European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes g Santa s Busy answering mail Page 2 3 a Kennedy seeks House seat Page 5 3 military Medicine series continues pages 7, 8, 9 the stars and stripes author Toto unofficial publication for the of Ahmed Force vol. 44, no. 232 Friday. Decembers 1985 d 8693 a soviets gain on ., Jane s says one of the soviet i Nion s latest jets the Soukhoi Su-27, Pels its first Public shoning. London a the soviets have closed their Icahn Olligy Gap with Ilic United states by using stolen american secrets the authoritative reference Book Jane s All the world s aircraft said thursday in its latest edition. The British Book studied by military experts worldwide Sas lie soviets most modern fighter Jet. The Soukhoi Su-27. And another new generation fighter the Mig-29. Use sophisticated fire control radar teen Eulogy develop cd from designs for the american i-1s and stolen by soviet spies. The 19h6 edition of Jane s publishes pie lures of the Su-27 for the fir to time and Sas soviet authorities in an unusual move have shown the Jet on television. The Mach 2.3 Tuin engine Jet is touted is the soviets answer to the american i--i5 Lagle. The Edi or of the Book John . Tay Lor told the associated press in a Telephone interview that lie believes Moscow used the to showing to signal the West that it is not As secretive a in the past. Writing in the foreword to the 979-Page volume Taylor said there was a time when the most advanced soviet aircraft trailed far behind their Western counterparts. A glance through the soviet Sec Linn of this edition of Jane s will show How much the technology Gap has  Taylor writes Hal the Su-27s reflect the High Cost to the West of  technology transfers to be is than reliable friends and of the Shady activities that the press de scribes As spy  quoting from a september dated l s. Government document titled soviet acquisition of Mil 11 aril. Significant Western technology an  he writes about see soviets on Page 28 allies Fod  Would like help on ski Bonn a defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said thursday the United slates still would Welcome european participation in Star wars research. But he received no promises from Chancellor Helmut Kohl thai the German government would take part. Afler meeting with Kohl the Pentagon chief flew to London for meetings with British government officials. Speaking to a German american nato policy seminar in Bonn Weinberger said there Are several billion dollars Worth of contracts available in research on the strategic defense initiative or ski. The plan for a space based missile defense system is popularly known As Star  Kohl s government has been debating for months whether and How it should participate in ski and Kohl has promised a Cabinet decision by Christmas. But the Chancellor in a one hour meeting with Wein Berger after the defense Secretary s speech did not say what his govern Cal was Likely to decide a spokesman told the associated press. Of course the subject was brought up and Kohl said a decision is about to be made. He did not say in what form spokesman Alexander Allardt said. A statement from inc government press office said Kohl emphasized to Weinberger the comr buttons that Germany is already making to the nato Alliance for example by drafting All its Young men for 15 months of military service. In 1989, that will be extended to 18 months. The two men also discussed the recent Geneva so incr defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger makes a Point during press conference at rams in a. Land Summit Between the superpowers and its consequences for arms control. Allardt said. Only Britain has responded positively to a  Intuition made by Weinberger last Spring i participate in Sim research. The Chancellor gave the initiative Carl support but his foreign minister. Hans Dietrich Tenscher urged seeking a joint  res a Csc to it. Bavarian minister president i ran Josef Strauss a leading conservatives Iid the Ger nun govern Cal should have become involved in the project Long ago. The opposition parties Are flatly opposed and a poll released last month by the incas Institute of bad lodes Burg said 49 percent of germans were against German participation in the ski project. There arc still several billion dollars yet logo. 11 is not too late Weinberger told the nato policy seminar thursday morning. Some of Germany s top officials at tended the meeting. My invitation was based on the belief that enormous skills and contributions can be made from the allies Weinberger said. I Don t think anyone in Washington is disturbed at the slowness of the european response to the invitation. Weinberger said. Weinberger who was in Brussels Belgium for .1 nato meeting earlier in the week arrived in Bonn late  after a Stop at Ramstein a Britain to quit Enesco because it s gone so wrong London up Britain confirmed its full withdrawal from Enesco on thursday saying it was following the example of the United states because the organization has gone so  minister for overseas development Tim Othy Raison made the pullout announce ment in the House of commons. He said the government s note of withdrawal will not be withdrawn. The United kingdom will cease to be a member from dec. 31,1985" the United states pulled out of the organization at the end of 1984. Prime minister Margaret Thatcher s government has charged the United nations educational scientific and cultural organization with being inefficient Over politicized and hostile to the West. Raison told parliament it is sad that an organization which began with such High Hopes and to which this country has contributed so much in inc past should have gone so  Raison said the organization has been used to attack those very values which it was designed to uphold. Then there has been inefficient management. This has led to programs which contain vague and meaningless studies duplication with the work of other agencies and Lack of discrimination or creation of projects. Though we have put Forward firm proposals for Reform and worked hard to secure their adoption the results in our judgment fall Well Short of what we believe could justify continued British  he said. Britain had a year ago formally notified Enesco of its intention to withdraw if satisfactory reforms were not carried out. Win Fri for 2 of super bowl xxx How would you like two tickets to inc super bowl again this year. The stars and stripes will sponsor � super bowl football contest. The Winner will receive two tickets to super bowl xxx to be played at the super dome in new Orleans on Jan. 26. The grand Prie also includes round trip airline tickets for two and hotel accommodations for Fate nights. Look for More details in stripes next week. The first of 10 contest entry ballots will appear in tuesday s sports Section. George 1 Foulkes .1 foreign affairs spokes Man of the opposition labor party told members of parliament that the govern ment s decision was a kick in the Teeth for the third world. This decision shows ?.hat the government s so called consultation was a farce a Sham and a fraud. The withdrawal is yet another pathetic capitulation to   Foulkes said any future labor parly government would restore Britain to its right Ful place in Enesco. In Paris. Enesco director general Amadou m Bow said in a prepared statement that London s move comes As a Surprise to All of those who have engaged in the Effort of the last two years to Reform Enesco s systems management and Bud  but he said Many prominent scholars and politicians continue to support Unes co and Enesco will continue to oper ate with those who arc