European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday. December 12,1988 first place flight photo a Pho this photograph of a British Royal air Force Puma helicopter dramatically suspended As it takes off from a Ger Man autobahn has been judged the Best photograph of an Raf aircraft in 1986" during the service s annual con test. It was taken by Cpl. Dare Bassett of Plymouth England. New talks on cutting conventional forces approved by nato Brussels. Belgium a the 16-member nato ill since thursday announced its willingness to open new negotiations with the but bloc on reducing conventional weapons in Europe. The negotiations would cover conventional area from the ural Mountain in the soviet Union to the Atlantic  foreign ministers said in a statement. While maintaining effective deter rents involving both nuclear and conventional forces  seek to establish a stable relationship of conventional forces in Europe the minister said. We Are therefore ready to open East West discussions with a View to the establishment of a new mandate for negotiating on conventional arms control covering the whole of Europe they said. East West Tufts on reducing conventional forces in Central Europe have been going on for 13 years in Vienna Austria without substantive results. The projected new talks would cover a much wider geographic Are and presumably would supersede the Vienna talks officials said. However this was no spelled out in the nato statement. Thursday s declaration was issued after a seven month study by a High level Nat task Force o Lay Down guidelines for the approach to inc soviet led Warsaw pact. Officials said the new tact would be con ducted under the umbrella of the 35-Nalion european Security conference which encompasses the soviet Union United states . Tea Tatai however the a round talks would in clude Only the it nato members Aad Koch whew Pkt Momb Cal the Kumst unsaid. The statement did not mention when an approach to the but Moc would be made nor was that any prediction bout when negotiations ought begin. It said objective for new negotiation included establishment of a stable and secure level of forces seared to us elimination of disparities. East Moc officials sometimes imply that the present military situation in Europe is stable and balanced. It is not the statement Aid. Other objectives included a guarantee against Surprise attack further measures to build Confidence Between East an West and effective verification of agreements reached. The new negotiations would include expansion of Confidence and Security building measures agreed on earlier this year i Stockholm Sweden at talks sponsored by the european Security conference. Agreement on a new approach to the eur bloc had been held up by differences with France officials said. France never look Partin the East West talks in Vienna because it opposes bloc to bloc negotiations. The proposal that the talks be held under the Aegis of the Security conference was de signed to overcome the French objections. W. German secretory charged senior official held in spy cases Bonn a West Germany thursday charged former presidential Secretary with spying for the Sovi ets since 1971 and announced the arrest of a Senio defense ministry official on suspicion of espionage. The former Secretary 51-year-old Margaree Haeck had Broad Access to classified documents and is an especially serious Case said chief Federal prosecutor Kurt Rebmann she also was charged with corruption and disclosure of official secrets. Hoeck who worked for various West German presi dents since 1959, handled at least 1,717 classified documents of various ministries from 1972 until he arrest aug. 25,1935, Rebmann said. She probably passed onto the soviet Kab intelligence Agency material from those documents As Well As information provided by numerous West German embassies he said. Rebmann said a senior defense ministry adviser attached to the West German army command was arrested tuesday and is in investigative custody. Speaking from his office in Karlsruhe Rebmann identified the official Only As Juergen w., 48. He said the Man apparently was arrested before he managed to pass any secrets. The Hamburg based Bild newspaper gave the Man name As Juergen  Alphal and said he had been a member of the staff in charge of personnel and weapons planning for the West German army. Rebmann said the official allegedly agreed to Star spying for a communist intelligence Agency presumably the East German ministry Lor state Security Dur ing an aug. 15 meeting in Vienna Austria. The official Mel a nun there who was identified As doctor Steinberg Rebmann said. Sternberg allegedly gave the official ,400 an promised More in Exchange for confidential material Security sources said. The sources speaking on condition of anonymity said Stemberg had previously contacted tie defense ministry official at his Bonn residence in june introducing Himsel fas an employee of an american arms company. Panel urges gradually lowering japanese workweek to 40 hours Tokyo a Japan should gradually lower the Legal limit on weekly working hours from 48 to 40 to help improve workers health and welfare an advisor panel proposed wednesday. A labor ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity said such a change would be the tint major revision in the labor standards Law since in establishment in 1947. The official said the panel called for lowering the limit on the workweek to 46 hours initially then to 44 hours at the earliest possible time and ultimately to40 hours. He Aid the ministry is preparing a Bill for presenta Tion at the next regular parliament session in much to Start a 46-hour limit april 1,1988, under the Bill employers would be banned from requiring workers to put in More than 46 hours a week unless the workers agree. The maximum penalty for violators would be us months in prison. A Survey conducted by the ministry in april an May showed js.6 percent of Japan s 40 million work in work for firms that have a workweek of 46 hours Orless. Another ministry Survey showed the japanese worked an average 2,152 hours year in 1983. Com pared with 1,898 hours by americans 1,938 noon by British 1,613 hour by germans and l,6s7 hours by French the official said. World today Irish prime minister faces Likely election in 1987 Dublin. Ireland up1 prime minister Garret Fitzgerald lost his Overall parliamentary majority wednesday making an election in the new year virtually certain. Bac Bencher Alice Glenn resigned from Fitzge Rald s Fine Gael party senior partner in a four year coalition with labor leaving the government with only81 scats against a combined opposition of 83 in the Dai lower House. Glenn a campaigning roman Catholic who earlier this year opposed Fitzgerald s attempts to liberalize Irish Laws Banning divorce quit the party before she was expelled for describing As enemies of the people All those who favored divorce Reform. Political commentators mid a general election was not Likely before sometime in the new year. 22-year-old Man makes escape Over Berlin Wall Berlin a a 22-Jw-old East German Manfred Over the Berlin will to Weil Berlin Early nun Day apparently Uno oked by communist Borde guards West Berlin police Laid. The latest escape brought to i the number of East germans who have escaped from their communist Homeland to West Germany in just Over a month. West German Tho Ritof hid this week some 200escapes from East Germany were recorded from Jan uary to the end of november this year. German Cabinet rejects mandatory aids reporting Bonn up the German Cabinet Rule wednesday against mandatory reporting aids Vic Tims identities. Health minister Rita Suessmuth told report in the Cabinet accepted her View that a Aqa Fremeta Tittl doctors report to health authorities Nanea off Fife died with  Trad Fanh him Defio  Tuuu Tkebi