European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 a the stars and stripes Friday april 24, 1992command expected to lose half of Force by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Kaiserslautern Germany a the departing commander of the 21st theater army area come predicts that Over the next three years his former command will lose half the 30,000 soldiers it had at the end of fiscal 1991. A the size of the command is going to be Cut Back drastically a said it. Gen. William s. Flynn in an interview two Days before retiring from the army on wednesday. It. Gen. Paul g. Cerjan Deputy commander of . Army Europe has replaced Flynn. The 21st is the army a largest Field logistics command said it. Col. Bob Flocke a 21st spokesman. Among other things it provides logistics support and maintenance and transportation services for the european theater outside the v corps area Flocke said. The 21 St a soldiers Are assigned to Germany Belgium the Netherlands England and Luxembourg. Although he understands the rationale behind the massive draw Down of units and troops Flynn said a even while we re patting ourselves on the Back for winning the cold War its been very difficult to draw Down in the people department. Obviously if big Ivan the terrible is not there you done to need As Many people a soldiers and soldiers in the 21st Are not being affected by the draw Down As quickly As members in other units Flynn said. The draw Down is a like a Rug being rolled up heading our soldiers in the 21st�?Ts units who Arentt themselves leaving Are Busy handling the equipment of units departing from Flynn Europe he said. A was Vii corps closes Down we get All the excess equipment a the general said. A your warehouses Are getting to the overstuffed the turned in equipment is going first to units remaining in Europe to fill out their allotted amounts he explained. Once european based units reach their maximum allotments units in the states will receive what they need. Excess equipment is being sold to other countries if snared by police two israeli police officers restrain a resident of East Jerusalem during clashes wednesday. The violence broke out after police sought to destroy a House built without proper permits. Six officers were injured. Its usable or turned Over to the defense re utilization and marketing offices if it is old and obsolete. Even those two plans have run into delays Flynn said. Foreign military sales Are complicated. They involve the army the state department in Washington d.c., the american embassies in the countries wanting to buy the equipment and the governments of those countries. Once the decision is made to sell equipment negotiations begin on How much the United states is going to charge Flynn said. A How much we re going to charge is dependent on our own stockpiles a he said. A How excess is excess in a Charlies Usea car lot depends on the country and politically where they stand at this particular for example he said a country like saudi Arabia would probably get a top line equipment. Turning equipment Over to defense re utilization and marketing offices is a simpler process but does no to always move the equipment much faster. A we report stuff that a junk to demo and they say a Well take it but we done to have any room a a Flynn said. Cerjan will continue to fill his Usa eur role in addition to commanding the 21st. He will commute Between offices in Kaiserslautern and Heidelberg. French arrested in espionage ring run by russians Paris apr several French citizens have been arrested in an espionage ring operated by Russia in Belgium and France officials said thursday. The arrests come two weeks after Belgium expelled four russians including two embassy diplomats and lodged a protest to russian authorities about alleged espionage. In France the state counter espionage Agency has arrested at least five people a at least one on spying charges the sources said. Details about the suspects were not released. It was not Clear what kind of information the detainees were suspected of passing. But belgian newspapers have suggested it May concern Frances military Telephone system. The belgian Justice ministry has said the ring involved at least two dozen people including a journalist and members of the belgian armed forces. It sought primarily a High level technological information of military use a a ministry spokesman said. The alleged ring was set up by the former soviet intelligence Agency the Kab. It had been operating for several years and allegedly continued to operate despite the demise of the former soviet Union. A belgian newspaper said the ring was discovered based on information provided by Vladimir com Olliev a russian who defected to the West several years . Koreans trained to hate . From childhood by Nate Thayer the associated press Pyongyang North Korea a at a kindergarten in Pyongyang children take turns firing wooden machine guns at an effigy of a . Imperialist Soldier. The teacher then pulls a string and the hinged head collapses. The scene is no Distant memory from the darkest Days of the cold War. It is a snippet from daily life in this hard line communist state where anti american propaganda is everywhere. From beginning classes to diatribes in the state controlled press there is no escaping anti-. Propaganda. It depicts americans As wolves and urges North koreans to remain vigilant against supposed . Plans to launch a War. Annual mass rallies throughout the nation bring hundreds of thousands of people together to condemn the . a Yankees Are wolves in human form is one sentence found in a popular Book to teach English language sentence Structure. A a let a mutilate the american imperialists a is an entry in an English phrase Book. A of course i think the United states will Start another War a said Kim due Sun 77, speaking in this capital City which was virtually flattened by . Bombs during the korean War. A even the children in kindergarten know that the United states wants to bring War again. Even the babies hate the american foreign residents from North koreans former socialist allies say that even at the worst of times anti-. Sentiments espoused by their governments could not compare to those encouraged by the North korean regime. Most of the North koreans interviewed cited the stationing of . Soldiers in rival South Korea and annual .-South korean War games As reasons to fear a . Attack. A we Are still in a state of War with the United states a maj. Kim song Nam said in an interview at Panmunjom the truce Village that straddles communist North and capitalist South Korea. A of course i am very hostile to them. We have done nothing wrong to them but they have unilaterally Given us suffering and misery. That is Why we All Call the americans his hostility was on display when he conducted a Western reporter through the Panmunjom Neutral Zomas american soldiers watched silently a Yard away. A this is where we negotiate with the american Bas tards a he said evenly through an interpreter. Despite the rhetoric president Kim ii Sung appear ready for a thaw in relations with Washington in Par because the fall of his socialist allies has created a Domestic economic crisis. North Korea is desperate for hard currency to Pui Chase items such As fuel and spare parts for factories. This month Kim called for opening of diplomatic re lations with the United states. Washington which accuses Pyongyang of trying t build nuclear weapons and of engaging in International terrorism has held meetings with North korean officials since january in search of improved relations. The annual team spirit War games Between the United states and South Korea were cancelled Thi year but fear of the United states instilled by a Genera Tion of relentless propaganda May be hard to erase. A guide assigned to interpret for a . Reporter Sai his wife was frightened for his safety during the week Long assignment and his 2-year-old asked fearfully i the a Yankee was really a
