European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 5, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3galvin sees european cooperation past shows nato other groups can work together he says by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Mons Belgium a natos participation in recent world events should answer Many questions about its future relationship to other institutions in Europe and to its former enemies said Gen. John r. Galvin commander of the alliances forces. The end of the cold War has triggered much speculation on what role the North Atlantic treaty organization will play in an increasingly Independent Western Europe and a less threatening Eastern Europe. After natos More than 40 years of being virtually the sole synonym for the Security of Europe the dissolution of the communist threat has tossed it among an acronym soup of groups interested in european Security. Consequently just How the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe the european Community Western european Union North Atlantic cooperation Council and United nations will fit together has become everybody a guess and question. The Man who leads natos military command in Europe said Friday that one need Only look at recent operations for answers. He cited provision of Relief to kurd in Northern Iraq humanitarian Aid to the former soviet Union and a peacekeeping Force to Yugoslavia As examples of joint efforts. A we  look at this As something that will happen in the future a Galt n said in an interview Friday. Nato units have already joined the United nations in Yugoslavia the Western european Union in the persian Gulf the european Community in the former soviet republics and an Alliance Mission in Turkey during the persian Gulf War he said. And All of these efforts received support from the 51-member conference on Security and cooperation in Europe the european institution with the widest membership. A i could not be specific about How these structures will interlock or How and when and under what conditions military forces will be used a Galvin said. A i think we have to be prepared for All of the possibilities and that a what in a trying to do in the training and readiness of Allied come  Galvin welcomed opportunities to train with sex Warsaw pact Milit Aries and pointed out that the erstwhile enemies had already progressed one step farther a a we re already going to be in joint operations a let alone training a in Yugoslavia where the russians will have some military forces and  be Side by Side with forces of the Alliance a he said. A so we be already gone past the question of merely  earlier last week defense Secretary Dick Cheney said at a meeting of the North Atlantic cooperation Council that the former adversaries might at some Point train together and even share defense plans. The 35-Mcmber Council draws the allies together with the Baltic states Central and Eastern european countries and the former soviet republics. Galvin pointed out that Allied representatives already observe military exercises in the former East bloc and vice versa. A i done to Sec anything but profit to be gained by such activities a he said. Cap on local National pay in t realistic general says by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a capping funds to pay the salaries of foreign National employees is a misguided approach to forcing the Burden sharing Issue among the allies that Only hurts the overseas commands a military official said thursday. A the work done by local nationals must go on and they must be paid a said it. Gen. Clifford Rees jr., vice commander of . Air forces in Europe. A withholding appropriations to pay local nationals Only forces us to Drain Money from other already underfunded operations and maintenance  some lawmakers have seized upon the Issue of local National workers As an example of How the allies take advantage of the United states in negotiating Host country agreements. Various initiatives have come out of Congress in the last two budget cycles to Cut the number of local National employees As Well As the amount of Money in the funding accounts used to pay them. A a it a True that Safe employs twice As Many foreign nationals As we do . Citizens a Over 3,000 in Germany alone a but we do that for Good reason a Rees said. Foreign nationals work in a wide variety of duties As translators Legal advisers customs experts and in various trades a fall positions requiring their particular expertise a Rees said. A a typical foreign National might be an electrician or plumber. This employee has More than Likely grown up in the local area received his schooling and served his apprenticeship there and earned the required licenses to do the  equally important Rees said local nationals understand the unique technical specifications of their jobs and can Converse in the Host nation language to Deal with off base agencies. A could an american be trained to do this Job sure a but not As efficiently or As Well and the Cost would be significantly higher a he said. Rees noted that some lawmakers have used the foreign National pay Issue As a lightning Rod for increased Burden sharing by Allied governments. But he said the state department is making Progress in persuading Host nations to take on a larger share of the defense Burden including paying foreign nationals who work for the . Military As Japan currently does. He said the overseas commands Are also pushing innovative Burden sharing arrangements tailored to the respective Host nations. In the Netherlands for example the dutch government contributes nearly $3 million a year for property maintenance work at Oesterberg a Rees said. Additionally dutch workers who Are not paid by the . Government provide Many essential base support services such As air traffic control fire Protection air base Security and hazardous waste disposal he said. A in the near term however it Isnit realistic to place arbitrary Caps on foreign National pay As a Means of forcing the Burden sharing Issue because the loser in that scenario is Safe a he said. Israel chided for Gaza strip incident United nations apr the Security Council rebuked Israel on saturday after a clash at a Gaza strip refugee Camp left at least four palestinians dead. Israel criticized the unanimous but non binding Council statement saying it failed to note israeli soldiers acted in self defense. A palestinian Diplomat said he was pleased with the statement though he believed it had been watered Down. The Security Council statement was adopted Early saturday after hours of consultations. It said its members were a gravely concerned by the continued deterioration of the situation in the Gaza strip especially by the current serious situation in Rajab in which several palestinians have been killed and Many More  on wednesday israeli troops fired on a refugee Camp Market at Rajah in the Gaza strip after being attacked by firebombs . Officials Ana Arab reporters said. They said four palestinians were killed and More than so wounded. The Palestine liberation organization charged that at least 10 palestinians were killed and 50 were wounded at Rajah. The Security Council urged Israel to obey the fourth Geneva convention of 1949, which governs the treatment of people under military occupation. The Council also urged All parties involved to exercise restraint so As not to jeopardize the Middle East peace talks. Statements by the Council Are not binding in International Law As resolutions May be. They must be adopted unanimously. The United states which is sponsoring the Middle East talks worked to tone Down the language of the statement but did not Block the rebuke of its ally. Israeli and Arab representatives Are to take up the peace talks in Washington on april 27.audit prompts Baker to Fly commercial by the los Angeles times Washington a Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii hoping to insulate himself from the growing uproar Over Washington Perks began Friday using commercial airliners for personal trips in the United states instead of far More costly air Force jets. Tutwiler state department spokeswoman Margaret d. Said Balcer was shocked by a still unpublished audit showing that his private trips aboard military jets have Cost the taxpayers More than $300,000 since the first Days of the Bush administration in 1989. Although president Bush has specifically authorized Baker Sec retail of defense Dick Cheney and attorney general William p. Barr to use government planes on All trips because of Security requirements and because they must stay in continual touch with Washington Tutwiler said Baker has decided to use commercial flights for personal trips instead to save Money. The Pentagon said Cheney would continue to use military aircraft Tor All travel. Like Barr and Baker he is re tired to make partial reimbursements for private trips Pentagon spokesman capt. Sam Grizzle said Cheney is in the military Chain of command and a that requires that he have secure communications at All  a spokesman for Barr said he had never taken a personal trip on a government aircraft. James a. Baker Iii will Fly commercial in the states. Doubts about bakery a decision but said they would not object if the commercial trips were Brief and there were no unusual threats to his safety. Even on commercial flights state department Security officials expressed some a a the a nut Rall pro a Hilt a gift thl a Unilla not but s v Baker will be accompanied by bodyguards whose tickets will be paid by the government. Tutwiler said Baker decided to change his method of travel after he was shown a draft audit by the general accounting office that indicated it had Cost the air Force More than $350,000 to operate a Small executive Jet on 11 personal trips most of them to his Home in Houston or to Pinedale wyo., where he owns a ranch. She said Baker reimbursed the government Long before the audit for $38,453 of that Cost a rate based on the value of a full fare coach ticket plus $1 for him and family members who accompanied him. Sen. David Pryor d-ark., chairman of the Senate Federal services subcommittee called on other executive Branch officials to follow bakery a Lead