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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday october 31,1986 truce with terrorists denied by France Paris a the French govern ment thursday said that report it struck a truce with lebanese bombers were fiction and denied that France planned to Exchange arms for syrian help in the anti terrorist fight. Denis Baudouin spokesman for pre Mier Jacques Chirac acknowledged Syria has been cooperating with France in an Effort to put an end to the terrorist Campaign which killed 10 and injured 162 last month. A group calling itself the committee of Solidarity with Arab and Middle East political prisoners has claimed responsibility for the five bombings Between sept g-17. It has demanded the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah and two other imprisoned Middle East terrorists. The newspaper la Monde on wednes Day reported Syria helped obtain a truce in the bombings and the Brothers of Abdallah presumed Leader of the lebanese armed revolutionary factions agreed to suspend their attacks until february 1987 after being threatened by syrian Security service. Abdallah it serving a four year prison term for Possession of arms and false papers. He is expected to go on trial in february for complicity in the 1982 Mur Ders of an american military attache and an israeli Diplomat in Paris. Asked about the report Baudouin said that s fiction and it has never been a question of making a truce that would have been paid for in one Way or another either by freeing or. Abdallah. Or secondly in the financial sphere and in the sphere of armament. We categorically deny  in an appearance on French television wednesday night syrian vice president Abdel Hal Ira Haddam confirmed Syri an secret services have been cooperating with the French to prevent further bombings in Paris. He did not detail what form the help had  have said Abdallah j four Brothers and five others All of whom live in Northern Lebanon in an area under syrian control Are the prime suspects in the bombings. Be Monde said the syrian secret serv ices threatened reprisals if the attacks resumed end the French government sent a message to the Abdallas via Syria and Algeria laying that while the bomb Ings Wen making it impossible to release Abdallah the trial could turn to his advantage numerous reports in French newspapers have suggested the prosecution does not have a Strong Case against Abdallah and the government is going ahead with the trial Only because of american pres Baudouin stressed there has been no Contact no negotiations with the terror  however several French officials have visited Damascus Syria in recent weeks including Michel Aurillas Minuter for cooperation and ranking members of the French counter espionage Agency. The government has come under criticism both at Home and abroad Tor it dealings with Syria despite suspicion that the syrians May have been involved in helping the bombers. Officials have consistently said they have no proof of such involvement and will not make accusations without it. The criticism has intensified since Britain broke off diplomatic relation with Syria after obtaining what it Aid was conclusive proof of syrian involve ment in the attempt to blow up an israeli Airliner. French alter visa rules for some americans Paris up americans living in France with residency cards valid for More than one year no longer need visas to enter the country the police prefecture said wednesday. The government of prime minister Jacques Chirac ordered mandatory visas for americans and citizens of All other countries except com Mon Market nations and Switzerland sept 14 As part of a series of anti terrorism measures. A police spokesman said americans living in France with a residency card valid for More than one year May leave the country without first obtaining a visa to re enter the country. He said whether other non dec foreigners with the same sort of residency card May re enter the country without a visa was up to  customs officials taking into account whether the person was considered a Secu Rity risk. All foreigners with a residency card lasting Only one year the most common card must Slid obtain an entry visa the spokesman said. Judge allows Presser to travel to Europe Cleveland a teamsters president Jackie Presser who is under indictment on pay Roll padding charges has been Given permission to visit Europe for 16 Days on Union business. . District judge George w. White s ruling was released wednesday without explanation. Presser face Federal charges of participating in a scheme to pay wages to people who did no work for the Union. Presser s attorneys asked White to modify Gilbond restrictions so he could go to Europe. I trip which begins saturday is intended to pro Mote the interests of the 1.5 million member Union with Leaden of european govt Amentt Union and private Enterprise. Testimony by Hasenfus urged Managua Nicaragua a the Justice min ister thursday said mercenary Eugene has Nofiu should testify As soon As possible before the revolution Ary tribunal considering terrorist charges against him. The minister Rodrigo Reyes said he asked the court on wednesday for Hasenfus to appear. Neither Hasenfus nor his nicaraguan lawyer Enri que soc up Boren were present for the first Day of the presentation of evidence. The tribunal also was asked to View an interview Hasenfus gave to the lbs program "60  the program translated into Spanish was shown on nicaraguan television. In the interview Hasenfus said be believed be was working for the United Stales. Hasenfus a 45-year-old former Marine from a Rinette wis. Is charged with terrorism conspiracy and violating Public Security. He faces up to 30  if convicted. He parachuted from a burning c-123 cargo plane carrying arms Tor  Contra rebels when it was shot Down oct. I. He was captured by sandinista troops the next Day in Southern Nicaragua. Wallace b. Sawyer or. Of Magnolia ark., american William Coop or and a third Crew member still unidentified died in the crash. The United Stales has denied any official role in therms drops. Blast occurs near . Bern base Berlin up an explosion near the . Air Force installation at Tempelhof Airport Tore a private car to shreds and severely damaged another Auto Mobile thursday police said. A police spokesman said the blast occurred on a Street near but outside the air base. Witnesses said the explosion was caused by hand grenades but the spokesman said Only that that was not out of the  he said the police were looking for a dark complexioned Man 20 to 30 years old who fled the scene and May have been injured by the explosion. Details were sketchy the spokesman said because police were still investigating. A Peugeot car the target of the attack was destroyed bythe blast and an ensuing fire the spokesman said. Yamani from Page 1 barrel. One analyst who spoke on condition of anonymity called the Early declines an emotional knee Jerk reaction to the saudi news. Everybody s expecting a change in saudi Oil poli ,1 said Edward Del Hunotte. An analyst at Pruden Ual Bache securities inc. Probably we re going to Seea More moderate policy More conciliatory to the other open members and probably a return to saudi Ara Bia s being a swing  there had been rumours that the 56-year-old Yamaju a commoner who uses the honorific title Sheik was ill and also a at Odds with the Royal family and that King fahd was making key Oil policy decisions in recent months. But there had been no direct evidence that Yamai was in danger of losing his Job. Yamani had been responsible for saudi Oil policy since 1962, and is considered the architect of the 1973 Arab Oil embargo and the first major Oil Price Rise that reshaped the world Economy. His dismissal left a Power vacuum within the Cartel and the Oil ministers of Iran Kuwait the United Arab emirate and Nigeria were viewed As contender for the role of main Power broker. The 13-nation Oil Cartel has scheduled a meeting dec. 11 to try to line up a new production harm agreement or quotas for member. From a Price of j30abairdin december Oil fell to Laa than $10 a barrel by late Spring because of overproduction. It since he crept up to Between 114 and $17 per barrel beef from Page 1 Days in Philadelphia with logistics an personnel officials telling them what the Law Aid and hearing what logistics offi cers believed they could do. This u one of those issues that every one will have a bettor Way of doing Jordan said. Congress passed a Law we re providing guidance on How to Fol Low the Law and your commissary officers just doing what he s been told. If you Don t like something Don beat up on the commissary manager. Complain to  air Force and army commissary offi Cial in Europe said thursday they were still awaiting word from the unite states on How the program would be in  to larger commissaries might be made at several times during the four to six months the program win nut and shoppers there might have Totake their allotment in portions he said. Shoppers at smaller commissaries might get their entire allotment at one time after the Tingle delivery that might remade to tint location. He Laid logistic staffs Are looking at the time and distance involved in deliveries to Remote locations and considering whether some of the meat Wilt have to be Frozen. The earlier decision to limit distribution to 20 commissaries was a logistics one based on the time it would take to deliver the meat and How Long chilled beef could be expected to retain its Quality Jordan said. Once it became Clear thereat would have to be Given away limit ing it to 20 commissaries was no longer desirable option he said the Only reason we considered charging at All was because the Law said we could t create artificial demand or compete with other .  Jor Dan said. When the lawyers looked atthe three or four lows involved they said give it away he said the Law Means the beef can Only be Given away at commissaries Here it would replace foreign beef. Distributing the beef to smaller commissaries also will mean added Cost Jor Dan said. Whether the agriculture department will pick that up is still being negotiated the agriculture department is Beau the Cost fou Yang the meat and distributing it to help prop up farm Price. Cogar unauthorized Purchase of 200 million pounds of red me attest december. Earlier the defense department was told it might receive As much As 20 Mil lion pounds Over 18 months. Since then i the agriculture department hat found foreign buyer wining to pay at Lent comr Hing for the meat reducing the Cost to the taxpayers a Well the amount being Given free to the defense department n self Lett  a jump own Ink Tyml \"3lattiltnfxxt  
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