European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pages the stars and stripes tuesday february 10,1987 i. World today adm. Jane a. Lyons jr., commander in chief of the is. Pacific Fleet Point out soviet facilities in photos. Photos disprove soviet claims on Cam Ranh Bay Admiral says Sydney Australia a Admiral James s jr., commander of the . Pacific Fleet Dis d photographs monday that he mid prove the a Union is using Cam Ruth Bay in Vietnam As a military base. Speaking at a new conference at the . Consul ale Lyom produced . Navy Aerial photographs showing soviet warship berthed in the Bay of Cam Ranh a City in what formerly Wai South Vietnam. The photos showed frigate destroyers and three submarines. Lyons said the submarines Are capable of carrying nuclear lipped cruise missiles. Another photograph showed soviet warplane i deployed on Cam Ranh Airfield built by the United slates during the Vietnam War Lyons said the photographs taken last december disproved soviet claims it has no base in Vietnam. Release of the photographs was prompted by a Tetter philippine army new offensives Manila Philippines up philippine troops resumed their in year War against communist rebels monday launching hoi Pursuit operations and preemptive strike plans less than 24 hours after a 60-Day cease fire crumbled. While discouraged by the broken truce president Corazon Aquino pushed ahead with another aspect of her National reconciliation Campaign. Government negotiators began talks with moslem separatists who have waged a 14-year struggle that has claimed More than 60,000 lives. The government was optimistic about Progress in the talks held under tight Security in suburban Manila. But Only two of the five moslem factions of the More National liberation front attended the initial meeting Wilh Agapilo Aquino the president s chief negotiator and brother in Law. Proposals for creating a separate autonomous state on the main Southern Island of Mindanao Are to be presented Al a meeting feb. 19 on the Island. Five million moslem live on Mindanao where the separatist hauls has raged. Armed forces chief Gen. Fidel Ramos said troops were hum ing for members of the 23,000-Membcr communist new people s army who Well on the offensive in four provinces three Days before the unprecedented cease fire ended sunday. The operations thai the armed farces Are conduct ing arc in regard to conducting Tui Pursuit against Hose thai violated the cease fire before the Termi nation of the cease fire itself on the sch of february published in the australian newspaper and signed by. Zem Skov minister Counselor at the soviet embassy incan Emu the letter said allegations that Cam Ranh is a soviet base arc it is known to All objective observers that there has never been such a base and never will it be established there zem Skov said but Lyons told reporters there s nothing like Pic Tures to prove your Point he did not estimate the number of soviet troops at am Ranh but said it was a full support operating base with fuel ammunition and missile handling facilities. Lyons said the base accost Nodales the second larg est soviet Force outside the soviet Union. Afghanistan has the largest he said. Troops launch against rebels said Ramos Ramos also said that the army will undertake preemptive strikes against communist Camps and training grounds. If we do not act on this it will pose a great danger to civilians said Ramos at a Jungle survival training Camp in Tanay 25 Miles East of Manila. Despite the Tough talk Ramos repeated the govern ment s offer that the door is still open to further peace wits. Brig. Gen. Restitute Padilla chief of an infantry division said regional cease fires will be considered on a Casc by Casc basis and a military solution to the rebels should be the last however in the interest of our Innoce civilian sin the Rural areas we have no recourse but to take Active Barangay Village visitations Active patrolling said Padilla. The communist National democratic front rebuked suggestions of local cease fires As Well As promo cd amnesty for rebels and Reform plans. The government measures have the deep malicious intent of sowing division within the group s ranks said Antonio Tumcl Adf spokesman. By resorting to such classic Divide and Rule tactics the Aquino government show that in is afraid to Deal with the revolutionary movement As a whole and to respond to the major i bucs raised by the Adf in its peace Agenda he said. The cease fire the first Fruct in the 18-year-old communist insurgency lapsed sunday As the communist refused to resume peace talks thai broke Don n Jan. 22. 5 accused of plotting to Rob London museum London a five men were charged monday with conspiring to Rob a London museum the scene of a shoot out late Friday in which police killed one Man. A police Marksman fatally wounded Dennis Burgin 26, when a stakeout learn surprised would be thieves inside the House of the 18th a Colury architect sir John Soane now a museum tilled with Art treasures in London s Holborn District. The accused who include Bergin s 23-year-Oid brother George also were charged with being armed Wilh a sawed off Shotgun and intending to commit robbery. They were detained in police custody and did nol apply for bail. An internal police inquiry is under Way into the shooting of Dennis Burgin who died after emergency surgery. An alleged accomplice was also shot by police and was reported in Comfort Able condition in a Hospital. Residents fleeing District in Jakarta after poisonings Jakarta Indonesia a the deaths of five people in the last week have prompted Mostof the 4,000 inhabitants of a South Jakarta District to flee their Homes a health officer said monday. Or. Soe Harto . Head of the Jakarta health office said initial investigation indicated that the victims had eaten poisoned food. In is not an epidemic he said. He said investigations were continuing to de Termine what caused 30 people to suffer severe diarrhoea and vomiting. Five died after a few Days treatment in hospitals. Rumours of an epidemic spread causing most residents of the Lenling Java Kam Poitz District in South Jakarta to flee their Homes he said. 11 North koreans to get Gold for defecting to South Seoul. South Korea Kupij eleven North korean defectors who arrived in Seoul via Japan and Taiwan will receive a Rich Reward in Gold government officials said monday. Under a special Law providing Tor rewards to defectors from the North Kim Man Chol 47, the Leader of the group is entitled to a Cash Reward equal to 32 pounds of Gold. At the cur rent Market Price that would be Worth $236,046. The others can expect Cash rewards equal to 4.2 pounds of add each or 130,930, the officials said. In addition jobs and living quarters will be provided for All. The Law in effect since 1981, classifies North korean defectors into five categories. Under the Law Kim tails into the tap Grade that covers High ranking government and military officials and those who bring along three or More defectors. Ghana to release 12 charged in planning coup Abidjan Ivory coast a twelve men charged Wilh plotting to overthrow the govern ment Are to be released Ghana radio reported monday. The broadcast monitored in Abidjan said the decision was announced in an official statement released Over the weekend. In did not specify when the alleged coup attempt took place among those to be freed is Victor Owusu the unsuccessful presidential candidate of the popu Lar front any in Ghana s 1979 elections. The Cutroni government of right it Jerry Rawlings came to Power in a military coup in i v81. Some of those named admitted involvement in a coup plot and appeared As witnesses Tor in prosecution in major subversion trials the radio said
