European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes thursday december 18, 1986 employees of Britain s general electric co., maker or the British Nir Orit in Inion Uku Insl he  s expected decision la buy american adj a prob a protest tuesday info the Nimrod. Thatcher says defence require cents Paramount in Rof crr plane chalice London up prime Mai scr Marga Thatcher tuesday said defense requirements  in her Choice this week of  will Huy american Azacs Over British nor or Frada planes. Speaking o parliament Thatcher do claw to i Calt which Way she was leaning but sly Laid politic would play no role in her decision. F Many members of parliament pc Jhc has already decided on the Ijo cing  without giving Lac Nimrod  i must he certain that Ihen Plum which is chosen will meet the country s  fully and within an acceptable lira Pale Thatcher said. There will be a state Munjin the House of commons when the government a Rachid this  the Cabinet has  to reach a decision at its regular Weckl pc Tang thursday on the Issue which a  said poses one of her thorniest political Dedsion once she took Power in 1979. More than Jpn politicians including members of Thatcher s  party signed a motion in parliament Caum for the government to buy British to of purchasing the american plane say such a dision would Lead to the loss of at least 2,500 Briti mobs accelerate the brain Drain in Britain Shig Juch Industry and increase the country s depend Eon . Military Hardwar Fonse Secretary George younger will announce a thursday s Cabinet meeting the Choice of the Awal Short for airborne warning and control system Over Nimrod. The contract for Britain s air defense system i Worth at least 600 million pounds $900 million. Britain has already spent close to 1 billion pounds ,5 billion and 10 years work developing the Nim Rod which is built by Britain s general electric co. However the British radar plane has been dogged by embarrassing technical problems including Newell publicized incident in which a Nimrod identified trucks on a Highway As fighter aircraft. The main opposition labor party has warned that a decision to buy the american plane would be a vote of no Confidence in British Industry and emotions rerunning High on the Issue labor Leader Neil Kinlock tuesday said that be fore the government reaches the decision a speedy and Independent inquiry should be set up to establish beyond All possible doubt the relative technological financial delivery and defense merits of the two sys tems. But Thatcher scoffed at his Call saying an inde pendent inquiry is neither necessary nor appropriate. "1 make it quite Clear hat in making a decision defense requirements must be Paramount she said. World today soviets replace Pader of party in Kazakhstan Moscow Central asian retired Andrienne party Leader in the Ilic of Kazakhstan has been j by a 59-year-old with exp Hierarchy in Georgia Tass cd Republic chief Din Muhamed Kur 74, was unexpectedly re elected Leader of Kazakhstan party earlier this year. The party id government organs in the Republic have been heavily criticized As tolerating corruption and inefficiency. Tass said Yunaev was relieved of his Job a Secretary of the Kazakhstan party in connection with his  apparent hijacking hoax grounds pakistani Jet Amsterdam Netherlands a a Paki Stan International airlines jumbo Jet holding More than 300 passengers was grounded Here for More than three hours tuesday night because of an apparent Hijack hoax officials said wednes Day. An airline official told the associated press somebody had called our embassy in the Hague that some attempt to Hijack the plane bound for Islamabad Pakistan was impending. The Anonymous caller said he had got that information and so As a Well Wisher of Pakistan he found it necessary to pass it on the airline official said police surrounded the aircraft with armoured cars and floodlights at Amsterdam s Schipholt Airport while other officers searched cars enter ing the Airport according to dutch National police spokesman Rik hire nothing suspect was reported found in any Offe Arches. San Tia Rabia receives i St of a training planes London Alj for saudi representatives look formal ownership Vandal of the first pilatus pc-9 training plane Iman of a 5 billion Pound is. I billion contract  aircraft. Brit ish aerospace said tue the saudis agreed Early to year to buy 132 planes including 30 of the so designed pc-9 Turboprop trainers 30 Hawk Jet in tears and 72advanced Tornado fighters. The i judo is a joint West european developed lightened the saudis already have taken Possession first Tornado. British aerospace said instructors Are Beu trained at its facilities at Brough in Northern England on the po9, and the first aircraft will senator predicts Nicaragua will free Hasenfus Managua Nicaragua a sen. Christopher Dodd said wednesday in televised interviews that he chances Are Good Nicaragua soon will release Ameri can mercenary Eugene Hasenfus. Hasenfus is serving a 30-year term for running guns to contras. Dodd d-conn., said tuesday after meeting with president Daniel Ortega and other officials that he had been granted permission to visit Sam Nesley halt identified As an american suspected of spying. I raised the question about whether or not or. Hasenfus could leave Dodd told the Abc today show in an interview from the nicaraguan capital. They re considering that request now Dodd said. There a possibility Hal he May leave with me this afternoon when i leave Here. And i la know the answer to that later today. No definitive no but certainly no definitive yes  asked what the chances were for Hasenfus release Dodd said i think they re pretty Good. I think if he does t leave today there s a pretty Good Chance he May leave in a few  in an interview on the lbs morning news Dodd said the chances were "50-50" Hasenfus would be at Lowed to leave soon Hasenfus 45, of Marinette wis., was arrested oct. 6, one Day after his aircraft carrying weapons to the Contra rebels was shot Down by Nicaragua i soldiers a revolutionary tribunal sentenced Hasenfus to 30 years in prison Dodd. Accompanied by the prisoner s wife Sally visited Hasenfus tuesday evening at the tipi Lapa Pris on five mites East of Managua. The senator said he believes Hasenfus could be an important witness in investigations into the Channel ing of funds from iranian arms sales to the . Backed contras. I think he s got something to say. He expressed a willingness to talk to members of the staff and the members of those committees Dodd Lold Abc. Think it would be worthwhile to get Bint Home. Certainly the Nicaragua for their own reasons Are going to tee dial As  Dodd said he would visit Hall wednesday. So far the nicaraguan government has ignored request by the . Embassy that an american Consul visit Hall Nicaragua authorities Lay Hall was arrested Friday at a military base outside Managua with maps stuffed in his socks. Ortega claimed Hall smuggled explosives into the country to help the contras. Hall is being held under a National emergency Taw at a Managua jail for political prisoners. He has not been formally charged. Hall has been described As being 49 and from Day ton Ohio. News report in the United Stales say he is the brother of rep. Tony p. Hall a Ohio. Dodd said Tony Hall also was ranted permission to visit the prisoner Dodd said he talked to the roof to Man by Telephone tuesday and asked him whether he had any message Tor the prisoner. Dodd did not elaborate. Dodd a member of the senile foreign affairs com Mittee has been critical of the Reagan administration s backing of the Collras he u expected Iff Btu came chairman of the Western Hemi Spycia wait subcommittee when Confrey Convent to Jammy. Dodd is on a private fact finding tour of count America. He already has visited Guatemala. �1 Salva Dor Costa Rica and Honduras. He Plain to oof a Mexico on his Way Home