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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D Pentagon delays Toshiba dealings Page 5 d lakers nip celtics 107-106 in Aba finals sports Page 21 d Navy will begin escorting Kuwait ships in july Page 28 the is an gripes vol.46, no. 55 thursday june 11, 1987 authorized unofficial publication for Kamso Force ,.m.-kd 8693 a bombings target american British embassies in Rome e Surrey the damage caused by a car bomb that exploded in front of the is. Embassy in Rome. Rome a a car bomb that exploded near the . Embassy tuesday shattered windows and set fire to parked cars and bombs exploded on the grounds of the . And British embassies. Police said the attacks appeared to be in protest of the seven nation economic conference taking place in Venice and government officials said they could be linked to Middle East terrorist groups who issued the latest in a series of threats against Italy on monday. A woman near the car when it blew up near the . Embassy a hospitalized for Shock. There were no other injuries in any of the attacks. A group calling itself the anti imperialist internal Lional brigade claimed responsibility in Telephone Calls to Western news agencies in London and Rome saying the revolutionary will is stronger than the High Security measures taken for the Protection of the so called seven giants of the  president Reagan and the leaders of Japan France Britain West Germany Italy and Canada Are holding their annual economic Summit in Venice about 340 Miles Northeast of the capital. Two hours before the attacks frogman retrieve what police initially said was a mine from a Lagoon in Venice. However the secret service said the object was harmless and the italian news Agency Agi quoted police As saying it was a water Heater. Police officials compared the attacks to incidents during the Tokyo economic Summit last year when mortar shells were fired at the government guest House. Officials said the explosives used in the attacks resembled those used in attacks against the . Embassies in Madrid Spain last february and in Lisbon continued on Page 3 Reagan wins limited backing for Gulf policy in dealing with terrorists and their sponsors. It was a main Plank in Britain s goals for the Summit and is the first time All participants have  h y 1. King Cruger Winicki acc Venice Italy president Reagan. Support for his persian Gulf policy tuesday in ranging Summit communiques addressing the Middle East International terrorism and East West relations. The statements based on working meetings monday night and tuesday morning were the first official re ports on Progress at the annual economic Summit con Ference of the leaders of the United states Japan Ger Many Britain France Italy and Canada. The Middle East statement Calls for Ata wafted International Effort to end the 6 a Rycaj Walran Init War and demands a cease fire to the the seven Summit icadepfl6led in their statement that free  is of Paramount importance for usaa Thust be upheld. The free flow of Oil and oth erotic through the Strait of Hormuz must continue  we Call upon both parties to negotiate an immedi ate end of the War the Summit leaders wrote. It Means that we Call for a cease fire and if either declined then we follow that up with a Call fms auction on the Sale of arms  St George Shultz san whether the that Orwa Rene chinese will what we Don t know yet. That s what we re going to take into our discussions in the Security  the Summit nations will join together in asking the . Secu Rity Council for a worldwide embargo of arms to Iran and Iraq if the two fail to Stop their War. Another statement called for a no Concession policy aha extradition of hijackers to Hude a broader Range of terrorist activities. The Resolution on terrorism the strongest of the formal statements came just hours after a bomb and grenade attack on the . And British embassies in Rome and after a Metal Container first thought to be in anti ship mine was discovered in Venice s Lagoon l experts towed the object out to sea without incident. A police spokesman initially Saiwai  round red Metal Cylinder was an explosive Opl  out to be nothing More than a bathroom Wimmler according to a police report. In the statement on terrorism them Alstat pledged to cease flights to and from countries see Reagan on Page efforts to stabilize Dollar reaffirmed at Summit staff writer Venice Italy efforts to keep the Dollar stabilized received a Strong endorsement at a tuesday afternoon meet ing of All economic Summit participants. We feel that a further adjustment inthe Dollar would be counterproductive said Nigel Lawson England s Chancellor of the exchequer. The danger  were to have a fun Herd Arron of the Dollar you  in the is hits . Citizens living in Europe in the Wallet. The Dollar has lost Hajmosi half its value in the past three we Ulii Campean currencies. Officials Tow Row he la nations met in february in France Lize Exchange rates reached  us u,u.6,but la iia a hts has a role in main Flose Exchange Levels Lawson despite considerable scepticism it has held he said. It is dependent on countries carrying out policy lines and policy actions set out in the louvre Accord and that includes reducing the . Budget  president Neidt but he also repeated to veto tax increases Lawson were Parton a wide ranging dial Sih session tuesday. An office Nique will not come out until we docs afternoon but spokesmen for the seven participating nations released Progress reports on economic matters. The weakness of the Dollar has taken pluses in Germany and Japan also were a Point of Contention. In the morning ses Sion japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone moved to head off what recalled Japan bashing by announcing a four Point program aimed at addressing the Trade imbalance. Jul did is a Plann d multimillion Dol -jmmtttfll0f Domestic spending fun eled Byl Toi a a Cut. A $20 billion on Page 3  
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