European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Athletes solve their problems Page 2 g Arrow air hauling military cargo again Page 5 g seve Ballesteros leads masters by a stroke Page 21 i the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 44, no. 359 sunday april 13, 1986 conv on d 8693 a Libya May ask soviet bloc help London a libyan state radio saturday said the North african nation May have to make use of soviet bloc forces in its confrontation with what it called the imperialist zionist aggressive the broadcast monitored in London alleged without giving details that the israeli foreign minister Yitzhak Shamir had recently told an unnamed . Assistant Secretary of state that Israel would support what Libya called the aggressive measures which the imperialist administration is going to carry out against Libya. On Friday White House chief of staff Donald t. Regan said the Reagan administration was coming close to linking Libya to the april 5 bombing of a West Berlin discotheque in which a . Soldier and a turkish woman died. Related Story Page 28. If a link is established . Officials have said president Reagan May order a retaliatory strike. In the Mediterranean Battle groups led by the carriers Coral sea and America in separate forces totalling 21 ships shifted nearer to Libya during the past 36 hours and were in the Vicinity of each other in the tyrrhenian sea West of Italy and North of the Island of Sicily Pentagon sources said. They were at a Point about 400 Miles a photo wounded Fri agent Gordon Mcneill 43, is taken from the scene of the shoot out. Extremist links possible in Florida shoot out Miami a two slain robbery suspects who killed two Fri agents and wounded five others during a fierce gun Battle were suspected in the ruthless shootings of at least four other people and May have had ties to extremist groups authorities said. The slain agents were identified As Benjamin t. Grogan 53, a 25-year vet eran and Jerry Dove 30, an agent since 1982. The heavily armed suspects have been linked to at least a half dozen Bank and armoured car robberies in Dade county during the last year according to Law enforcement officials. The Fri and metro Dade police Are continuing to probe the background of the men and Are looking into armed Bank robberies and armoured car robberies Fri agent Paul Miller said sat see extremist on Page 28 due North of Libya and 700 Miles North West of the libyan coast where it meets the Gulf of Sidra they said. No order had been Given for the two groups to form into a single task Force and the ships were in a holding pattern awaiting a further directive the sources said. If orders were Given to move closer to Libya the task forces either would go through the Strait of Messina separating Italy and Sicily or the wider Strait of Sicily Between the Island and the North african nation of Tunisia. Washington accuses Libya of being a major Force in world terrorism. On Friday libyan Leader col. Moa mar khad Afy said in Tripoli Libya that Reagan has no proof that Libya is linked to political Vio lence.. And libyan forces clashed in the Waters of the Gulf of Sidra on March 24 25, As . Ships and planes carried out exercises in Waters Libya claims As its National Terro Rity. The United states and other nations say the Waters Are the High seas. In its broadcast saturday libyan radio said nato Secretary general lord car ringtone has also expressed support for the arrogant aggressive . Measures against Libya. This Means that Libya is now facing an see Libya on Page 28 allies order ejection of terrorist suspects from West Berlin Berlin a the Allied command saturday ordered the removal of suspected terrorists and other people deemed a threat to West Berlin following the bombing of a discotheque frequented by . Soldiers a spokesman said. The Allied Komman Datura consisting of american British and French representatives instructed West Berlin police to re move from the Western sectors persons identified As posing a threat to the Popula Tion of Berlin spokesman Peter Boon said Reading from an official Allied statement. The measure is directed at International terrorists Boon told the associated press. The decision was made after a week of meetings by Allied authorities that followed the april 5 bombing of the la Belle discotheque which killed a . Army sergeant and a turkish woman and injured 230 peo ple including 63 americans. Both president Reagan and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl have said Libya is a suspect in the blast. West Berlin authorities have said they suspect the libyan pm see allies on Page 28 pact signed to protect . Unit in e. Germany by Norman Black a military writer Washington the United states and the soviet Union have negotiated an agreement that american officials Hope will reduce the possibility of soviet sentries fir ing on . Soldiers authorized to work in Side East Germany the Pentagon said Fri Day. The so called agreed summary negotiated Over the past year following the shooting death of maj. Arthur d. Nichol son was signed thursday in West Berlin the Pentagon said. Defense department sources said the agreement was signed despite a soviet Refu Sal to apologize for Nicholson s death or offer restitution to his family. Defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger has adamantly demanded an apology and restitution since Nicholson s death last March. The sources said Weinberger reluctantly agreed to the new pact Only after directions were issued to the state department to continue pressing the demands at every Diplo Matic Opportunity. The Pentagon declined Friday to release the text of the agreement. But it said the pact summarizes the understandings of both sides on operating procedures As Dis cussed by Gen. Glenn k. Otis Usa eur commander and soviet Gen. Mikhail f. Zaitsev of the group soviet Force Ger Many. The agreement states All soviet Mili tary personnel will be instructed As have our forces for a number of years on the status of military Liaison Mission person Nel and How if they come in Contact with them to treat them in a manner so As to ensure their the Pentagon said the soviets agreed that their sentries inside East Germany will be told How to identify . Personnel and will be instructed that they Are not to use deadly Force against them when they Are properly identified. This can significantly protect our Mem Bers the Pentagon said. Nicholson was shot and killed on March 24, 1985, near the East German town of ludwigs lust. He was one of 14 american officers assigned to the military Liaison Mission in East Germany. An equal number of soviet officers Are see pact on Page 28
