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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 11,1987 the stars and stripes f a j Page terrorists target embassies in Rome from Page 1 Portugal in february 1986. Police released a composite sketch tuesday nigh Ofa suspect in the attacks a Man who occupied a room on the fifth floor of a hold across the Street from the .  said the two homemade rockets that landed in the embassy compound shortly before 8 . Were if cd from the Balcony of the Man s room where investigators later found a crude launching device. Only one of the rockets exploded breaking window Sand carving out a two foot Hole in the pavement. Police said the rockets May have been launched by re Mote control or a timing device. The Interior ministry said the Man described a being asian checked into the hotel last saturday using a Canadian passport issued in Winnipeg in 1984 inthe name of Edwin yen. The passport was reported lost in Spain last summer a spokesman for the Canad an foreign office said. Using an International Driver s License issued Las april in Bangkok Thailand the Man on saturday rented an automobile from a Rome Agency police said. They said that was the car which exploded near . Embassy compound. About -10 minutes before the car bomb exploded rocket was launched into the compound of the British embassy about a half mile away. The rocket landed harmlessly in an ornamental Pool. The attacks came a Day after the Beirut office of the italian news Agency Ansa reported receiving an Anonymous Telephone threat against Italy. It said a Man claiming to speak for a group called palestinian islamic jihad threatened italian interests in connection with its hosting of the economic Summit. Ansa. Quoting a Beirut newspaper reported tues Day that the anti imperialist International brigade is believed linked to about 50 terrorist acts. The Agency said thai last september the group sent poster to its Beirut office threatening 12 world leaders m called slate  Gan from Page 1 extradition or prosecution of hijackers or other terrorists violating Avia Lifite Security. The Summit s Middle East statement is being viewed As a comp Dormu Between Reagan and other Summit leaders Many Nothom were unwilling or unable to adopt new responsibilities in the Gulf. Treaties ending world War Ilizar both Germany an Japan from military operations outside their regions. Spokesmen from several  the sum Mit noted with satisfaction tuesday Mon lug that the Gulf had not been mentioned at the opening Wora Uig dinner of the Heads of state monday night. A a . Official said the leaders simply ran ou%�timc"atthe3 a hour dinner. Prior to the Start of tuesday afternoon s plenary Sion Reagan said he was delighted with the support i was getting from his allies for his persian Gulf policy. Asked Why the Summit statement did t have More Teeth Reagan replied we could t think of anybody to  Shultz later said the agreement Means the United tales is not alone in policing the persian Gulf and that those. Allies who can provide muscle in the Region will do so. We feel our Force can do the Job but we arc not alone in this by a Long shot he said. Asked whether the Summit nations brought up . Arms sales to Iran Shultz said no. I think that subject has been a problem he  problem is behind  the statement on East West relations encourage the current nuclear arms reduction talks Between the soviet Union and United states. The two superpowers Are discussing a plan to dismantle hundreds of medium and Short Range nuclear missiles in Europe. We note with satisfaction that dialogue on arms control has intensified and that More favourable prospects have emerged for the reduction of nuclear forces the statement said. The leaders called three times for increased stability at lower Levels of  statement reiterated Standard Western Calls for president Reagan Speaks Wei Canadian 1 is photo by gu9 Schu flatter Nier Brian Mulroney foreground tuesday during the Summit. An improved soviet record on  an end to the conflict in Afghanistan and a we a change of peo ple and ideas. Jul lathe president s first full  Early As he breakfasted with British june Minuter Margaret Thatcher in a Rose Garden Fafnis . Reagan asked whether to fould be Able a convince his Summit partners a to the Wisdom of Merican policy in the Gulf Sald a am taking it for Grange that they Are  asked by reamers for her views Thatcher Sal Don t take questions Over  Thatcher arrived in Venice at 7 30 . Monday and left 18 hours later to resume campaigning for thursday s British elections. Absent from the Summit s communiques was an statement on South Africa. Joe Clark Canada s so arc Lary of state said the canadians brought up the p9intof apartheid and received support from the United Stales Japan and France. There has been some Dis agreement As to How far this Summit should express itself on South Africa Clark said. Summit from Page 1 fund will be set up to help Spur invest ment in developing countries and Japan already is talking with Argentina the Philippines Tunisia and Turkey. Nakasone next month will submit aj$1 billion supplemental budget to a government procurement program finally $500 million is Carn pc for economic assistance to cosines in Africa and the sub Sahara Tho Jln called least advanced countries. Canadian finance i offer Michael Wilson called Japan s a wac a positive step but Lawson said of hoped to Sec More Effort to open japanese markets to foreign companies Germany the of i of the Summit seven with a  Trade surplus was less  measures to re Duce the Trade imbalance. While pledging to take action to stimulate growth German officials stopped Short of announcing specific plans. As Nakasone announced japanese tie world leaders attending the economic Summit in Venice Italy surround president Reagan in an informal c k is photo by Ken George Terence. Measures he warned that a reduction in the . Budget deficit could Spur world recession. He called upon other Western nations to compensate for reduced american economic presence. While the Dollar debate might be most important to americans abroad discussion at the plenary session Cen tired on third world debt. Talk of debtor nations usually focuses on latin american Loans from . Banks Lawson said. But the sum Mit session dealt More with the least advanced countries in Africa and the sub Sahara which have borrowed Boih from governments and the International monetary fund. The problem is quite different wit the heavily indebted countries Law son said. In my judgment at any rate they have no real historic Prospect of Ever being Able to repay. Therefore something has to be Don Boboul  Lawson said he believes forts at the Summit will produce by san Ember a agreement by members of Haj Llerna tonal monetary fund Concerio the debts. While there was some agreeing among Summit participants about Ink. Tercel Relief or forgiving the debt the United states remains against forgive Ness Lawson said  
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