European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes february 1981 Russ step up criticism of Reagan Rule Moscow a the government controlled soviet press stepped up its criticism of the new administration Sun accusing Washington of playing a dangerous game by alleging that the Kremlin supports International the tone of sundays taken together with press attacks the previous two signalled a new and substantially harsher Kremlin stance toward the Republican one Western Diplomat Here observed the kid gloves arc definitely the soviet communist party newspaper pravda said administration charges of soviet involvement in terrorism amount to a Campaign of lies and the parly daily also said Washington policies arc dangerous to and repeated an earlier soviet charge that presi Dent Reagan has deliberately distorted soviet foreign policy negative american stand pravda said the administrations com ments on terrorism May be part of an at tempt to strike at processes of International to justify the negative american stand toward limitation of strategic armaments and other measures aimed at relaxation of International ten soviet leaders refrained from any criticism of the new president or his advisers following reagans election in even though Reagan had been sharply critical of the soviet Union during the presidential Campaign and the soviets had earlier characterized him As a Knight of the cold soviet president Leonid Brezhnev said 17 that any efforts Reagan made to improve relations Between the two countries will meet with a positive re action on our the series of soviet press at tacks that began Friday seemed to suggest that the soviets Are now willing to Trade punch for verbal punch with Reagan and his effect not yet known Western diplomats Here say it is too Early to Tell if the new administrations Tough line with Moscow will have any effect on soviet soviet authorities regularly declare that a Hartline approach will have no effect on their and that it is impossible to Deal with Moscow from a position of but in its first Days in the Rea Gan administration lodged a series of pro tests with the Kremlin Over the soviet press handling of the hostage then lashed out at soviet foreign policy in Reagan looking Forward to meeting with Sadat Washington a president Reagan had kind words for Egypt presi Dent Anwar sadat1 and said he was looking Forward to an Early meeting with the egyptian reagans remarks came in a meeting with 15 businessmen after one of them said he had met recently with Sadat and that Sadat hoped for an Early Opportunity to meet with in looking Forward to Rea Gan 1 have great admiration for Hes a great Spain to get Chaparral Washington up the defense department has notified Congress of its in tent to sell Spain 96 Chaparral air defense missile systems and support equipment at a Cost of about they strike it but still they starve Australia up an australian couple who found a Kovac i had to lend them million Gold Nugget last year Are living Money to buy bread and they Are living below the bread vegas for at least six months in Hopes in near poverty because the government has blocked Sale of the Nugget to a Las vegas it was reported sat Cyril a Gem said that the couple and their four children have suffered financially since Home affairs minister Robert Ellicott delayed the granting of an Export License for the 60pound Nugget Ive Given them to last them for the next two Kovac said the identified Only As was unemployed when he and his wife found the Nugget in october at 145 Miles Northwest of and he has since been unable to find a Ellicott blocked the Sale of the nug get to the Golden Nugget Casino in Las that an australian buyer would be the Casino offered the agent in the said that he is considering Legal action against the government to recover financial losses caused by the the owners Are it is not fair that they should he the government is stopping these people from earning a decent living if the Money was May leave Moscow firms wary of new soviet tax Moscow a american business men Are resisting a soviet move to tax prof its on their sales and sources say some companies could close their Moscow offices if the tax goes into the tax dispute follows an already dismal business year Here for Many american companies following the soviet military intervention in Afghanistan and the subsequent Trade sanctions against of the soviets insist on going through with the it would probably cause some of the companies to move their operations out of the soviet an informed source they could still do business by travelling Here for Short there Are 28 permanent business and Bank representatives in the soviet Capi and few Are believed to have earned a profit last year on soviet based trans soviet officials have not said whether they will tax company profits on a contract by contract basis or an annual basis after deductions for operating expenses of Moscow the source the businessmen regard the proposed Levy As a violation of a 1973 tax which americans believe exempts from soviet profit taxes any sales made through a broker or the agreement also applies to soviet trans actions in the United nearly All deals with the Are handled through official soviet foreign Trade which function As middlemen for soviet factories and firms that use Western despite american companies Here have been ordered to hand Over to the Sovi ets detailed company records on 1979 trans actions for determining profit the russians have asked for data on the Cost of the companies raw materials and research which some firms Are reluctant to soviet authorities have refused to specify what tax rate they plan to but some businessmen have heard rumours of a 40 per cent charge on All soviet based that would compare with the 46 percent tax rate levied by the government on corporate officials in Moscow have begun preliminary talks on the tax dispute with the soviet foreign Trade sources the state department May be asked to intervene with soviet authorities on be half of american businessmen to clarify the varying interpretations of the some businessmen Here have already received 60day extensions from the soviets on filing the requested sales and others have been advised by officials await papal visit children from the Manila slum District later this the poster was Given of Tondo hold up a poster of Welcome to them because the Pope is to meet for Pope John Paul ii who is to visit condos poor during the a Here to seek similar delays until april 1 to give the government time to pursue the businessmen said they Are mystified Why the soviets waited so Many years to impose such a no other major capitalist coun try would be affected since West Japan and others Are still negotiating the details of double taxation agreements with the sources the businessmen believe the soviets want to make the tax retroactive to 1979 because it was the Peak year for Topping economic sanctions imposed by Washington following the soviet intervention in Afghanistan led to Sharp decline in 1980 figures show that nonagricultural Trade was Down 39 percent in the first nine months of 1980 compared to the same period in the worst yearly drop in a All foreign businessmen in Moscow have been faced in recent months with sharply higher charges for maintaining although the Bills Are still generally lower than in the the Cost of maintaining a Moscow office averages Between and a sources including salaries and living expenses for Western wages of local rents and other higher rents and new maintenance costs imposed late last year doubled the Cost of office space in older a typical of fice of 200 Square Yards in a foreigner Only apartment Block now costs about rubles a the same amount of space in Moscow new 16story International Trade Center would rent for about four times As a fee considered excessive by Many business Only five business representatives have moved into the All foreign businessmen Are also subject to new pay procedures for their soviet pm and Many regard this As an in from april instead of directly paying their office the businessmen must pay hard currency to a soviet govern ment Agency called the diplomatic corps service which will disburse an equivalent amount of rubles to the soviet wages for soviet employees of foreigners average about 300 rubles a nearly double the average soviet in the Agency has demanded an extra monthly 10 percent social welfare payment and Deposit of 2v4 months salary in no interest bearing accounts in Case of Sal Ary disputes All in hard Spain government party plans National convention Madrid up Spain government faced with a poll showing opposition Leader Felipe Gonzalez As a favorite for the Job of prime has announced it would hold its National convention this the executive committee of the demo cratic Union announced that the party second Congress would be held Friday and saturday in Palma de
