European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 268 350 wednesday january 8,1992 d 8693 lower bars Japan told both nations would Benefit Bush stresses Tokyo apr president Bush firing another Salvo in a Tough talk Trade Mission to Asia said tuesday that he is determined to a increase Access for american goods and services in these japanese  on his first Day in Japan Bush shifted his tone to emphasize that Japan a As Well As the United states a would reap benefits from a lowering of its Trade barriers to . Imports. A in the cause of free and open Trade we want see related Etory on Page 17 agreements that produce permanent improvement in Access and in . Sales to japanese markets and permanent improvement in the lives of japanese Consumers a he said at the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new toys r us store in Kashihara. Earlier speaking to a group of . And japanese students in historic Kyoto Bush foreshadowed Nis crucial talks wednesday with prime minister Kiichi Miya Zawa and other japanese officials. A i come As a Friend i come with some ideas that we re going to be discussing with the government in Tokyo starting tomorrow a he said. A i want to increase Access for american goods and president Bush and former japanese prime minister Torhild Kaif i look on As first lady Barbara Bush and Kaif in a wife Sachiyo embrace at Osaka International Airport on tuesday. Open markets lift the technical Progress to new Heights and they raise every body a standards and Benefit Consumers. Through the expanse see Bush on Page 2u.s. May Cut strategic nukes by 50% by r. Jeffrey Smith the Washington Post Washington the Bush administration is considering a roughly 50 percent Cut in . Strategic nuclear weapons As part of a package of presidential initiatives to Marli the close of the cold War and breakup of the soviet Union . Officials said monday. The officials said senior representatives of the defense and state departments and White House began meeting before Christmas to discuss reducing the . Arsenal of roughly 11,000 strategic warheads to 5,000 or fewer. Such a Cut would surpass the estimated 2,000-warhead Cut required by the strategic Aims reduction treaty Start completed with Moscow last summer and would result in billions of dollars of budget savings annually according to Independent experts. While no decisions have been made on the proposals to be presented to president Bush several officials said the willingness of senior officials to consider such a deep Cut Marks an important policy shift by the administration. They noted that until recently the Pentagon strongly opposed any strategic arms cuts beyond those required of Start and other agencies were also unwilling to move quickly toward a much smaller . Arsenal of the weapons. But officials said these views were altered by the breakup of the soviet Union and the new expressed desire of leaders in several former soviet republics to eliminate most if not All of the strategic arms on their territory. Nearly All the former republics have formed a Commonwealth of Independent states. A people in the administration appreciate that we just can to wait and sit Back for these Independent states to tear up their nuclear capabilities a one official said on condition that he not be named. A we have to join in a he added referring to expected cuts of strategic nuclear arms in Russia Ukraine Belarus and Kazakhstan. The defense department confirmed in a written response to questions monday that a there is a great Deal of work going on within the . Government on the a see nukes on Page 2german, Canadian planes join Relief Effort from staff and wire reports nato has arranged for German and Canadian military planes to join the caravan of organizations Chipping Relief supplies to the republics of the former soviet Union. A statement from the North Atlantic treaty organization said two planes were scheduled to leave tuesday from Cologne Germany with 54 tons of milk powder donated by the european Community. The flights tuesday and wednesday Are the first coordinated by nato. A . European come spokeswoman said no information was available tuesday about when and if . Forces would be making More Relief flights in addition to those in december. Canada has made two Boeing 707s and seven c-130 transport planes available to the organization for carrying goods to the republics of the former soviet Union a nato spokesman said tuesday. The Relief supplies were part of a $260 million emergency food Aid program put together by the 12-nation Community to Hap residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg this Winter. Beef butter vegetable oils and milk powder stocked in Community warehouses make up the bulk of the 140,000 tons of assistance expected to be provided to the russian cities. The Canadian forces dispatched a 707 Jet to mos cow on tuesday with the first of two loads of milk powder a forces spokesman said. The German armed forces were scheduled to Send a similar ship ment on tuesday and the canadians planned to Send another milk powder shipment wednesday. The total weight of All three shipments headed for Moscow and St. Petersburg is about 102 tons. The european Community provided the milk powder. German officials will Monitor distribution of the milk powder after it arrives in Russia said army maj. Norbert Cyr a spokesman at the forces european Headquarters in Lahr. 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