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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, January 29, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To Page 28 of i the stars and stripes wednesday january 29,1sb6parliament divided Over Thatcher controversy London a prime minister Margaret Thatcher battled shouts at derision and Enlis for her resignation monday in what the news Media tilted a life or death parliament speech to rally her conservative party from the embarrassment or two major Cabinet resignations. Thatcher won solid backing from her conservatives including former defense Secretary Michael headline whom she had blamed for sparking the political crisis. Heseltine had said he a leaving because the prime min ister had used unconstitutional meant to steer the Cabinet toward favouring an american bid Over a european attempt to Rescue Britain s failing West and pc helicopter com Pany. Thatcher won a technical Vole to close the raucous three hour debate in the House of commons 379-219. Her conservatives have a 143-scat majority in the 650 seat House but the significance of the action was that nearly All her party members were present and voted to Gether. During the debate opposition legislators accused her of a cover up involving a leaked letter critical of Heseltine Hal subsequently Ted to the resignation of the second Cabinet member. Trade and Industry Secretary lean Brit an he took responsibility for the news leak. Thatcher said in her speech that both matters could have been handled belter. The opposition erupted in laughter and hoots of derision. David Owen he Leader of the centrist social democratic parly told the House of commons that Thatcher is not worthy to hold the High office that she  labor party Leader Neil Kinlock had called monday s emergency debate saying it was to determine if Thatcher was involved in the leaking of the in incr and if she had lied in earlier Kate Tenti to parliament. Thatcher maintained that for 16 Days after Brittan leaked the letter on Jan. 6, she did not know of his involve ment. She said an inquiry determined that the letter was leaked to the news Media As a result of a misunderstanding Between officials of the Trade and Industry department and bureaucrat at her no. 10 Downing St. Office. Be said Trade and Industry officials had contacted her office seeking agreement to the disclosure but her staff believed they were just being informed and were not being of Tedorf that Kab officer detected White Washington a spokesman Larry Speakes on need published reports that a senior Kab major general defected to the unit Stales last summer. Asked to comment on a . News and world report Story about the defector Speakes replied that Story is not Correct that there was a major Kab defector Back in May. Not  Speakes added when pressed on whether he was denying the accuracy of the entire Story or just part of it this Kab defector described in . News and world re is not  a source knowledgeable Security matters said the report lbs exaggerated and  i b source demanded anonymity. Earlier the vice or Fernan of the Senate intelligence comi Matec said the Cia has told the pane Lhing about Cuch a defection.  Leahy d-vt., said Cia  to Tell him As late As morning that no such defector they Are denying it today he the House intelligence committee chairman Lee Hamilton d-ind., said received a preliminary re ged soviet defector. He Dob a to Urther until he rec Fra a More  on Theja a and raid he was Notyce Cia spokes Mccathy Pherson declined comic dub tact i tort sunday say ing " the reged defection was news and world lube soviet officer was smuggled c last Germany in late april or Early May by helicopter and debriefed at a . Bow in West  the report said the defection was kept secret to prevent press leaks hat might have upstaged the Geneva Summit the Story described the alleged defector As extremely valuable and said he fed secret to . Intelligence even before his defection. He was reportedly Given a new identity and settled in an undisclosed Oca lion in the Midwest. Leahy said that at any Given time the Cia handles several significant defectors identities Are not made Public. He said the Cia was responsible for advising the intelligence committees about defectors but said he had not received any information on this Case. A congressional source who spoke on the condition of agony Molly said there were several defectors Over the past few Yean that have Noi become Public and it could be one of  he said that details concerning the defector did not jump out at  but said it could be accurate the disclosure and subsequent Cia de the report raised Specula i Ion on Hill that the Story May have been  an upcoming debate on whether Respi Hilly for handling defectors should be  to the Fri. The Cia was  last november when vitally Yurchenko a senior Kab agent the Cla Ltd As one of its most important  Yean fled Hii Cia handlers. He Lur Nobu two Days later at a press conference at Onovi it embassy claiming he had been Kidnap Ped and drugged by the Cia and announced his intention to return to the soviet Union asked for authorization Brittan who resigned Friday after Thatcher first Dis closed his responsibility for the leak backed her a cant saying i accept full responsibility for the fact and form of disclosure. I profoundly regret the Way it  Heseltine who left the Cabinet Jan. 9 following a confrontation with Thatcher said her speech had ended the political Row Over the West and affair. The crisis had developed As hcs Ciline backed a West european consortium s bid to Rescue West and and opposed the takeover by the . Sikorsky helicopter firm aligned with the Italy 5 Fiat automaker. Kinlock had interrupted Thatcher s speech taking the Home is not satisfied and the country will not be satisfied you have Given u the full  Owen told the House of commons thai it was inconceivable that Thatcher had l discussed the leak with Briliant. In a television interview sunday Thatcher 60, said the would not resign and added i would like logo on to a third  she has been in office since 1979. Jet carrying 400 lands safely with engine on fire Tel Aviv Israel a a chartered Boeing 747 in route from new York to Tel Aviv with 400 passengers landed at Ben Gurion International Airport on monday with an engine an fire Airport officials re ported. They said the jumbo Jet operated by the . Company Tower air landed safely and the flames were quickly extinguished by firefighters who rushed onto the Tarmac to meet the aircraft. According to the officials the fire in one engine was noticed minutes before the Jet liner landed Here at about 10 . All of the passengers disembarked nor Mally the officials said and emergency procedures involving escape chutes were not hied. Officials said there were no injuries. They said the jetliner bad left new York on a regular flight to Tel Aviv and nude a scheduled Slop in Brussels Belgium. Khad Afy from Paga 1 May be pretty crazy but he s also crazy like a Fox and he will do what he needs to do to keep himself in  if he sees his country s Economy Crum bling his country s position being isolated he will then take action to change Bis con duct Whitehead added. 5afe contributions ram6tein a Germany a is air Force personnel in eur we donated More than\14 million to 11985 combined  a percent More than in i984,\Safe of facials said Mon Day. Thanks Lothel cart of our command ers project office Jtj the Safe Community we Werc in Knake the Campaign ,1 said Gen. Illy Jrex Safe com while head bad made a tour of american allies in an Effort to obtain support for the administration s economic sanctions against Libya. He had Little Success. The United Stales accuses khad Afy of supporting the palestinian terrorists who killed 16 people in dec. 27 attack on the airports in Rome and Vienna Austria. Khad Afy frequently interrupted his fiery speech at the people s Hall to Lead the crowd in anti american chants. Down Down .a." he shouted brandishing his fist Over his head at every word Down Down Reagal i hereby announce that i am creating a new front of people from All Over the world to fight imperialism zionism and racism he said. Any Freedom fighter in the whole world can join my army Navy or air Force and our people s committees. We will show them who is the  he again denied any link with the Airport attacks and said i Challenge the United states to prove that those who carried them out started from Libya or were trained in  khad Afy was asked about terrorist Camps in Libya during a live interview broadcast monday night in Paris by France s Antenna i television station. There Are no training Camps in our country the Camps that you Call terrorist Camps he replied. Palestinian Camps Are not terrorist Camps because it s a people which defend its Freedom. Got if the palestinian people asked Libya to open training Camps we would say yes because the cause is  ships from Page 1 an overwhelm Charles l. Mander. Usalj Ftak figure were Loc released tues Dovman. Robert a Dit Newi said in heid4erg. Us aver figure Lill be when Neucom figures Are pad in thursday or Friday it. Cmdr. Iley said in London. Been no confrontation or threatening Ges tures.1 the . Maneu vers were ordered in a show of resolve following the dec. 27 attacks by palestinian terrorists on the air ports in Rome and Vienna Austria. Twenty people including four terrorists died in those attacks. President Reagan has accused khad Afy of supporting the palestinian faction believed responsible for the attacks and has imposed a variety of economic sanctions As a result. Khad Afy has responded by or Dering his forces on Alert and reasserting his claims to the Gulf of Sidra. There Are bars to songs Belgrade Yugoslavia  
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