European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday May 31,1986 Berlin a us. Allies vowed land with the americans British and French in resisting East. Germany s new passport policy at the Boundary line be tween Oast and West Berlin Allied sources said. There s no sign of any splitting of the ranks on this Issue one of the sources said. The sources spoke to the associated press of the condition of anonymity. Ambassadors from nato countries based in East Ber Lin held their third meeting in As Many Days Friday in the British embassy the sources said. They said they did not know How Many of the 14 nato countries represented in East Berlin were at the meeting. Nato members Canada and Iceland have no representatives in the East German capital. The ambassadors were discussing the policy which went into Force monday requiring diplomats crossing from East to West Berlin 10 Snow passports rather than identity cards which had been sufficient in the past. Exempt from the Rule Are diplomats from the United Stales France and Britain which have a special status As administrators of the Western sector. The soviet Union administers the Eastern part of the City. Western diplomats have expressed concern that showing their passports would be seen As recognizing East Burli n As a pan of East Germany. Some have viewed the new regu lation As a move to erode inc West s Rios lion in the divided City. Diplomats Crom nato countries Oiler than the three world War ii allies have refused to show their passports it the Boundary Anil have been turned Back. Those who must go 16 West Berlin travel through East Germany in order to crass at a recognized International Border adding about an hour trip thai usually takes 15 minutes said the source. It docs create a considerable inconvenience but the East germans will have to realize we re serious said one of the sources. He said it appeared the nato allies would hold out and try to farce the East germans to Slop checking pass parts at the Berlin Boundary. But Eastern sources in East Berlin said Friday that while Hast Germany docs not want the situation to Esca late retraction of the new policy is out of the question. They repealed the government argument that the new measures Are intended to fight terrorism. West German diplomats who have been conducting daily test runs at the Boundary were again turned Back Friday without their passports said spokesman Eberhard Grathoff of West Germany s diplomatic Mission in East Berlin. One Western Diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity called the East German policy schizophrenic and said we can1 understand Why the Berlin Boundary should have the status of a demarcation line Tor the allies and be an International Border for nato pm basics were apparently waiting for fur ther instructions from their foreign ministers meeting in Halifax. Nova scotia., a the . Allies voiced their opposition to the policy to the soviet Union in a meeting thursday Between the . Ambassador to Bonn Richard Burt and the soviet Ambas Sador to East Germany t. Koch Mason. But another source also speaking on condition of anonymity indicated that Burl had not raised a formal pro test wild the soviets. Burl was scheduled to leave Berlin on saturday and did not plan further meetings with the soviets said de Harp or spokesman for the . Mission in West Berlin Durt spoke to the soviet at a representative of the Allied Powers who have a monthly rotation system for dealing with the soviets on Berlin French Mission which takes Over that responsibility on sunday does not have a meeting scheduled with the soviets during june said Mission spokesman Alain a Bine nato from Page 1 told reporters nato delegates generally believe that Salt ii should not be scrapped la should continue to be the basis for cooperation until a new agreement is several officials who attended the thurs Day session said Hullt s colleagues were impressed by his presentation Bill he apparently won no backing. Shutlz has made no Public statements since he arrived in Halifax on wednesday but he planned to hold a news conference Friday. A British official said his government stands by in announcement tuesday that it would View the scrapping of the 1979 agreement with much regret. Wet German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher also was reported to have disagreed with the american stand. Genscher was quoted As saying he believes a second superpower Summit before the end of the year is urgent in order to save Salt Canadian external affairs Secretary Joe Clark at thursday s opening ceremony criticized soviet violations but stopped Short of endorsing Reagan s position. A participant in the talks who briefed reporters said the . Strategy will be aimed at weaning the europeans away from what he described As their emotional attachment to Salt 11, in Europe Salt i has become a sym Bol. We feel it is very unfortunate that this treaty never ratified has become that much of a Symbol the official said. He added that the United slates is seek ing Radical arms Rcd coins in negotiations with the soviets something Salt it does no provide for. The source suggested that the . Posi Tion might be different if there were no ongoing .-soviet arms control talks. The two superpowers Are engaged in negotiations concerning Long Range and medium Range ballistic missiles As Well As other weapons. In Reagan s announcement tuesday he kept the United Stales in compliance with the Salt ii treaty by ordering the dismantling of two Poseidon submarines to compensate for the introduction of the Trident submarine Nevada. If the president had kept the Poseidon in service after beginning sea trials for the Nevada hat would have put the United states aver the Salt ii limits on Long Range missile launchers. Army from Page 1. Rizco to do so for referral of charges under article 30 of the code. Are subject to article 133 of the code which pertains to conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. May sit on courts of inquiry appointed under article 135 of inc code. Warrant officers who Are not commissioned May not Are eligible for inner service transfers. 4 Are no longer prohibited from appointment As general staff officers or inspectors general. Are not deluded by statute from appointment As summary court martial offi cers. However according to the manual for courts martial a summary court martial officer should hold the rank of Captain or higher unless special circumstances exist. Many additional determinations of the Impact of this change will be made the official said. The term commissioned offi cer May have a different meaning in army regulations or other directives Well be screening All the army regulations to see what changes need to be warrant officer retirement is not affected by the change. -., the changes were made according to the official to bring the army in line with the Navy Marine corps and coast guard which commission warrant officer in grades w through w while appointing those in Grade we. The air Force abandoned in warrant officer program in 1918 but allowed warrant officers on Active duly to remain until they separated or retired a service spokesman said. The last air Force warrant officer retired in 1982. -., soyuz to ends flight Moscow up the new Genera lion soyuz to space ferry successfully completed its unmanned Maiden voyage Friday returning la Earth a week after i launch Tass said. T temperatures Mia talks to resume in Hanoi in june Washington a Vietnam and the United states Friday set a june Date to resume talks aimed at accounting for servicemen missing in Southeast Asia the state department said ending a postponement imposed by he vietnamese to protest the us. Bombing of Libya. The talks Are expected to take place in Hanoi Vietnam june 1 i-14, the Date was announced Afler Richard Childress director of asian affairs on the National Security Council staff met in new York with Vietnam s Deputy foreign minister Hoang Dich son. Our principal purpose in this meeting was to discuss with Vietnam its two year plan designed to resolve the pow-m1a Issue in Vietnam said state depart ment spokesman Charlese Redman after Vietnam first proposed an accelerated Effort to resolve this humanitarian problem last August there was gratify ing in april however Vietnam postponed a regularly scheduled technical meeting on he Issue saying it could not hold a session in the Wake of the . Attack on Libya. At he time the Reagan administration expressed disappointment that the Vietnam Ese had linked the Mia Issue to the libyan raid which the president said was designed to hit terrorist strongholds. Among the issues discussed in previous technical talks have been ways to identify remains and air plane crash Sites in which . Servicemen May have perished during the Vietnam War. About 2,300 americans Are still listing is missing in the conflict 11 years after it ended. 5 die when of copter guarding Convoy crashes Sturgis . A a military helicopter providing Security for a ground Convoy of minuteman missile parts and maintenance workers crashed 30 mites from in base killing five people and critically injuring one authorities say. Two Crew members and four Security personnel were aboard the Hu helicopter when it crashed thursday afternoon East of Sturgus uld . Ron Brown of the Ellsworth fab Public affairs staff. The survivor , Walania Huguley of Salem ala., was in critical condition Fri Day at rapid City regional Hospital said master sgt. S ave Wilhelmi of the Public affairs staff she and three of the dead were members of the 4sih military Security so Wilhelmi said. He identified them As senior airman Donald Sci lamp 23, of St. Henry Ohio . Berry Holmes 21, of Miami and staff sgt. Charles husky 28, of Chelsworth a. Also killed were the helicopter s Pilot Brian Snider 29, at new Palestine ind., and co Pilot David Gordon 25, of Auburn wash., be said. We got Over there at fast a we. Id a fuss the Prairie there was absolutely nothing we could do said Dave Heaton who lives about a mile from the crash site and was one of the first people on the scene. By the Lime we got Over there the main body of the helicopter was on fire Heaton said the motor was thrown out in front about 150 feet the Rotor was off another so 75 feet a Little bit of Tail Section was off to the West about 100 feet and debris just scattered All Over. Ii looks to me Tike she just went in like a Rock just the he i assigned to act 2 of the 37lh aerospace Rescue and recovery so at Ellsworth was providing Security for a con Voy of missile maintenance workers and minuteman parts headed for a silo Brown said Ellsworth is n strategic air come base responsible for 160 minuteman silos in Western South Dakota. 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