European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 26, 1966 the stars and stripes Page 9 moving through Waves of protest the balls ship new Jersey sails Inta is stint Japan sunday surrounded by japanese maritime safety Agency patrol boats and anti nuclear protest ves Sels. At least five people were arrested bul Here were no reports of violence. Protesters allege the port Call violates Japan s nuclear policy which Bam the production Possession or introduction of nuclear arms into hi1 Katlun. Thi new Jersey was beginning a nine Day Crew rest in the Southern port. Raf prefers . Azacs secret report says London up the to Al air Force in a politically controversial Sercl report says it prefers a . Airborne Early warning system to a British version and fears it May he saddled with the less effective system for political reasons it was reported sunday. A ministry of defense spokeswoman said however the government had not made a decision on the multimillion Dol Lar Deal. The Raf has slated in a confidential report. Ihal it favors he american Boeing Early warning aircraft Over the British made Nimrod the London Sun Day times said. The Raf fears Ihal the government will decide to continue development of Nimrod for purely political reasons leaving the Raf with a radar system which stands no Chance of coming up to Standard the sunday Telegraph said. Senior Raf officers have threatened to resign if the Raf is forced to accept the Nimrod into service the Telegraph said. The ministry of defense while admit Ting Ihal Nimrod has a number of prob lems refused to be drawn into a pubic dispute until the government reaches a decision on the matter Lau Pihis year no decision has yet been taken on whether the Royal air Force should re place the Nimrod with the . Boeing e-3 airborne warning and control s s ice Azacs a ministry of defense spokeswoman said sunday. The government has Given Britain s general electric co. Until october to show if it can smooth out a number of operating problems the spokeswoman said. The . Azacs would feed data from airborne and Mobile radars into a Central land based computer for inc Kay. The Nimrod s computer still confuses airborne targets Wilh ground duller including such objects As buildings Road traffic and even ships he experts said. Last week three major British Compa Nies joined the Seattle based hoeing firm in offering an alternative to Britain s si.1 billion Nimrid. The companies said the alternative offer would create employment in Brit Ain and could be part of a Deal involving Boeing investment in British Industry. The Boeing offer of nine away a whose estimated Cost of si.5 billion would come atop Money already spent on Nimrod. Would place prime minister Margaret Thatcher s government in a political dilemma. Experts said the Nimrod which he government considered cheaper and Bel Ter than Azacs nine years ago. Has now proved  Israel pardons 7 More in killings of palestinians Jerusalem up president Chaim her of pardoned seven secret service agents sunday in the is84 kill Ings of two captured palestinian bus hijackers less than three weeks after the supreme court upheld pardons for four other  Blanket pardons effectively Gram de inc seven agents of Shin bet Israel s internal Security Agency immunity Iron prosecution in inc deaths of the two men who were beaten to death while in israeli  seven officers who were not identified had asked Herzog for pardons in the Shin Bel scandal As the Case is known in Israel a few Days after Israel s highest court upheld presidential Par dons for Shin bet chief Avraham shalom and three aides on aug. 6. The Israwi i Orcsi Donl issued Blanket pardons for n and the three aides on june 21, even enough Lac four had not been charged or convicted of any crimes. Israel radio quoted Herzog As saying he pardoned the seven agents also believed not to have been charged in inc affair for the Good of inc Public and in the interest of National  it was unclear whal role any of the seven played in the Shin Bel incident although there has been speculation that they May have been on inc scene when the Arab bus hijackers were beaten to death. After inc Cabinet refused la is month to order a judicial level investigation into the Shin bet Case Al Lorincy general Yosef Harish ordered a closed police investigation. The Shin Bim Caw began on april 12. 1984, when four i Al simians hijacked a Busload of israelis South of Tel Aviv israeli troops stormed the bus the next Day. The army initially said All four Hijack ers died in the assault but investigators later  that to were led away alive and beaten to death in a nearby Field. Shalom and his three unidentified aides were accused of complicity in the killings and of Alico Ping to influence win Csecs fabricating evidence and obstructing Justice in a cover up. Shalom submit cd his resignation june 2\ in 3 resign for clemency Deal but the israeli Media said be has not been replaced and May remain on the Job for up to a year