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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 1, 1992 world the stars and stripes Page 11 . Preparing for flood of new bosnian refugees Geneva a the . High commissioner for refugees is bracing for thousands of refugees from the bosnian town of Jajcek after its capture by serbian forces spokesman Ron Redmond said Friday. Redmond said the Agency a Field officers in the area Northwest of Sarajevo were making preparations for 15,000 people to Cross into the Travnik Vitez area. Serb rebels seized Jajcek a key Northern stronghold from Bosnia a Muslim led government on thursday. Redmond said the Agency which expects the refugees to move to the East and Southeast toward Sarajevo on Friday sent 10 trucks carrying 50 tons of food and blankets to Vitez which already is sheltering 20,000 refugees from fighting. On saturday Unher was to have sent 14 More trucks he said. The convoys Are travelling a difficult Mountain Road to bring supplies from the Agency s warehouses in the coastal City of split. International efforts to provide badly needed food and other supplies to Sarajevo and other bosnian cities is continuing. Spokesman Derek Boothby said 17 plan loads of Relief supplies reached Sarajevo on thursday. Boothby said aircraft from United states France Canada Britain and Germany carried 197 metric tons of Relief supplies goods a about the amount the City needs daily to survive. Redmond said a 19-truck Unher Convoy from Belgrade reached the besieged bosnian capital Friday morning after spending the night in the serbian held suburb of Pale where it distributed part of its cargo of 207 tons mostly food As part of an Effort to care for All ethnic groups. He said the Agency hoped to have the trucks reloaded in Belgrade on saturday so that they can make a joint Convoy with Unicof the . Children a fund to serbian soldiers celebrate after taking control of the bosnian town of Jaq acc on Friday. Start of a hoped for a week of Tranquility for children in Bosnia. In addition he said four trucks were scheduled to go to Sarajevo from split on the Mostar Road on saturday repeating a route they followed on wednesday. Marie Henze a spokeswoman for Unicof said the Agency had two main goals for this week a to distribute food and clothing to children that have so far been unreached by humanitarian Relief and to try to organize makeshift schools. The Convoy will be carrying very Basic school material so that adults with a Little training can teach children a just to be sure that their mind is not totally traumatized by what they have seen a Henze said. A we think it is extremely important to bring to these children something to do a she said. The Agency will also try to set up health services including vaccinations for children in 40 municipalities. . Knew Hitler s aim in Poland Diplomat says Warsaw Poland up1 the United states knew about the Molotov Ribbentrop pact the soviet German agreement that led to the Start of world War ii but did nothing to prevent it a former German Diplomat said Friday. Hans von Herwarth Secretary of the German embassy in Moscow in 1939, said in an interview with the Independent newspaper Wycie Warszawa that he disclosed the contents of the documents to . Embassy Secretary Charles Bohlen and British officials. The secret agreement permitted Adolf Hitler to attack Poland after reaching a Deal with Josef Stalin on the two countries a spheres of influence in the Region. For Poland which was partitioned for 123 years Between Russia Austria and Prussia until 1918, the Deal meant another partition a this time Between the soviet Union and Germany. Poland lost 6 million citizens at German hands during world War ii. Another 1.5 million were annihilated in soviet Camps including 21,857 officers executed on the order of the soviet communist leadership in 1940. Von Horwath who described himself As anti nazi said the West Learned about the infamous documents on the very Day they were signed on aug. 23,1939. A the pact which was signed was a verdict on Poland and on Germany a von Herwarth was quoted by Wycie. A on the same Day i passed the document to Charles Bohlen which said that Stalin agreed to partition polish territory and to attack  As a direct result of the agreement nazi Germany attacked Poland on sept. 1,1939, unleashing world War ii. . Made a difference in Somalia by Edith m. Lederer the associated press Mombasa Kenya when . Air Force capt. Casey sea Bright started flying food to famine stricken Somalia in Early september he never saw children. Now they re playing in villages near the airfields. A a it a pretty heartwarming a it makes you reel like you re doing something a said the 30-Ycar-old navigator from st. Paul minn., who is on his second tour with the . Military Airlift operating from the kenyan port of Mombasa. Some Relief agencies have criticized the americans for being Overly cautious and delivering less than they could. But the airlifts commander Marine Brig. Gen. Frank Libutti said the food delivered by the United states adds up to More than 35 million meals a enough to feed All the residents of Washington d.c., for two weeks. A a we be made a difference in terms of tackling hunger a said the 47-Ycar-old from Huntington . Marine Chi. Thomas a. Burr one of the few american Scricc Mcm bars to visit Mogadishu said he was overwhelmed by the devastation in Somalia where drought and civil War have led to anarchy. A i almost wanted to cry a said the 22-Ycar-old satellite communications operator from Alexandria la. A it took a Long time for the world to answer. Now that we re Here maybe it will be  since late August the . Mili Tail has ferried food to famine stricken towns in Somalia where at least 100,000 people have died and 2 million More arc threatened with starvation. So far 14 c-130 Hercules aircraft have delivered More than 10,560 tons of food sometimes confronted by gunmen on the Tarmac. On sept. 18, a plane was shot in a Clit Hun. The week before last anti tank mines on the runway halted flights for two Days. The United states has contributed about 5 percent of the nearly 200,000 tons of Aid that has reached Somalia since january and less than 20 percent of the 55,000 tons that the United nations estimates is needed every month. Yet the Airlift cannot meet All of Somalia a food needs. Ultimately the ports that have been plagued by Security problems must be ,no one Hurt in London blast a the remains of a blown up taxi lie near the no. 10 Downing st. Home of British prime minister John major on saturday. London apr a hijacked taxi exploded Friday night near the no 10 owning st. Home of prime minister John major causing minor damage and no injuries police said. Major was in his Hometown of Huntingdon 40 Miles North of London a spokeswoman said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast which is the 15th in the British capital since oct. 7. The Irish Republican army has claimed responsibility for the previous bombings. Two unidentified men hired the cab in North London and one of them pulled out a gun and ordered the Driver to proceed to Whitehall an Avenue lined with government offices said cmdr. George Churchill Coleman head of the police anti terrorist unit. The hijackers abandoned the cab and told the Driver to leave it near Downing Street he said. Police spotted the cab a an Ordinary car not a Standard Black taxicab a and cleared the area before the vehicle exploded Churchill Coleman said. Windows were shattered in some nearby office buildings but there were no injuries or damage to the prime ministers residence police said. A spokeswoman for majors office said the explosion was reported at 9 08 . A Downing Street it seems is not affected a said the spokeswoman speaking on condition of anonymity. A the prime minister is not there he is in his constituency and has been All Day a she said. Major is a member of parliament representing Huntingdon  
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