European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Pages the stars and stripes sunday october 13. 1985 Reagan May Boycott rites marking . Anniversary United nations not president Reagan May Boycott ceremonies marking the 40th anniversary of the United nations if Yasser Arafat head of the Palestine liberation organization takes part a spokesman at the United slates Mission said Friday. If the general Assembly votes to invite Arafat the United states will re evaluate the level and extent of in participation said the spokesman. Anything is a possibility the spokesman added. We re hoping not to have to make Thil the spokesman continued if he Doe come Public opinion in the United states especially in the main Urban coastal areas is very hostile and feelings of the . Public might become so Strong that the president would Nave to the special 10-Day commemorative session which is expected to attract More than 80 Heads of state and government starts on monday. The general Assembly vote on Arafat s participation May come that Day. American diplomats Friday mounted a Large Effort to inform other delegations of their displeasure at the pro posed Resolution to invite Arafat. They stressed that extending an invitation to the pales Tinian Leader would violate the general agreement up to now and that other nations might suffer because the attention of news organizations would focus on Arafat instead of on their own leaders the spokesman said. We would stay on Page one but they would be bounced to Siberia the spokesman said. American officials in Washington have also been in touch with the Resolution s six sponsors in an Effort to persuade them to withdraw or modify it according to Western diplomats. Two Days ago six nations that espouse non alignment introduced a Resolution that would invite both Arafat and the Leader of the South West Africa people s Organiza Tion Sam Nujoma to address the session. The Resolution was to have been presented to the Gener Al Assembly for approval Friday but under intense pres sure from top . Officials and other delegations the Resolution s sponsors which include India Iraq Kuwait Nigeria Senegal and Yemen agreed to delay consideration of the Resolution in the general Assembly until Mon Day. Both Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar and the general Assembly president Jaime de Pinies explained their opposition to the Resolution to sponsors of the Resolution and to other delegations according to officials. Consultations were to continue Over the weekend in an Effort to find a face saving mechanism that forestall the Resolution from coming to the floor or a statement that Falls Short of an invitation according to a United nations official. One possibility is a procedural Man Euver that would Block the Resolution from Comino to the floor. If the Resolution comes to the floor it is expected to get the two thirds majority needed for passage. United nations officials fear that a vote on the Resolution would Divide the Assembly and that a visit by Arafat would divert attention from the 40th anniversary. At least some of the Resolution s sponsors seemed to be backing away from a Resolution that extended a direct invitation to Arafat. We never say this is it or this is our last word or that we will Retreat said Natarajan Krishnan chief Delegate of India. We Are looking for ways to work 2nd spy suspect in 2 Days arrested Bonn a officials on Friday announced the second spy related arrest in As Many Days bringing to 11 the number of suspects identified since Early August in the West German espionage scandal. Hans Juergen Foerster a spokesman for the Federal prosecutor s office identified the Man As a merchant who was arrested wednesday and later released on bail Pend ing further investigation. The arrest underscored the wide Range of undercover agents East Germany is believed to have employed in West Germany. Ten other suspected spies have either been arrested or fled to East Germany since the beginning of August in a scandal that has embarrassed the West German govern ment and led to the firing of West Germany s intelligence chief. On thursday authorities announced the arrest of a Neo nazi party member suspected of giving East German agents information about right Wing groups in West Ger Many. The Man who was not identified was being held in investigative custody officials said. In the latest espionage Case Foerster said the 44-year old merchant was released on 50.000 Mark $19,000 bail pending further investigation. Foerster declined to identify the Man but said he was from the Central cily of Gutersloh. He said no formal charges have been filed in the Case. Foerster said investigators searched the Man s apart ment and found equipment used by undercover agents but he did not give further details. He said the Man is suspected of having spied for East Germany since at least 1982. Other suspected spies who have fled West Germany recently included Junior government officials an army employee with knowledge of underground military bunk ers and a research assistant from a Mainz University Laboratory. Another defector a City Engineer from the bavarian town of Coburg has since returned to West Germany. Among the most prominent defections was that of Hans Joachim Tiedge a ranking West German countering Coli Genic official who was responsible for catching East Ger Man spies. Tiedge fled to East Berlin in August and West German officials later acknowledged his defection would Force them to totally reorganize West Germany s counter spin nage operation. Among the government employees who have either been narc std or fled the country in the past three months was an aide to the West German economics minister a Secre tary who worked in the chancellery and a Secretary employed by the West German president s office. Officials said thursday that the arrested member of the Neo nazi National democratic parly was believed to have met with East German agents on at least eight occasions to pass on information about Wisl German rightist groups. Officials have described the National democratic party As a Neo nazi group but they say it cannot be outlawed under West German Law because it docs not advocate the violent overthrow of the government. A protest against a National democratic party meeting in Frankfurt last month led to the death of one leftist demonstrator and sparked four nights of violent demonstrations across the country. Missile damage a photo the West German cargo ship Jolly Indaco displays a gaping Bole in its Side in the Harbor Al Manama Bahrain. The ship was struck by a missile during a attack by iraqi aircraft in the persian Gulf. Afghanistan expels briton american accused of spying London a a British doctor and her american colleague have been expelled from Afghanistan after being branded As imperialist spies the b Irish foreign office a spokesman who declined to give his name Aid or. Isabel Van Engelyn and her american colleague or. John / Frederickson had left Kabul the afghan capital on their Way to new Delhi India. The spokesman said the British government was Tou about the expulsion by the International assistance my Sion the protestant missionary organization that employed the doctors in Afghanistan. An official of the Mission was summoned by the afghan protocol department last week and a told the two doctors must leave within 48 hours because i local television program had accused the pair of being imperialist spies the spokesman said. 16-year-old gets approval to marry Mother of his 2 kids Chichester England a a 16-year-old youth has received his parents permission to marry the 31 year old Mother of his two children his family said. Lee Pearce an unemployed teen Ager who recently left school and Ann Dyke a divorced woman have two sons aged i and six weeks. They live in Public housing in this Southern English City next door to Dyke s for Mer husband. It s the Best thing that could have happened to us said Pearce. I have wanted to marry Ann for a Long Lime but my parents said i would have to wait until i was 18. I think i have proved i am a responsible husband and father and they have said we can make it pc acc s 34-year-old Mother. Dawn said we think he is grown up enough to do it. We Don t want to stand in his Way any the couple plans to marry Early next year. The minimum age in England for marriage without parental consent is 18. Polish politburo announces anti drug alcohol Campaign Warsaw Poland a Poland s ruling communist party politburo has announced a Campaign to combat alcohol and drug abuse calling them the great est social problems facing the country stale run news papers said. The politburo said sobriety should become a per manent Norm of Public life and called for increased vigilance against drinking in fac topics and state and party offices and More consistent enforcement of anti alcohol Laws the official polish news Agency Pap re ported. It said party officials who abuse alcohol would not be exempt from sanctions and called for the Clearing of party ranks from people violating moral norms established by parly statutes. 2 chimpanzees in zoo killed after attacking 2 people Cologne Germany a two aging chimpanzees attacked a keeper escaped from their Cage Ana seriously injured the Cologne zoo director when he tried to Calm them Down police said. Gun tar Nogge was taken to the Hospital after suffering serious bite and scratch wounds police said in a statement. Authorities shot to death both chimps each of them about30 years old. The incident started when the chimps attacked and slightly injured a 19-year-old keeper who had entered their cages. The keeper sounded an alarm after the two animals escaped and started running wild through 1monkey House. Spain s Prince Felipe takes step toward future Rule. Felipe 17, Prince of Asturias and heir to the Spanish throne swore to defend Spain s hag respect his father. Eng Juan Carlos and obey the orders of his superiors forces ump he assumes command of the armed the 1978 Constitution made the reigning Spanish Mon Arch commander in chief of Spain s armed forces
