European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 51, no. 261 350 tuesday. January 5,1993 o 8693 a by Craig Martin. Staff writer Mogadishu Somalia a some members of v corps task Force 5-158, which Only recently arrived in Somalia to support operation restore Hope Wilt begin returning to Germany As soon As transportation can be arranged. Members of cod 502nd aviation regt from Mannheim were to begin loading their 16 ch-47d Chinook helicopters and equipment Back onto the civilian cargo snip american Falcon on monday said 1st it. Leanne Smullen task Force spokeswoman. The entire company will return to Mannheim but a people from other units attached to the 502nd will be handpicked to stay As needed a Smullen said. Quot others will go military officials have not decided How Many soldiers will return soon Smullen said. That decision is expected Early this week. Officials decided to return the unit to Germany late sunday. Quot As the Mission develops we Send Back what we done to need a Smullen said. Task Force soldiers were to move sup plies from Mogadishu the somalian capital to Deli Dogle some 50 Miles North. The task Force is establishing its Headquarters in Deli Dogle this week. That Supply Effort is being accomplished by other Means Smullen said declining to be More specific. Military officials in Somalia said however that the supplies can be moved by helicopters belonging to . Marine and Navy units or by helicopters from other nations taking part in the operation. Task Force 5-158, which arrived in Somalia by air and sea last week in eludes 30 Germany based uh-60 Black Hawk helicopters and their Crews and support personnel. A. Germany based soldiers had mixed emotions about returning. Quot we re disappointed we help these Guys out a said staff sgt. Anthony Spencer a flight Engineer. Quot the Way this country looks we could be helped the cml out but we re Happy we re going Back and seeing our Quot the bad part is we did no to get to do what we came Here to do a said staff. See duty on Page 2clan talks off to shaky Start malian a warring factions held talks in this capital monday aimed at ending the bloody rivalries int led to Addis Ababa Ethiopia apr leaders of so. Mass starvation and a Complete breakdown of order in their land. But the Prospect of anything emerging from the conference was unclear. Three faction leaders stayed away. 1 the presence of . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali at the negotiations provoked a deadly demonstration Over the status of Ethiopia s breakaway northernmost province Eritrea. Witnesses said that at least four people were fatally shot and scores wounded when ethiopian forces fired on student protesters. The students were protesting efforts to Send , observers to an april referendum on Independence in Eritrea. At the conference ethiopian president Meles Zenawi called on the somalian clan leaders to implement a cease fire establish a a National police Force disarm gunmen and form a National government. See related stories Boutros Ghali also on Papes 3.14-16 Archy in their famine racked nation. Quot it is time to re create the somali state so that it May fulfil its role in the Community of nations a the . Chief said. In Somalia Unicof pulled its last three foreign workers out of the Southern port of Kismay following the weekend murder of an Agency employee. And in another hostile act against a foreigner a . Peacekeeper in the somalian capital Mogadishu escaped harm sunday night when a somali s gun failed to see clan on Page 2 see clan on Page 2 somalian warlord All Mahdi Mohamed Waves at a peace conference in Addis Ababa Ethiopia on monday. Linton says Summit plans depend on Congress ton head Island . Apr president tons the two had shortly after Clinton selection. First 100 Days of his new administration Hilton head Island . A president elect Clinton says he looks Forward to meeting russian president Boris n. Yeltsin at a Summit but expects that any get together will depend in part on How fast Congress moves on his legislative Agenda. A i do look Forward to meeting with him a Clinton said sunday hours after the russian Leader and presi Dent Bush signed Start a which will Cut strategic weapons by two thirds Over the next decade. Yeltsin used the occasion in Moscow to invite Clinton for a Summit leaving the Oceanside resort of Hilton head Island after several Days of vacation Clinton told reporters that he recently received a Quot very warm and somewhat lengthy letter from Yeltsin following up on conversations the two had shortly after Clinton selection. Quot he Yeltsin asked for us to meet Quot Clinton said. The president elect said that the United states has Quot a big stake in the Progress of Yeltsin a reforms and that he was Quot very pleased with the russian leaders accomplishments so far. While Clinton said he was willing to meet Yeltsin Early in his administration decisions have yet to be made about a when and where we Are going to meet a "1 think that will depend in part on the timetable of the Congress and the work that i have to do Here on the problems in America a he said. As he focuses on an economic program and a Host of other legislative initiatives Clintonia believed to be reluctant to make any major overseas trips during the first 100 Days of his new administration Clinton also said he looked Forward to what he called a Quot gel acquainted Quot meeting Friday in Texas with Mexico a president Carlos Salinas de Gortari. He said that he was impressed with Satinas efforts to improve the Standard of living in Mexico and that he wanted to discuss with him a Long list of issues including relations Between the two countries. Quot he has really made a difference Down there and i want to get to know him and work with him a Clinton said. Quot because he has taken some Tough positions there Many of the mexican people have had a decline in their Standard of Clinton said the United states has Quot a big stake in a growing and prosperous
