European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 01, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                \ the Stib Sand stripes vol. 52, no. 105 500 sunday August 1,1993 b flw5 a allies to discuss air Power in Bosnia officials report. Brussels Belgium a nato and . Officials confirmed saturday that a special meeting of the military Alli Ance will be held monday to discuss the use of air Power in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The United states called for the Emer gency talks. There will be a meeting of the North Atlantic Council on monday afternoon said an Alliance official who demanded anonymity. He said foreign ministers of the 16 nato nations were expected to attend although he added that officials were see related stories on Page 10 awaiting confirmation of who would take part in the talks. In Washington a Clinton administration official also demanding anonymity said the Alliance s session would address How air Power might be used to break the sieges of Sarajevo and other  the administration citing the deteriorating situation in Bosnia pressed dailies Friday to support an aggressive air Campaign to Force serbs to pull Back from Sarajevo the bosnian capital. Indications were that the initial response was Cool. French defense minister Francois Leotard said Friday in Washington that his government opposed the use of air Power in Bosnia for anything beyond Protection of . Peacekeeping troops. Of the 9,000 in. Troops in Bosnia 5,000 Are French. Diplomatic sources in Washington said the administration has been pushing for acceptance of a proposal that goes Well beyond Protection of peacekeepers. In discussions with allies . Officials have broached the use of nato Airpower to assure delivery of humanitarian assistance and to Force bosnian serbs trend their attacks on Sarajevo. The allies already have agreed to use their formidable air Power to protect . Peacekeepers in Bosnia As soon As the United nations gives the go ahead. Nearly 70 american French British and dutch warplanes have been deployed at italian air bases and arc Avail Able to give air Protection to . Forces. The military action would represent in creased involvement by nato in the Balkan conflict. Clinton urges courage7 on deficit plan Washington a launching the final push for his deficit reduction plan president Clinton said saturday that the Compromise emerging from Congress would reinvigorate the Economy while costing most working families less than a dime a  it is time for Washington to show the courage to change Clinton told tourists invited into the Rose Garden in comments that bore a striking resemblance to a theme he used in his 1992 Campaign. The president spoke the morning after lawmakers re ported Overall agreement on the main Points of a Bud get plan expected to fall Short of Clinton s initial $500 billion deficit reduction target. Officials said the size of medicare cuts remained in disagreement As did other issues but they predicted that the final package would be wrapped up in time for votes in the House and sen ate this week. The five year deficit reduction plan contains roughly $250 billion in higher taxes but Clinton stressed that the Burden of those taxes would fall mostly on families who earn More than $18 7,000 a year. Those earning Between $30,000 and $180,000, he said will be asked to pay but one tax in the form of a4.3 cent per gallon increase in the gasoline tax. The Cost he said is less than a dime a Day or about $33 a see deficit on Page 2 no major overhaul seen in Aspin s defense review by the los Angeles times the nation s defense policy needs a Thor Washington the Pentagon has Ough overhaul. Completed the bulk of the work on its analysts said the recommendations re widely touted Bottom up review of Fleet an increasing concern by the admin . Defense policy and is expected to stration about maintaining a Strong . Recommend an Overall military strategy military presence abroad an outgrowth and Long Range spending plan that is re of jts frustrating experiences with Bosnia Mark ably similar to that of the Bush and and Herzegovina North Korea and so  Malia. The Broad re evaluation the brain an a expected to pm As a Jolt child of defense Secretary Les Asp r r pc Sidcot Clinton talks to boy scouts at the White House on saturday after speaking to tourists about his tax plan. A _. _  _ ton s Campaign speeches suggesting that up congressional liberals and others who 22Tsee defense on m. At least one arrest linked to suspected nato spy ring Bonn Germany us investigators uncovered the largest suspected spy ring working inside the North Atlantic treaty organization and arrested at least one person Ger Man Media and a nato official said saturday. A nato spokesman confirmed that one person was arrested in Ger many4 in connection with the suspected spy ring but declined to com ment further. The Bild am sonntag. Newspaper said several people were arrested ii Germany and in Brussels Belgium. In an article released in Advance of today s publication the weekly news paper said the suspects were believed to have been members of the Topaz spy ring which gave the last German intelligence service More than 10,000 pages of secret nato documents be see spy on Page 2