European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes june East Steps up spy army says More efforts of enlist soldiers Are being reported by Richard Halloran Washington n it the army says there has been a marked increase in reports of attempts by soviet and other Eastern european intelligence services to re Cruit american soldiers As in army officers said there were 481 Inci dents last year in which soldiers reported being approached by people they suspected of being soviet or other East european intelligence or by sympathizers in nations such As West that was a 400 percent increase Over the officers they said 94 cases were referred to army counter n telling Cnoc for possible that might include having the american Soldier act As a double agent to obtain information from those who had recruited these contacts were disclosed after the army began a review of its Security procedures with the arrest of four present or former Navy men accused by Federal officials of participating in an espionage ring that the government says was headed by John Walker the officers said the army opened 124 investigations of suspected approaches in the period which ended the most recent period for which Statis tics were the majority were in the United states 37 were in Europe and 15 were in the Pacific the army  designed to combat subversion and espionage directed against the is mainly an educational Effort in which soldiers Are instructed on signs of an intelligence approach and cautioned to report those to their a spokesman for the Navy said everyone with Clear Ance to see secret material is briefed periodically on watching for approaches by intelligence in he the naval investigative service gave Brief Ings for Navy the spokesman said Possi ble attempts to recruit sailors had been but the Navy does not release such a spokesman for the air Force said his service has a similar program in which Large numbers of officers and enlisted personnel Are no details on recent experience were immediately the army officers said Many attempts to recruit Ameri can soldiers As spies in Europe were made by germans who might be soviet agents or who were sympathetic to the soviet but they expressed Confidence that the pro Gram had thwarted most of those in the officers soldiers whose families came from Eastern Europe have been targets for approach by East european intelligence american soldiers Are permitted to travel to Eastern Europe on at which time they May visit in such the officers intelligence agents of the East european nation would suggest to american soldiers that life could be better for their relatives if they cooperated with the intelligence or worse for their relatives if they did not in the United such a report from a Soldier goes to army if there is evidence that a recruiting Effort has the Case is turned Over to the which has jurisdiction Over if the attempted recruitment takes place the Case is turned Over to the internal Security authorities of the Host the army has soldiers stationed in most of them in the officers said the increase in reported incidents under the army program could be attributed to a combination of More approaches to american soldiers by foreign agents and a greater alertness among the the army officers were less confident that they had prevented an american Soldier with Access to secret in formation from taking the initiative and Selling that data to a foreign that pattern has appeared in Many recent espionage How do you know theres no Walker in the army out there asked one you dont the army officers said it would be difficult to uncover a Soldier who had sought a buyer of As the Walker Case has they army commanders have been reminded to watch for abnormal behaviour that might hint at the officers said Junior officers and sergeants Are the key to spotting clues in a Soldier who had Access to secret the most they would be a Soldier who suddenly started living on a scale that appeared to be beyond his army in a successful double agent the officers chief warrant officer Watnos who had left Hungary to become an american citizen and make a career in the was stationed in while on authorized he went Back to Budapest to visit his Mother in 1978 and on returning to Hungary for the third he was approached by a Man described As a hungarian Intelli gence Lajos if Szmolka provided info Perlaki reportedly the Budapest govern ment would see that living conditions improved for the Szmolka Szmolka returned to Germany and reported to his he was asked by army counterintelligence to accept the hungarian request and become a double his Mission was to uncover hungarian Intelli gence for four Szmolka was in Contact with hungarian agents in Europe and in the United to which he was transferred in Normal rotation in the hungarians kept their Promise to improve his family in the army wanted to uncover the hungarian intelligence network in the United Szmolka was told to inform the hungarians that he had valuable information to turn on april 17 that Szmolka went to the Confederate Monument in near his Post at fort to meet a hungarian but american counterintelligence agents were waiting and arrested the who was identified As Otto Gilbert was described As an expatriate hungarian who was a naturalized american faced with the likelihood of life in prison for he bargained for a 15year sentence by providing information that was use Ful not Only to american counterintelligence but also to several european in an army sergeant identified Only As Smith was approached by a soviet Diplomat assigned to the embassy in their common interest was which the russian used to cultivate like Smith reported to the authorities and began to operate As a counterintelligence the offi cers besides he reportedly met soviet agents in new Mexico City and Colombia Over 10 in that he was asked for information on War military deployment of weapons and readiness of in he was Able to gain information on soviet intelligence opera news update Vietnam responds Tokyo a Vietnam has called a demand for an account ing of All missing servicemen a objective and unfair and has denounced other preconditions for Diplo Matic ties As part of a hostile according to a report from chivas offi Cial news monitored in Vietnam characterized As rude and unreasonable a statement by presi Dent Reagan in which he said normalized relations could Only follow a com plete account of missing servicemen and an end to Vietnam occupation of the Xinhua news Agency quoting voice of Western diplomatic sources in Bangkok said the United states Hopes next month to renew meetings with Vietnam Over the Fate of servicemen missing in the Vietnam Hanoi had indefinitely postponed a june the meeting this month would have been one of six annual sessions Between the two countries Over the servicemen missing in action in indo expected for Ramstein air show by Dick Hodgson Kaiserslautern Bureau chief Ramstein Germany base officials expect More than people to turn out sunday to watch this years flu tag air the highlight of the show will be a four hour series of flying topped by performances by Italy recce Tricolour and Britain red arrows Aerial demonstration according to Stuart flu tag project the schedule also includes aircraft demonstrations of air Force f4s and foreign demonstrations Are to include the Raf Puma and German air Force f4 and French Al and Mirage 2000 and civilian in More than 30 types of air Craft and ground equipment from throughout nato Are expected to be on Wood the Gates for flu tag visitors will open at 9 because of the Large crowds Security police will open extra Gates to the officials the West Gate will be used for traffic coming from Lan Stuhl and Ramstein Vil Lage the Harmon Avenue Gate will be used for traffic coming from Kaiserslautern and Mackenbach and the special flu tag located on the old autobahn Northeast of the Harmon Avenue will be used for traffic arriving from Kaiserslautern and Only military coming on base for will be Able to enter through the main officials once traffic reaches the Security police will direct cars to special parking officials the base housing area and All other areas North of military Road will be off except for people who live in those All base Exchange and commissary shopping outlets will be closed officials beginning at All traffic will be one Way from the base toward autobahn a6 and Highway the German Railroad has scheduled special trains departing from Saa Brueck Mannheim and Pir Masens that will bring passengers directly onto the Wood recommended checking with local train stations for schedules and intermediate we want to encourage everyone Possi ble to either use Public transportation or to walk to the flu tag if they live close to the he traffic will be congested and slow moving at Best for those who elect to so be prepared to be Wood said officials Are expecting a Small number of demonstrators during the but he said there is no indication of any major protests being base officials said German and military police will work together to Han dle Security for the they cautioned americans to avoid direct confrontation with european firms honoured correction a Story on the Canadian army trophy in yesterdays editions included an incorrect the winning German Panzer in scored the stars and stripes regrets the Frankfurt the army engr presented its annual Silver Castle awards wednesday to european and firms for exceptional work on Mil itary construction projects in a spokesman the Silver Castle award was established in 1981 to recognize to Quality Engi Neering and construction German con Tollum consisting of Hellit Woerner Bau Max Eduard Armbruster and Kim pkg received the award for work on army facilities in also named in the award was the Frankfurt government construction the same with the addition of held Franke Bau won the Sliver Castle award for modernization of the army Hospital in the turkish firm Etas elect Elk the Slat be received the award for innovative construction methods and Quality control during the installation of an electrical distribution system on incl Elk government design and construction management Agency won the award for its role in the construction of military communication facilities at bad for High Quality construction of a dodos elementary school in the award went to the Handwerk Bau Koblenz construction Gehrmann consult a Mph partner pkg was Given the award for an addition to a dining Hall at the army Camp Freedom at Karl doll a Mph received the award for the installation of automatic temperature controls in an army housing Complex at Louis Berger a Frankfurt was presented the award for its work on a project to modern ize the army multiple weapon firing Range at Gra Theissen fas Saden und  suppliers of compute operated target equip also received the award for the Grafe Woehr Range the mule planning received the award for doing master planning and for providing other services to Usa eur and Southern Europe task Force Mili tary