European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q Reagan has Hopes for arms control Page 2 q aids like illness would follow nuke War doctors say Page 5 q High school students got their kicks pages 14-15 the stars an authorized unofficial publication for the us armed forces vol. 44. No 158 monday september 23, 1985  a or d 8693 a France admits to sinking ship Paris a Premier Laurent Fabius admitted on sunday night that French secret service agents were or dered to sink the anti nuclear protest ship Rainbow War rior in new zealand. The Rainbow Warrior flagship of the Greenpeace movement s Fleet was to sail for French polynesia to pro test France s testing of nuclear weapons. The ship was sunk july 10 by two mines attached to its Hull. A photographer aboard was killed. Fabius in a statement to reporters at his office said that officials had lied to Bernard Tricot who carried out the government s initial investigation of the incident. Fabi us confirmed numerous press reports that the general directorate for external Security Dos France s main espionage Agency carried out the bombing. It was agents of the dose who Sank the Rainbow Warrior Fabius said. They acted on  defense minister Charles a Cru who was in Overall charge of the dose resigned Friday As the scandal grew and the Agency s director . Pierre Lacostic was fired. A Cru was replaced by Paul quilts former minister of Urban development housing and transportation. Fabius said a new dose director would be named at the next Cabinet meeting scheduled for wednesday. He said the government favored the creation of a special parliamentary committee to investigate the incident. Two French agents capt. Dominique Prieur and maj. Alain Rafart arc in jail in new zealand facing charges a work War ii crashed in 1940 Witch of Loch Wellington bomber that to lifted from the murky Ness after a two week up from the deep operation. The front half was recovered leaving the rear which broke off during the Salvage operation to be recovered later. Of the 11,461 Wellington bombers built this is believed to be the last sum ing Welling ton that saw service in Wii. Of murder arson and conspiracy. Three other French agents who fled Back to France Are being sought under International arrest warrants. Press reports say a third team of agents actually carried Oul the sinking but Fabius made no direct reference to this team. The new defense minister has just informed me of the first conclusions from the new investigation conducted on the Rainbow Warrior affair the Premier said. I wanted to let you know them  the simple executors of the Mission must obviously be exonerated beat use in would be unacceptable to expose military men who Only obeyed orders and who have occasionally in the past accomplished very dangerous missions for our country he said. Finance chiefs of Steps to Cut Dollar s value new York a finance ministers from the five major Western Industrial nations agreed sunday on Steps intended to strengthen key european currencies and the japanese yen against the . Dollar whose strength has fuelled record . Irac deficits said Treasury Secretary James Baker ill. Baker did not announce any Steps to revise the procedures for trading currencies which a senior Reagan administration official said ear Lier was the Point of the meeting. The Steps announced sunday included British and West Zierman reaffirmation of commitments to reduce taxes an Effort by Japan to stimulate Domestic demand and French Steps to Liberali a and Mode uni a financial markets. These measures Wilt promote greater convergence in economic performance to Ward non inflationary growth which can contribute to a strengthening of non Dollar currencies Baker told a new conference. We All believe this is a positive Means of addressing concerns about the Large Trade imbalances among our  the official speaking in Washington on see Dollar on Page 28 bookstores closed most stars and stripes bookstores ill be closed today for their annual inventory. Willie Nelson kicks Oft huge barmaid concert Champaign Iii. A flanked by big banners Reading keep America grow ing Willie Nelson on sunday opened the Marathon barmaid concert to raise Money for the nation s struggling Farmers. Thank you very much for coming to the concert for America shouted Nelson the driving fore behind the 14-hour concert featuring some so stars of country music Rock and blues. As a crowd expected to reach nearly 80,000 continued to file into the University of Illinois football stadium Nelson brought cheering fans to their feet with whiskey River then teamed up with Neil Young to sing Are there any More real cow  a steady rainfall began shortly after the concert opened at 10 . The stage with a rotating Center disk for Quick act changes was covered with a Blue plastic roof but puddles still formed and Crew members armed with mops tried to keep up. Some concertgoers covered themselves with sheets of Clear plastic while others huddled be Neath umbrellas or hooded raincoats. Country Singer Hoyl Axton got some of the rain soaked audience up and dancing with Joy to the world Ihnn was joined by Tanya Tucker. By then television cameramen on stage had their video equipment wrapped in yellow plastic to keep it dry. Country Star Merle Haggard an out spoken supporter of struggling Farmers Sang his new song Amber Waves of Grain with the lyrics if there were no wheat or Barley anywhere would we buy our bread Ana butter from the Toyota Man and would an Idaho Spud be see barmaid on Page 28 sinks wins heavyweight Crown p. 2 /