European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes g 10,000 soviets dead in afghan War . Says Page 8 the  and Downs of the Dollar Page 9 q giants whip Steeles gain playoff spot Page 21 the stars and stripes us vol. 44. No. 249 monday december 23. 1965 8693 a Japan agrees to Trade concessions Washington int Japan has apr twi to s2ho million in Trade collections and a Thor Mas non Sale inc United states for unfair Trade Reagan administration announced saturday. The agreement the first of its kind with Japan required that the japanese import 523fi million More in american goods As compensation for japanese quotas on the imports of american shoes and other leather goods. It also imposes 524 million in Tariff increases on Ameri can imports of the leather goods that Japan protects at Home from a sign Competition. The announcement a is delayed until saturday partly to Honor a japanese request to wait until the Japan fic parliament closed for a recess Friday and partly nto be cause of difficulties with the negotiations affording to officials. The concessions came after a threat president Reagan made in september to Orde retaliation against Japan. This is significant in that1 we re finally Penti  japanese psychology on it offs of this nature said Clay ton k. A Cutter the ,kf1?. Trade representative who announced the agric yrs it. This is the first Lime in a dispute like this thai Jan has significantly opened its  in the Nepf Japan has accepted imposition of retaliatory quotas or tariffs in the face of unfair Trade  Cutter said in a Telephone . In agreeing to open its Domestic markets  imports he said Japan is serving the  world Trade. We settled this by Oil Frt Fig Access to their markets rather than by our  markets Cutter said. " american hot Unis of which Japan has agreed o its uhf sort include paper Glass Industrial i s. Sporting goods semiconductors and Lela s equipment 137 products in All on Arifur Ould be reduced or eliminated. Japan also Tuffe cd to make permanent earlier Tariff reductions on 2-42 a her products and to lower tariffs on several aluminium pm ducts to bring them into line with american tariffs. A such japanese Trade concessions have often proved ineffective in the past because of ice Domestic Market practices that inhibit sales of Fureigh goods and because they have not been backed up with Mac Frances u import a specific value of goods. Reutler said he believed the new concessions would hold. They re a responsible member of i trading com Musil he said. If this does t work their be can still Rel Liale with new controls on the goods Japan us in the Home for Chri sea majr Victor Lushbaugh embraces his wife Kimberly and four to Only old Daub Lilter Brandy whom be his swing for the first time As the aircraft Carrier Kitty Haw docks in san Diego it Fer rite Mont Haat sea. New fathers were among the first crewmen off the ship. Related Story Page 28. United Stales Reagan s retaliatory threat dates Back to a Trade policy speech sept. 23. When he said he would continue to sup port free Trade but would order retaliatory strikes against countries that restrict imports of american goods or give their exports an unfair advantage in the american Market with special subsidies and Oiher devices he can bring such action under Section 301 of the Trade Law. Among the practices the administration singled out was japanese Protection of its leather Industry. It Esti mated then thai the practice Cost the american leather  Industry $260 million in lost  in Japan. The president had Given Japan a dec. 1 deadline to abandon the practices before retaliating against american purchases of japanese goods. By the deadline. Japan had refused to accept an american proposal of the sort announced saturday but ii administration delayed Retalia Tion following in Appeal by prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone to Wail until the adjournment of the diet where the japanese leather Industry is strongly represented. 1 Lien last week Reutler said views of japanese negotiators shifted and they said they would like to consider compete Salon proposals rather than Settle for american retaliation Ortega challenges Reagan to take lie Detector test Managua. Nicaragua a presi Dent Daniel Ortega is challenging president Reagan to submit to a polygraph test to show who is the liar in the Battle of accusation Between the United states and Nicaragua. Ortega addressing the closing session of the nicaraguan legislature referred to Reagan s nov. 1 order requiring lie Detec Tor tests sometime next air for Federal employees and contractors with Access to secrets. If we were to have applied that method Here they d be calling us  of Ega  s leftist sandinista govern ment and the Reagan administration have accused each other several times in recent weeks of promoting violence in Central America and beyond. Sandinista officials have accused i he United Stales of supplying anti sandinista rebels known As contras w us surface to air rockets. A soviet made helicopter was shot Down with such u rocket dec. 2 inside Nicaragua after a firefight with contras operating Over the Border in Honduras. The Reagan administration has denied supplying the contras with lethal weapons. For its part the Reagan administration has accused Nicaragua of training colom Bian rebels fighting the government in thai soul i american country. A rebel group seized Colombia s Palace of Justice nov 6. Ninety five people were killed when the colombian army retook inc building. Nicara Gua denies the charge. Last week. . Officials said Reagan s new National Security adviser John Pom Dexter was Toni by officials of five Friendly Central american countries that they be Lieve Nicaragua poses an Ever growing threat to their Security. Ortega repealed Sand Misia charges that the United slates has escalated its War of aggression against Nicaragua. We arc disposed to submit to a lie de  Ortega said adding he hoped Rea Gan would do inc same so thai we can know who is the liar to see who is lying when he accuses the other party " jul presides Reagan is very cautious. Since As the biggest liar in the world tie has exempted himself from submitting to the he  Ortega said. Plo s Arafat May testify in Achille Lauro hearing Abu Dahabi. United Arab Mirales a Palestine liberation organi Alion chairman Yasser  was reported sat urday to be considering responding to a summons to testify before an italian court in the Achille  hijacking Case. The newspaper Al it jihad quoting Warui it called responsible palestinian sources in Rabat Morocco said the  chieftain was studying the possibility of respond ing to a summons issued by the court in Genoa that is hearing the Case. Contacts have already been made Wilh Ihu italian government on the Issue but   has nol received yet an official request concerning the  the unidentified sources said the sources said the in the event Arafat decides to respond the italian government would extend a formal invitation As Leader of a liberation  the paper re ported. Larlick the Genoa judge hearing evidence in the october piracy Case in which an Ameri can passenger was killed reportedly said Arafat s testimony would help clarify whether the four hijackers Sei cd the ship intending to go to the israeli porn of Ashdod As they claimed or to use it As a bargaining Chip o free imprisoned companions