European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 1 1 the stars and stripes wednesday october 16, 1985 Plo rejects pledge British Call off meeting London a the British government monday cancelled a controversial meeting with two Palestine liberation Arpani action representatives because the Plo re fused to endorse a statement recognising Israel s right to exist and renouncing violence. In was a diplomatic setback for Britain and a personal prestige blow for prime minister Margaret Thatcher who launched inc initiative in the Hope that it would encourage the United Stales to follow suit and Rescue jordanian King Hussein s Mideast peace initiative. It s certainly a disappointment and a setback said foreign Secretary sir Geoffrey Howe but we must not allow it to be a fall  the Plo said the British government had inserted into inc joint communique phrases which Thatcher had not mentioned in Jordan. The new phrases contradict the basis of inc palestini an jordanian Accord and amount to a change in be spirit of the statement which was to have been made it said in a statement issued by its London office. British jews welcomed the cancellation and the israeli ambassador said his country had known All along that the Plo would not change its policy. Howe said in a statement that he had agreed to meet the Plo men Bishop Eliya Khoury and Mohammed Mil hem As part of a jordanian palestinian delegation after gelling unambiguous assurances that they would make their peaceful intentions Public. But when they came to inc moment of truth they were unwilling to make the declaration that we thought Nec Essary Howe told a television interviewer. Me indicated thai Britain would not Rush to take any further initiatives. We Aren t going to move tomorrow in Light of this disappointment he said. Howe s prepared statement said that after the Plo men got to London saturday it turned out that they were not after All willing to associate themselves with a statement agreed to with inc jordanian members of the delegation which contained explicit references both to Israel s right to exist within secure and recognized Borders and to the right of the palestinians to  the government had been under attack from Israel and jewish groups Ever since Thatcher invited the delegation to London while visiting Jordan last month. At the Lime she said i Hope the slip i have announced will help the United states Lake a similar  guerrilla from Page 1 he was involved in the hijacking in which an american Leon Klinghoffer 69, of new York City was killed the Ansa news Agency quoted unidentified italian judicial sources As saying Siracusa prosecutor it lord Costanza probably would go to Syria tuesday to determine if Klinghoffer s body had been recovered. The ag1 news age nov reported earlier that magistrates involved in the interrogation of inc four hijackers in the Siracusa prison were told Klinghoffer s body May have been  the slate department said syrian authorities have discovered the body of an elderly Man who washed ashore near the porn City of Tarlus and . Officials were seeking to learn if it was Klinghoffer s. Yugoslavia s ambassador to the United states said monday night he did not know Abbas whereabouts. Mico Rakic who spoke to the Baltimore Council on foreign affairs was asked where Abbas was and replied really i Don t  there were these other developments monday italian news agencies reported that a fifth palestinian Lias been named in an arrest warrant As an accomplice in the Hijack ing of the cruise ship Achille Lauro and the death of an american passenger. The news agencies said judicial sources in Genoa identified the fifth suspect As Kalaf Mohammed Zainab 21, and reported he had been in custody since sell. 2s after he disembarked from a tunisian ship in Genoa with iraqi and moroccan passports. Stale department spokesman Dan Law or said he had no information on a fifth Man being held by italian authorities and said he did not know whether the . Would seek his extradition. The Pentagon issued a statement de Nying that defense Secretary Caspar Wein Berger had disagreed with president Rea Gan s decision to Send Navy Jet fighters to intercept the egyptian Airliner carrying the palestinians. Newsweek Magazine had said Weinberg or repeatedly Tola Reagan that such a move would destroy our relations Wilh  the Secretary provided the president his advice both pro and con prior to inc presi Dent s making a decision. The Secretary was in full agreement Wilh the decision and car ried it out without reservation the Penta gon said. The chief bartender on the Achille Lauro watched As two of the ship s Hijack ers shot Klinghoffer in the Chest an Ameri can passenger said in Newark no. Regarding Abbas attorney general Edwin Melesc said there is no Safe Haven As far As we re concerned. Well pursue or. Abbas As we would any other fugitive. Me is an International  the administration last Friday got a fed eral judge to Issue a warrant for Abbas arrest charging that the Elf official Vio lated . Laws in connection with the hijacking and the taking of hostages. The evidence presented was under Seal monday and the . Courthouse was closed because of inc Columbus Day Obser Vance. Justice department spokesman pal Rick Kortyn said i Don t know How Long they will remain  a Csc appearing on the lbs morning news said we still want very much to apprehend Abbas. Webster said i Don t think i m in a position to confirm reports that . Authorities had gained Access to transcripts of conversations Abbas allegedly had with the ship s hijackers. I m not at Liberty to discuss the contents because the writs have not been made pub Lic Webster said on Abc s Good morn ing  but he said the facts of the writ have been made  in a statement issued Early sunday the while House and state department had characterized Abbas As one of the most notorious palestinian terror Isle and has Mubarak from Page 1 organization. The Plo. Led by Yasser Arafat said that it would give them a fair trial. Mubarak s latest remarks he had ear Lier accused the United Stales of an act of piracy reflected the widespread sense of humiliation and resentment Here Over the incident and the embarrassment it has caused his government. Mubarak said he had not yet read the Teller from Reagan. It was delivered to the egyptian authorities sunday by ambassador Nicholas a. A Cliotis. Rather than a personal apology from the president Mubarak said a Public apology from the United Stales is needed for All egyptians and egyptians should know  the a reported that instead of apologizing the state department referred re porters in Washington to Reagan s statement last Friday on Egypt s role in the incident. Reagan said then there is Loo much at stake with regard to peace in the Middle East for us to let a single incident of one kind or a disagreement of this kind color thai  coming Only Days after an israeli air raid on the Plo Headquarters in Tunisia and Reagan s Public statement of approval which was later softened the incr caption of the egyptian Airliner stirred a wave of anti american sentiment. Mubarak was quoted by his information minister Sawal Al Sharif As saying such acts represent serious setbacks to the peace process at a time when we were trying with every possible Effort to revive  Mubarak whose country received $2.2 billion in american Aid in the last fiscal year has taken political risks in backing inc Middle Easl peace initiative of King Hus Sein of Jordan. The initiative which received to native encouragement from inc Reagan administration is now stalled. Aids from Page 1 ploy enl. Insurance cover age and nou pm Taa Date of hysteria Over aids which  struck homosexuals. The Issue Marks a new phase in an Sevot ing Contro Versy Over How the military serv ices should handle the results of screening tests used to select exposure to the virus which has caused aids in some people but not in others. The services have recently begun testing the blood of All recruits for signs of Dies to the virus. Such and indication that an individual Piscen infected with the virus pwt necessarily that he will co medal with the disease a fatal ailment up destroys the body s immune syst Cal Iosco who show signs of in Fecit nip the virus on iwo separate blood Testrake told of the results and arc rejected for military service. In a memorandum sent Friday to the secretaries of the army Navy and air Force Mayer said in was contrary to de sense department policy to report positive results on the antibody test to the civilian authorities except in response to a valid civilian health authority  even in such a Case Mayer said i individual services jag jest res Musj pc provided after  Ujj a quest from the civilian a log Sharp Kwh bal Between cases of aids As is i health Laws in most Stales and of. Eng results of the antibody test which is i required in virtually All jurisdictions and is explicitly prohibited m some jurisdictions. The military s offer to identify the recruits rejected because of the antibody tests came to Light wednesday when Scencer Les lifted in court that an unidentified military doctor called him the week before and wanted to provide the names of people who tested positive for infection with the aids virus it was unclear whether the names had already been compiled. Scencer said he  the names acc ass Jug  it a betrayal of the to. F Lic health officials believe thai if identities of individuals infected with the virus Are distributed too widely people will be unwilling to take the screening tests and Doc tors May shy away from reporting the results. The sharing of names could Lead to the establishment of a whole class of untouchables warned Thomas b. Stoddard legislative director of the new York civil Liber Joes Union. It justifies our fears Hal this ill Ulli mainly be used for purposes protecting the blood Supply or he spread of the  Stoddard strut Donal a test result Indi Cating an individual cd developed antibodies to the virus had to Kar medical significance because  for certain if these individuals Wilt i Frie Down with the disease or will spread the virus. Been involved in Savage attacks on civilians. Evidence Al hand strongly suggests that Abbas was criminally implicated in the hijacking of inc Achille Lauro indeed that he planned and controlled the  the statement said the United slates found it incomprehensible that italian authorities permitted Abbas to leave Italy despite a . Request to the italian govern ment for his arrest and  italian judicial authorities did not con Sider this evidence legally Strong enough to support a provisional warrant for Abbas arrest the statement said. Abbas had supervised negotiations for the surrender of the four palestinian Hijack ers. As part of the surrender agree men the pirates accompanied by Abbas and an aide left Egypt aboard a civilian jetliner thai . Officials said was bound for the head quarters of the Plo in Tunis. The jetliner was intercepted by . Navy planes and forced to land Early Friday at a nato base in Sicily. Webster said the Fri has two teams of investigators in Italy. He said he did not know to what extent . Authorities will be Able to join italian authorities in investigating the ship hijacking. The four palestini ans arc being held by Italy and face prosecution. It remains to be seen the incr or nol icy italian magistrates will allow us to do forensic work on inc ship to interview inc subjects and the passengers and Crew in Italy Webster said. Temperatures october 13 l h 37 Sia n of 55 11 h54 a u u 68 to 69 84 47 a 66 ii 67 7 1 71 19 33 41 31 69 57 66 74 30 43 59 45 51 69 89 73 81 63 � 7 83 41 71s n not Tam a . In. . 52 n61 ii u n47 a 4i y i a. 26 61 69 i 3 1 _ of Fino " St. Loulli. 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