European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thes Frivol. 50, no. 163 monday september 23,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35� d 8693 cease fire in Yugoslavia Belgrade Yugoslavia apr the Federal defense minister and Croatia on sunday declared a ceasefire in the bloody fighting Between the army and forces of the breakaway Republic. The agreement was based on Croatia a offer saturday to ease a blockade of military Barracks if Federal forces halted their current offensive the largest of the conflict said a spokeswoman for the croatian president. It was not immediately Clear however whether the cease fire could halt the fighting that has left More than 500 people dead in the three months since Croatia declared Independence. Numerous cease fires have been cobbled together mostly with european Community help to end the War Between croats an ethnic serb minority and a increasingly a the army. All so far have failed. The last cease fire was signed sept. 17 by rivals Serbia and Croatia defense minister Veljko Kadijevic and lord Carrington of Britain the eco a mediator. On sunday Kadijevic issued a statement saying that the two sides had agreed to order an a absolute cease see cease on Page 2 kuwaitis saudis Short $5.8 billion on pledge Washington a Kuwait and saudi Arabia Are $5.8 billion Short of fulfilling their pledge to defray the costs of forcing iraqi troops out of Kuwait and defending persian Gulf Oil Fields . Officials say. All the other major donors have paid although South Korea is about $130 million Short on a $355 million pledge the officials said. The . Government has collected $48 billion of the $54 billion in worldwide pledges. It Cost the Treasury an estimated $61 billion to protect saudi Arabia and Force Iraq to give up Kuwait said the officials. Among the major paid up contributors Are Japan which donated $10 billion and Germany which gave $6.5 billion. Kuwait had promised $16 billion to assist in its liberation and the restoration of the ruling Sabah Royal family while the Oil Rich saudis pledged $16.8 billion for desert shield and desert storm. Kuwait is $2.8 billion Short and the saudis about $3 billion. A we do expect the remaining amount to be paid in a reasonable time a said a . Official. A but this is not a loan payment. It is a contribution. There is no time  the pledges from wealthy nations were obtained by Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii and Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas Brady. The aim was to offset War costs while demonstrating to the american Public that the drive against iraqi president Saddam Hussein had worldwide support. There appears to be no Legal requirement that donors fulfil their pledges nor does there seem to be concern that saudi Arabia and Kuwait eventually will make Good on their promises. The officials said the pledges represent a much larger proportion of the two countries resources than the contributions of Japan and Germany for instance. Additionally Kuwait a Economy was severely damaged by iraqi occupation forces that set valuable Oil Fields ablaze. The United Arab emirates another major Arab Oil producer pledged $4.1 billion and has paid in full. The military Burden meanwhile was shouldered primarily by the United states and a makeshift Alliance that included Britain France Canada Egypt saudi Arabia and Syria. Turkey provided assistance by shutting Down an iraqi Oil pipeline and allowing . Planes to carry out bombing missions from bases in  troopers retired army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf signs autographs for Kristen Lindquist 3, and her brother Shane 4, during a Parade at West Point on saturday. The persian Gulf War hero told the children he Wasny to planning to Honor requests for autographs but he was a taken with their courage in approaching him. Armed foes of georgian president grab control of Republic s to station Moscow apr armed opponents of georgian president Oviad Gam Sakhria reportedly occupied the Southern republics main television station Early sunday after he accused rivals of trying to seize Power. Former georgian prime minister Tengiz Segua now a leading Gamsa Hurdia opponent took Over the to Center with about 200 armed supporters said Khatia Jinji Khaze a government spokeswoman. A they Are occupying the building. They Are armed and they Are blocking the to station a she said in a Telephone interview from Moscow. She said the attackers had brushed aside a Small group of police guarding the building without any shooting. Television stations Are strategic Points in the soviet Union because of their propaganda value and have often been the site of clashes. In january 20 people were killed when soviet troops stormed the television building in the lithuanian capital to seize control from pro Independence forces. At least two people were seriously injured elsewhere in the georgian capital Tbilisi on saturday night As police tried to remove about 40 hunger strikers outside the parliament building said Surab Tod a a spokesman for the georgian Mission in Moscow. The Tass news Agency quoting a Leader of the opposition National democratic party in Georgia said dissident Irina Sar Shvili was among those hospitalized with injuries. A there were some excesses Quot Tod a Ackon jul edged. V corps retool for new Era see pages 14 and 15ark explorers say they left Trail of dollars Ankara Turkey apr five explorers abducted while searching for Noah Sark said saturday they had left a Trail of dollars hoping to help efforts to Rescue them from kurdish rebel captors. Americans Ronald Wyatt of Nashville tenn., Marvin Wilson of Garland Texas and Richard m. Rives of Matthews n.c., were among five westerners released unharmed Friday near the Central Eastern City of Bingol. Officials searching for the explorers had found . Currency near where the westerners had been abducted. Interviewed on turkish television the five also said their captors had made them walk by night and hide in the Woods by Day to elude searchers. A we could see the helicopters flying Over but they could not see us a one of the westerners told reporters at a news conference saturday Asee Ark on Page 2