European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes vol. 52, no. 31 50c tuesday May 18,1993 8693 a Worner assures edgy Hungary of Protection Brussels Belgium a nato Secre tary general Manfred Worner on monday warned he warring parties in Bosnia and Herze Govina not to expand the conflict to neighbouring states and assured Hungary that the West would act in Case of attack. During a visit hungarian foreign minister Geza pcs Zynsky did not formally ask nato for a Security guarantee to counter perceived threats but left relieved increasingly assured that Hun Gary would not be abandoned in Case of need he said. Jeszensky said nato s words of support will be listened to not Only by people in Hungary but also by people who May have some schemes or be playing with ideas of doing something against Hungary. Nato countries would not be indifferent if we suffered he added. We have  to incr told Jeszensky that the Security of Cen trial and Eastern european nations was of direct and material concern to the Alliance. But Worner refrained from making precise military commitments. Nato has not made such commitments to any country of the former soviet dominated Warsaw pact. It would be very foolish of any party in the former Yugoslavia to take aggressive action see Werner on Page 2 peace plan dead serbian Leader says. M. Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a an International peace plan was declared dead by Bosnia s serbs on monday and ignored by croats and muslims battling for the key Southern City of Mostar. Radovan Karadzic the Leader of bosnian serbs told the associated press that preliminary results of a vote by his people this weekend on the peace plan indicated a vast majority of no votes. And bosnian serbian radio said Between 95 percent and 99 percent of voters will continue for a Hundred years he said in the East Ern bosnian town of Fak Vici. Serbs continued monday to breach a nearly two week truce with the muslims around the strategic Northern City of Brcko where they have been trying to push outgunned Muslim troops from the few toeholds"1they hold. More than 138,00people have been killed or arc missing since Bosnia s serbs rebelled against a Muslim rejected the peace draft in seven municipalities with croat vote in february 1992 to secede from scr Domi r ballots counted As of late monday. Karadzic s generals anticipating the renewed threat of foreign military intervention on the heels of the plan s renewed rejection warned of bloody retaliation against any outside Force. If they bomb me i la Natch Yugoslavia. If they bomb me til bomb London bosnian serbian gon. Ratko Mladic Western allies arc expected to give renewed consideration to military action against the bosnian serbs if the latter reject the plan. The main Backer of Force has been the United states with most of its bomb London bragged Gen. Ratko Mladic the bos european allies reluctant to go that far. French pre o i t of f i i a t Nian serbian commander. Karadzic later called the statement irresponsible and emotional saying his general was not authorized to make such comments. Gen. Milan Gvero the Deputy commander warned of interminable warfare unless serbian demands to Seg regate the three warring ethnic groups from each other Are respected. If no intelligent solution forever dividing the mus lims croats and serbs is found the killing in Bosnia Micro edouard Balladur repeated arguments monday that America should sent ground peacekeeping troops instead of pushing for air strikes on serbian positions. . Troops should Start be assuring the defense of this or that protected zone Balladur told the daily be Monde. They will surely note that in so doing they will be putting All their weight which is considerable at the plan on Page 2 a postwar first Rifle carrying pfc. Tino Hausladen 24, strikes a pose sunday As he leads the Way off a German cargo plane at Belet Huen Somalia. Hausladen is a member of a German brigade assigned to Somalia on a . Mili tary Mission. This is the first such deployment of armed German troops abroad since world War ii. Navy sets cuts in Fleet planes by Art Pine los Angeles times Washington the Navy has proposed slashing its 452-Vesscl Fleet to 340 ships and scaling Back Pur chases of expensive next generation attack aircraft to meet rapidly tightening budgetary restrictions in the Post cold War world. The plan has been presented to defense Secretary Les Aspin As part of the Bottom up review of . Defense strategy that he is conducting for the fiscal 1995 Pentagon  has not reacted to the Navy proposal and is not expected to decide on specific elements until the Overall defense review is Well under Way. As part of the process the army and air Force Are slated to suggest new cutbacks of their own. The Navy plan would maintain the current 12 air Craft carriers but would eliminate More than 35 submarines Between now and 1999, As Well As make significant cuts in frigates amphibious warfare ships and other vessels. It also Calls for phasing out All of the Navy s aging a 6 bombers and for purchasing fewer of the proposed Fya-18e/17 aircraft designed As a replacement for the a-6 and the f-14 fighter plane than had been envisioned. Strategists said the plan considered bold by any Standard was intended to carry out the new Post cold War Mission that the Navy adopted last fall calling Tor less emphasis on patrolling the High seas and More stress on coastal operations As in Somalia. Hut vice adm. Leighton w. Smith jr., Deputy chief of naval operations for plans and policies conceded that at least part of the Navy s motivation in accepting other cuts was to enable it to protect to the degree we see Navy on Page 2