European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 8 the stars and stripes tuesday. January 14,1986 Wolm today facing up to Fasching a Wmk maker in Basel Switzerland is Busy Ullh his Spray gun As he readies a Batch of grotesque false faces for the upcoming Fasching carnival season. Pope announces plans to visit Australia new zealand Vatican City up Pope John Paul ii in an address 10 diplomats accredited 10 me Vatican announced that he Plant to visit Australia and new zealand this year. Vatican sources have been saying for some time that the Pope intends to make a first Ever papal visit to Australia Ana new zealand. They said the dates have not been fined but the trip is expected to Lake place in the autumn. The Vatican does not formally announce the Pope s visits until a few weeks before they Lake place bul the Pope declared his intention in a one line reference to the area while reviewing the situations in different regions of the world.  the Pope said after commenting on other re Gions i think of the vast world of Oceania where 1 will visit this year Australia and new  swedish officials deny they let soviet sub go after discussions Stockholm Sweden a a British military expert claims Sweden let an intruding soviet submarine escape in 1982 after secret diplomatic contacts with mos cow bul swedish officials categorically denied tic report professor John Erickson an expert on the soviet Union at the University of Edinburgh said he was almost cer Tain that Sweden let a trapped soviet submarine escape in october i9s2 after a prolonged Hunt in hours Bay near Stockholm. Erickson interviewed in a news program on swedish Public television indicated there were secret diplomatic contacts Between Stockholm and Moscow about the sub Marine. Reagan aide says . Assumes Viets holding live americans _ _ t -. In nor Piunti f"othacl1. Washington up assistant defense Secre tary Richard Armitage just Back from Vietnam. Raid monday Hal frequent and Persis Lenl reports have prompted the the Reagan administration to believe that some american prisoner of War lire still being Neia in the administration acts under the Assumption hint at inst some americans Are held against their will in Mac China Armitage said in a television interview. He said that since the end of the War in 1975. Me United Stales had received More than 800 or a americans being sighted in Indochina and All had been  said at present. 95 of those reports still remain unresolved and we Are pursuing every Effort and winging Forth every Means to try to resolve those. So the tremendous volume of  us to by Lnore a icons May indeed be some americans held against i hair will. It marked the most forthright statement to Dale by he administration that some of the 2,441 americans Unac counted for since the Vietnam War might still be alive. The seven member delegation the United states sent to Hanoi last week which included Armitage and assistant Secretary of stale Paul Wolfowitz was the highest rank ing . Diplomatic team to go to Vietnam since the War ended in 1975 the envoys met in Hanoi with vietnamese foreign minister Nguyen co Thach. On the Way Home the delegation was met by report that Hulf a dozen former military und intelligence person. Incl have charged inc state department the Pentagon and the Cia with suppressing reports that dozens of american � in cars have & held alive in Southeast Asia Armitage has sold the two sides agreed to hold a meet Ine in Hanoi in february at which time Vietnam would Supply information about 50 americans whose bodies Haw not been recovered and shells. Side will provide Dit about crash Sites of american warplanes meanwhile follow info he new allegations thai Taneri. Cans still Are being held a a Virt Mii be dated p monday very callous cum .,.� missing us.  Frank Murkowski a Alaska Heads the delegation 10 Hanoi which includes sen. Dennis Deco cml. Darli rep. Michael Bili Raku a Fla. And rep. Bob Mcewn ail Irakis and Mcewen both members of the How veterans affairs committee left from Andrews fab monday morning. Murkowski and do Concini were housed to Board Ine military plane later monday at inks fab outside Phoenix aril. 2 japanese thinking Wii still on Are reported communists captives Kuala Bumpur Malaya up two aged Japa Nese soldiers deluded into thinking world War i is still raging Are reported to be helping communist rebels in Southern Thailand Security officials said monday. Officials said that since the Hue 1940s, they have been held by the communist party of Malaya pm and have been put to work As armorer they maintain and repair the gunmen s firearms most of which Date from the 1940s As Well As design and produce Booby traps and Small bombs said an official. Officials said they were unable to obtain the names or other details about the two japanese but they said Intelli gence reports have confirmed hat the two arc being held against their will. Captured and surrendered pm fighters have told Secu Rity forces that the two japanese appear to be in their mid 60s and Are in Good health. The japanese hid in Jungles along the malaysian to Border for several years after the War ended when pm fight cars discovered them in 1948. Another official said the pair had for 40 years been deluded into thinking that world War in was still on thai the communists were aiding Japan and that malaysian Security forces were Allied troops. They were reported unaware that japanese forces in the malay Peninsula surrendered to the British at Singapore in August 1945. Steady government pressure since the Start of a nun Ter insurgency Campaign by Britain and Malaysia in be 1940s and 1950s has driven communist forces into neigh Boring Southern Thailand 6 nato nations join in program to develop ses air Cushion ships Brussels up six nato countries have joined in a research and development program on ships Riding on air cushions nato Headquarters said monday. This Type of vessel known As surface effect ships Seishas been used commercially by Many nations for a number of years and is now being considered for military purposes. The countries involved in the program Are the United states Canada France Germany Spain and the United kingdom. The nato announcement said the ses concept to been tested with Small 100-ton Craft at speeds up to 100 knots. The United Stales will provide its 200-ton ses Craft for the program a 28-knot vessel that is n scale Model of ships Over 1,500 tons with speeds of so knots. From Jan. 16 to aug. 24,1986. It. Cmdr. Doug Spencer . Navy and his Crew of 18 will conduct trials out of ports in Britain France Spain Germany and Canada. Dod audit cites violations at Pacific come Washington up the . Military Headquarters in the Pacific gave costly and personal gifts to visiting dignitaries and ran a heavily subsidized private mess for generals and admirals Pentagon investigators Bave found. The Hawaii Headquarters of the com Mander in chief for the . Pacific come which overseas 125,000 . Active duty troops in 13 asian countries violated the intent of Navy guidelines in presenting Spe Cial gifts to american and foreign guests the naval audit service found. Gifts cited by the auditors included an s88 wooden bowl an sb6 engraved Silver tray and an $8i nautical map print. The command s operation of an exclusive mess at its Camp Smith Hawaii Headquarters in which enlisted member served steaks Chicken and seafood for 13 or less to generals and admirals violated a congressional directive and defense department policy the Pentagon inspector general s of fice found. The mess like some Navy clubs in the Pacific that were improperly receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars benefited from a significant government subsidy when it should have been self sufficient the auditors said. Following the audit the private dining Hall was converted in january 1985 to also allow dining for colonels Navy captains selected staff members and commanders. Prices were increased to cover expenses and a command spokesman said Teriyaki Steak now Sells for $3.25, Chicken Marco Polo for 13.50 and seafood tempura for j3.50. The violations took Picc in 1982 and 1983 when the command was headed first by adm. Robert Long now retired and later by adm. William Crowe now chair Man of the joint chiefs of staff the report said. The 1985 investigative reports obtained by United press International last week did not pinpoint who was responsible for the questionable practices. Navy spokesman it. Cmdr. Norris Jones said the contents of the audit reports Are As much As we can say Lone author of the influential study of the 1983 terrorist attack that killed 241 . Servicemen at he Airport in Beirut Lebanon did not return several phone Calls. Lrowe did not respond to a request for comment relayed through his spokesman. The Headquarters of the commands in chief of the Pacific come manages " Bers from All the . Military 13 Southeast asian countries and on 120 vessels afloat in the Pacific. Navy auditors found bal the co mud presented Al least 99 gift in 1983 and 1984 that were Loo costly and personal it recommended that the Navy tight a its guidance to limit mementos to i Tenuto an official  the Navy Secretary s office was in the report As saying in intended to i finally address the gift giving Pray with an instruction issued in september however Jones said the Navy is so flan w the process of rewriting the instructions. The Navy auditors noted that gift viol Lions occasionally occur at service com mands because of the turnover of be Jim from the different military services eat which has a different policy