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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, November 19, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 19, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 Parade for the last emperor chinese red guard Ted by accordion playing children monday carry a Par Trail of the tale chinese communist party chairman Mao tse Tung during a Parade in peking. The Parade was staged for an upcoming Flint entitled the lust Ftp crop about the 1966-76 cultural revolution. British officer reprimanded for losing documents Devonport England a a Royal Navy Captain decorated for gallantry in the Falkland islands War was severely reprimanded by a court martial tuesday for losing a Bunch of secret naval documents while strolling on a path by the River thames. The 52- Iago bundle including details of big cuts in naval strengths proposed by the conservative govern ment was picked up by a free Lance journalist and published in several newspapers. Cape. Alan West 38, jammed the papers in his coat pocket and lost them while walking his dog sept. 11 on inc path by the thames at Sonning outside London. He had been Given the documents the previous Day and look them from the office to study during a five Day absence. He was planning to visit his parents at Chippenham 94 Miles West of London when he loss the documents prosecutors said. The five member court martial in Devonport a South England naval base imposed virtually the most lenient sentence possible after West pleaded guilty to four charges of breaching naval Security and one of negligence. The sentence Means his record will Bear a Blaek Mark for five years. Material from the loss papers part of the defense ministry s 1987 expenditure estimates is regularly quoted by opposition legislators to attack the govern ment for they say winding Down conventional forces to pay for nuclear weapons. During the 1981 falklands War against Argentina West commanded a frigate that was sunk by War planes killing 24 Crew members. He was awarded the distinguished service Cross for bravery under fire. Deputy chief of defense Slaff adm. Jeremy Black testified that West was an outstanding officer of his general  West now a Shore officer at the nearby base of Portsmouth said in a statement to the court martial in Hindsight i broke the rules and was negligent in taking proper care of the  u.s., Britain reject syrian denials of terrorist links Vienna Austria a the United Stales and Britain tuesday strongly rejected syrian and libyan claims of inno Cence in the latest round of Mutual recriminations about the two Arab countries alleged involvement in inter National terrorism. Libyan and syrian diplomats in line with previous practice addressed the 35 Nalion Helsinki review conference Here among several non participating Mediterranean countries invited to speak monday and tuesday. Enocia m. Wadi Secretary of the libyan people s Bureau in Vienna not Only assailed the United slates Over last april s retaliatory strikes against targets in the libyan cities of Tripoli and Beng Hazi but also condemned a hysterical Campaign against Syria. The peace in the Mediterranean is gravely endangered because of inc aggressive and criminal policy of the Rea Gan administration Wadi said. Syrian ambassador Adib Aoudy like Wadi repudiated Western contentions that his country was involved in International terrorism in particular in the planned at tack on an israeli Airliner in London. The libyan official denouncing the "u.s. Wicked policy and practices also charged the United slates with invading Grenada and implicated it in the death of former chilean president Salvador Al Lende and congolese politician Patrice Lumumba. The american and British delegates respecting a precede no did not comment on the libyan and syrian accusations during the meeting. Soviet Cruiser makes first visit to nato port Athens Greece up the commander in chief of the soviet Black sea Fleet displayed his mod Ern flagship the Slava glory in a nato port for the first time tuesday in a rare High level naval visit to a Western country. The Slava is a new class of Cruiser a neater More compact smaller version of the nuclear pow ered Cruiser kirov Wesley naval experts said. They said it was the first time that the Slava had docked Al a nato port. The Cruiser previously has Only been seen in soviet bloc ports they said. A knowledgeable East european Diplomat said tues Day the display of the Slava in a nato port was an indication of soviet determination to resist an american attack against a soviet ally in the Mediterranean. There Are indications thai the United states and its allies Are contemplating a military attack on friends of the soviet Union in the Mediterranean area the dip Lomat said. The presence of the Slava is a reminder to Reagan and his advisers that the soviet Union will not stand idly by if acts of aggression Are recorded against one of its  a soviet Navy Squadron last visited Greece Over a decade ago with a full Admiral aboard. These visits Are not common but when they do happen they Are important diplomats said  
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