European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stabs and stripes sunday. Novet str 9.1088 Chirac does f deny blaming Israel in plot Paris up French prime minister Jacques Chirac said Friday he Trade i new i judgment in according an interview to the Wellington times but did he deny Bead the Boneu Mem service was behind an attempt to wow up a israeli passenger Jet in Laid statements attributed to him in the Washington times went far beyond what i time editor Artaud de Boit grave. Who Speaks fluent French told French television in a interview he would reprint the tape recorded interview with Chirac in its entirety monday morning if France continued to deny the article. I urfa the journalist from the american newspaper that i would agree to talk to him when he said that everything i raid would be off flip record Chirac think Hij interpretation went tar beyond what i said. 1 have already been victimized by this sort of thing and i convinces me thai i will be More discriminating the next Lime i choose to give an i France and Germany have denied the Washington times article. It said Chirac told Deborchgrave that German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and foreign min ister Hun Dietrich Genscher told him the syrian government was nol involved in the foiled april 17 at tempt to place t bomb on an israeli Al a airlines flight from London s Heathrow article said Chirac was told the Mossad Israel s secret service and syrian dissidents plotted the bomb ing in order to discredit syrian Leader Hafez Assad and topple his Friday Chine s office released a statement that said the prime minister or. Jacques Chirac says the interpretation Given his statements by or. Deborchgrave in an article in the Washington time today ii completely without Deborchgrave said he tape recorded Chirac statement with his knowledge but agreed nol to quote the prime minister directly. Chirac said he thought the tape recorder was turned Olf during the interview. It was the second time Chirac has denied the con tents of an interview accorded to a foreign newspaper. On aug. 8, Chirac denied idling the israeli newspaper Edioth aha not he was opposed to the creation of a Independent palestinian stale contrary to stated French foreign policy and much to the anger of France s friends among Arab nations. Chirac said the Jedi old reporter said he was work ing on a Book and there was never question of Alt , who led a conservative coalition to Power in March 15 elections said he was Wren feed by the article and said neither the French nor the germans thought the Mossad was said he granted the Washington times interview oct. 28. After a meeting of european economic Community foreign ministers who discussed Britain s break in relations with Syria after the Heathrow Airport Inci Dent. During this meeting we got Only pieces of information and Inis was not the right Way to think about it 1 told the journalist that in those conditions we Wen Nolin position to evaluate the British evidence Syria he said. Section of copter bodies recovered Sumburgh Shetland islands a divers on saturday raised a Large Section of an american mad Chinook helicopter that crashed into the North sea titling 45 people an recovered 11 More bodies. Police inspector John grahams id the recovery of the 11 bodies brought to 30 the total number Fauna since thursday s crash. A search was underway forthe i5 Bod ies still missing he said. Mechanic suspected in train Accident Bangkok Thailand a a Mechanic who left the engine running on a diesel locomotive saturday May be to blame for the runaway train that smashed into abuse terminal an official said. Six unmanned locomotives Raveling at 37 Mph careened into the heart of Bangkok vaulted onto he platform of Hua lumping Sta Tion and killed at least five people and injured at least six. Aquino from Page 1 Crew that empowered her predecessor ousted president Ferdinand e. Marcos to arrest anyone indefinitely and without bail she said in an executive order her action was intended to make effective the guarantees of the rights and freedoms of the filipino newspapers Manila chronicle and business Day each quoted unidentified military sources As saying Ramos headed off a coup attempt by officers dose to Enrile Enrile and Ramos led the february revolt that tent Marcos into exile in Hawaii after 20 Yean As president. College football scores dinner la co Doid he Csc 17. By no 10 l 17.hkmhi 7. Pelt 17. Met Tel 19wlu vol u. He dirt 1 1 is T1" km8.tl.im. Bomb hhiki9s.igwatt4 Syria from Page 1 planned against Syria. As you know there Are Many divers opinions on this subject he said. We will see on monday what the reported ban on weapons sales to Syria is not Likely to have a serious Impact since Damascus gets most of its Mil itary hardware from lie soviet Union. French Premier Jacques Chirac Las month denied reports that France which has Strong Trade ties with Syria planned to sell weapons Worth $450 million to Damascus. French officials say no new arms contracts have been signed wit Syria since the Chirac government came to Power in March. Britain presented its demands in a 25-Page dossier containing what British for eign Secretary sir Geoffrey How claimed was conclusive evidence of Syri an involvement in tic april bombing at tempt. Jordanian Nezar Hindawi was sentenced to 45 Yean in prison for trying to smuggle a bomb aboard the Al at air liner by hiding it in the suitcase of his pregnant Irish Girlfriend. Britain severed relations with Syria oct. 24 and urged its allies to do the same and also to impose economic sanctions against Damascus. Canada Bel Gium and the United states recalled their ambassadors far Short of severing common Market is a major Trad ing partner of Syria. The european White mostly convinced by the British evidence were divided Over what act onto take. The syrians have been informed of in planned european measures the sources his speech televised nationwide on Friday Assad said Syria s enemies retrying to Exen All kinds of pressure against our people. We can assure them their Effort will be a loser. Economic pressures will nol affect our steadfast Ness and military threats do nol frighten did not specify How Syria would react to european action. Contacts from Page 1 with the United states. At about the same time working through the israelis the administration set up an arrangement that combined arms shipments with intensified efforts to gain the release of the hostages. Several sources Here and in Israel whore familiar with the contacts with Iran said efforts to gain the release of the hos tages quickly eclipsed the broader Diplo Matic aspects of the fact one critic of the administration s policy who was familiar with the operations asserted the release of the hostages had been the primary goal from the begin Ning and the diplomatic aspects formulated without consulting the slate depart ment wer drawn Upas cover Story. Legal experts Laid that without know ing the facts in detail it would be impossible to determine whether the administration s reported action to provide spare parts to Iran might have violated any of the Complex web of Laws and regulations bearing on arms exports. In addition it was not Clear whether Israel had formal permission to ship american weapons to a third plan for diplomatic Contact Wilh Iran was drawn up by Mcfarlane during his tenure As the National Security adviser administration officiate was unclear whether the president specifically approved the arms shipments or whether there was any discus won of the legality of these shipment the Legal experts who said it was difficult to comment on the plan s legality agreed that president Carter s 1979 executive order effectively freezing All aim sales to Iran would be no obstacle to pro Viding spare parts for ran if Reagan had secretly approved such Sale. Any presi Dent is free to cancel or modify an executive order and to do so secretly if National Security requires the experts , there also Are several Laws limiting Aims exports in parti Nilar aim exports to foreign nations thai Are deemed hostile and requiring the executive Branch to notify Congress in some circumstances. Such acts of Congress rebinding on the president. But they frequently give him Broad discretion to take actions be considers necessary for for eign policy reasons. The administration has repeatedly said it opposes negotiations with terrorists and several times it has reaffirmed its Public exposition to arms sales to Iran. Several officials noted that under the arrangement Between the United stain and Israel no arms were actually sold bythe United Stales to Iran. One knowledgeable israeli source said the idea for the parts shipment to Iran was initially broached with the unite states by Israel which had been covertly supplying Iran since the All of Shah Mohammed Riza Pahlavi in 1979. The sources in the United Stales an Israel said that under the arrangement aging american made weapons and part were delivered to Iran by Israel which received in return shipments of roughly equal value of newer american made weapons meanwhile up reported that the speaker of Iran parliament said inn it willing to intercede with the extremist islamic jihad organization to free French and . Hostages in Lebanon but he said the countries must lint release Annand Money to Iran. Speaker Kate Chi a Mani said in i Mam broadcast Friday on Tehran radio the United states must give Iran Amu that Iran has already paid for. Up said windows on Hanau Cavern broken front staff us wire Germany anti nuclear protester broke nine windows on Pioneer Cavern Here saturday when they hurled firecrackers and Small flares fro the Street on their Way to a demonstration at a nuclear facility in the demonstration was not directed against military facilities but at the nuclear facility in Wolfgang Han Blanchc a Hanau military Community spokes Man told the Stan and Stripe. They had u March Between Pioneer Cas Ernand the Pioneer housing area to net there no is. Personnel were injured in the incident he said us then a do dam age to the housing area. There were about 12,000 protesters at the Demon stration he cafes facilities in the Wolfgang shopping area and several facilities on Pioneer Cavern were doted saturday be cause of the demonstration he said american families were notified by bulletins and in the Post Newan per of the closures and they also wort notified the and Liliet would be open sunday United press International reported police said the incident were caused by about 1,200 Mitt it anti nuclear protect bout 10 Miles Northearn Frankfurt. I reported protesters threw Molotov cock tails and steel Ball bearings at the .housing area tache said be had no knowledge of Molotov cocktails or Ball thrown at the Pioneer Village Hothi area. " " �. The demonstrators also broke win Dows on several Banks and Buti Aem and an office of the Christian a Ciuci k put Germany s governing putt. Up reported the associated pies reported policemen Wen Hurt and eight were Mied the netted pates ten cmdr
