European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes thursday december 18,19b6 of Britain s general electric co., maker of the British Nimro Nuur plane stage a protect Zentay unexpected decision to buy american Azacs planes instead of the Nimrod. Thatcher says defense requirements Paramount in radar plane Choice London up prime minister Margaret Thatcher tuesday said defense requirements must be Paramount in her Choice this week of whether Britain will buy american Azacs Over British Nimrod radar planes. Speaking to parliament Thatcher declined 10 Indi Cate which Way she was leaning but she said politics would play no role in her decision. Many members of parliament fear she has already decided on the Boeing manufactured Azacs without giving inc Nimrod a fair  must he certain that the system which is chosen will meet tic country s defense requirements fully and within an acceptable time scale Thatcher  will be a statement in the House of commons when the government has reached this decision. The Cabinet has been expected to reach a decision at its regular weekly meeting thursday on the Issue which a Thatcher aide said poses one of her horniest political decisions since she took Power in 1979. More than 100 politicians including members of Thatcher s conservative party signed a motion in parliament calling for the government to buy British. Opponents of purchasing the american plane say such a decision would Lead to the loss of at least 2,500 British jobs accelerate the brain Drain in Britain s High tech Industry and increase the country s dependence on . Military hardware. The observer newspaper sunday reported that de sense Secretary George younger will announce after thursday s Cabinet meeting the Choice of the Azacs Short for airborne warning and control system Over  contract for Britain s air defense system is Worth at least 600 million pounds j900 million. Britain has already spent close to i billion pounds $1.5 billion and 10 years work developing the Nim Rod which is built by Britain s general ele cinc co however the British radar plane has been dogged by embarrassing technical problems including one Well 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 m a vote Ono Confidence in British Industry and emotions arc running High on the  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 iwo sys tems. But Thatcher scoffed at his Call saying an inde pendent inquiry is neither necessary nor appropriate. I make it quite Clear that in making a decision defense requirements must be Paramount she  will not be subordinated to any political exp  Worl i Tot Lav soviets replace Leader of party in Kazakhstan Moscow a the party Leader in the Central asian Republic of Kazakhstan has been retired and replaced by a 59-year-old with experience in the party Hierarchy in Georgia Tass said tuesday. The retired Republic chief Din Muhamed Kun Nav. 74, we unexpectedly reflected Leader of the Kazakhstan party earlier this year. The Patty and government organs in the Republic Nave been heavily criticized As tolerating Corr upon and inefficiency. Tass said Yunaev was relieved of his Job As Secretary of the Kazakhstan parly in connection with his  apparent hijacking hoax grounds pakistani Jet Amsterdam Netherlands a a Paki Stan International airlines jumbo Jel holding More than 300 passengers was grounded Here for More than three hours tuesday night because fan apparent Hijack hoax officials said wednes Day. An airline official told the associated press somebody had called our embassy in the Hague thai 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 can and floodlights at Amsterdam s Schipholt Airport while other officers searched cars enter ing the Airport according to dutch National police spokesman Rik Hirs. Nothing suspect was reported found in ony of the searches. Saudi Arabia receives 1 St of 60 training planes London a saudi representatives took formal ownership monday of the first pilatus pc-9 training plane As part of a 5 billion Pound 17.1 billion contract for military aircraft Brit ish aerospace said tuesday. The saudis agreed Early this year to buy 132 planes including 30 of the Swiss designed pc-9 Turboprop trainers 30 Hawk Jet trainers and 72advanced Tornado fighters. The Tornado is a joint West european developed fighter and the saudis already have taken Possession of their first Tornado. British aerospace said instructors arc being trained at its facilities at Brough in Northern England on the pc-9, and the first aircraft will be deployed to saudi Arabia next february. 3 vietnamese leaders resign in Wake of criticism Hanoi Vietnam a three communist leaders who led the party through five decades of War and revolution resigned wednesday amid charges that the country s economic policy has failed. Communist party Secretary general Truong Chinh pome minister Khamvan Dong and key politburo member be due Tho Are retiring and will be advisers to the party s Centra committee Interi or minister Pham Hung told the such party Congress. It was the most dramatic leadership change in the party s 56-year-old history. The new leadership to be announce thursday is expected to include officials identified with recent economic reforms the party considers crucial. The resignations came on the third Day of the four Day Congress. The con grew has heard Strong attacks on party leadership that capped months or criticism particularly Over failings in eco nomic policy. Chinh 79, Dong so and Tho 73, were close associates of Vietnam Independence Leader to Chi Minn who founded the indochinese communist party in 1930., the do l_a.1ai4 a Jar Nurt. If Aai Flo  nes mine it ii Celluci  a Wiio with the late be Duan led the party after to s death in 1969. Chinh Dong and Tho belonged to the party s first generation that fought French colonialists and japanese invaders before defeating american and South vietnamese Fortes to unify Vietnam under the communist Banner in april 1915. They led the country into cambodian late 1978 to topple a pro chinese government. Vietnamese forces still Are battling resistance guerrillas m that nation. They also fought chinese forces that struck across the Border into Northern Vietnam in Early 1979. Chinh became party Secretary general when be Duan died in july. Officially. Dong who Hai been pre Mier since 1965, ranked just behind Chinh in the politburo. Tho was officially ranked fourth behind Hung but was widely believed to be second to Chinh in terms of actual Power. Tho is Best known outside Vietnam for having negotiated with former Secre tary of state Henry Kissinger the Paris peace agreement that ended . Mili tary involvement in Vietnam in 1973. Tho and Kissinger jointly won the 1973 Nobel peace prize but Tho declined the award. Widely tipped As new party Secretary general is Nguyen Van Una 73, a for Mer party Secretary in to Chi Minh City formerly Saigon. In Moscow the official soviet news Agency Tass said the Mign Ilont were due to health  the Agency did not elaborate. The soviet communist party newspaper pravda said in a Hanoi dated Story that Many delegates were foully self critical in a Wechet about the country s problem pravda said the delegates complained that several tens of thousands of people in Hanoi were jobless and thai living conditions Tor Many vietnamese remained difficult. The newspaper quoted Nguyen to Harbin Hanoi party chief As saying Nei ther the political report nor the report Nonbasic directions of  development offer a Complete program of measures to resolve the problems that the country is  the report were Given to the Congress by the ret inf  quoted the party Leader in he Chi Minh City As laying the City s part organization Dias made Many i Suket and miscalculations the party  Chan to said the Civ potential we being Only Haff  Wartma attended by 1,129 delegates from til pub of we country presenting More than  million members Vietnam Hai a about 58.3 milk people