European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 3, 1994 Farewell to Berlin the stars and stripes Page ease of pullout a by Ron Jensen staff writer Berlin a when Baerbel a Insberg started work As a local National with the . Army in Berlin in August 1985, she thought her Job would always be there., a i intended to stay until the Day i retired a said the 42-year-old Mother of two a budget assistant for the army. Quot i really though t this would be  she said the news of the military draw Down in Berlin was hard to Swallow. But under the army a outplacement training program she has had training in administrative skills and computers which she said should help her find another Job. A a it a a wonderful thing a i Ensberg said a a in a sure it will be a big help. If you would a for this out of your own pocket it would be a couple thousand bucks.�?�. Over the last three years the army in Berlin has funded training courses to give its civilian employees a better Chance of finding jobs after the americans leave. Night classes have Given employees instruction in Job areas As diverse As driving and office management. The courses have helped Many employees find work in a difficult Job Market said the chief of the training and development division for the civilian personnel directorate in Berlin. A they have made themselves rather marketable a Ingrid Gartner Steffen said. Before the army in Berlin began its draw Down which will be completed at the end of september it was the City a seventh largest employer with 6,600 workers Gartner Steffen said. The three Western allies in  a. A a a is amps Dave Casey personnel official Ingrid Gartner Styf ten explains some of the Job courses Olfred to employees by the . My in Berlin. War ii a the United states France and great Britain a together amounted to the third largest employer in Berlin with a total of 12,000 employees. That is a lot of people to dump into a already overwhelmed Job Market Gartner Steffen said. A what really made it difficult in Berlin is that Berlin suddenly became a big City a she said. The population doubled a to 3.6 million a when the City reunified in 1989. Plus she said the City became accessible to More people from throughout Europe. A the organization a the . Army Berlin a started to Tluck about what we could do to help the employees find employment a she said. After contacting several firms and employers in the City to find out what types of jobs were possible the army began a series of training courses designed to provide people with skills to fit the Market. Why would the army fund the courses amid a draw Down col. A1w. Baker the Deputy commander of the . Army Berlin said the Rea son is simple. A a we have a lot of gratitude to pay to these people a he said. A these folks have Given us everything. Its not their fault we re  a plus for the army resulting from the program has been a work Force that did not lose its motivation Gartner Steffen said. A by offering a future so to speak the motivation did not drop As badly As it did in other organizations a she said. A they saw that their employer had their Well being in  m your own grits Teeth and cuts away by Ron Jensen staff writer Berlin a being on schedule to Complete the . Army a draw Down from Berlin does not bring a smile to col. A w. Bakery a face. A a in a sad to Tell you everything is working the Way we planned it a the Deputy commander of the . Army Erlin said Friday. Baker who has been overseeing the historic withdrawal of american \ troops from the City they helped protect during the a described the sed i 1 a process As a sort of like amputating your own legs to save your life. You done to want to do it a but you know its medically necessary a he said. The painful process is nearly Complete. Baker said 1,400 soldiers remain from a Force that once numbered nearly 7,000. A by the end of july we should be Down to 500,�?� Baker he said. A by the end of August we should be under 500. By the end of september everything should be Complete.�?�. The figure would be less now except for a visit from president Clinton scheduled for july 12, when he becomes the first american president to visit the reunified Berlin. Clinton will walk to the Brandenburg Gate with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and then attend the Parade in the afternoon. Some soldiers had to remain behind to March in the Parade for their commander in chief. Shortly after Clinton Rolls up the brigades colors at fourth of july Platz that afternoon Many Berlin soldiers will leave for new assignments. A a a lot of them have already shipped their household goods a Baker said. A a that a the reason you la see such a Steep decline Between now and the end of the  some of the soldiers who stayed were handpicked to minimize problems for others at new assignments. A we had to go through and choose people on that basis a Baker said a if you Are supposed to Start school of you have to go Back and Start  Clinton a appearance is simply an additional task for an already Busy Baker and the Berlin brigade. In the meantime the final fourth of july Parade will be held at 11 . Monday with 17 former Berlin commanding generals in attendance. A these people Are very important to us a Baker said. A we want to give them the honors they so richly deserve. A a a on lop of that we re All gone by the end of september so we have to continue to draw Down. We re still shipping equipment out of town. We re still in rapid  it is the latter task a the draw Down a that troubles Baker the most. A i walk through these empty corridors. I walk by these empty buildings Quot he said. A and i get this empty feeling in my heart. I know that is what it is supposed to look like but it does no to give me any  nazi documents in German hands a Quot a Berlin apr the United Stateson Friday gave Germany custody of the crucial nazi Archive that historians and prosecutors have relied on since 1945 in  of truth and War criminals. The Archive known As the Berlin document Center was founded by . Occupation forces. It was one of 20 such centers maintained by the allies after. World War ii and the last to be turned Over to Germany. Fridays Small private ceremony came a week and a half before president Clinton is to visit Berlin and three months before the last american Soldier leaves the City. The Archive is housed on the Edge of West berlins forested Grunew Ald in a former nazi Era Telephone switching station with underground vaults and video camera surveillance. The contents include nearly 11 million nazi party membership cards and personal documents of More than 550,000 former storm troopers and 62,000 former is officers. Before signing the documents Over to Germany the United states copied the entire collection. Onto microfilm. The exposures will reside in the . National archives in Washington , despite that five year project some historians and jewish groups opposed the turnover fearing the new German keepers would begin restricting Access. Chancellor Helmut Kohl and other top German officials gave written assurances that scholarly Access to the documents will continue unhindered