European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes monday february 3, 1969 queried lit Bonn reel defector on Way to . The Hague a the first important chinese Diplomat to defect to the West is on his Way to the United states Well in formed dutch government officials said sunday. Liao to Shu former temporary charge d affaires Here is be ing questioned by . Official sin Bonn the sources said. Dutch Justice minister confidentially indicated to for Justice and foreign affair thursday that Liao who defected Jan. 24, was about to leave the Protection of dutch Security officials. An official of his ministry is still in Bonn for the interrogation sources dutch radio said after his defection that Liao quit the peking regime after being ordered Home to account for the death in1966 of a chinese scientist said to have sold a secret nerve Gas formula to . Agents. At one of his routine visit some months ago Liao reportedly told the dutch foreign ministry he wanted to defect As soon As his wife and two children inching were Safe. At a reception at the roman Ian embassy Here two weeks ago a dutch foreign office official told Liao that his family was Safe in Hong Kong the sources said. Members of parliament an dutch Justice officials claim the red chinese legation Here Wasan important terminal of one of the chinese spying networks i Western Europe. They added that Liao s defection Force them to revamp their operation. The Justice officials said that though Liao was involved in the abduction of the scientist he could not be prosecuted because at the time he enjoyed diploma tic immunity. After his defection Liao was weather Cloudy with rain showers and Gutty winds. Partly Cloudy and cooler tuesday. Frankfurt Heidelberg 4 4 am pm 41 57 Adana c 55 59 Athens p 36 43 Aviano cd 36 39 Berlin p 41 37 Brussels p 34 37 cop no incl 43 39 Frankfurt cd High 42, Low 35. 44 am pm 37 39 London p 30 48 Madrid cd 34 45 Munich cd 45 43 Paris cd 34 34 Prestwick p45 55 Rome cd 46 55 wheel i Csc Clear cd Cloudy a partly Cloudy. Granted temporary Asylum inthe Netherlands and immediately left the Hague under the Protection of the Home Security was second Secretary Here for three years before Tak ing Over from charge d affaires Lien Chu in july 1966.the dutch government expelled i after the chinese abducted the scientist Hsu Tsu Tsai from a Hospital where Helay critically injured and took him to their legation where hedged. The death of Hsu a rocket expert visiting the Netherlands for a Congress on welding techniques touched off an International barrage of spy charge Sand counter charges. He was found on a sidewalk outside the peking legation july 16, 1966. He was taken to Hospi Tal with a Skull fracture and spinal injuries. Some report said he had been thrown out of a Book by three dutch news men claimed Hsu gave a Cia agent a microfilmed formula for a fatal nerve Gas developed Bya polish scientist and taken to the Netherlands by a chinese double agent. Roll pm Gen. James h. Polk Usa eur commander in chief prepares to shoot movies of an air Mobile warfare Demon stration at Grafe Woehr Germany. With Polk is his Deputy forthe seventh army it. Gen. John a. Hentges. Is Cole $420,000 Given Man Hurt in Mich. Car crash Escanaba Mich. A Althree week trial indicated Selm circuit court jury deliberated about 16 hours saturday and or dered general motors corp. To pay a Grosse Pointe Woods,Mich., Man $420,000 for injuries received when a 1965 Corvair broke away from a Tow truck and crashed into his Peacock pm attorney said any question of Appe Alwill be taken up at a later time after due consideration of the verdict is reviewed in conjunction with the recipient of the award one of the largest in Michigan history is James Selmo 28, a High school math teacher. Testimony at the was paralysed from the Waist Down As a result of the 1966 crash in Michigan s upper pen insula his wife Carol 26, also injured in the crash was awarded $40,000. Presiding judge Bernard Davidson of Manistique said the judgment was the largest head heard of in Michigan. Testimony at the trial allege the compact Chevrolet broke Loose from the Tow truck be cause of defective design of the front bumper Tow Accident occurred on . 2 at the Delta Schoolcraft county line. Give pm a hand South vietnamese girls drafted into the militia near Hue make a Salu tary Effort but their highball Are More Pigtail than shave Tail. A photo army Breaks the logjam fore5-e7 continued from Page 1 such r s not been the Case personnel officials said. Since the grades involved in this action Are not yet programmed to be included under the centralize system the army said it believes it is in the Best interest of the service and of the individuals involved to make All the promotions at this time. As a result of this move All future promotions through Grade e7 will now fall entirely under the standardized weighted Cri Teria which went into effect six months ago. The army could not say exactly How Many men will be affected by Friday s move but it i expected to be in the thousands since there Are Between 2,400and 2,500 e6s who Are believed to be on recommended lists fore7, plus an unknown number go ing to e5 and e6.friday s announcement will be of particular interest to somee6s who have been held in Grade from one to two years because they were in commands with Little turnover and Little Chance of advancement personnel officials is the february promo Tion quota announced at the same time to e9, 102 e8, 433 e7, All e6s on recommended lists e6, 4,136 e5, 21,858 and �4,45,054, is the last time allocations will be Given to major com mands for e8 promotions As a part of the army s centralized promotion plan. Those to e9 Are now centralized and a promotion Board a now in session going Over the records of some 5,000non-commissioned officers for promotion to e8.although official announcement was made at the Pentagon Fri Day personnel officials said additional implementing instructions would also be sent to major commands on monday. French to vote on reforms in the Spring Quimper France a president Charles de Gaulle a bounced sunday that a referendum will be held this Spring on a constitutional revision to re form the Senate and give Hie different regions of France greater voice in shaping their own destinies. Government officials have been studying the move to do centralize the All powerful Paris administration for months. It was no secret that de Gaulle in tended to put it into effect with a referendum but no Date has Ever been proposed. Some Politi Cal leaders had suggested that it should be put off until France has further consolidated its economic recovery. De Gaulle made his announce ment during a trip to the economically retarded Brittany pen insula to emphasize the Advant Ages that the reforms might bring to specific areas. 20 picked up about 20 people most of Theryoung were picked up by police sunday morning just before ordering de Gaulle s address to prevent any renewal of hostile demonstrations that have marred the president s Gaulle took notice of the outbreaks sunday morning. Atthe end of his prepared speech he said during this trip i have heard people who cried Liber ate brittany.1 they forget that this was done 25 years ago. We did it with Many Good French men and first of All among them Many Gaulle made no other men Tion of the relatively Small but troublesome Breton separatist movement but he made a Ges Ture to the bretons by speaking a few words in their recited a poem i Breton which he said had been written by his Uncle Charles de Gaulle 105 years Little poem said my body is held Back butty spirit flies toward you like a Bird flies swiftly to Ward its Brothers who Are far explained that the author was paralysed thus his body was held Back. Police Battle jews in . New York up police fought with demonstrators Sun Day As about 400 jews protest Dat the iraqi United nations mis Sion against the hanging of alleged israeli spies by the Arab trouble began when a youth participating in the demonstration across the Street from the Mission climbed a Trento place a Hangman s noose on a quickly crossed Barri Cades that had been set up dragged the youth Down from the tree and took him into Cus Tody. Three men were dragged away and taken into custody when they sought to prevent or protest the tree climber s arrest. Late sport Daytona Beach. Fla
