European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 08, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday october 8, 1985 refugee escapes East Germany by taking Dinghy into Baltic Burg auf of Imarn. On Many up a 44 old refugee sneaked nut in sea from Lasi Germany in an inflatable Dinghy and reached West Germany Afler being picked up by a y Echt police said. A spokesman for West German birder police said the Man was picked up by inc Ecsi German yacht Afler Drift ing Inlo International Waters near the Island of of Charn off the Baltic of Schleswig Holstein. He was transferred id a West German police launch Ond landed on the Mainland at Noustadt in the Lubeck bight the spokesman added. Suspects arrested for Selling counterfeit rare French wine Libourne. France up police said they detained several suspects in connection with the Sale of fake bottles of chateau pct us reputed to be one of the world s most expensive wines. A police spokesman said some 720 bottles bearing chateau pct us labels but containing cheap wine from the same Region had been discovered in southwestern France. The police enquiry followed inc discovery of a ring of swindlers proposing private sales of the rare wine for $60 to j75 a bottle about one third their Normal Price. The fake bottles carried labels of 1981 and 1982 vintages among tie Best Ever harvested in the sole 29-acre Vineyard near Bordeaux that produces chateau pc rus. Baker says Banks must lend More to Low income countries soul Abanks must lend new Money to Low income countries if incomes arc to Rise throughout the world. Treasury Secretary James told the world Bank and International monetary fund on monday. He did not say How Banks would be encouraged to lend to countries already heavily in debt but promised More details in a spec ii on tuesday. Baker was speaking to the development committee a joint body of the two sister Organ Atkins. Which met behind closed doors. Texts of some speeches were distributed to reporters. Chairman Gholam Ishaq . Who is also chairman of the pakistani Senate said in his opening speech that this year net lending to Low income areas May not Rise at All. ". Banks have in fact reduced Inci exposure in the developing countries he said. Banks have about $450 billion nut on loan to Low in come countries some of them developing fast but Many w Ith deteriorating economic situations. At the end of last year they were $43 billion in arrears on i hair payments and Many other payments had been stretched out by re scheduling agreements. As a result commercial Bankers Are reluctant to make new Loans to them. As a result lending has dried up. Except when Bankers arc pressured by the if and its u9 governments. . Banks arc collecting More these Days than they lend. Baker urged greater lending by the world Bank to coun tries having trouble meeting payments on their old debts. If these countries arc to achieve the a minium growth from increases in this Type of lending other elements must come into play in an integrated fashion he said. Industrial countries must sustain their growth and keep their markets open developing countries must undertake comprehensive adjustment programs inc if should continue to play its traditional role and the commercial Banks must be willing to provide sufficient new resources Baker said. Baker came to Seoul with what was reported to be a two Pron cd plan. One aspect would help the poorest countries those with average incomes of less than $5m a year Many of whom have seen their Citi ens incomes decline even More in recent years. Baker reportedly wanted to Mobili a Money already Avail Able or becoming available to the world Bank and of. The two organizations would hand it out jointly getting Borrower countries to impose austerity measures with the Promise that their economies eventually would Start growing. A Delegate who insisted on anonymity said this project w As dropped in discussions Over the weekend because no Way was found to put together the $5 billion that would be needed. Over the next five years the fund will get repay ments of s2.7 billion Lent to inc poorest countries from a special Trust fund. This Money will in any Case be Lent out again though it has not yet been decided what the conditions will be. Baker also wants greater Len Ling efforts from commeria Cal Banks for rapidly developing countries that arc some what better off but still poor by . Standards and deeply in debt. According to some versions he wants the world Bank to offer guarantees to reluctant Bankers that their Loans will be repaid. The Reagan administration has said it is not asking Congress for additional Money. Air Force chief of staff chinese minister Confer peking up . Air Force chief of staff Gen. Charles Gabriel met sunday with chinese defense minister Zhang Aiping to Exchange views on furthering relations Between the armed forces of the two nations the official Xinhua news Agency reported. Gabriel the first . Armed forces chief of staff to visit China since the 1949 communist takeover held talks with Zhang on sunday morning. Later he attended a lunch hosted by Zhang Xinhua gave few details of the meeting but said the men exchanged views on the furtherance of relations Between the air forces of China and the United . Officials have released few details about Gabriel s visit saying that he wanted to keep it Low key. The air Force chief who arrived in peking on Friday for a six Day visit was expected to discuss american arms sales to China in a very general sense during his meetings with chinese officials a Western Diplomat said earlier. We Hope to have an ongoing pattern of . Military sales to China the Diplomat said adding that such sales arc a Normal part of a Normal the Pentagon announced last week its intention to sell China an slim Ald $98 million world of military technology plans and weaponry in the first major .-China arms Deal. If approved by Congress the Purchase will provide China with american weaponry and know How for building facilities to produce artillery Shell compatible with those of the United slates a Pentagon Salem Cal said. Western diplomats said inc visit was a continuation of earlier exchanges by . Military officials including defense Secre tary Caspar Weinberger and Navy Secre tary John Lehman. Israel says gunman in Sinai was Soldier not policeman Jerusalem a Israel and Egypt Are disputing the identity of an egyptian who suddenly opened tire on his own unit and israeli tourists in inc Sinai Peninsula killing at least seven people. We know he was a Soldier. We have known for some time they have had soldiers in the area an israeli government official said sunday. The presence of soldiers in the one would violate a i979 peace treaty Between Egypt and Israel. Egypt has said the Man was a police officer whose presence would not be in violation of the treaty. Israel also is checking reports that a machine gun was used in the assault said the official who spoke on condition he not be identified. The gunman fired on a group of tourists and on his own unit saturday at Ras hour a 27 Miles South of the Border checkpoint of Taba. He reportedly killed his command ing officer before being captured. Witnesses said the egyptians prevented an israeli doctor and army trained medics from giving the victims first Aid. Mordochai Gur. The israeli health minister claimed the egyptians did not take inc minimum Steps to Treal Gur also said witnesses reported that the gunfire came from different directions but cautioned Hal inc reports might be unreliable. Other officials said autopsies were being conducted to determine if More than one weapon was used. The victims reached a Hospital in the israeli port of Eilat Highl hours after the shooting. They were Down by helicopters of inc Mullin Lional Force a cd inter National unit sent to the Sinai when Israel relinquished the Peninsula in i9s2 under the terms of the peace treaty. Frigate s final Mission a Royal air Force Buccaneer sweeps Over he smoking British frigate Salisbury top photo 2,4 Mon Craft nose final Mission was to serve is a Largel in an Raf exercise. Moments later the 32-year-old ship sinks Bottom Philol a victim of laser guided bombs from buccaneers and air to surface Harpoon sea skimming missiles fired by Nimrod aircraft
