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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, April 30, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 Security in Bonn in Europe 1985 extra police will be on hand to protect visitors by de Reavis staff writer German facing possible terrorist attacks against president Reagan and other Heads of state arriving in Bonn this have planned the strictest Security Ever for a group of German authorities warned monday that terrorists May be planning spectacular attacks during the Heinrich president of the Federal criminal office in appealed to the Public to support police to thwart Boge issued the warning after terrorists claimed responsibility for three bomb attacks in Cologne and the terrorist revolutionary cells said in a letter to a newspaper that it planted the bombs to protest the police from All German states have been called to Bonn to protect the Heads of said a spokesman for Herbert the minister of Interior for the state of Rheinland Pfalz and the Man ultimately in charge of Security for we Are prepared for any also for any actions that some Small groups might be Schnoor but it cannot be taken for granted that we can prevent but we Are Alert and aware of the danger that might accompany any such meeting of state the German Federal criminal office announced last week that intelligence reports show terrorist groups the red army faction plan attacks during the economic sum Mit meeting and reagans state visit to Schnoor spokesman said Schnoor has discussed with government officials the possible danger to Reagan if he visits the Bonn City Hall and signs the Golden Book German custom equivalent to giving out a key to the it was decided that the necessary Security measures for such an excursion by the president were such that the visit will not be the spokesman because of the potential terrorist special police squads will guard Highway and Railroad High pow ered electricity culverts and tunnels in and near the the police have been ordered to Check All vehicles near official buildings and foreign they will also be on guard so that no one triggers the cites air raid alarm system As happened during the 1982 nato Joachim chief of the Bonn police said Security has been appreciably but he refused to confirm reports that the local police Force would swell from about to More than during the several Hundred will guard reagans nightly return to his residence at Gimnich Zimmermann also said police Are prepared for a sat urday demonstration organized by the Attinato Green the protest will end with a mass meeting in Bonns Central Muenster All underground openings Large enough for a person to pass through Are being marked and sealed so that entry will be impossible without the police Zimmer Mann but that is an action that the City began Long before the Summit was set for he in no private flights will be allowed Over the City thursday through he Zimmermann do not expect As Many demonstrators to show up As during reagans 1982 at that More than outsiders crowded the City to protest the decision to station Pershing ii missiles in one reason for a lower turnout is that the opposition social democratic party has decided not to participate in protest marches in party officials Are concerned that demonstrations might Hurt their party Chance of winning state elections that will be held in Rheinland Germany most populous in the Middle of the social democrats will participate in traditional May 1 demonstrations in other parts of the labor groups and others Are expected to protest the fur ther stationing of Pershing ii and cruise missiles in eur As Well As reagans new Star wars defense Initia in the Bonn populace swelled from to when protesters arrived hoping to influence the nato decision to station the Pershing us in Europe if the soviets refused to remove their ss20 even though police expect fewer the offrim its zone of one Kilometre around parliament and other meeting Sites will be strictly the prominent hotel Steigenberge across from the chancellery Falls within the of limits and no one without proper credentials will be allowed to enter it for the duration of the japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone will reside there with his 130 As will the French president of the common Jacque who will join an auditor the seven Heads of state attending the sum Delors will be accompanied by a staff of the americans will appear with a staff of not including Security German government officials cant estimate How much they will spend to Host the Summit and reagans state a government spokesman said nearly million has been but he estimates spending another Mil lion to install a close circuit television system and other conveniences for the journalists scheduled to attend the economic conference provoking protests by de Reavis staff writer Bonn the visits of president Reagan and other Western leaders for the economic Summit this week will provoke a series of protest marches and other meetings criticizing their economic and defense labor unions will be joined in their traditional May 1 rallies by activists in the Ger Man peace including Church and youth groups and their protests will target the United states strategic de sense initiative and Western economic policies that they believe have harmed third world a specially formed coordination group also will Host an alternate economic sum Mit in Bonn at the same time Reagan and other Heads of state Are the alternate a coordination group spokesman will allow representatives from the third world to talk about How policies of the industrialized nations affect their the spokesman said the group was not successful in its attempts to get Jesse Jackson and South african Nobel peace prize win Ner Bishop Desmond Tutu to on the group plans a Demon stration through the City of ending with a mass meeting in the Middle of they expect to on saturday evening and sunday morn two groups generals for peace and disarmament and the International con Gress of doctors for the prevention of atomic War will Host an International forum with the motto 40 years of cold War in bad Godesberg Gerd a parliamentarian and former German said those attend ing will include Ramsey former attorney general Philip longtime american peace activist retired Gene who Heads the Cen Ter for defense information in washing ton and Gene a Harvard univer sity professor and peace on the German opposition social democratic party plans a festival for peace in Neustadt at the foot of the Ham Bach Castle to demonstrate its opposition to reagans Reagan is to speak to Ger Man youth in the Castle on in Nuernberg on May the social democrats will hold a peace sym Posi mayors or representatives from some of the cities devastated during world War ii among them Poland England Rotterdam and Volgograd formerly Stalin Grad will the meeting will also be in memorial for the cities of Orad Pursur France Auschwitz and a spokeswoman for the social democrats the the spokeswoman will look Back at the catastrophes caused by past politics and will look Forward to greater Harmony Between the East and photo by red Grandy no one will be allowed near Western leaders at conference without Security  
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