European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 25, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 at left Andrei Sakharov left pushes his car with another Man in Gorky where he the filming of Sakharov a photos was banned in 1980. According to the German newspaper Bild Kab took the picture with a hidden video camera be tween december 1985 and february 1986. At Light Sakharov is secretly filmed at a Gorky clinic consultation. Film shows Shea Fhy Sakharov paper reports Hamburg a the Bild newspaper said sunday that soviet sources have provided the daily with a 15-min Ute color film of an obviously healthy Andrei Sakharov. The newspaper said the videotape film made by hidden cameras shows the soviet Union s most prominent dissident visiting a doctor s office and an Auto Mechanic s shop discussing disarmament with a Kab agent and talking by Telephone with his wife who is in America. The Kab made the film Between december and Early february Bild said. Bild has the corresponding sound track cassette the paper said adding that it was obtained from Moscow Kremlin Bild a mass circulation tabloid has previously received numerous soviet leaks regarding Sakharov a physicist who won the Nobel peace prize in 1975 for his human rights activities. Sakharov was banished by soviet authorities to internal exile in the City of Gorky in january 1980 after publicly criticizing the soviet intervention in Afghanistan. Bild s report was to appear in its monday editions but the newspaper released it sunday to news agencies i Germany. The Kab continues its eavesdropping on Sakharov s every step Bild said. Both his Telephone discussions with his wife Yelena Bonner who is currently in the United states were not Only listened to but were filmed with hidden video Bonner has been in the United states since december for medical treatment. In Exchange for receiving her visa she promised soviet authorities she would not discuss political issues. Efrem Yankelevich Bonner s son in Law with whom she is staying in Newton mass., told the associated press i think this is the reaction we be been waiting he said the family had expected some action by soviet officials after a letter Sakharov wrote about his confine ment and Force feeding in soviet hospitals was smuggled to the family and published in . News & world report on feb. 24. He said the family must View the videotape before say ing anything about its authenticity. Regarding Bild s comment that the cassette shows an obviously healthy Sakharov Yankelevich said that in recent Telephone Calls Sakharov sounds in pretty Good j & shape. Bild said Only Sakharov s voice can be heard in the scenes from Telephone Booths at the Gorky City Post office both filmed in december. Sakharov told his wife he was feeling Fine for the mos part Bild said. Only my Back hurts a bit. And i have a Little cold every now and then Sakharov said and added that he is getting dentures Bild reported. It said Sakharov confirmed he had received three Post cards from his wife in december and january and then complained he was not allowed to go anywhere. The film shows Sakharov making two separate visits to medical facilities one to a clinic and the other to the Gorky medical Institute according to Bild. It said the doctors were not visible but their voices could be heard. Bild said Sakharov told both doctors he Felt Fine. My nutrition is completely in order. No i need Noth ing Bild quoted him As saying. The film shows Sakharov fueling his car and pushing it when it gets stuck in the Snow and visiting a Mechanic Bild said. In another scene Sakharov meets with an apparent Kab agent who draws him into conversation Bild said. At the agent s prodding Sakharov praises soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev s recent arms limitation proposal according to Bild. It gave this account of the conversation the Kab agent Why do you think the americans Are so re strained about their response. Sakharov there is horrible mistrust on both sides. The proposals Are very Good and fair and it is great that they were made. But they cannot be realized in this 4 westerners training to run in Lebanon peace Marathon Beirut Lebanon a four westerners escorted by druse militiamen to protect them from kidnappers ran with about 120 lebanese athletes sunday in a warm up run for Lebanon s first peace Marathon next month. They were dutch charge d affaires Eric Ader his embassy s administrative officer Hans Moeller american Phil Grant professor of political science at the american University of Beirut and briton Jeremy Carter an English teacher at Beirut s International College. Grant and Ader were driven by the organizers through West Beirut s Kidnap plagued streets on the first leg of Therun. They joined the runners in the Foothills of the druse controlled Shouf mountains Southeast of the City. But Moeller and Carter ran All the Way through Bei rut s Southern suburbs a Hunting ground of moslem extremists who have kidnapped 46 foreigners since Jan uary 1984. A jeep Load of Good Humoured druse militiamen armed with ak-47 assault rifles kept an Eye on All four foreigners All the Way to Moukhtar 19 Miles up the Mountain Road. No one can really ensure full Security said Grant 40. He had been confined to working out at the american University s sports Complex since the kidnappings began. Sometimes he said he and other joggers have to lie Fiat on our chests when they come under sniper fire on the University Campus. Eight frenchmen six americans a briton an italian and a South korean Are currently missing in Lebanon. Five other foreigners have been reported killed by their captors. Twenty six have been freed. It s been great Grant puffed As he headed for the finish line in Moukhtar where druse Leader Walid Jumblatt has his ancestral Palace. Sunday s run was organized to commemorate the 8th anniversary of the assassination of Jumblatt s father Kamal. The peace Marathon is scheduled for april 6 from Sidon 25 Miles South of Beirut to the capital. It too will pass through the kidnappers territory. The Marathon was organized by the Safaa athletic club. Spokesman nadim Timani a physician who has organized anti War sporting events in the past said the Marathon was a Call for peace through sports after 11 years of civil War. It was not known How Many of the dwindling group of foreigners still living in militia ruled West Beirut will take part in the Marathon. A photo Phil Grant escorted by druse troops trains in Lebanon
