European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 r the stars and stripes thursday september 8,1994 russian defense minister Pavel Grachev shakes hands with it. Scott Maylath of the . 3rd inf div during his inspection wednesday  joint military exercises in Totsk Russia. Russian hails joint training exercise expected to be held in . Next year by Joseph Albright Cox news service Totsk training base Russia a defying powerful doubters within f his officer corps russian defense Secretary Pavel Grachev on wednesday promised expanded y american russian military exercises on american soil next year. Grachev then spoke by Telephone with . Defense Secretary William Perry in Washington pronouncing this weeks Maiden combined peacekeeping exercise Between the two former cold War foes a Success. Perry was forced to cancel his visit to the exercise because of troubles with Haiti and Cuba As the two spoke on the phone american and russian infantrymen huddled Side by Side in trenches across this desolate Steppe trying to repulse Volunteer russian troops serving As mock infiltrators. Appealing to his countrymen to avoid a plunge into self destructive nationalism Grachev an a paratrooper hero of the Afghanistan War told reporters a a we la Send 500 people for the exercise next year and a year after that Well have even More Here though maybe on a different testing ground. Can that be bad a Grachev added a if we re going to keep searching for the image of the enemy in every state we re going to isolate ourselves which Means further stunting our development and falling even More years  demonstrating his personal fascination with the exercises Grachev spent nearly an hour inside the operation peacekeeper 94 command Post peppering questions at the two commanding generals one a russian and the other an american. Upset that maj. Gen. Anatoly Sid Yakin a senior russian infantry commander had failed to set up a backup command Post in Case the main control Center was hit Grachev remarked a next year when we re _ going to have a similar exercise on the territory of the United states lets pay special attention to  Grachev was gentler in quizzing maj. Gen. Leonard d. Holder jr., the ramrod stiff american commander of the 3rd inf div. But at one Point Grachev criticized both the russian and american generals for not assigning anyone to play the role of French and British peacekeepers which according to the practice scenario were supposedly joining the United states and Russia in securing a . Truce around the mythical City of Atlantis. A yes sir that would improve the operation a Holder told the russian defense minister. Just to hold this years exercise Grachev had to overcome a storm of opposition in parliament last May part stirred by Ultra nationalist Leader Vladimir a Mirinovsky and part by an. Undercurrent of doubt about the value of .-russian military cooperation among Gracheva a 2,000-Strong cadre of generals and admirals. Only hours before Grachev announced the expansion of exercises next year and beyond the first Deputy commander of the russian army col. Gen. Eduard Vorobyov called for just the opposite. A it would be better for us and More convenient if we had a simulated computer exercise a Vorobyov told reporters. The Pentagon drawing on .-russian disarmament funds spent $5.2 million flying 27 plan loads of motorized infantry gear so that 250 . Troops could Drill with 250 russian counterparts in this years nine Day exercise. A . Army spokesman col. Richard Bridges said funds from the program May be used to Fly russians to the United states for next year s larger Maneu vers. Ease Belfast Northern Ireland apr despite doubts that the Ira has Laid Down arms forever Britain said wednesday that Security has been relaxed in Northern Ireland. On the seventh Day of the Ira ceasefire British prime minister John major said that a gradually it is being made a Little clearer that perhaps this is not just a temporary  # _ Quot but it Isnit dear yet a major said. . Vice president a1 Gore indicated during a Stop at Shannon Ireland that he accepted the judgment of the Irish re pub lies prime minister Albert Reynolds that the Ikass 24-year Campaign is Over. Gore urged protestant unionists in Northern Ireland to Trust Reynolds. A tie is a Man of his word totally and absolutely a Gore said. A and i would encourage anyone to make a decision on participation on that  once major is satisfied that the ceasefire is permanent Britain has promised to meet with members of the iras political allies in the sinn fein party to discuss terms for joining All party negotiations on Northern Ireland. Britain Stop official in the province sir Patrick Mayhew confirmed wednesday that Security has been relaxed. News reports have said some vehicle checkpoints have been abandoned. A certain things Are not in place that were a said Mayhew who mentioned that Many soldiers Nave been wearing berets instead of helmet but in the Ira heartland around Belfast a Falls Road soldiers had helmets in place wednesday afternoon As they patrolled residential areas. And the Prospect that the troops May go away makes some catholics nervous As Long As protestant loyalist gunmen remain Active. A there is to doubt that vulnerable nationalist communities require Security and Protection a said Alex Attwood a Belfast City Council member from the social democratic and labor party the main Catholic party. A a that a Why whilst we be asked for a reduction in army presence we be asked that the army sit on the exit and Access roads. To provide a degree of Security from loyalist roaming attacks a Attwood said. Martin Mcguinness the Deputy Leader of sinn fein said he saw no evidence of reduced Security. A a on the contrary the continuation of raids and arrests the saturation of nationalist areas. And the closure of re opened Border roads is evidence of a no change nato sets land sea air exercise in s. Europe Naples Italy a amps a major exercise involving land sea and air forces from nine nato countries will take place in Southern Europe from sept. 26 to oct. 14, officials from supreme Headquarters Allied forces Europe announced wednesday. Adm. Leighton w. Smith jr., commander of Allied forces Southern Europe based in Naples will conduct the exercise involving forces from the United states France Germany Greece Italy the Netherlands Spain Turkey and the United kingdom. The exercise code named dynamic guard is designed to provide training for nato conventional forces in both combined operations in the Eastern Mediterranean and land amphibious operations in Turkey and Greece according to a spokesman in Naples. Dynamic guard will include expanded participation by German air forces. Spain and France although not a part of the nato military Structure will join the exercise As part of their Normal training relations with their allies. Policy by the British government a he said. On the protestant Side Peter Robinson Deputy Leader of the hard line democratic unionist party condemned any moves to ease Security. A the Folly of this dangerously incompetent government beggars beef a Robinson said. Major has become embroiled in a dispute with militants on the protestant Side. On tuesday major walked but of a meeting with the Rev. Ian Paisley after major demanded but did no to get Assurance from Paisley that he accepted the prime ministers word. Paisley fired Back again wednesday at a news conference in Belfast resorting to his recent habit of likening his enemies to a this is what Hitler said you Are to believe me or you go to the Gas chamber a Paisley said. A i will continue to exse his lying on to. Who does he think e is he is trying to be a