European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday april 16, 1986 soviets cancel Shultz Shevardnadze meeting Moscow a because of the . Bombing raids on Libya the soviet Union tuesday called off a planned meeting Between . Secretary of state George Shultz and soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze. The government statement announcing the soviet Deci Sion demanded an immediate halt to the . Attacks. The statement was carried by the official soviet news Agency Tass. Shevardnadze had been scheduled to visit Washington from May 14-16 to arrange for a Summit in the United states this year Between president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev. The two leaders first met in Geneva Switzerland last november and they agreed then that a second Summit would be held. The government statement issued tuesday said the Kremlin had warned the United states against provocative actions. The soviet leadership has warned that such actions cannot but affect relations Between the .s.r. And the United states the statement said. Unfortunately As it is evidenced by the aggressive action against Libya this warning was not heeded in Washington. In effect the administration itself has made impossible at this stage the planned meeting on the level of the ministers of foreign affairs of our two countries. The soviet government resolutely condemns the aggressive Bandit action taken by the United states against Libya a Sovereign state and a member of the United nations organization and demands an immediate end to it. Otherwise More far reaching conclusions will have to be drawn in the soviet Union. The policy of blackmail and threats a policy that fundamentally contradicts the interests of peace and inter National Security should be discontinued once and for earlier soviet Media said the . Air strike was a barbarous attack that caused dozens of civilian casual ties. Swedish prime minister Ingvar Carlsson said after meeting tuesday with Gorbachev that the soviet Leader expressed Strong concern about the situation in Libya. He refused to provide details. The official news Agency Tass said earlier that the infamous action launched by the american politicians and military will certainly end in ultimate and in Geneva a top soviet disarmament official said the . Attack was an act of War that will have a very negative Impact on .-soviet relations. Viktor Israelyan chief soviet Delegate to the 40-nation conference on disarmament told a news conference that the soviet Union had tried in quiet talks with quiet diplomacy to persuade the United states to abstain from any actions like this i have to confess we failed Israelyan said. Many wars have started with acts like that. Theoretically one cannot exclude that the action might Lead to world War Iii he said. In Washington Shultz said monday night that he had assured leg m. Sokolov the senior soviet Diplomat in the . Capital As the raids were taking place that the Rea Gan administration was striking against terrorism and not against the soviet Union. Shultz said at the time of the bombing the soviet charge d affaires was called in and told of the opera Sokolov is running the soviet embassy until longtime ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin is replaced. Dobrynin has returned to Moscow to take Over a key government Post. Tass issued a Stream of Short bulletins and flashes on the . Attack starting nearly two hours after the White House announced the raid at 7 . Est monday. The bulletins quoted libyan radio reports that members of khad Afy s family were injured and that anti aircraft forces shot Down three american planes. In a longer dispatch from Tripoli Libya Tass said . Planes bombed twice the residential blocks of the libyan capital and of the City of Benghazi. Among civilians there Are tens of killed and wounded including Tripoli correspondent Georgy she Lenkov said the attack violated the . Charter and the . Administration used As a pretext for the raid unfounded accusations against Libya that it is involved in terrorism " writing from Washington Tass correspondent Nikolai Turkat Enko said the United states made a barbarous attack on state run radio Moscow said the . Attack ignores the wishes of american allies in Western Europe and noted that european economic Community foreign ministers had called for restraint in the Mediterranean. It did not report that the dec also said Libya was clearly implicated in terrorism and ordered diplomatic sanctions against it. Tass analyst Vladimir Goncharov likened the air raids to the . Invasion of Grenada support for nicaraguan rebels and the Vietnam War. Libya from Page 1 Suafa said. Libyan radio claimed three . Planes had been hit and the Crew of one Jet had been killed by libyan citizens after the Crew s Jet was downed. Reagan said the raids on Libya were to retaliate for libyan sponsored terrorism in particular the april 5 bombing at a Berlin nightclub frequented by american soldiers. Eighteen British based full fighter planes joined 15 a-6 and a-7 . Navy attack jets based on carriers in the Mediterranean in the attack on the North african country the Reagan administration said. Pentagon spokesman Robert Sims said 16 of the two seat Falls returned to bases in England. One full landed in Spain after reportedly experiencing mechanical trouble and one plane was unaccounted for Speakes said the raids began at 2 . Tuesday Tripoli time 7 . Est and were Over within minutes. Correspondents in Tripoli were reporting sporadic explosions and gun fire More than three hours later Well after Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger said . Planes were returning to base. To mount monday s attack Weinberger said the Falls had been forced to Fly More than 6,400 Miles round trip because France had refused permission for the bombers to Fly Over its territory in route to the Mediterranean. Had such permission been granted the bombers could have shaved almost 2,800 Miles off their flight Weinberger said. The air Force bombers were dispatched from three bases in England with the permission of the British government Weinberger added. In Tripoli tuesday khad Afy s government called on Arab nations to strike american targets worldwide after the . Bombing raid on libyan military targets. Libya s official radio said in a broadcast monitored in London that the hour of Unity and revenge has struck and appealed to arabs in neighbouring countries to proceed to strike at All american targets wherever they May be and to crush All the interests of the european allies of Libya state radio called the . Raid a cowardly attack and said innocent people were killed and residential areas in both cities were bombed. Several buildings in downtown Tripoli were blasted to rubble. Government officials took foreign reporters to the affluent bin Ashur 7th of april residential neighbourhood where five or six civilian houses and the Back of the French embassy were damaged. In the soft Dawn Light the streets were littered with smashed cars and huge chunks of Concrete Power lines were Down and water spurted from broken water Mains. Residents said Many people fled in panic racing about the streets in their night clothes screaming for help when the bombs fell. Hundreds of Young men Many dressed in Green fatigue uniforms and some carrying weapons shouted Down with America and assassins assassins. Criminal khad Afy did not appear in Public tuesday and did not immediately make any broadcast statements. There was no indication of his whereabouts. A government official said Kha Day survived the bombing raid. Anti aircraft fire could be heard in Tripoli at the time of the Early morning raid. A Chin gun volleys echoed through the streets indicating possible Street fighting and at least two huge explosions rocked the City. Curfews from Page 1 Plaza shopping area continued under close guard although the barriers placed around the Complex after the bombing of the la Belle discotheque have been removed. Diepgen appealed to berliners to have understanding for any measures that might hinder them saying More controls Are better than too Richard Burt . Ambassador to Ger Many urged americans to exercise great caution and common i can assure you that United states embassy Bonn All United states military com Manders and the Germany authorities Are doing everything possible to meet that threat Burt said. Safe sources said 200 Security police men from various stateside bases will be sent to Europe for 120 Days temporary duty. Most of the policemen will be sent to the Mediterranean the sources said. Maj. Johnny Whitaker Safe spokes Man would Only confirm that some additional policemen will be sent. Increased Security led to Long lines at . Military bases throughout Europe tuesday As guards searched trunks and hoods and closely inspected id cards. At Ramstein a Germany a Detour to the East Entrance was watched by a guard sitting behind a machine gun atop a person Nel Carrier near the flight line. Guards at the Gates were More heavily armed than usual and were backed up by armed guards standing on grass embankments and looking Down on the Gates. At . European come Headquarters at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart soldiers guard ing the main Gate donned flak vests and helmets tuesday afternoon. At Johnson Barracks where most Nuernberg Industrial services Are located along with the 16th engr in 1st div family Mem Bers said guards took great care to compare id card pictures with faces. I really Felt As though they were Check ing a woman said. Radio spots broadcast by the an Sta Tion in Nuernberg urged families to be on the Lookout for unusual circumstances or out of place items. The spots also suggested that families develop Security plans where they live. At Raf Alconbury England where High flying tr-1 reconnaissance aircraft Are based increased Security measures at the main Gate led to a mile Long traffic Jam As air Force personnel and civilian employees reported for work. Air Force Security police using dogs searched each car before letting vehicles onto the base. Traffic backups also developed elsewhere in East Anglia at Raf Lakenheath and neighbouring Raf Mildenhall bases where full bombers and Kc-10 tankers were launched monday night to take part in the raids on Libya. At Mildenhall personnel were Given a pamphlet warning of terrorist threats the associated press reported. The terrorist threat in our area is rated As being Low the pamphlet said. However due to the fluid nature of International terrorism that threat could change in a matter of at Naples Nas and Cap Dichino As Italy guards checked each car for bombs and weapons using mirrors to search under vehicles. The american military radio Sta Tion warned people to leave their cars off base if they did not need them for work. After 8 . At Pitburg a Germany traffic was backed up More than a mile from the housing area Gate As Security police closely inspected the identification card of every person entering. In Darmstadt Germany about 15 sol Diers were lined up outside the main Gate of Cambrai Fritsch Cavern requiring Drivers to open their hoods and trunks. Later a Bright Blue Flash exploded Over the Harbor where libyan naval ships had been seen. By 6 15 ., life appeared to be returning to Normal in the libyan capital. Cars drove Down the streets and people gathered at shops. The International Airport at Tripoli was re ported open. Libyan radio monitored in London said the attack caused extensive destruction of civil Ian targets in Benghazi the North african country s second largest City with about 650,000 people temperatures april 14 l h 51 70 Albany 37 67 Albuquerque 33 42 Anchorage 54 82 Atlanta 34 62 Atlantic City 39 65 Baltimore 9 28 Billings 46 82 Birmingham 36 59 Boise 41 58 Boston 31 63 Buffalo 32 61 Burlington 62 68 Charleston . 42 80 Charleston . 40 55 Chicago 46 76 Cincinnati 32 70 Cleveland 58 70 Dallas fort Worth 24 55 Denver 29 34 Des a Oines 37 63 Detroit 18 44 Fairbanks 32 35 Fargo 30 67 Hartford 70 86 Honolulu 68 83 Houston 47 72 Indianapolis 48 81 Jacksonville 33 45 Kansas City 48 70 Las vegas l h 63 70 Little Rock 58 75 los Angeles 50 78 Louisville 64 78 Memphis 49 74 Miami Beach 33 43 mils st. 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