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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, May 5, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes tuesday May 5,1987 Nev update Waldheim charge Velenna Austria apr aria president Kurt want Lyl of Shou flask historians  to study the of Luomons made Adsul his world apr ii pail a prominent Walsh Jpn political opponent a Saluc. B Al could ask a Independent Llo Seitle ques _ ital said  s Hunsuc the preset  of histor tons about Steyer the Cerul the Wald to Alveira in t year Section or in a radio said Waldhein a White paper compiled last year Settle tace controversy. Jewish emigration Geneva Switzerland a jewish emigration from the soviet Union reached a new six year High in april Mill 717 jews allowed to leave the country according to tentative figures compiled by the Agency helping to resettle the Emi Gres. Reghina ,1 spokeswoman of the intergovernmental committee for migration said a least 163 emigres planned to Settle in Jibrael while the rest Are assume to be opting for other countries. In March 470 soviet jews had arrived Ai the Vienna Austria transit Center compared to 146 i february. The four month total or 1,431 compares with a total of 543 for allow Ian year. A record 51.000 soviet jew emigrated in 1979, before the soviet intervention in Afghani Linn brought a chill in East West relations. "3 lot ton. R is u Hund. Munch i 4& Pirn r41 40 rom. P Nakasone pledges action tease friction on to Tokyo up prime a mater Yasuhiro Nakasone vowed sunday la out measure to ease Trade friction  s ruling and opposition party Lead ers cast doubts on his ability to fulfil the promises he made in Washington. In talks with president Reagan Naka Sone promised to put into effect several measures to reduce Japan s Trade sur plus including a 135 billion economic stimulus package to boost Domestic con sumption and increase imports. Upon arriving in Hawaii for a one Day Stopover sunday. Nal Raone told Japa Nese reporters he was determined to win Swift approval of a supplementary by get rut included the pump priming me service now is the time when Jarf must forcefully carry out its Inte Janonal responsibilities the Kyo quoted Nakasone As Sav but the 68-Yearjo prime minister troubled by Plumaj Lluc Public support and setbacks in Reot flt nationwide elections is expected to acc a political struggle in trying to Jpn approval of the measure before Utterm in office expires oct. 3 1. Okyo opposition parties immedi lashed out at Takasane s remark Hawaii saying they would Block at tempts to push through a lax Reform which the prime minister wants included in the supplementary budget. Ifoma Yamaguchi Secrell off acne. 1 opposition Japan party Lea lined to present nil Confidence Mihui if Nakas gip assume such a Force a Itu Dej several office and rival readers of the ruling  party also questioned to Nice a we would be Able to Cag Fout the Meas she prom ised Ira fishing ton. A been burdened Etc Raizo Matsuno official was quoted As saying by shh leading economic daily Nihon Meizai Shimun. Masumi Ezaki a prominent lip offi Cial was quoted at saying if the prime minister cannot live up to the pledges remade to the United slates he will be unable to take charge of his administration Nakasone who led his ruling party Toa huge election Victory last july and then won himself an unprecedented one year Extension in office has seen i popularity rating drop to a record Low after trying to introduce a National sales tax As part of Japan s first tax Reform in 37 years. Its tax designed to offset pro cuts in income taxes prompted ire Public dissent from within his nil party and led to the Liberal democrats humiliating defeat in nationwide focal elections last month Nakasone Baa insisted that the tax re form which is among his top goals since he look office in 1982, is needed to boost Domestic consumption As part of Japan Effort to Lessen the Economy s Reliance on Export the pump priming measure arc needed by Japan to fend off further retaliatory Trade moves by Washington where the mouse passed an omnibus " Bill during Nakasone s visit Ler their iwo meetings last week Tope and Reagan agreed on the need Nowiak the Rise of the yen against the Dollish Tahichi has Hurt the japanese Economy in Reagan also\u9icated that the  against japanese goods imposed last month of Japan s alleged violation of a 1986 to of agreement on semiconductor would bulk soon. But the two leaders fell Sho of Outlin ing Concrete proposals to co rec pan i Trade surplus with the United to which reached nearly j59 billion 1986. . Made secret intelligence Deal with Iran London newspaper says London up the observe said sunday that . Officials struck g secret Deal with Iran during a Mission to Tehran last year to prevent the iranians passing details of Washington s Mideast intelligence network to the soviet Union. Quoting a senior iranian do Tomat and Well placed iranian sources the British sunday newspaper said Iran had obtained information on the intelligence network from William Buckley the Cia station chief in Beirut who was Kidnap Ped More than two years earlier and taken to Tehran for questioning. A virtually Complete list of .agents in the Region was among the intelligence contained in the lengthy Confes Sion forced on William Buckley the paper said. Iran was threatening to pass it on to the soviet  the bargain was struck Between president Reagan s former National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane and the influential speaker of the iranian parliament Hashemi a Sfanjani. They had a series of private meeting son the sixth floor of the Independence hotel in Tehran during the Mcfarlan trip in May 1986from which other members of the . Delegation including it col. Oliver North were excluded. This is the first evidence . Officials met a Sfanjani during their visit the paper said. In said Mcfarlane agreed to provide Iran with military intelligence in its War against Iraq to make possible the Covert Sale of . Arms and to keep secret the names of iranian officials involved in sensitive talks with Washington. In Exchange a Sfanjani agreed to suppress details of Buckley s confession and to Block publication of . Documents painstakingly pieced to Gether by iranian students after the 1979takeover of the . Embassy in Tehran. Before sinking the bargain Mcfarlane was allowed to see both a transcript of Buckley s confession and a four hour videotaped statement made under Tor Ture. He was also shown a photograph Obuckley s body the paper said. The paper said Buckley died of Aheart attack while under torture Al a military base near the holy City of to twin Laie in 1985, the report named Street in a wealthy Northern Tubb of Tehran where Buckley was held before his Transfer to the military base of Sil Babad where he died. A senior iranian Diplomat close to president Ali Khomeini revealed tha Buckley did set die in Lebanon a the american Public Bai been led to be Lieve it said. He was transferred drugged and bandaged to Iran by air from a base in Lebanon s Bekaan Valley via inc syrian capital of Damascus. The paper said Iran had played it cards cleverly and that although the meetings officially ended id disarray when Mcfarlane failed to secure the re lease of . Hostages unofficially he left wit part Al least of what he  britons join hands in jobless protest London a thousands of peo pie from Liverpool to London joined hands sunday 10 draw attention to Brit Ain s High level of unemployment but the human Chain failed to link up falling Well Short of the hoped for turnout of3io,000. With the jobless rate running at 11 percent and More than 3 million Union without work Many people from All walks of life were attempting to protest attitudes toward unemployment and to arouse Public concern. Many of those who did show up at the appointed time and places were jobless but others supporting the hands  Campaign included actress Glenda Jackson pop Star Sling and Norma Willis Leader of the trades Union con Gress labor federation. Campaign coordinator Molly Mach or her spirits not visibly dampened by a sudden hailstorm and gusting winds called the Campaign a great Success say ing i m very very thrilled at the num Ber of people who have come along in this appalling weather to pledge  Hail rain and thunderstorms hit much of Britain and a Sharp drop i temperatures hitting the Low 40s fahrenheit in some areas was thought to have contributed to the disappointing numbers of  along the 350-mile route. There was clustering and there were gaps in the Chain inevitably. But the spirit of the thing was there and it has been absolutely marvelous she  were no figures yet on total turn out. About 7,000 gathered in London forthe 3 . Event. In the West Central pen City of Liverpool one of the worst hit centers of unemployment 5,000 people turned out. In Hertfordshire county though police said the attendance was very very poor. It seems to have been More of Token gesture the number of people taking part i Derbyshire was very Small were cer a Wirtly was t a Chain said a police spokesman who repealed six people Al each of 11 meeting Points in Derby. In Northamptonshire a police spokes Man said we estimate about 900 peo ple turned out along the 32 Miles Caus ing no problems to traffic or police. There was definitely no Chain unless the people had very Long  organizers said the demonstration was non political but the proximity of May 7 local elections and the likelihood of general election soon Drew the attention of legislators of All parties  
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