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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, May 2, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes 1986 Reagan s free Trade stance wins Praise Bali. Indonesia a Southeast asian leaders told president Reagan on thursday they arc concerned about growing Trade protectionism in the l nil cd states Secre tary or slate George Shultz said. They were very glad to hear the president clearly Reite rate his position in behalf of free Trade Shultz told re porters. Reagan met with indonesian president Suharto philippine vice resident Salvador Laurel find foreign ministers or the association of South East asian nations in separate meetings on thursday. Asean is composed of the Philippines Indonesia Bru Nei Malaysia. Singapore and Thailand. Reagan was to travel on Friday to Tokyo for the May 4 d economic Summit conference of industrialized democracies a gathering Likely to be dominated by two non eco nomic issues the soviet nuclear reactor Accident and terrorism. Chief among the asian concerns about protectionism arc Export supports for . Rice Farmers in the recently enacted . Farm Bill which Thailand claims is robbing its Rice Farmers of markets. Shutlz said the asian leaders told Reagan they were troubled about the continued vietnamese occupation of Cambodia. Indonesia he added said it was afraid the Telephone network for the entire archipelago nation might soon be jeopardised if the United slates does t find a Way soon to launch an indonesian communications satellite. Indonesia s Jalapa satellite relays form the heart of a communications network that serves the nation of 13,000 islands As Well As the Philippines Thailand Malaysia Singapore and Papua new Guinea. The word Jalapa Means National Unity. Foreign minister Pochtar kusum Atmadja after talk ing with Shutlz said further delay in putting up a satellite would put our entire National communications system in jeopardy and could affect the very fabric of our National  one satellite launched in 1983 is still operating but is partly disabled. Subsequent attempts to launch a working satellite have failed and the space shuttle explosion earlier this year has delayed another attempt. Kochlar said the United states was considering launch ing the next indonesian satellite on an unmanned rocket. But few such rockets arc available and All Are booked. The president assured them that we understand he problem Shultz said. Shultz said Reagan reiterated to Laurel that the United slates support the new philippine government but ousted president Ferdinand Marcos is a free Man and the United states has failed in attempts to discourage him from making phone Calls to supporters from exile in Hawaii. In Blunt language exposing tension Between the administration and the government of Marcos successor Cora Zon Aquino Shutlz also said we Don t have infinite capacity to provide Money to the Philippines. He said Laurel was told the administration believes the courts and not the executive Branch of the . Govern ment must resolve claims by the Aquino government that Marcos stole billions in Money and other valuables belonging to the Philippines. Asked whether Reagan had provided to Laurel suffix Cut assurances of . Support for the Aquino government Shultz snapped to reporters you will have to ask or. Laurel if he is satisfied. Let me remind you the president is not an trial  soviets from Page 1 Austria that the soviets had reported that the reactor fire was out. Bui in Vienna the Agency s chief spokes Man inns Friedrich Meyer said he could not confirm the fire was out. We have never been informed officially that there was a  he said. . Intelligence sources in Washington said  a fire still was raging at the Plant and could Burn for weeks continuing to spew radiation Over the Ukraine and Eastern Europe. Thursday however the . Task Force monitoring the nuclear Accident reported it was not Clear whether the fire wan still burning. The soviets turned Down an offer from Sweden to accept radiation sickness patients at Karolinsky Hospital officials in Stockholm said. But or. Robert p. Gale of the International Bone marrow transplant registry said soviet officials in Washington told him they were anxious for me to come Confer with my counterparts in the soviet Union and if acc Cussary take whatever Steps Are  Gale said marrow transplants arc the Only Way to treat cases of radiation that might otherwise be fatal. The registry has Access to lists of up to 100,000 people who Are willing to donate Bone marrow he said. The registry is funded by the . National institutes of health european governments and private sources. Its offer of help was conveyed by Occidental Petroleum chairman Armund Hammer who has Long time business contacts with the soviets. The soviets projected an official air of Calm observing the May Day workers holi Day with the traditional Parade through red Square. Major newspapers relegated a Day old government statement on the nuclear Accident to the inside pages. The official Tass news Agency said a May Day Parade was held As scheduled in Kiev. Thursday s report from the Council of ministers distributed by Tass said radioactivity around the reactor dropped i  
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