European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes monday october 3, 1977 Philippines want symbolic control Over . Bases Manila a president Ferdinand e. Marcos has ordered his wife Imelda to negotiate with the United states a plan to implement symbolic manifestations of philippine sovereignty Over american Mil itary bases Here. In a Cable to a delegation in the United states headed by his wife Marcos said he wants the symbolic takeover in operation even before the treaty is formally amended or agreed upon Between the two governments. The two countries began renegotiating a treaty allowing the . To maintain Mili tary bases on philippine soil in the Spring of 1976. The talks broke Down late last year Over rental terms and questions of Juris diction Over servicemen who break local Laws. At Issue is the future of Clark air Force base the largest . Air base on foreign soil the Subic Bay naval base which includes the largest ship repair facility West of Guam and several other smaller american installations. The Cable from Marcos said mrs. Marcos had informed him the americans were ready to implement symbolic manifestation of philippine sovereignty. Such As flying of the philippine Flag and the appointment of filipino base com Manders. The presidential Palace released the text of Marcos Cable saturday night along with a statement saying that Secretary of state Cyrus r. Vance had promised mrs. Marcos that the United states would abide by its military commitments to the Philip Pines. In addition to the bases agreement the . And the Philippines Are partners in a Mutual defense treaty. Former sergeant jailed for his own Protection Panama City Panama up for Mer . Army sgt. Rodrigues Brustmeyer under subpoena by the Senate Intelli gence committee investigating alleged panamanian blackmail of . Panama canal negotiators has gone to jail for Protection a canal zone official said Satur Day. Canal zone gov. Harold r. Parfitt told up Brustmeyer asked officials to put him in the Balboa police station a few Days ago for his own Brustmeyer did t mention any threats but with his name gaining notoriety from news reports he asked for Protection Parfitt said. Parfitt said Brustmeyer said news re ports that he sold panamanian officials transcripts of Telephone conversations monitored by . Intelligence in 1975 and 1976, which the panamanians allegedly used to blackmail . Negotiators Are false. Brustmeyer says he wants to testify be fore the Senate committee to Clear his name Parfitt said. Pentagon sources have confirmed that army investigators granted the sergeant immunity from prosecution and an Honor Able discharge to Aid in their inquiry. Brustmeyer was discharged from the army sometime last year Parfitt said. Panamanian officials have denied the re ports of blackmail. Panamanian negotiator or. Carlos Lopez Guevara told up our pressures were Only within the diplomatic style and some of our demands were rejected by panamanian Leader Gen. Omar Torrijos has said he never Felt but he said he could t guarantee that there was no espionage on the part of . Intelli gence. The investigations of the alleged Black mail Are being carried out by the Senate intelligence committee and the Senate judiciary s committee s subcommittee on separation of Powers. Waldheim visits ulan Bator Moscow up United nations Secretary general Kurt Waldheim arrived in ulan Bator Mongolia on an official visit the Tass news Agency reported. Waldheim who is making his first offi Cial visit to the soviet Union in five years left for Mongolia from Irkutsk Siberia. The Senate subcommittee Friday postponed its hearings but its chairman sen. James Allen d-ala., said he wanted to question Cia director Stansfield Turner it. Gen. Eugene Tighe head of the de sense intelligence Agency and other top officials. A Good skateboarder team member Mike Weed Demon Strates in Cologne Germany Why the California Hobie team is known As the world s Best skateboarders. Other countries on the team s tour Are Brit Ain France Italy and demanded Greece s Complete return to nato forged Carter press release sen Athens a greek and american authorities in Athens have began parallel investigations into a forged press state ment that had president Carter saying that Greece must quickly return fully to the nato military fold government sources said sunday. The forged statement Given to two National dailies and made to look like a United states information service Usis press circular quoted Carter As saying the agreement for . Bases in Greece initiated in August must be seen As the first step Greece should have taken in an Effort to improve its relations with it immediately added another step and the sooner it is effected the better should be Greece s Complete return to nato and the taking of the called for . Embassy spokesman Phil Hartou Nian said in a press statement the Docu ment is clearly forged and its contents false. No such statement was made in Washington by president Carter or by any other american the sources said the government interpreted the forged circular As an attempt to incite controversy into greek american re lations and to Embarrass the governing party on the eve of he november elections where the opposition will aim to gain on an anti Western platform. The sources said greek Security services Are trying to de Termine its origin. The lengthy statement was couched in careful diplomatic phraseology and on offi Cial looking paper which at first sight was convincing recipient newspapers said. It was sent to the centrist opposition daily Novima and to Rizos Pastis official Organ of the orthodox pro Moscow greek communist party. Novima described the document As Black propaganda revealing that it was the second circular of its kind received by the paper in the last few months. It said that recently another similar statement named a soviet embassy official As the Kab s chief in Athens. New daily paper in English makes debut in Rome Rome a a new English language daily newspaper began publishing Here sunday saying it Aims to serve a Community a country and eventually a continent. The paper called International daily news appeared in a 24-Page tabloid for mat and came after the Denise of the daily american an English language daily that had been in operation for More than 30 years. International daily news is published by Robert Cunningham a former publisher of the daily american and carries some of the local critics that had be with the for Mer paper. Two Swiss ministers resign Bern up Swiss foreign minister Pierre Graber and economics minister Ernst Brugger have announced their Resig nations. Graber 69, and Brugger 63, said they were stepping Down for personal Rea sons. Conservative Premier Constantine Caramanolis partially withdrew Greece from nato s military flank in August 1974 in protest Over the Western Alliance s fail ure to prevent the turkish invasion of Cyprus. Since then however the govern ment has reaffirmed its close ties with the West and substantially closed ranks with nato without however declaring a full return. Government officials concede that a full return to nato now or indications that the . Was imposing its will would dam age the governing party electorally in no vember. North Korea Corporal swims River to defect Seoul a a North korean army Corporal defected to South Korea by swim Ming across the Estuary of the Han River separating the two nations the defense ministry announced. He was identified As Lee Yong Sun 20, who had been assigned to a Light infantry battalion under the direct control of the 9thdivision. Lee told a news conference that the major complaints among North korean soldiers Are shortages of food and too severe training. He said that a Light infantry battalion is attached to each communist division and his battalion had special training for infiltrating areas around Seoul. Lee also said that North Korea had Low ered its draft age from 18 to 16 in 1975 to step up War preparations against the South
