European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes wednesday november 25,1992 nato changes in Norway delayed by talks Over Cost by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Norway a parliament has cleared the Way for nato to begin moving parts of its Northern regional Headquarters 200 Miles Southwest from near Oslo to Jaratta next year. However the move is being delayed by the question of who will pay for it. Nato and norwegian officials Are negotiating How they will share the costs of the move which is to be made at Norway a request. The relocation plans coincide with a change in the alliances command Structure As a result of the end of the cold War. Nato defense ministers last december agreed to Combine Allied forces Northern Europe Headquarters in Kolhaas near Oslo with its Channel come which currently has its Headquarters at North Wood England to form Allied forces Northwestern Europe. The new command will have its Headquarters at High Wycombe England. Nato also agreed to set up a subordinate command called Headquarters North to be based at Jaratta. Some Scricc members assigned to the Allied forces Northern Europe Headquarters which includes about 160 . Service members will move to High Wycombe others will go to Jaratta. It is unclear what would happen to the . Air forces 7240th air base so in Osteras Norway and its 50 airmen who provide support for . Personnel at nato Headquarters in Northern Europe. A we done to have any information at All on what a going to happen up there a said capt. Felicia Tavares spokeswoman for the . Air forces in Europe. The squadrons commander it. Col. Edwin Noble said the unit is continuing in its regular Mission. A at the same time we re trying to hedge our bets and Start doing some of those planning things that Are prudent a Noble said. A if the Money Falls out of the sky they re going to look at us and say a of do it whether we be been getting ready for it or  the transition to the new command Structure is supposed to begin Jan. 1, with personnel starting to take their new posts in the summer. The Transfer of authority Between the commands is scheduled for july 1, 1994, said Eivind Berdal spokesman for the Allied forces Northern Europe. Headquarters North with its planning staff of army Navy and air Force personnel from at least seven Allied nations will be located with the norwegian National military Headquarters at Jaratta. Together they Are responsible for protecting the scandinavian country and its bordering Waters. The nato staff will be responsible for drawing up plans that would be carried out by norwegian commands Berdal said. Tentative plans Call for a nato staff of 149 Scricc members and 21 civilians in Jaratta. In addition about 150 nato command control and communications positions will be established Berdal said. Its this contrasts with the cold War High of about 750 people in Kolhaas. Berdal could not say How Many of those positions would be filled by . Personnel. However the Headquarters will have a . Two Star general As chief of staff under a three Star norwegian commander. A British brigadier general will act As assistant chief of staff for operations. Berdal said officials have not decided whether positions for local civilian employees will be established at Jaratta. About 100 civilians including three americans currently work in the Headquarters. Local nationals fill service related jobs.. Navy closes shop at Subic Bay facilities by Eileen Guerrero the associated press Subic Bay naval facilities Philippines a sailors and marines wept and embraced wives and girlfriends tuesday before sailing away for Okinawa ending nearly a Century of . Military presence in this former Colony. The departure of the last . Forces from the Philippines followed an emotional ceremony closing the Subic Bay naval facilities which had been the Navy a largest installation in the Western Pacific. Officials of both countries spoke of a desire to maintain close relations despite the acrimony generated by last years debate on the future of the naval and Marine facilities which were americans oldest overseas installations. In september 1991, the philippine Senate refused a new lease for the Subic Bay facilities after lengthy negotiations. A was we bid a Bon voyage to the american Serviceman we ask the . Government and the american people for the strengthening of our partnership on the basis of economic cooperation social concern Mutual support and democratic commitment Quot president Fidel Ramos said at the 90-minute ceremony. . Ambassador Richard Solomon said cooperation would continue under the Mutual defense treaty which remains in Force. As the stars and stripes was Low ered for tic last time Many in the crowd of 3,000 people wept. The crowd then cheered As a giant philippine Banner was raised. �?o1 was thanking the americans a said laundry concessionaire Cesar Mascardo 51, As he placed his hand Over his heart. A my family Lias benefited much from them and this is my Way of thanking  it marked the first time in More than 400 years that the Philippines was free of foreign troops. Spain conquered the islands in the 16th Century but lost them to the United states in 1898 after the Span ish american War. Hours after the ceremony More than 1,000 sailors and marines marched to the docks and boarded the amphibious assault ship Belleau Wood after an emotional Farewell to w Ives and girlfriends. A a we re always Happy when the Ameri cans arc around a said Evelyn wantin 22, As she watched the vessel slip through the Harbor into the South China sea. Earlier adm. Robert j. Kelly . Naval commander in the Pacific boarded a p-3 Orion plane As the a symbolic last Man Quot to depart the Philippines. His plane circled above the Hills surrounding the Bay and then dipped its wings in Farewell. A few service members mostly officers were to leave by commercial flights today but the base is now empty. Kelly recalled that his father was among 17,000 americans killed in world War ii and buried in the Philippines. The facilities in the Philippines served As the Linchpin of the american defense umbrella in the far East. About 70 percent of the supplies used by Navy and Marine forces during operation desert storm came from Subic site of the largest . Military warehouse overseas Richard Gordon mayor of adjacent Olon Gapo and the grandson of an american interpreter Hopes to convert the base into an Industrial zone rivalling Hong Kong a Industry. Gordon said a foreign hotel operator and an australian filipino message service have signed agreements to invest in the Effort. But the departure of the americans has been a severe blow to Olon Gapo most of whose 300,000 residents depended directly or indirectly on Subic for their livelihood. Year the philippine Economy barely grew last partly because of a series of natural disasters. The . Air Force abandoned Clark a last year after the installation suffered extensive damage in the june 1991 eruption of mount Pinatubo Olivia Dominador a housewife said she expected Olon Gapo to face hard times. A we Are just holding on a she said. The presence of . Forces since Independence in 1946 had been one of the most divisive issues in philippine politics. Although surveys showed most Hli pinos approved of the bases a Small but influential minority considered them an infringement on National sovereignty. A i am very Happy to see that at last foreign troops will of out of our country Quot said sen. Wigberto Tanada. A it s been a Long and hard fought  the . Flag is lowered for the last time tuesday at the Subic Bay naval facilities