European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. June6, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 Chirac Mitterrand Thatcher Mulroney Reagan Kohl Nakasone Fanfani Summit from Page 1 bound to be a main Summit Issue especially since Germany s announcement that it would accept the double Zero option in reducing nuclear arms in Europe. Before the heavy work of he Summit Reagan will meet with sixth graders from he Aviano a Italy Middle school. Japanese prime minister Yasuhiro one or the most outspoken and dynamic japanese leaders of the Post world War ii period Nakasone 69, is serving his fifth year in office Hanks Toan unprecedented one year Extension awarded by his party after a landslide election Victory last june. Responding to complaints that Japan s markets restrict imports Nakasone has reduced tariffs and other barriers. He has pledged a Long Range plan to make Japan s Economy rely lest on exports anymore on Domestic growth. Escalating friction Between Japan and its trading partners and economic woes at Home because of the Strong yen have cast a Shadow on Nakasonc s once Strong Crip Over the country prompting speculation he May resign before his term ends in october. A Hawk on defense issues he has Over come opposition from Japan s Strong pacifist forces to break a. Decade old Ceil ing on the nation s defense budget of 1percent of the Gross National product. Apart from tragic Mai icis Naiad lit plans to Call for an International Effort to tight aids a disease he has called problem for All  Nakasone also will present a plan called the human Frontier science pro Gram designed to find a connection be tween human metabolism and thought with a View to linking them with electronics. The program which has received Luke warm support in Japan Calls for spend ing up to s44 in a project open to inter National researchers. British prime minister Margaret Thatcher Thatcher the most senior of the sum Mil participants with eight years in the Job. May not be Able to pay a great Deal of attention to the Summit. She has called an Early parliamentary election which will be held thursday but her aides say she will put in at least an appearance in Venice. If Exchange rates Are a Summit Issue Thatcher 61, will say her Central Bank has been vigorously buying dollars to try to keep the Pound from rising More. At ji.6b, a Pound is about 20 cents More expensive than it was a year ago. Widely regarded As Britain s most conservative Leader since world War ii Thatcher pursues a firm policy of tight budget tax reductions and Selling nationalized industries Back to the Public on the Slock Market. The British Economy is expected to grow at 3 percent in 1987, but unemployment remains High at 11 percent and has Only recently started a slow decline Leav ing 3 million jobless French president Francois Mitterrand and Premier Jacques Chirac Mitterrand 70, has less than one Yea left in the seven year term he won in May 1981, when he led the socialist party to Power in France. But since March 1986, Mitterrand has been engaged in an uncomfortable Power sharing arrangement with Chirac. Although Mitterrand has said he do snot plan to seek re election both arc considered possible presidential Candi dates next Spring. Chirac 54, is in a hurry to establish record of achievement for his Center right government. The government s program of Sellin stale owned Banks and industries to the Public has been popular but the end of five years of socialist Rule did not set of the economic expansion Chirac prom ised. Unemployment has risen in the past year to about 11 percent. Chirac also has been troubled by Stu Dent demonstrations Railroad and Power strikes and irregular sniping from Back ers of other conservatives fikely to run for president next year. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl Kohl won re a Lection in january to an other four year term but with a reduced majority for his Center right coalition. Rising concern Over nuclear Power and doubts about the Christian democrats openness to detente and arms control Cost him votes. Kohl 57, will be pushing at he sum Mit for efforts to Stem protectionism which seriously affects his country s Export  Economy and a More specific communique on How the participants can collaborate on policy. Kohl is cautious conservative and close Friend of Reagan. Italian Premier Amintore Fanf Uii Fanfani Host of the Summit May be the newest head of government of the even but boasts a lengthy political Ca reer. At 79 he is serving his sixth term As Premier having led Italy for the firs time in 1954. When the five party coalition that socialist Batlino Praxi headed for 3vt years fell apart in March Fanfani then the Senate president was called in to Serveas caretaker Premier and oversee nation Al elections june 14, four Days after the Summit. He is expected to remain in Power at least until Midsummer. Italian officials say Fanfani will try to project the image of a stable and economically booming country. Canadian prime minister Brian mul Roney a mid term prime minister struggling to reverse a record Low in popularity Mulroney Goci to the Summit looking for a foreign policy Success. The 48-year-old conservative has told beleaguered Grain formers Canada is the world s second largest wheat exporter that he will plead for a cease fire in the International food subsidy War. Sofar Canada has kept its Market share but Grain prices have slumped by nearly 40 percent in two years and thousands of Farmers face bankruptcy. Mulroney and Reagan have said the Hope the bilateral free Trade agreement their two countries Are negotiating this year will be a Model for world com Merce defusing protectionist sentiment. Unlike the United slates Canada is Marten Delors actively seeking More Trade and invest ment from Japan despite a Trade balance 1 billion Canadian dollars in Japan favor. In april Mulroney indicated to Rea Gan that he May ask for a discussion of South Africa. Canada has been it the forefront of International sanctions aimed at convincing Pretoria to abandon apartheid. Jacques Delors and Wilfried Marlon of the european economic Community Delors president of the dec s executive Branch will represent the 12-na-Tion trading bloc jointly with Martens the belgian prime minister whose government holds the rotating presidency of the dec s main decision making body the Council of ministers. Delors was finance minister Early in Mitterrand s term before taking Over atthe dec in january 1985. Sometimes critical of the United states for being overbearing in its role As the world s leading Economy Ujj Brj is a Strong believer in Gnu Vernii a welfare programs and in income supports for Farmers. Martens Heads a belgian government in almost constant turmoil Over a split Between the country s dutch speaking North and the French speaking South. He has been in office since 1979, Mak ing him one of the most durable of the government leaders attending the sum Mit. Martens centrist Christian democratic party is strongly pro american. Bel Gium is one of five european nations to Nave accepted the deployment of . Nuclear cruise missiles on its soil. Reagan has protocol Edge of meeting of 7 equals Venice Italy a Amintore Fanfani at 79 is the oldest but he is Only a caretaker Leader. Margaret Thatcher n he Only woman. Ronald Reagan and fran Cois Mitterrand Are Heads of stale. Who then sits at the head of the table the seating arrangement at conference and banquet tables is just one of a Host of protocol problems organizers have had to face before the Start of the Venice Summit monday. The Summit is billed As a meeting of seven equals but As one official put it president Reagan will be More equal than the others at least in protocol. That is because he is one of he two Heads of state among the seven and has served longer than France s Milter Rand. Age and ladies first do not figure in official Proto col. Under this Rule Reagan will be at the Center flanked by Mitterrand and British prime minister Thatcher when a group photograph is taken with the other government Heads. He also will occupy the seat on the right of the Host at the conference and banquet tables. Normally Reagan would be the last to arrive at Venice s Marco Polo Airport and the first to leave the Lagoon City after the june 8-10 Summit. But . Officials said Reagan is Likely to waive Bis last in first out privilege because he is expected to spend More time in Venice than the other leaders. After the two presidents the no. 3 position goes to Thatcher the longest serving government head among the Summit participants. She will be followed in seniority by West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney and the 79-year-old italian Premier Fanfani in charge of a caretaker government Only since mid april. After Brief ceremonies at Marco Polo Airport fan Fani will forr Nelly Welcome the leaders monday in front of the magnificent gothic facade of the 15th-Century doges Palace. Years of Summit experience has Given us a pretty solid basis on protocol said one organizer who spoke on condition of anonymity. And because All the participants Are Friendly to one another whatever prob Lem there May be we Settle quickly and amicably. It certainty is not like the Vietnam peace conference. Before they sat Down for a peace conference to end the War in Vietnam the untied staid and the communist government of Hanoi struggled for More than a year in Paris Over such protocol matters As the shape of he conference table. In Venice Maria Pia Fanfani wife of the italian Premier is organizing what is expected to be a heavy program of shopping and Island hopping for wives of the Summit leaders. British sources say Thatcher s Hus band is not expected to accompany her on the trip. During the first two Days of the Summit Nancy Reagan will be in Sweden to tour anti drug abuse Cen ters. She will return to Venice on the final Day of the sum Mil. The Only formal function that will bring the Summit participants and their spouses together is the final ban Quet june id