European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday january 1b. 1966o la delegation visiting Vietnam Laos Hanoi Vietnam a the Leader of a . Con Gressional delegation said Friday Hal the possibility of american soldiers being found alive in Indochina More than a decade after tic cml of the Vietnam War continues 10 be of great concern in i he United sen Frank Murkowski a Al Isk Iwho chairs the sen ate veterans affairs committee made his comments to than Nguyen can the Deputy chief of North american affairs for the vietnamese foreign ministry. Other members of the delegation arc sen. Dennis de Concini a Ariz unit reps Bob Mcewen a Ohio and Michael Birlirakis a Fla. The delegation which is investigating the Fate of More than 2,400 americans listed As missing in action in indo China also planned to visit Laos on saturday. Since the 1975 communist takeover in Indochina Here have been More than 800 reported sightings of americans in the Region. The . Government Lias been Able to Dis miss All but 95 of the reports the most recent of which was two years ago. We look Forward to very Frank and fruitful discussions said Murkowski. As members of Congress our voice is Mare on behalf of the american people the Mia Issue has assumed a High profile in recent months As the vietnamese have stepped up their return of Mia remains. In december they allowed a . Army team 10 participate in an unprecedented joint excavation of a . Warplane crash site Vietnam says it has no american prisoners but prom High level . Officials earlier this month to investigate any information the United stint is provides. Murlowski said thursday that he and his fellow con Gressmen Are on a humanitarian Mission not a political one. Their main purpose is to ask about the Fate of the nearly 1,800 american military personnel still listed As missing in Vietnam he said but they also will raise questions about the orderly departure program sponsored by the , High commissioner for refugees. Under that plan vietnamese who want to live in other countries mainly the United states take weekly flights out of the country instead of the hazardous sea route endangered by a Lorna and pirates. The program not appears stalled. Gorbachev from Page 1 Cunt contribution to stability in a world free from nuclear but Scakes said the proposal May con lain some constructive Steps in the area of verification of each Side s compliance with existing arms agreements particularly with regard to proposed on site inspections of weapons tests. Reagan in his wednesday statement said we together with our allies will give careful study to general Secretary Gorba Chev s the president did not specify which elements i the Gorbachev proposal he found encouraging. But two us officials singled out Tor Praise he soviet Leader Call for scrapping the More than 500 intermediate Range nuclear missiles the two superpowers have deployed in Europe. Also one official said the while House was cheered by Gorbachev s proposal to negotiate a 50 percent reduction in the Globe circling . And soviet nuclear missiles bombers and submarines. The two officials insisted on anonymity in discussing the . Reaction. The soviet Leader sent a letter to Reagan that was delivered at the state department less than an hour before the soviet Union announced the three stage plan to rid the world of All nuclear weapons by the 21st Century a . Official said. Secretary of slate George Shultz inter viewed on Abc news questioned the terms of the soviet proposal. The question always is what docs eliminate mean does it mean that you put themis garages ? we think they should be destroyed. But the Point is not to get into discussion of a lot of in detailed ins and outs because there Are lots of Booby traps lots of problems in this Shutlz said he welcomed the soviet Over Ture but wished it could Hove been made quietly and negotiated the proposed strategic weapons cutback which appears similar to a plan offered last year by Reagan would be carried out Overfi veto eight years. The administration seemed taken by sur prise by Gorbachev s Public initiative. It is a response to a comprehensive american proposal introduced last november at he .-Soviel negotiations in Geneve. The soviets have refused to agree to weapons cutbacks unless Reagan halts his plan o find a defense against missiles. The president has refused to submit Star wars to negotiations in Geneva. It was not immediately Clear whether Gorbachev s proposal involves an easing of the soviet position on such defense systems. Gorbachev said the first stage of his plan Tori the world of nuclear weapons by the 21st Century would be the Complete elimination of intermediate Range missiles of the .s.r, and the us. A. In the european Reagan for Oral would weapons. Khad Afy also Tome students that Libya was a base oct on behalf of the palestinian Caus but it was not immediately clothe broadcast whether khad Afy was i ing to train suicide attackers Only against a possible military invasion or also an behalf of the of state George p. Shultz in an interview thursday on lbs morning news said Tia Day s involvement in terrorism is nothing new it in t some netting he s going to stun he s been Doit that s the real Point and we isolate i noting that Hlf Deje Gipta perfectly Legal basis for Adjip Shultz refused to Rule out in response to khad Afy. A Leader s address to the Sta Rone of several Long harshly Ami american speeches khad Afy made in recent Days. Earlier wednesday in a speech to Mem Bers of a local political group he said terrorist actions Are acts of legitimate self defense. Against the american and israeli policy of we arabs Are ready to defend ourselves against any intensification of the War he Tsuida caring directly to the dec. Orc an said Stop it has to Mph Island the pales Tinian prob mail Nonni Jiwany similar future pal pure kept out of their Hoiten people five of them America in those attacks. Four of the terrorists also were that same speech khad Afy s voice fluctuated Between a screaming Pilch and a deadly Calm As he denounced Reagan s action in ending economic dealings with Libya and freezing its Asels in he United ordered the sanctions Jan. T Money from Page 1 Aid that when tensions increased Between slates and Libya and when rumours Onwin Erica military strike against Byg had Taune on Edge the americans were told they Era Wing to fear. It s kind of scary Hester libyan supervisors would come Arom say hey it s of. No one s Goir you in any Way " but Curruri said their for them and that was ant fun they left Libya. Each has a Ifju two children inthe United states Ter s family is in Florida Curreri . After a War Curreri said you re getting a Nuncy Krone Calls every two or three Dai Tjw say Are you of when Are Jojo ferning Home Are you coming Home " Hester said at least we re the two men said Jyh Kcf were severe shortages of consume pub in Libya but they did not the tone recently imposed . were the reason. They re Hester Laid is soap cigarette but it s Al that Hester and Curreri i in Libya about eight months. We really bated to leave hater said. They said meat americans in Libya Felt s tame Way. A lot of them Are not con i that they won t be coming Back very Currerii Aid. One Fri Ilon the same Lufthansa flight from who refused to give his name bail they re hurting me Asa person. The co monies Are staying in they re sending Caniff Jain to take our jobs. They re taking j400 Athi Otaway from me. I think it s wrong he said he had been in Libya two years. While charging that Libya was a base for International terrorism. The Reagan administration has charged that khad Afy aided the terrorists attacks. _ khad Afy but praised Between nazi Isrin and the imperialism led by r Flold Reagan khad Afy told a cheering meeting of one of the 1,400 local political groups he Cults Dasic people s congresses. Re Agni is hitter no. 2," he said. There is no reason Why the world should continue o regard Adolf Hitler As a War criminal and seek oui fugitive nazis while leaving Reagan unpunished Reagan too Obe tried As n War criminal a audience interrupted him cons applause and chants Ofish that seemed orchestrated. The United slates now by Auric Carrier groups deployed in the by the Coral sea and by the which arrived through toe Suez canal wednesday from the Indian Ocean. Saudis report 1st aids cases Chicago up the first reported cases of aids in an islamic country appear to have been caused by blood imported from the United slates raising concern of More widespread infection saudi arabian research in said thursday. This Means of transmitting the disease i.e., through imported infected blood to the saudi population May prove to be a major Public health problem in the near future wrote or. Harb Harfi and or. Benyani n Fakhry of the King Faisal specialist Hospi Tal mid research Centre in Riyadh neither of the victims a 42-year-old Man and a a year old boy showed any of the risk factors associated with aids besides blood transfusions they received in 1981, the researchers said. Allies from Pine 1 than Bocale no it will hurl i they the m economic Ces Fulty British tally the deput Secretary Saliae is embarked on a series of visits to nine lied capitals to convey the amp coi Gan and the american threat that terror so re and to intensify and cooperative he problem effect Whitehead be. Ottowa on wed vials. His visit to first Stop on his he said he other allies refi president Rea Isle at the gravels to the world of consultative that will confront sanctions but a patient and j like to we Wilkof these they can i Bililies Art re swing with talks in a to Canadian offi British capital was the i swing. I be disappointed if along with the . 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