European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 a the stars and stripes thursday october 3, 1991armed . Force sought for Haiti Caracas Venezuela apr exiled haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide pleaded tuesday for an armed . Force to restore democracy in his Homeland saying haitians a cannot resist the military Aristide in Power since february was toppled in a military coup and put on a plane to Venezuela Early tuesday following a rebellion sparked by army opposition to his bid to Reform the corrupt Security forces. A this coup shall not prevail. The haitian democracy cannot be halted by this coup. It would represent the death of democracy in Haiti and a threat for latin America Quot he told reporters. But Aristide said haitians a cannot resist the military alone Quot and suggested that a . Force similar to the one that supervised the december elections in Haiti be sent Back to re Institute his government. A without International support we will never be Able to get out of this situation said Haiti a first freely elected president adding that the .-supervised Force a if necessary could use but Haiti a . Ambassador later appeared to contradict Aristide saying the ousted government Wasny to calling for a foreign military Force to restore him. A we Are not asking intervention a said . Ambassador Fritz Longchamp a but a statement of support for the democratic process in Haiti would have been he said Aristide would Fly to Washington on wednesday for an emergency session of the organization of american states which could in theory organize a hemispheric military intervention to restore the president. In Caracas Aristide spoke with reporters at the Miraflores presidential Palace where he conferred with his venezuelan Host president Carlos Andres Perez. Aristide received a warm Welcome from the president who embraced him tightly. Aristide a 38-year-old former roman Catholic priest solemnly whispered the words of Haiti a National Anthem As it was played by a military band. The haitian Leader said he had not yet decided whether to remain in Venezuela or go on to France. China army reaffirms loyalty to communism Beijing a the leadership of China a 3 million Strong army affirmed its loyalty wednesday to the ruling communist party As the nation celebrated the 42nd anniversary of communist Rule. The army a loyalty to the party has become a major concern among top party leaders since August when the soviet army ignored orders and did not support a hard line coup in Moscow allowing it to fail. China s leaders immediately ordered loyalty checks of senior government and army officials. A the Peoples army always will be the Loyal defender of the socialist motherland a proclaimed an editorial in the liberation army daily newspaper which is published by the military a political department. The editorial would have been approved by the departments top leaders. It was one of Many editorials in the official Media that marked National Day by affirming the unshaken ability of party Rule. It was on oct. 1,1949, that Mao tse Tung proclaimed the Success of the communist guerrillas Long struggle for Power and established the Peoples Republic of China. Most chinese celebrated by spending a quiet Day at Home the first of a three Day Holiday. There was no Parade in Beijing in keeping with the governments practice of having Only occasional National Day parades. However about 1,300 soldiers marched in a Small military Parade in the Southern City of Canton on sunday. The unusual Parade was believed intended to reaffirm the army a loyalty to the party. The liberation army daily editorial did not refer directly to the changes in the soviet Union or East Europe but argued that capitalism is doomed and socialism will Triumph regardless of a difficult a in the course of the development of socialism there will be times of big Steps Forward and times of temporary setback a it said. A in the end socialism will smash the terrifying Waves and reach the shores of 2 italian climbers rescued after being stranded 6 Day escape by cart croatian refugees pause tuesday in Popup so Yugoslavia after fleeing serbian shelling of their Village. Meanwhile the yugoslav army intensified its offensive from one end of Croatia to the other wednesday virtually cutting off Dubrovnik an Adriatic seaport and the town of Vukovan reports said. More than 600 people have been killed since fighting began after Croatia declared Independence june 25. Sandrio Italy up a helicopter Crew rescued two italian mountaineers tuesday who were stranded for six Days by a blizzard 10,800 feet up in the Alps near the Swiss Frontier Rescue officials said. The two italian climbers both Mountain experts were hungry and thirsty but otherwise in Good condition after spending the six Days since sept. 26 in a Flimsy shelter the officials said. The rescued climbers were Marco Malvolti and Raffaele Montanari both aged 40. They were trapped by a blizzard at 10,800 feet near the top of the Basile Mountain in the Val Mastino area near Sandrio. The blizzard dumped 5 feet of Snow on the Mountaintop and the Snow and poor visibility foiled earlier attempts by Alpine guides and a Rescue helicopter to reach them. The climbers both tourists from Modena managed to keep warm in sleeping bags and blankets. But they had virtually nothing to eat or drink for the six Days rescuers said. Finally at 6 . Wednesday the sky cleared and less than 15 minutes later the helicopter reached the climbers winched them aboard and took them to an Alpine Rescue Center in the Valley. Turkey to get $1 billion in free Oil Ankara Turkey apr saudi Arabia has pledged $1 billion of free Oil to help Turkey modernize its military a turkish official said tuesday. Kaya Topci the spokesman for president Turgut Ozal said saudi King fahd had sent a message to Ozal informing him of the saudi governments decision. The Oil would be a gift Toper said adding it would be a part of a fund to be raised by some persian Gulf countries the United states and Turkey. The fund is to be used for the Purchase of modern weapons for the turkish army Ana to help finance the production in Turkey of f-16 fighters. Turkey currently building 160 of the sophisticated jets has been seeking a Deal for another 160 planes. President Bush promised support when he visited Turkey in july. A foreign ministry official said Kuwait and the United Arab emirates had also pledged to contribute to the fund that had been set up during the persian Gulf crisis. They have not yet disclosed their contributions the official said. Turkey severed iraqis Oil exports by shutting a pipeline after its invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. In the Gulf War it allowed . Bombers to attack Iraq from a turkish base. As part of an Aid package organized by Gulf countries and the West to offset turkeys economic losses saudi Arabia has already Given Turkey $1.1 billion Worth of Oil. Mehmet set Van director general of turkeys state run pipeline concern said the free Oil the saudis pledged would be drawn in $200 million instalments Over five mine reportedly kills three egyptians in Kuwait Kuwait api a three egyptian explosives experts were killed while Clearing Lana mines sown by iraqi occupation forces Arab diplomatic sources said wednesday. One source said the Accident occurred monday in a1 Jahirah North of Kuwait City. A they were in their car when they hit a mine a said the source. He said the three bodies were flown on a kuwaiti military Jet to Cairo Egypt. A these people were highly qualified and their performance was commended by american experts Quot added the source. He refused to give their ranks or their names
