European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world thursday july 22,1993 troops boost defences in Mogadishu. H  Mogadishu Somalia a  have begun Clearing a no Man s land around their Headquarters in South Ern Mogadishu where gunmen have often sought cover. As part of the Effort tuesday a Turk ish tank churned up a sidewalk scatter ing Street vendors and Tea stall owner who Cater to passing traffic and hundreds of somalis looking for . Jobs. A few Hundred Yards away . Explosives experts blew up part of an old fruit factory and old government buildings on the perimeter of the . Headquarters. The . Mission to feed the starving in Somalia has been hindered by clashes with gunmen since it began in  attacks on the 13,000-Strong . Force in Mogadishu have become bolder since the june 5 slaying of 24 pakistani peacekeepers by gunmen suspected of acting on the orders of renegade warlord Mohamed Farrah aided. Three shooting incidents were report cd tuesday overnight a gunman fled under fir after trying to climb Over razor wire Lin ing the Central Complex. Five somalian gunmen shot at build Ings inside a compound housing . Troops. There were no injuries and the gunmen retreated after tunisian sentries returned the fire said military spokeswoman maj. Leann Swieczkowski. Navy it. David Young and Edward Gaumer an american civilian were wounded when their vehicle came underwire while they approached the com Pound the defense contract manage ment International Agency said. The Mil itary Agency administers . Government contracts overseas including one for the United nations in Somalia. The Agency did not give the Ages or hometowns of the men. They were Hospi a . I Lumice passes the barricade for a new checkpoint near the . Headquarters in Southern Mogadishu on tuesday. Tali Zed in stable condition in  . Headquarters is on the grounds of the former . Embassy. It i surrounded by High Walls and sandbagged sentry emplacements. Inside where a Many As 3,000 troops and civilian staff Are housed there Are heavy fortification against mortar attacks. Military person Nel carry weapons at All times. This month peacekeepers in the Campasso were advised to Wear flak jackets outdoors in the evenings. The move came after three norwegians were wounded by a rocket propelled grenade outside a tent where they had gone to exercise. Swieczkowski described such attacks As part of the continual harassment of 27 nation . Coalition. But the defences Don t seem to deter the attacks by gun men and several attackers have been killed by sentries in recent  officials said the attacks May be linked to gunmen trying to retaliate for . Bombardments of aided Strong holds. They said attempts to get inside the Headquarters May also be missions to steal weapons ammunition and food. Russian Assembly maintains claim to Fleet s port Moscow a Russia s hard line parliament on wednesday rejected a . Appeal to abandon a claim to the Home port of the disputed Black sea Fleet the itar Tass news Agency  port Sevastopol is populated mainly by russians and is historically a russian City. But it has been part of Ukraine since 1954. Russian president Boris n. Yeltsin an ukrainian president Leonid Kravchuk have agreed to discuss the dispute Over the once pow Erful soviet Fleet and its Home port news reports said. No Dale for the Summit has been announced. But itar Tass said parliament which is dominated by pro communists voted Down proposal to suspend a july 9 Resolution claiming Sevastopol As belonging a  . Security Council which includes Russia sided firmly with the Yeltsin administration in opposing the parliament s Resolution de Claring the decree was without  had asked the Security Council to intervene because it said the dispute could threaten International peace and Security. Russia and Ukraine both inherited vast stocks of nuclear weapons from the soviet Union. The two nations have been wrangling for months Over nuclear arms the Fleet and critical economic issues. Yeltsin and Kravchuk agreed i principle last month to Divide the Fleet s 350 warships in half but the agreement angered nationalists on both sides. The soviet Union transferred the Crimea from Russia to Ukraine in1954 in what was then merely a symbolic gesture. Russian nationalists now insist the City was to strategically important to be part of the Transfer and is still russian territory. Vietnam vets head Hanoi walk for .-Vietnam reconciliation Hanoi Vietnam a about 50 americans led by five Vietnam War veterans led a peace walk through Hanoi on tuesday to show support for reconciliation Between the United states and Vietnam. At least 150 vietnamese also took part. The Marc was the first of five planned for the group by Fredy Champagne of Garberville calif., As the american travel South in Vietnam Over the next two weeks. Champagne a former . Army infantry sergeant who fought in the War in 1965-66, has emphasized lift ing the . Economic embargo on Vietnam. Larry Wong 46, of Seattle said he served As a Marine radio technician in Vietnam. He marched behind a Banner that read we walk for  i find this emotionally satisfying to come Back an try to help lift the economic embargo. The world is too Small now for us to be butting Heads he said. The americans wore Matching to shirts bearing the crossed flags of the United states and Vietnam As they walked 20 minutes in Rush hour Motorbike traffic. They met later for a reception at the Headquarters of the Vietnam Union of peace Solidarity and Friendship organizations. There the americans gave Vietnam 800 pounds of medical equipment. Champagne 46, helped organize a 1991 peace Walkin Hanoi. He said this year s Effort involved 12 Ameri cans who flew at their own expense As Well As compatriots living in or visiting Vietnam. There Are Many peace minded veterans in the .,but they Are not seen As often As the pow Mia lobby said former infantryman Stephen Sossaman 49,of Huntington mass. Sossaman was referring to americans who wan Vietnam to do More to account for . Servicemen Bers still listed As missing in action before relations Are normalized. The americans also plan peace walks in Hue Danang Nha Trang and to Chi Minn City formerly Saigon. China tells . To end rocket protest Beijing up China has dismissed unite states threats to impose sanctions on China for Selling medium Range missiles to Pakistan and told washing ton to mind its own business. The chinese Side has stated on Many occasions it position on the so called question of ill missiles a foreign ministry spokesman said. The . Side should Stop making an Issue of  the dispute is Over alleged violations of the missile technology control regime the International Conven Tion restricting the spread of missiles and missile technology. President Clinton is considering economic sanctions against China in Light of intelligence information claim ing the chinese might be Selling ill missiles or the technology to Pakistan in violation of the Mtyr. The guidelines restrict sales of missiles that can throw a 1,100 Pound payload More than 185 Miles. . Intelligence analysts think the chinese May reselling missiles or components to Pakistan that Are below the 185-mile threshold but that can be altered for longer ranges. China has insisted it has not breached the pact though it has not denied missile sales to Pakistan. Bei Jing is not a signatory of the pact but has agreed to observe its guidelines