European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To Keffas vol. 50, no. 249 350 wednesday december 18,1991d 8693 angry serbs accuse dec of erasing Yugoslavia Belgrade Yugoslavia apr Serbia angrily denounced on tuesday the european Community a decision to recognize croatian and slovenian Independence As Quot erasing Yugoslavia from the map of the  officials of the two breakaway republics welcomed the Long awaited move. In a meeting that lasted into Early morning foreign ministers of the 12-member european Community agreed to recognize any yugoslav Republic that meets a series of conditions including human rights guarantees for minorities within its Borders. Individual member states can proceed with diplomatic recognition even if the republics fall Short of those standards dec officials said. Later tuesday Germany the driving Force behind the dec decision said it would recognize Croatia and Slovenia on Jan. 15. Chancellor Helmut Kohl made the announcement to a convention of his Christian democratic Union in Dresden. Germany believes that recognizing Slovenia and Croatia will Force Serbia a which is leading the fight against Croatia and has seized a third of its territory a to agree to a truce. But Many diplomats believe wide recognition will aggravate the conflict. Serbia has indicated it would broaden the War if Baker receives assurances from Commonwealth Bishkek . Apr Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii visited the Central asian Republic of Kirghizia on tuesday continuing contacts with leaders of the russian led Commonwealth that is filling the void left by the collapsing soviet Union. Baker left Moscow for Bishkek after being assured that the emerging Commonwealth of Independent states will impose strict control Over the storage and Export of All 27,000 soviet nuclear weapons. Kirghizia and Oil Rich Kazakhstan where Baker was to go later in the Day Are committed to the new Commonwealth. Baker is looking for assurances they intend to adhere to democratic principles including Protection of minorities. Askar Alayev the physicist who is president of Kirghizia said after meeting with Baker that he is confident the Central asian republics will not be overwhelmed by the three slavic republics a the Ukraine Russia and byelorussian which originally formed the Commonwealth. Alayev predicted the Commonwealth will have Quot a very Active and effective foreign policy even without a Central coordinating body. A key Stop on bakery strip is Kazakhstan one of the four republics in which soviet nuclear weapons Are stockpiled. It is also a target of american Oil ventures. Kazakhstan president Nur Sultan Naza Bayev hedged before casting his lot with russian president Boris n. Yeltsin and the Commonwealth. But at a meeting in Alma Ata the capital of Kazakhstan on dec. 21, the six asian republics officially will join the Commonwealth. While in route to Kirghizia an aide said bakery a meeting monday in Moscow with soviet defense minister Yevgeny Shaposhnikov bolstered the defense Sec retail a a Confidence that nuclear weapons would be see Baker on Page 2 bad weather hampers stars and stripes delivery icy roads tuesday disrupted delivery of the stars and stripes throughout Germany and continuing Adverse weather including dense fog was expected to hamper delivery of today a editions As Well. Delivery of the stars and stripes will be made As quickly As possible every Day despite occasional bad weather. Tuesdays editions for example will be on Sale today at stars and stripes bookstores along with today a editions. Croatia gets International recognition. A the dec move erases Yugoslavia from the map of the world a Serbia a Deputy foreign minister Dobrosav Jezovic told the associated press. A that is a direct attack on  in the croatian capital Zagreb croatian foreign ministry spokesman Ante Babic said the dec decision reached in see serbs on Page 2 Frost clings to the landscape in Lorsch Germany. Parts of Europe experienced freezing rain Early tuesday. Icy roads fog wreak havoc in Central Europe England by Vince Crawley staff writer freezing rain and fog spread a Glaze of ice Over Central Europe Early tuesday leaving thick fog in us Wake closing several schools in Germany and England and delaying delivery of the stars and stripes. Tie Good news in Germany is that the weather see More weather news on Page 11 system lifted temperatures above freezing for the first time in More than a week. Icy roads and fog prompted delays and cancelled school bus routes tuesday. School closings included those in numbers Wurzburg Goppinger Ansbach a Liesheim Crail sheim Wertheim Lutzinger and Goppinger. In England which was hit by the weather system a Day earlier the Croughton school District was closed monday. Newspaper deliveries were delayed across Germany because of icy roads in the Frankfurt Darm Stadt area said Bill Hester director of circulation and sales for the stars and stripes. Police reports of ice up to an Inch thick after Midnight forced Drivers to wait until highways were see havoc on Page 2