European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes two reasons Given for China s a blast an a news analysis by John Roderick Tokyo tap industrially menaced by China. Bui r i1 Dacuk und 30 years Lute China could not overtake the United Stales As a nuclear Powei for Many years. Why then did ii explode an a i o m bomb there Are two answers on military the other political. Lacking Long Range missiles or other delivery capabilities the apparent military aim of he chinese nuclear program is to develop tactical atomic weapons to strengthen already powerful conventionally armed ground forces. Their purpose to deter the United states from moving troops into South Vietnam or Laos or into any other regional conflicts in which peking is directly or indirectly involved. Secret chinese army bulletin released by the United states reveal that three years ago the chinese High command looked Forward to the use of tactical nuclear weapons but made no references to strategic weapons whose usefulness would depend on missiles or  study of the secret papers suggests that peking is full aware of the dangers involved in atomic weapons and despite its Public stance of recklessness and belligerence. Is not Likely to embark on nuclear Advent  Imi papers recognized that american nuclear attack would wipe out chinese cities while bacteriological warfare would reduce the population to , the chinese presumably Hope to intimidate thei neighbors. Including India. President Johnson has assured asian nations that the United states would come to their assistance if they were Indi aund other nations May reason that it would be More prudent to reach tin agreement with poking now than to rely on american retaliation that might come Loo late. The chinese also presumably Hope through this display of Power to influence the under developed nations of Asia Africa and South America which they Ore courting. So far there has been no flood of congratulatory messages from any of these countries most of which have signed the nuclear test ban  China hoped to win con verts to its policies in neighbor ing Japan it has been disillusioned by a socialist delegation that attacked he test publicly in  Carlta. Secretary Gen eral of the japanese Sola Lamparty said it a banquet in the chinese capital our nil Rhomb movement is making great efforts to oppose nuclear tests by any country and is supported in its Earnest desire for Pence by the Japan Ese people the Only nation to suffer an atom bombing. Before the banquet we expressed our opposition to the test and at the risk of being impolite we repeal our  Saigon allies a Strong Factor in South Vietnam s struggle with the communist Viet Cong is the various montagnard tribes. This map shows the territory occupied by these Elan la minorities. Recent disturbance affecting the Saigon government emphasized the strategic importance of their support of in National regime. Dpi map thursday Gotlob a 22, 1964 War crime cutoff Date due in May Bonn a nazi mass murderers still unknown stand a Good Chance of getting off i they can lie Low for another few month Chancellor Ludwig Erhard has said he would find it intolerable u any known nazi murderers went unpunished an outside pressure has been exerted to keep the Hunt going but the end May come next Spring Uke Many other countries. West Germany has a statute of limitations a Law that fan criminals cannot be punished after an extended period. In this Case 20 years. Investigations of mass crimes an considered to Date from May �.1945, the end of world War it in  proceedings already Artud however will  example. Martin Bormann. Adolf Hitler s chief political lieutenant cannot Hope to win Freedom on the technicality if he should be found. Many germans believe Amend to the search worm be a Good thing. A generation has Crown up we were Small Chil Dren or not yet born when the Gas Chambers at Ausch Max were destroyed. It All happened so Long aug they say. Why none too Small to investigate threats on lbs found exaggerated Washington up the assassination of John f. Ken Nedy and the Warren commis Sion report have added measurably to the burdens of he secret service in protecting pres reds9 artful dodger comes through again when Elk la s. Khrushchev was ousted last week. It was he old Friend Anastais l Mako Yan who presided at the presidium of the supreme so Viet stripped Khrushchev of the Premier ship it is unlikely that Khrushchev a was surprised. Itis even More unlikely Siath Koyan 68 next month batted an Eye. Luck painless Ness and the Art of witching sides have stood Mikoyan i Good Stead for More than four decades. Again he has manage to survive in the labyrinth of soviet politics. The stoop shouldered old Bol Shevik is Tough cynical an adroit. Alone among Stalin s cronies and drinking companions alone among the Many imn so Naif when helped Lead the revolution Mikoyan remains in the soviet elite 47 years inter though cast in the largely ceremonial role of president. Mikoyan As born of arme Niar. Parents neat the georgian capital of Tbilisi to lulls car Penter s on. When he was m. He was graduated with full Hon ors from a theological Semi nary trained for the Armenia Priesthood. But when 1 received my certificate Mikoyan said i by the associated press had a very Clear feeling that did not believe in god and that i had in fact received materialistic uncertainty. Captured by anti communist during the civil War after the bolshevik revolution Mikoy an staged a spectacular jail break and escaped the firing squad. An experienced Street brawler Mikoyan caught on with the fast rising Stalin also a geor Gian and unix seminarian. Al though he was a politburo Mem Ber by 1135, Stalin apparently never fully trusted him but Mikoyan got through the bloody stalinist purges by making him self an indispensable expert in foreign Trade. To the outside world  to be Khrushchev s closest Collaborator among themen who won the Kremlin after Salin died. Following the purge of Georgi Malenkos v. M. Molotov and Lazar Kaganovich Mikoy an stayed in As Deputy pre Mier one of the most powerful men in the soviet Union. Nonetheless Mikoyan never was the Complete Khrushchev Iun. Polish planner Seweryn dealer who defected to the West in my and who had a Cess to minutes of Kremlin meetings reported that for allow Mikoyan s contributions to Khrushchev s foreign policy the astute armenian took care not to associate himself to conspicuously with Khrushchev s Domestic policy. Ident Johnson during the Campaign. The Public and local police everywhere have become extremely Security conscious. Asa result Federal agents have received an unusually Large number of tips on potential evildoers All of which must be carefully sifted. The secret service is no complaining. No threat is too Small to be investigated. Buta recent spate of stories about alleged plots against or. John son led to a widespread impression that the current Campaign is unusually violent. The president s protectors have not found this to be True. Their greatest problems Arete Speed with which the pres ident conducts Campaign trips the numerous towns he visits in a Day and his habit of Leav ing his car to shake hands. In the other hand Federal investigators have found Little or nothing to justify the initial alarm in most of the recently one recent example of what some Federal  con Sider exaggerated scares occurred in Corpus Christ tex., where the president had planned a visit. Two former convicts were found to have an imposing Arsenal of weapons and world War ii German equipment this led to reports of a nazi Arsenal  then came a police statement thai they we researching for a former mental patient who was known to have made threats against or. John son. This Story blazed across the country. A few Days later police determined that the arms ache was in no Way related to the president s upcoming visit. And survivors of Nad Persen lion Are urging that the cutoff Dale for Legal act Loi be extended. They Point out that Many document from Ike Nad period did not become available until the hits Ihu delaying the search for Crimi nals. Those who could most easily escape punishment would be obscure Camp guards and Mem Bers of special units whose names Are not known but who could turn up. Experts disagree on the num Ber of germans involved in War crimes. Some estimates Runas High As 100.000. About 10.0n have been convicted in Western Europe and 00 cases Molt of them involving several defendants. Remain to be tried in West  minister Ewald Bucher thinks it would be difficult to extend the cutoff Date. European edition army col Rico was p. Smith or. Salt col William w Cottman or. A nolo Burnett. Elmer o Frank Hirby Fate n. A Tii in com Couly  manaog editor. Pio Duculan manner. Circulation Mana Ltd of Nectora or new bureaus publicized threats or other Inci dents involving the president. Sometimes. Angry political comment in a bar is relayed and magnified to the Point of appearing a menace to the president s life. In other in stances local police have re leased news on such threats be fore Federal agents could Check  use Kennedy was slain or. Johnson s trips away fro Washington have been marked by More extensive safety pre cautions than would have been taken a year o two ago. But this largely takes the form of a More thorough Check of build Ings locating known Cranks and the assigning of extra uni formed and plainclothes police