European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday february 8,1986 polish official confirms East West spy Swap Bonn up the polish government confirmed Friday that an East West spy Swap will take place tuesday and the Bild newspaper said a top soviet spy in South Africa will be traded in the package. A spokesman for the polish government said in Warsaw that it. Jerzy Kaczmarek would be released tuesday by the West but refused to say where i confirm that there will be an Exchange on tuesday the spokesman told United press International in Warsaw. Kaczmarek is awaiting trial on spying charges in West Germany. He was arrested by German police in March 935. Bild a mass circulation daily also said Ina Section of in Page 1 Story that did not name sources that while soviet Nobel peace laureate and dissident Andrei Sakharov was not part of the package for the scheduled Swap president Reagan started a new initiative to bring him to the West. In a Surprise there is new but slim dope for the soviet Nobel prize Winner andr Isakharov. President Reagan has instructed the Moscow ambassador to negotiate the later release of the dissident the paper said. There was no other immediate Confirma Tion of the Sakharov report in Moscow or Washington. Bild named the South african spy As Diter Gerhardt so a former South african naval commander who had Access Tonato secrets and betrayed details of movements of the British Fleet to the Sovi ets during the falklands War Between Brit Ain and was unmasked in 1984 and Given a life term in prison. Quoting a Western Security source Bild said Gerhardt s wife Ruth Given a 10 year sentence was also in the group to be traded by the West along with four other East bloc spies. Bild said the Swap will definitely take place in Berlin next tuesday but the details were still being worked out. In a similar report a West German intelligence source Laid thursday that jewish dissident Anatoly Shch Aransky was definitely part of the group to be traded by the soviets. But so Sharansky s wife Avital who urn in Israel apparently distrusted the reports. A spokesman for the Frankfurt based society of human rights said thurs Day mrs. Shch Aransky had no plans to travel to Germany. Libyan air Force ordered to intercept israeli planes London up libyan Leader col. Moa mar khad Afy Friday ordered his air Force to intercept any israeli passenger Jet flying Over the Mediterranean and Force it to land in Libya for a search for israeli khad Afy said in a statement broadcast on state run libyan radio that the order was to retaliate Lor the israeli interception tuesday of a libyan executive Jet carrying syrian politicians on a flight from Tripoli Libya to Damascus Syria and to Force Israel to follow the Law of khad Afy s order coincided with an announcement in Jerusalem that Israel has established a new air route to protect plane flying to or from the country from retaliatory interceptions by Libya or Syria. I have issued orders to the libyan Arab air Force to intercept any israeli passenger Airliner flying in the Mediterranean As Long As it is within Range of the libyan air bases and Force it to land and search its Passen Gers one by one in search for israeli terrorists wanted by libyan courts khad Afy said. The broadcast of khad Afy s statement to foreign journalists was monitored by the British broadcasting corp he said those wanted by Libya include former israeli prime minister Menachem begin and Cabinet minister Ariel Sharon who khad Afy said was responsible for the massacres at two palestinian refugee Camps in Beirut Lebanon in 1982. Khad Afy said Libya also wanted terrorists who carried out acts of murder in Viola Tion of the sanctifies of Tunis Tunisia Baghdad Ira and Cairo Egypt and those who shot Down a libyan passenger civilian Airliner Over Sinai in 1973. We will continue to impose this course of action until the israelis adhere to non interception of civilian targets any place in the world he said. We do not want peace with them but we want to Force them to follow the rules of the Law of Israel said it intercepted the libyan executive Jet and forced it to land in Israel because it believed the plane was carrying terrorists planning an attack against the jewish plane and All those aboard were Al Lowed to Fly to Syria after a , Israel has established a new route for aircraft leaving and arriving at the jewish state to protect against possible syr Ian or libyan retaliation for Israel s interception of a libyan Jet the transport ministry said Friday in Jerusalem. This route is As far As possible from the Borders of syrian and libyan airspace and ensures that the air links Between Israel and other countries will not be disrupted a . Deplores israelis interception of plane but rejects condemnation United nations a the United states on thursday deplored is Rael s interception of a libyan civilian plane but vetoed a Security Council Resolution that would have condemned the israeli action. Ten of the 15 Council members supported the Resolution and four us. Allies Britain France Denmark and Australia abstained in the vote that came after three Days of protracted and often heated debate on a syrian libyan complaint. Us. Ambassador Vernon a. Walter told delegates before casting the veto that although the United states opposes is Rael s action in this Case it rejected the Arab backed Resolution because it failed to take into account that the interception of an aircraft might be justified in some cases. Four months ago the United states intercepted an egyptian Airliner carrying the hijackers of the italian cruise liner a Chaije Laura. Thursday s pro syrian Resolution Wal ters said does pot take into sufficient account the need to address practically and appropriately the overriding Issue terror ism.". ,. While supporting the principle of Safe guarding civil aviation. Sre believe that there May arise exceptional circumstances in which an interception May be justified Walters said. He added that because of the risks involved such a measure should be undertaken Only i exceptional Circum we believe a state should intercept a civilian aircraft Only on the basis of the strongest and clearest evidence that terrorists an on Wal hrs said. We do not believe that Israel has demonstrated that its action met this rigorous and Nec Essary Standard and therefore we deplore that the is. State department previously bad refrained from passing judgment. The libyan executive Jet intercepted by israeli warplanes Over the Mediterranean sea on tuesday turned out to be carrying nine syrian and lebanese politicians Ana not As Israel suspected palestinian guerrilla leaders. The Small libyan plane was forced to land at an air base in Northern Israel and was released some five hours later. Zebdie Labib Terzi. . Observer of the Palestine liberation organization said in anticipating the negative us. Vote that the american delegation repeatedly abused and misused its veto Power to protect is Rael. Invited to address the Council As an interested party Terzi denounced both the us. And israeli Aerial interceptions As air the four Western allies who abstained on thursday s vote had sought major changes in the text so As to Avert the veto. While agreeing to some minor revisions Syria and its supporters on the Council held out for condemnation and a reference to the israeli Aerial hijacking and the Resolution also would have warned Israel that if such acts Are repeated the Council will consider taking adequate Mea sures to enforce its Arab group claims 3 bombings in Paris Paris up a mysterious Arab terrorist group claimed responsibility Friday for three bomb blasts in three Days that injured 20 people at Well known landmarks in Paris. Two letters received by a French news Agency from the committee of Solidarity with Arab and Middle Eastern political prisoners said it planted the bombs to pres sure the government to release three terrorists jailed in France. The group unknown by police until this week bad already claimed responsibility for a bombing monday night that injured eight people on the Avenue Des champs Efy secs. In the letters the group restated that it planted that bomb. It also said it was responsible for a tuesday night explosion at a latin Quarter Bookstore that injured three people and a wednesday night bombing at the Les Hattes shopping Center that injured nine. Not mentioned was a bomb found near the top of tie Eiffel Tower that was safely defused by police. The letters demanded the release of a lebanese an iranian and an armenian All serving tall terms for terrorist activities in France. The iranian ants Nak Koch led a four Man commando hit squad that tried to assassinate former iranian prime min ister Shapour Bakhtiar i Paris. Two people were lolled in the 1980 attack. The release of Nakkache and his three accomplices has been one of the demands of pro iranian kidnappers holding four frenchmen hostage in Lebanon. The new group s demands have led to official speculation that it is trying to pressure the French government to knuckle under to the demands of the kidnappers of the four frenchmen. There was a new bombing thursday Bat the hundreds of extra police patrolling airports and train and subway stations failed to deter Anonymous callers from Pho Ning in fake bomb alerts at More than 25places. Spokesman said. A spokesman for Al Al airlines said the israeli National Carrier was taking no Spe Cial precautions because regional routes were secured by the Israel air Force and the Mediterranean was patrolled by the us. 6th Fleet a Force Israel could rely on Libya and Syria have vowed to retaliate for Israel s interception near Cyprus tues Day of a libyan plane bound from Tripoli to Damascus. The Gulf Stream ii Jet was forced to land at an airbase in Northern Israel. The plane and its passengers were released five hours later after Israel discovered there were no palestinian guerrillas aboard. Transport minister Haim Corfu said is Rael had a reasonable basis for believing the libyan plane was leased by the terrorist organizations in order to Fry several terrorist organization leaders from Libya to news update Germany to use shuttle Berlin a the German government will go ahead with its plan to charter 1988 . Space shuttle flight despite last month s shuttle disaster. Research minister Heinz Riesenhuber said. He told reporters in Berlin that the government would continue to pre pare its space lab a Laboratory de signed to help astronauts conduct experiments in space for the 1988 trip. Last year Germany sent Pacela aboard a is. Shuttle flight. 3rd inf div Soldier Dies in automobile collision Wuerzburg Germany a 3rd in div Soldier was killed and his wife and a German were injured in a head on Collison near Schweinfurt wednesday afternoon a division spokesman said. The Soldier was identified As spec. 4 Edward w. Richardson 22, of Sterling in. He was a member of b Btry 1st in 7thfield arty. The Accident occurred at 5 15 . Wednesday on Highway 2271 about three Miles East of Schweinfurt when the North bound Soldier s car and the southbound vehicle driven by the German collided. The German s car apparently crossed the enter line and struck the Richardson car the spokesman said. A third car rammed the rear end of the Richardson car but the Driver was not injured. Richardson was taken to the Schweinfurt dispensary emergency room where be was pronounced dead the spokesman said his wife Becky 20, the Driver of toe vehicle is taken to Leopoldina condition the spokesman said. The German was treated for slight injuries and released. Rich anon is survived by us parents. Or and mrs. Dale w. A Charlson of Ste Rungi
