European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pegs 2fl j j faf5 the stars and stripes tuesday february 3,1997 of Waite in hands of negotiators Beirut Lebanon a1 intensive negotiations involving Syria ran and lebanese militia lenders have started 10 determine the talc or missing hostage negotiator Terry Wail and ensure his safety a senior Nili Lia official says. These hush hush talks arc in High gear the offi Cial speaking on condition of anonymity said sunday the parties concerned arc burning up the wires using the Telephone Linn trying to ensure or. Wait i Safe  wait personal emissary of archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie flew to Beirut Jan. 12 on his fifth trip to Lebanon to seek release of hostages the anglican Church envoy has not been seen publicly since he left the Riviera hotel in West Beirut Jan. 20, presumably to negotiate with islamic jihad a pro iranian Shi Ilc faction that holds americans Terry an Derson and Thomas Sutherland. Various reports have said Wail May have been taken prisoner. The Lack of direct word from or. Wait since his disappearance two weeks ago has alarmed All sides concerned and every Effort is being made to find out about him said the know Gable militia source. Druse Leader Wall Jumblatt whose militia was i charge of Wake s Security offered himself As a hostage saturday to replace Waite. But the Church of England said wait left strict instructions forbidding any Rescue Mission Ransom payment or substitution of hostages. A Church statement was issued after London s Sun Day express  Beirut terrorist were de manding a Ransom ofs4 million fora ii s release. Runcyc also said sunday i have had some Contact yesterday indirectly. I am very anxious about where he  eleven foreigners including three americans to West germans an Indian and a Frenchman have been kidnapped in moslem West Beirut since waiters Arri Val. An underground group threatened saturday to Kilt the three americans and the Indian unless Israel frees400 Arab prisoners and Flics them to Syria on a red Cross plane within one week. In Tel Aviv israeli defense minister Yitzhak Rabin on sunday rejected the group s demand saying Iraci will not act As an International Bank for terrorists. Speakes blames arms scandal on Csc aides Washington up Larry Speakes Feu than 24 hours out of his Job As chief White House spokesman blamed the Iran arms Contra Aid scandal sunday on aides who miss Rcd the president by knocking a Good policy of the track Speakes who ten the White House fora High paying Walt Street Job also de fended while House chief of staff Don news Ricl s Aid Regan asserting Regan wrongly is being blamed for the operations of the National Security Council. While Speakes did not name the offi Cial he thought had failed Reagan he pointed to the Csc As the source of therm lbs to slags scheme and reported diversion of weapons profit to the nicaraguan rebels. Speakes appearing on lbs television said he thinks the Public is tiring of the Iran Contra controversy. The president Sel a Good policy int motion Speakes said of the decision in August 1985 to seek belter relations with Iran. He thought he had Good people carrying it out and those people mis served the president. The were patriots. They wanted to do the Job. They wanted to carry out the presi Dent s policy. But Good judgment i an important part of patriotism. At to How in policy went awry Speakes said. There was a Small group that knew about it. And the were the people that carried it out and got  they had the president s Broad Man Date and instructions but they dtdn1have the authority to get off the track on some of these things Speakes said. Royal of Rescue copter crashes into Mountain Stirling Scotland a a Royal air Force helicopter taking part in a search for a missing climber crashed into a Mountain sunday night tilling a policeman and injuring three of he four others on Board police said. The Wessex helicopter crashed into Ben More about 500 feel from the lop of the 2,500 fool Peak in Central Scotland said police i nearby Stirling. The three Man Crew travelling from an air Force tue at Fife in Eastern Scotland had picked up two policemen at the fool of the Mountain the policemen were part of a local Volunteer Rescue team. The second policeman and two of the Crew suffered injuries none of them serious and were winched o t the Mountainside by another air Force helicopter Crew. The search for the woman climber was abandoned until Daylight monday As fears mounted about her safety in freezing blizzard conditions collision on Rhine spills 42stons of fertilizer. Germany a tons of fert mgr spilled into Therpe River Early sunday a Tala Swiss  with an anchored fret Ptter Jmc ties said a freighter crewman is nip and is presumed drowned.  International Rhine alarm re in the Case alchemical Acci dents . The Ducs Selbit City gov responsible for the Bort of alarm was lifted at 4 30 . E critics said late sunday the Accident would not harm local drinking water supplies. Iraq Iran Trade attacks in latest Gulf War fighting by untied press International iraqi warplanes attacked at least is iranian cities killing or wounding scores of people and Iran retaliated by firing & missile Ai a military target in the iraqi capital of Baghdad the official iraqi news Agency said. Iranian forces occupying Southern Iraq launched three limited assaults against iraqi troops East of Basra about 250 Miles Southeast of Baghdad according to Iran s state run islamic Republic news Agency sunday. Neither report could be confirmed. Both Side frequently have exaggerated claims of Battlefield actions since the Gulf War erupted. Chemical War panel criticized Washington up a presidential commission responsible for monitoring . Chemical warfare capabilities has engaged in illegal lobbying and improper spend ing a congressional report Chai cd saturday. The report by the general accounting office the investigatory Arm of Congress blamed defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger s office for failing to comply with administrative requirements concerning the chemical War fare review commission established in 1985. A defense department spokesman had no immedi ate comment saying Pentagon officials had not seen the document and could not discuss its findings. The two lawmakers who requested the review rep. Dante Fascell d-fla., chairman of the House foreign affairs committee and rep. Jack Brooks a Texas chairman of the government operations com Mittee said the findings prompted them to question now More than Ever the continuation of the govern ment s binary nerve Gas weapons program. The program involves the use of missile warheads or artillery shells to carry nerve Gas. The Active components arc Kepi in separate compartments to prevent them from accidentally combining into a often deadly mixture. They Are allowed to mix Only after the Shell Are in flight toward their intended targets. This commission was mandated by Congress to re View an important aspect of our nation s defense the chemical warfare program Fascell and Brooks said. Instead of a proper review they added we go illegal lobbying improper expenditures incomplete accounts breaches of Federal regulations and absolutely no documentation on How the commission reached its substantive conclusions which endorsed the binary chemical weapons program they said in report follows the release last year of a Gao Legal opinion that Weinberger s office hired and paid outside lobbyists and Public relations consultants to promote support for the commission s views eve though the hiring violated the Law. Newsman from Page 1 he has been  in Bern a Swiss foreign ministry spokesman said the Swiss ambassador in Tehran planned to protest the detention Ofsei and of Thomas Furg Lesler the Swiss Diplomat who was with Seib. The United Stales has had no diplomatic representation in Tehran since the United states embassy there . 4,1979, and its staff held hostage for444dys. Seib was one of More than 100 journalists from around the world invited to visit Iran in recent  participated last week in a government escorted tour of the Batik front in the Iran Iraq War. Seib a 30-year-old native of Kansas has been a reporter for the journal since 1978. He and his wife Barbara Rosewicz have been based in Cairo for the journal since 1985. Although Seib had travelled Exten sively throughout the Middle East this was his first trip to Iran. Several iranian men who refused to identify them selves seized Seib and furl Cater As they were leaving Seib s hotel at about 6 . Saturday according to the diplomats in Tehran. After half on hour the men released Furg Lesler and resumed him to the hotel they said. Some of the diplomats speculated that Seib s detention might reflect disagreements within the iranian government Over the invitation extended to foreign Mouraa iils including More than a dozen americans to publicize Iran s re cent Battlefield victories against Iraq. Like most of the other journalists Seib was issued a five Day visa. But officials of the ministry of islamic guidance which supervised the visit told the journalists their visas would be emended so they might tour the front and attend a news conference. Of the visiting reporters left in ran All but Sei were Given their passports Back with the Extension on thursday evening. Seib however received seven phone Calls thursday afternoon and evening from a Man who said there was a minor difficulty with the journalist s passport. The Man said there had been a Case of mistake identity because Seib s name resembled that of a Man sought by the authorities. The caller finally said the problem had been resolved and his passport would be returned. The same account of Seib s difficulties was Given by officials of both the guidance and foreign ministries. Cancelling plans to leave Iran Cany Friday Seib wailed for his passport. He was eventually told to go Mihe immigration office saturday morning because Fri Day was uie moslem Day of  saturday Seib accompanied by fur Giesler and three other american correspondents went to in guidance ministry press office. Senior officials refused to receive them. At the immigration office Seib was told to wait be cause his passport could not be found and the official there told he Swiss Diplomat logo away. After waiting almost two hours Seib left with Fui Glester and they went to the Diplomat s  afternoon several men appeared at Seib s hold and began making inquiries. They asked this correspondent where Seib could be found when asked who they were the iranian translating the conversation said nobody Seib resumed to the hotel in the company of Furg Esler about 5 30 ., saying he would wait in a room. The hotel employees however said they  find the key so Seib decided to leave the hotel. As he arid fur Glosier were walking to the Diplomat s car they were seized. The three remaining american reporters who had extended their slay to show support for Seib left Tehran shortly afterwards having been warned thai they might face possible unpleasantness because their visas had expired