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' I - sisUart 44 '''t 44 I tt' I 1 ' -- i f 1 1 '--" - "' 'A 1 z-- frii '- 1 – INF - i I k"Nea:' Aoii?1' i terre ' sso 4 1- It' 4 ' i ' 'I 2" - i s t —Associated Ptess laseratiolo Christine Betty Adler West Germany hugs her left and Luise after arriving in Frankfurt from Baghdad - A-1- 4 By Michael Ross Los Angeles Times Writer ' DHAHRAN Saudi Arabia — Seeking to defuse speculation about war Saudi Arabia's defense minister said Saturday si that US forces would be allowed to launch an at-- ro--tack on Iraq from Saudi soil only if 1 1 it were necessary tR for the defense of - 7 the kingdom '1441 i "The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is ' not a theater for : any action that is Abdul Aziz not defensive for Sultan bin Prince Saudi Arabia" Abdul Aziz told reporters "Saudi Arabia does not initiate f I 1 - -- F 11 hostilities against brother Arab I I t R 1 I 1 I I t ' 1 ' I states Saudi Arabia is a defensive It will do what is in the country interest of the Arab world and what is in the interest of international peace and security" the prince said Sultan's remarks made in Arabic through an interpreter were in line with the tone that other Saudi officials have adopted in public in recent days After sounding almost hawkish about the prospects for war in the early stages of the crisis the officials are now emphasizing their support for diplomatic efforts that are under way to secure a peaceful Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait Privately many of the same officials continue to voice deep pessimism about the success of these efforts Arguing that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will remain an intolerable threat to the region even if he withdraws his forces from Kuwait the officials continue to express the conviction in private conversations that the Iraqi leader must be removed from power However the new softer tone taken by Sultan and other senior ofticials seems to reflect three factors diplomats and other Middle East analysts said One is the deference that Saudi Arabia clearly wants to show toward other Arab leaders who are engaged in mediation efforts Saudi diplomacy has always been oriented toward and the Saudi consensus-buildin- g leadership appears to be taking extreme care that its actions and statements do nothing at this point to un- dermine the various diplomatic i Liii 3 1 1(1 1 1 L initiatives undertaken by Egypt Jordan and the United Nations Another concern US officials have said is that the US military buildup in Saudi Arabia is not yet complete Although US forces are now in Saudi Arabia in sufficient numbers to halt an Iraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia they are believed to be at least several weeks away from a successful counterinvasion of Kuwait "As the months go by the options for military action increase" one US official said But for the present Saudi Arabia still "hopes for a peaceful solution" Sultan said The third and perhaps most critical factor at the moment another Saudi official said has to do with the delicate situation of the several thousand foreigners being held hostage in Iraq and Kuwait Some reports say that Iraq has offered to free the foreigners in return Final home Edition 4111 : 4 ' i - : modified Boeing 747 that was delivered just last week Bush has had two previous meetings as president with Gorbachev: last December on the Mediterranean island-natio- n of Malta and in late May and early June in Washington Gorbachev also met five times with former President Reagan Dressed in a light tweed sports coat Bush answered reporters' clues-lion- s on his way to a round of golf The president was to return to Washington on Monday Asked what he hoped to accomplish at his summit with Gorbachev Bush said: "Being sure we're togethIt is my view that it is just er important that we have good free- flowing discussions about this" The Soviet Union voted in favor of a UN Security Council resolution authorizing the use of force to imSee A-- 2 Column 1 -- - ill mil east I 1 :- I : r t - : Iffrsf ' 1 'se''' Los Angeles Times Service Arab League Saturday renewed its call for Iraq to end a monthlong occupation of Kuwait and appealed to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to release thousands of foreign hostages The league hardened its position against Baghdad demanding that Iraq pay reparations to the Kuwaiti government for damage and loss caused by the Aug 2 invasion But only 13 of the 21 members of the Arab League were represented at the two-da- y meeting which was governboycotted by ments Libya a friend of Iraq attended but dissented on several resolutions The league foreign ministers gave their backing to UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar who was meeting in Jordan with Iraqi Foreign Minister Tank Aziz to seek a peaceful solution to the Persian Gulf crisis They asserted however that all peace initiatives should be submitted to the Arab League which is "the proper and sound" forum for proposals on behalf of Arab countries — an intrepid claim given the divided state of league affairs - f ‘1 4 ii'' -- :: t ' 4 try Sr 0444 ' 1 I i '' i' ' i vie k i t 4P 4041 0' t to mama i N thoosmom 4kgehmk President Bush Discussion Free-Flowin- g ' : k ' ' By Terry Leonard Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD Iraq — Hundreds of foreign women and children including more than 100 Americans flew to freedom Saturday aboard three jetliners from Baghdad The first flight out of the Iraqi capital carried 68 Japanese women and children to Amman Jordan where they boarded a Japan Air Lines plane to Tokyo Later a Lufthansa plane took off from Baghdad with 250 women and 61 children on board including 60 Americans and 71 Germans the West German foreign ministry said The Americans were of Iraqi origin After a five-hou- r flight the plane landed Sunday in Frankfurt None of the passengers were sick or injured the ministry said Lufthansa said a preliminary list showed 316 people were on the flight and at least one German man for guarantees that it will not be got off the plane The Foreign Ministry said it did not have any information yet on men aboard the flight A few arriving passengers smiled briefly or waved but nearly all looked grim and exhausted Some women carried sleeping children on their shoulders One woman's eyes flooded with tears as she walked into the terminal Diana Haroon 24 an from Chicago said: "Everybody wanted to go back to the United States because we have American citizenship and we can't stay there in Baghdad all the time It's not good there" "It's tough" she said describing the situation in Iraq Asked if she was nervous before she was allowed to leave she said "Sure" A third flight an Iraqi Airways 747 landed in London after a stopover in Paris It was scheduled to fly on to Washington later Sunday Iraqi-America- n Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers on A-- 2 Arts Barberi B-- 2 Business Classified Common Carrier Crossword at- tacked The Saudi official said that Sultan's remarks were made in that context and were meant to assure the Iraqis that the buildup of US and other foreign forces in Saudi Arabia was at this stage purely "defen- A-2- 0 0 Editorials Entertainment A-1- Food Lifestyle sive" Sultan himself urged the media not to "escalate the situation" by asking questions that do not "serve the cause of peace" "There exists" he said "a wide range of options with regard to the hostage situation" besides the use of force Sultan spoke with reporters as a group of 14 US senators visited American troops deployed in the eastern Saudi desert south of Kuwait The senators brought the troops boxes of letters from home and took messages to deliver to relatives when they return 5 W-1-- 8 8 A-1- 4 Foreign Intermountain Jumble A-1- 4 W-- 2 Local National A-2- 6 Obituaries Public Forum Sports Star Gazer 1 Sunday Selections Washington A-2- 0 A-1- 6 A-3- 4 A-2- 6 Today's Forecast Salt Lake City and vicinity — Fair to partly cloudy skies Highs 90s Lows 60s Details B-- 3 Torn: A Family A-- 2 morning The 747 was believed to be carrying more than 200 Britons about 50 Americans and more than 20 French nationals Earlier Jordanian officials had said there were about 150 Americans on that flight The French Foreign Ministry said the flight was carrying more than 340 evacuees from Iraq Seventeen French women and five children disembarked from the plane after it landed at Orly International Airport south of Paris One of three American citizens who had requested permission to get off in Paris was allowed to disembark so he could visit his seriously ill wife in Switzerland said US Embassy spokesman Parker Hallberg de e ''''' - - ink Soviet President Gorbachev Accepts Bush's Invitation Egyptian Foreign Minister Esmat told a press conference that "we are insisting that any peace solution meet two prerequisites The total and unconditional withdrawal of Iraq and the return to the status quo the legitimacy of Kuwait If one of these conditions is not fulfilled than we cannot accept it" He added "It is for Iraq to take the lead and not for others to make concessions against acts of aggresAbdel-Magui- Canadian Soldiers Move In To Dismantle Barricades By Christine Tierney Reuter News Agency MONTREAL — Canadian soldiers using armored vehicles and backed by helicopters swept into a Mohawk settlement near the town of Oka Saturday to clear fortified bar:icades thrown up by the Indians and end a seven-wee- k armed standoff Military sources said troops met no resistance as they advanced swiftly into the settlement to within sight of the big main barricade where they dug in The sources said the troops would not try to take the barricade during the night It was not clear how many armed Mohawks if any were guarding it Ellen Gabriel a Mohawk woman who has been involved in negotiations with Quebec provincial authorities told reporters the army d ' - tI Arab summit ‘f' A kt7 I 1 ' $ ' I I - I sion" At an ' ' 1 1 ) 1 ' : in Cairo Aug 10 a dozen Arab leaders adopted a resolution condemning the invasion calling for Iraq's unconditional withdrawal and agreeing to send an b military force to Saudi Arabia Iraq's allies dissented in that vote Only Egypt Syria and Morocco have sent troops to accompany US and other Western forces in the gulf The Arabs seem increasingly nervous that they will be drawn into an offensive war with the United States against Iraq another Arab nation Maguid defended the presence of Western forces saying "There is an inherent right for any country to ask for assistance and support in case of a threat" He added that the foreign forces would have to leave if Iraq withdraws from Kuwait t k 1 4 Li 1 I I i 7' 1 ' 0 ' 0" II It it 4 Jt-4 - j Abdel-Magui- d lit 4 t-- PTeSS Arab League and had completed phase one of its operation to dismantle the barricades and would carry out the second and final phase Sunday Barricades were thrown up at the settlement 20 miles west of Montreal seven weeks ago when Quebec police stormed a blockade erected by Indians at the lakeside resort of Oka to stop the town extending a golf course onto land they claim is theirs A policeman was killed during the assault The conflict spread to the Kahnawake reservation south of Montreal but the Kahnawake Mohawks agreed Wednesday to allow the peaceful dismantling of barricades on their land At the Oka settlement soldiers in flak jackets moved easily past a Mohawk checkpoint to enter the settlement Saturday They met no resistance from masked Indians who retreated into the surrounding woods "I'm willing to die for this" one Mohawk screamed at a soldier before he was led off by a woman The sources said 350 soldiers were taking part in the operation A warning shot was fired by a Mohawk but troops did not open fire according to the sources Gen Armand Roy the officer in charge of the operation said he had ordered his troops into action to protect civilians after fighting broke out among the Indians Mohawk negotiator Gerry Pelletier told reporters members of the Indian community had asked the army to come in and restore order Signs of rifts among the Indians had emerged in recent days as mem- bers of the Indian community ' ' —Associated Chad li Klibi left secretary-genera- l tian official Esmat There were varying reports on how many Americans were on the flight Hallberg said there were about 40 Americans on the plane but reports from Baghdad indicated about 50 US citizens boarded there The Rev Jesse Jackson who was aboard the flight said there were 55 US evacuees "There was no evidence of abusive treatment but there was great ten- sion" Jackson told reporters in Paris "There was a sense of Jubilation" A US embassy doctor Esther Roberts was the only person allowed to board the plane during the stopover in Paris embassy officials said "It's considered an Iraqi military mission" Hallberg said He said Iraqi security officials were on board the plane but he did not know whether they were armed There was solnuch confusion over numbers at Baghdad airport that not See A-- 2 Column I Meet No Mohawk Resistance Frail Arab League Hardens Position Against Iraq CAIRO — A weakened and divided "I t ‘11 ''' : :44'44''' 41:7t1:1 ' )1--$-1'rr" t " ' ' do " ' ' Hmidreds of Women and Children Jet From I aghdad to Freedom Saudis Say US Can Only Latmch Offensive to Defend Kingdom - i — -- - agreement to reduce conventional forces in Europe Both leaders have voiced a hope that the treaty can be signed later this year at a summit However administration officials have said that while the talks are on track in terms of reducing troops there have been recent hangups on artillery and aircraft reductions Bush said he would take his wife Barbara to Helsinki and that Raisa Gorbachev was expected to accompany the Soviet president The trip also is expected to give Bush a chance to fly a new Air Force One a ' I '— US Troops Sweat et 1 it t ' l' 17 : 1 7 By Tom Baum Associated Press Writer Maine — KENNEBUNKPORT President Bush said Saturday that he and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev will meet Sept 9 in Helsinki one-da- y Finland for a summit on the Middle East crisis and other issues The third summit between the two leaders was announced simultaneously here — where the president y was wrapping up a vacation — and in Moscow "We have many matters to discuss" Bush said adding there was "no agenda" for the meeting He said he proposed the meeting and Gorbachev accepted While Bush sought to lower expectations that the summit might help resolve the Middle East standoff the ' 1 I a Gor tate ev Set S S tit lit tr Salt Lake City Utah—Sunday Morning September 2 1990 Vol 240 No 141 III k 1:011 LOSerPhOtO Egyp- discuss Persian Gulf crisis clashed with members of a militant group called the Warriors who have been the main force manning the barricades Many Warriors have slipped out of Kanesatake in recent days but officials estimated 100 to 150 remain Quebec police said Chief Francis Jacob and his son Corey were beaten Friday night by Warriors wielding baseball bats after they tried to stop them from breaking into homes of people who had fled the area Today's Chuckle What people learn when they model their house: They'd like to model their spouse rere- t ) I I 1 1 1 - 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