European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 01, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and tripes vol. 52, no. 105 500 sunday August 1,1993 8693 allies to discuss air Power in Bosnia officials report Brussels Belgium a Nat 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 . The United states called for the Emer gency talks. There will be a meeting of the Nort Atlantic Council on monday afternoon said an Alliance official who demanded anonymity. He said foreign ministers of the 16nato 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 cities the administration citing the deteriorating situation in Bosnia pressed allies 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 Francoi Leotard said Friday in Washington that his government opposed the use of Airpower in Bosnia for anything beyond Protection of . Peacekeeping troops. Of the 9,000 . 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 us their formidable air Power to protect . Peacekeepers in Bosnia As soon Ashe United nations gives the go ahead. Nearly ,70 american French British and dutch warplanes have been deployed at italian air bases and Are Avail Able to give air Protection to . Forces. The military action would represent in creased involvement by nato in the Balkan conflict. Clinton urges courage on deficit plan Washington a launching the final pus 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 resemble Riboto 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 $500illion 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 $180,000 a year. Those earning Between $30,000 and $180,000, he said will be asked to pay but one tax in the form of a 4.3 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 president Clinton talks to boy scouts at the White House on saturday after speaking to tourists about his tax plan. By the los Angeles times Washington the Pentagon has completed the bulk of the work on its widely touted Bottom up review of . Defense policy and is expected to recommend an Overall military strategy and Long Range spending plan that is remarkably similar to that of the Bush administration. The Broad re evaluation the brain child of defense Secretary Les Aspin probably will Call for Only modest cuts in current programs despite president Clin ton s Campaign speeches suggesting that the nation s defense policy needs a Thor Ough overhaul. Analysts said the recommendations reflect an increasing concern by the administration about maintaining a Strong . Military presence abroad an outgrowth of its frustrating experiences with Bosnia and Herzegovina North Korea and so Malia. The plan is expected to come As a Jolt to congressional liberals and others who had been counting on the review to pro see defense on Page 2 at least 8 arrests linked to suspected nato spy ring Berlin a German and Bel Gian authorities have arrested at least eight alleged spies for betraying nato secrets to the communists be fore the end of the cold avar Ger Man news reports and a nato offi Cial said saturday. Germany s Adf and Ard television networks said a High official in Bonn was among those arrested in a Roundup of the Topaz spy ring that had according the Bild am sonntag newspaper been one of the most important espionage groups working against the North Atlantic Alliance. Bild am sonntag in an Advance summary of a report to appear today said six suspects were arrested Friday nig Jit in Saarland state and in Nord Hein westfalen which includes Bonn. German police spokesmen refused to comment on the reports which did not name the High German official or see nato on Page 2
