toppled last week