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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, July 24, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Dod ready to Battle drug  5 d royals manager dowser has brain cancer. Page 21 stays no Apons in  28 vol.45,no.97 thursday july24, 1986a Mio Pouch Dolly Ond Slodov d 8693 a Reagan scolds South Africa Washington not president Reagan urge the South african government tuesday to move to Ward political peace but reaffirmed his opposition to economic sanctions saying that to impose them would be an historic act of  asked the government of president . Botha to establish a timetable for the elimination of apartheid and to release All political prisoners. He singled out Nelson Mandela saying the jailed Leader of the african National Congress should be freed. Reagan rejected sanctions designed to isolate Preto Ria economically and diplomatically As an historic act of Folly for the United states and the West out of anguish and frustration and  if Congress imposes sanctions it would Destor America s flexibility discard our diplomatic leverage and deepen the crisis Reagan said. To make a Dif Ference americans who Are a Force for decency and Progress in the world must remain  must stay and work not Cut and run he said. Reagan s major Point was an Appeal to racial Harmony which he made at one Point by saying As one african Leader remarked recently. Southern Africa is like Zebra. If the White parts Are injured the Black parts die  criticized apartheid As the Root cause of the disorder in South Africa and morally and Politi Cally  if South Africa wishes to belong in the family of Western nations an end to apartheid is a precondition he said adding that time is running out for the moderates of All  Reagan said there have been dramatic changes i South Africa in recent years but some government measures such As the recent declaration of a state of emergency Are beyond the Law of  in even sharper terms Reagan also criticized what he called some elements of the african National con Gress the main outlawed opposition group for what he said was a calculated terror Campaign designed to create the conditions for racial  most common form of terrorism he said is known As the necklace in which Blacks Are being Seton fire by other Blacks. This atrocity is designed to terrorize Blacks intending All racial co operation and to polarize South Africa As prelude to a final climactic struggle for Power he said. Sanctions Battle looms Tutu save West As Reagan angers Hill by the Washington Post Washington Senate Republican leaders said tuesday that they will defy the White House and press for enactment of tougher economic sanctions against the White minority regime in Pretoria. See related toy Page 8 foreign relations committee chairman Richard , r-ind., endorsed a series of very targeted specific sanctions including ending air traffic Between the unite states and South Africa a halt Tous. Consular services there and new restrictions on South african accounts in . Banks. I think we should take action and for Congress that Means legislation Lugar said. The comments of Lugar an others suggested that a congressional dash on South Africa policy will be Over How Tough sanctions should be. It is Likely to pit Gray moderate republicans who favor at least limited sanctions against Liberal democrats who Call for a com plete withdrawal of . Commercial interests. Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum r-kan., chairman of the african affairs subcommittee said she was deeply disappointed that the president chose not to announce a new direction for .  i agree with the president s Strong opposition to apartheid and with his equally Strong opposition to total . Withdrawal from South Africa Kassebaum added. However i do not believe the United states can passively accept the status , Kassebaum and Senate majority Leader Robert j. Dole r-kan., warned Reagan on monday that unless he moved forcefully to pressure the Preto Ria government Congress would enact new sanctions. In a White House meeting the three republicans made a series of proposals and advised Reagan not to flatly oppose sanctions in tuesday s speech. Their advice was no taken. Democrats condemned Rea Gan s reiteration of his constructive engagement policy toward the South african government. House budget committee chairman William h. Gray Iii Lugar d-pa., delivering the official response for the party said the president had declared the United states and great Britain the co guarantors of  minority Leader Robert c. Byrd d-w.va., accused Reagan of an abdication of american responsibility for political and moral leadership while sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., said the policy Mak Samerica the last Best Friend of  can go to hell Washington a Bishop Desmond Tutu at tacked president Reagan s speech on South Africa in bitter terms tuesday saying the president sits there like the great big White chief of  your president is the pits As far As Blacks Are concerned Tutu said in a Telephone interview from Johannesburg with a network news. I am quite angry Tutu Tol Britain Independent television news in an interview broadcasting London. I think the West for my part can go to hell the 1984nobel peace prize Winner said i found the speech nauseating he added. The Rev. Jerry Falwell said Tutu should return his Nobel peace prize and apologize to president Reagan and every member of the Western world for consigning them to  Tutu said Blacks in South Africa View sanctions As peaceful Way to pressure the Pretoria government. Its Trade unions Black Trade unions have said the Call for sanctions. Over 70 percent of our people in two surveys have shown that they want sanctions Tut said. 5 no president Reagan knows better we will suffer. He sits there like the great big White chief of old can Tell us Black people that we Don t know what is Good for us. The White Man knows Tutu said. Arabs condemn Morocco Israel talks by the Washington Post Rabat Morocco prime minister Shimon Peres of Israel and King Hassan ii of Morocco held closed door talks tuesday amid a Hunting Diplo Matic speculation discounting the likelihood that their Surprise meeting would produce a major break through in the Middle  Side had made any substantive official statements about the talks More than 24 hours after Peres unexpectedly flew Here on an israeli Jet with aides and reporters for the first Summit meeting be tween israeli and Arab leaders in five Yean. Even before the talks started Syria broke Diplo Matic relations with Morocco to protest its Mon Arch s treason in following Egypt s 9-year-old Lead of dealing openly with Israel. Governments across the Arab world from neigh Boring Algeria and ally Libya to normally Friendly iraq73,Sou Miles to the East echoed Syria s condemnation although without responding to its entreat to break relations with Morocco. With Many fellow moderate arabs remaining silent pending the talks outcome Only president Host Mubarak of Egypt which concluded a Sepa rate peace with Israel in 1979, openly welcomed the Peres Hassan  the breakdown of the peace initiative Between King Hussein of Jordan and chairman Yas ser Arafat of the Palestine liberation organization Hassan in april staked out a potential negotiating role for himself to break the Arab israeli impasse. In an interview with the revue Des Deus Monde sin Paris he urged the arabs to choose a Leader to sound out Peres face to face about the chances of negotiated Middle East settlement. As if to forestall Arab objections Hassan said there is no shame in discussing things with one s  in Tunis a spokesman for Arafat s Plo said Cheplo leadership had been taken by Surprise by the visit and was meeting to study its repercussions an would Issue a statement later. Marxist palestinian organizations condemned the meeting however. George Habash Leader of the popular front for the liberation of Palestine Sai Hassan s reception of Peres was a violation of the Arab league charter. In Lebanon leftist newspapers predicted that has san would meet the same Fate As Sadat and Security was increased at the moroccan embassy. The official soviet news Agency Tass criticized Peres trip saying it seemed like a .-inspired at tempt to draw Arab countries into separate Middle East peace deals Reuter reported. In London a spokeswoman for the British foreign office said we wish this imaginative initiative   
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