European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a it the stars and stripes tas monday August 1,1994 refugee from Page 1 senior american commander in the Region Quot was that the president ordered the Mission on 22 july and the cease fire was Only signed on the 20th of  Schroeder said the situation requires Quot what has got to be described As a herculean Effort from the whole world. A it is not our intention to take charge of anything a Schroeder said Friday in Goma. A this is not an american operation where you be got a lot of Guys marching in with major  yet Many Aid workers and . Military members say Goma Airport would be a far better place if the americans did step in and take Over. Many privately blame the air traffic entanglements on French forces that have run the Airport since mid june. A the americans could come in and run this Airport far More efficiently than its being run Schroeder right now a said Ray Wilkinson of the , High commissioner it for refugees. Quot this crisis Calls out for a military style  although English is supposed to be the International language of aviation nearly half the radio traffic was in French on a recent night As Relief pilots sat in their typical hour Long holding patterns above Goma. The United states did no to Send in a ground control and cargo handling unit until thursday even though slow unloading is blamed for most of the Airport delays. And . Military cargo handlers said they were shooed away from civilian and . Planes thursday and were told to unload Only american aircraft. . Combat air traffic controllers some of the air forces most elite personnel sat in tents thursday and Friday after being told their services were not immediately  Quot this Airport is Mulfall the time so we have to phase our stuff in a said army maj. Guy Shields . Military spokesman in Goma. Quot the airflow Here at Goma is what sustains this place a said the crisis logistics official. T a a bottled water and Field rations Are plentiful for troops. But Cooks and a Kitchen for preparing food arrived Friday before desperately needed forklifts and other unloading equipment the logistician said. Quot somebody is not tracking equipment and looking at priorities a the official said. A a a a a a a a a every aircraft that lands with less than essential equipment is one less plan Load of food and supplies for the refugees the logistics official said. More than 20,000 refugees have died of cholera in less than two weeks according to . Estimates. _ in order to break the Airport gridlock the americans have been Landing at increasingly later hours at. The equatorial Airstrip a there darkness Falls around 6 . Year round. Runway lights help outline the Waves and dips m the Airstrip and a c-5 Galaxy Crew member described seeing children in the Landing lights Quot they were swarming they looted like  Secretary of defense William Perry Center is briefed sunday on the army a water purification program in Goma Zaire by army Gen. George a. Joulwan right commander of the . European come during a tour of Reffigee Relief efforts. Perry from Page 1 a accompanied Perry said nearly every Relief Agency gave a newly optimistic report of conditions in the Camps where deaths have dropped from thousands a Day to hundreds. Army sgt Heirod Slawson a water purification specialist conducts an Bourt it water to spec Doo to Goma As Aroy sgt  Sokotowski met i son a Randan re Tiee l. H ii sergeants Are with task Force 51, made up of Germany based Soldow sent m the to. A an air of International crisis a evident As Perry met with leotard/. High commissioner for refugees Sadako Ogata of. Japan and Canadian Gen. Romeo Dallaire who Heads a . Peacekeeping Force expected to reach 5,000 within a few  interviewed on cd so face the a nation said that within a few weeks there will be about 3,000 american serv ice members in the Region contributing to the Relief Effort but it Only a few Hundred in Rwanda. He said that there were a inherent dangers for americans working in a country just emerging from a civil War but that the . Forces so far had been received warmly. A there is no hostility at All a he said. Perry stressed that . Involvement would be strictly humanitarian and that no . Forces would be used for peacekeeping. _ Quot i would expect some components of the miss a to go on for a year or longer a Perry said at a news conference near Gomas Airport. The defense Secretary visited what he described As the two operations most responsible for the new optimism the Kigali Airlift and a bustling water purification project. After an airborne phone conversation with finnish officials a Erry agreed to transport nine Large water tanks from Finland to the Region to help distribute the clean water. Widespread use of contaminated Lake water was Bla tved for the wave of deadly cholera that has swept refugee Camps