European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. December 30. 1986 Little bit of americana in Moscow Moscow a the Oak staircase spiralling Down to a family room with a huge Stone fireplace and Hay windows overlooking an old Church and a new sky scraper evokes Washington s affluent Georgetown District More than Central Moscow. The a Lulish Brick Lown houses Are part of the new . Embassy compound Here which also includes sports courts an acres ski room. Happy hour Tav Ern Sauna and sprawling snack bar. Decorations arc what ambassador Arthur Martman Calls a Little bit of americana brass railings Oak holdings skylights and hanging lamps. But it All has some americans stationed in Moscow wondering if the diplomats will Ever venture into the soviet Community. Hortman agrees that the facility is As Plush As any he s seen. But he contends the Comfort will not bring isolation. More than half of the employees at the embassy Are staff he said referring to secretaries Marine Security guards and administrative workers. They arc Here in Moscow not because they Are soviet experts but because they have a Job to do and they could be doing it As Well in Paris or  during a news Media tour of the new embassy facility last week Hartman said those envoys whose assignments require that they meet and mingle with soviets will do so. Even though they will no longer live in foreigners compounds spread throughout the City. Some of the residences being vacated by diplomats moving into the townhouses Are Miles from the embassy which is on Tchaikovsky Street along the Garden ring Road. The distance encouraged envoys and their families to foray into the local Community to walk their dogs buy bread and watch their children play on the neigh boyhood swings and slides. The walled fortress like Complex under construction just behind the current embassy will be As self contained As a military base and equally secure. A Large commissary will replace the Small subterranean food store at the present embassy and off work hours can be spent at the indoor Pool the full size gymnasium Squash courts and Bowling Alley that will open next year. Aren t you making it perhaps a Little too easy for the diplomats who May never have to leave and go into soviet society a reporter asked during the tour echoing the comments of numerous visitors who have seen the enclave. What you see Here is no More than a collection of the kind of sports and recreational facilities you could find in any american or european City responded embassy spokesman Jaroslav pc incr who accompanied Hartman on the tour. As at most foreigners compounds in Moscow the entrances Are manned 24 hours a Day by soviet Mili Tiamen who Check the documents of anybody attempt ing to enter unaccompanied. Soviets escorted by an american Host should have no problem getting by the militia. Hartman said. Some maintenance tasks at the new compound that were to be done by soviet employees will have to be carried out by americans he said. The soviet govern ment on oct. 22 ordered removal of the entire local staff in retaliation for the Reagan administration s sex Sarah Einik the wife of an american Diplomat strolls with her children in from of the newly opened . Aulsion of Many soviet . Diplomats from the United states. The order did not affect construction of the new embassy offices which Are being build with Long delays under a separate contract. Hartman told reporters at a briefing in Early 1985 that he doubted the building would be ready for occupancy before 1988. Asked during the tour when the offices would be ready Hanman replied i still say three  the attention to detail has been the main reason for construction delays on the embassy which was Origi Nally scheduled to open two years ago. Soviet occupancy of the Kremlin s new embassy in Washington has been tied to completion of the . Compound Here. Hartman said a Compromise was worked on  year that allowed the soviets 10 move into their hous ing Section ahead of the americans Here. In return the . Mission in Moscow was allowed o upon a new recreational Dacha or country House Complex in the Silver Glade area of the capital. Hartman declined to discuss reports Hal electronic surveillance devices have been found in the new embassy. But he confirmed a Story that  in mos cow for two years. When the bricks were Laid by soviet workers to build the Wall surrounding the . Com Pound one soviet Workman arranged lighter bricks in  Wall so a passerby could read a cup the Cyril Lic letters for user. We had it removed at quite some  Hart Man said. Japan Auto firms feel crunch of rising yen Detroit a Japan s car companies hit hard by the Sharp Rise in the value of the yen will not give up their share of the american Market without a bitter fight the Chrysler corp. Chairman Lee Iacocca predicts. The japanese have fought so hard for this Market and made big inroads la Cocca said. They re not giving up that beachhead  Iacocca said the need to control Japan s Trade surplus with the United slates about half of which comes from Auto exports also has become a problem for both countries and should he solved with a cooperative Trade policy. Japanese automakers which account for about a fourth of the cars sold in the United states have seen their profits eroded As the value of the yen has risen about 60 percent against the Dollar Over the past two years. That has Cut Ini. Sales by making Jap anese products More expensive in the United states. The japanese automobile manufacturers association reported Friday that Japan s motor vehicle exports fell a re Cord 15.1 percent in november from a year  followed a 9.4 percent decline in october from the same month the pre Vious year and marked the fifth consecutive monthly decline. Meanwhile the strengthening of the yen has reduced the value of the dollars japanese manufacturers get for the cars they sell in America. A further increase in the yen s Worth could erase american profits for Japan s car companies Iacocca predicted in an interview last week. He said the new . Tax Law has helped the japanese by lowering their corporate income tax rates und Pui Imp More Loose dollars into the jeans of the american consumer when s buying mostly  the Law also took away the a vestment lax credit from . Manufacturers something the japanese did not have to give up. He said. Iacocca predicted Hal the 11. ,. Aulo Market will shrink from about 11.5 Mil lion cars sold in 1986 10 Between 10 Mil lion und 10.5 million in l�87. Hut the import share will grow aided by ship ments of Low Cost cars from Korea Tai wan and Malaysia