European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday november 13,1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 French protesters Call Botha Assassin Longuil Val France a presi Dent pm Botha of South Africa snubbed by the French government dedicated a museum honouring his country s War dead tuesday saying thai their Sac Rifice should stiffen the determination of today s South africans. The ceremony was disrupted twice once by an anti apartheid demonstrator and once by jeering by dozens in the audience when the French government representative presented a Wreath. Hundreds of police officers were deployed through the Fields and Woods of inc som Roc Valley for Miles around the museum memorial and cemetery. Sever Al dozen demonstrators churning Botha Assassin were kept behind police lines about two Miles from the armistice Day ceremony. Earlier tuesday inc extreme leftist group direct action claimed responsibility for bombing three Paris office build Ings during he night to protest Botha s visit. All three buildings House Compa Nies with business tics to South Africa. Botha spoke into a brisk wind under Clear skies at the memorial sic in Del Villa Wood just outside the tiny Village of Longuevan 98 Miles North of Paris. We stand hew today to Honor the death of those South africans who gave their last full i Ai Iiri of Devotion to what they by Livett was i in and in Llie interest of Botha Piid. It is a Clear signal of our determination not to lose our commitment to free Dom gained Over Many centuries on countless he said France and South Africa Are linked by a Bond of values beliefs an convictions. There is also a shared commitment to peace Freedom and Botha s speech made no direct reference to his country s apartheid system of race separation and government led by the White minority. It also did not refer to inc race of the South african soldiers being honoured some of whom were Black asian and coloured As classified by the apartheid system established after world War to. When Botha began speaking a Young bearded Man stood up and began shout ing if you respected the soldiers but he was quickly shouted Down and hustled away. Earlier when the senior French offi Cial present a local administrator pro a Man in a group of protesters gives inc nazi Salute As a South african Veteran left marches Al Longuevan France. A photo scaled a Wreath on behalf of the govern ment dozens of French people in the audience hooted whistled jeered and shouted it Marc France poo France to show their disapproval of the decision of the conservative government of pre Mier Jacques Chirac not to meet with Botha during his two Day visit. Botha who was received Only by Low ranking French officials said inc new pentagonal Stone museum is a tribute to All South africans who have Given their lives for South Africa during the Long course of its a South african National memorial was established in 1926 in Del Villa Wood where there were Only 143 survivors of 1,150 troops who entered a sin Day Battle there in july 1916. The memo rial and the new museum have been ded Ica cd to the 25,000 South africans killed in the two world wars and Korea. Botha Laid the first Stone of the museum on his last trip to Europe in 1984, which also prompted protests and embarrassed inc French government then Cor trolled by the socialists. Chirac said last week he would consid it it worthwhile to meet Botha and press the Case against apartheid but France s african friends would be angered. Originally France announced the Secretary of stale for veterans would attend tuesday s ceremony but he and then inc local prefect a regional administrator said they were too Busy leaving the duty to the under prefect. The Only French official to speak Al inc ceremony was Longuevan mayor Gaston dual cry. Jean Pierre Sii Bois. A member of the French National Assembly for inc extreme right National front said he and three others from inc party s delegation in parliament attended to support what he called Botha s efforts to try to solve the problems of his Botha was to leave France on wednes Day stopping off in the portuguese protectorate of Madeira from nov. 12-1 j on his Way Home. Latest album by the Boss has Phenomena sales new York a Bruc Springs Len. The Rock a Roll idol with a common Toucan so demonstrated the Golden touch As thousands of americans paid As much As Iso for a Chance to buy a collection of the Boss live. See related Story Page 16. 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