European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. Juno 29, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 soviet Magazine criticizes Stalin Moscow a a Magazine has revealed new details about Josef v. Sta Lin s purges of the 1930s, including Strong criticism of the Laic soviet Leader for killing or imprisoning military com Manders before world War 11. The disclosures appear in an article in the weekly Ogonek which went on Sale saturday about a soviet Diplomat who openly defied Stalin. You have murdered the most talented generals brought up on he experience of the world and civil wars who have reconstructed the red army according to tie most novel technology and have made her invincible wrote the Diplomat Fedor f. Raskolnikov. Raskolnikov died in France in sep tember 1939, under what Western schol ars consider to be mysterious Circum stances. The Ogonek article said Stalin Cut pm three of the army s five marshals three of the five first rank commanders ail 10 second rank commanders and scores of Oiler officers on the verge of the War you destroy the red army the love and Pride of this country the Cornerstone of its might. You have beheaded the red army and the red Navy Raskolnikov said in an open letter to Stalin written two weeks before nazi Germany attacked Poland. Western historians say Stalin com Mander in chief of the red army severely crippled the soviet military and ignored warnings of Germany s invasion on june 22, 1941. Ogonek quoting Raskolnikov s letters also noted that statin using false charges staged trials of old bolsheviks writers scientists scholars and artists. The article is another manifestation of glasnost or openness on selected topics about the Stalin Era. Except for the thaw under Nikita s. Khrushchev from 1956 to 1�65, most references in books and the press under Stalin s regime were Neutral or positive. Since Mikhail s. Gorbachev assumed Power in March 1985, numerous articles have appeared in the press and several books plays and movies have been re leased revealing Stalin s excesses the of Goick article Marks a second rehabilitation of Kasko Lalkov. He served As soviet ambassador to Bulgaria under Stasin and was fired but he refused to return to Moscow. He was convicted in absent a of treason. He was reinstated of the communist party during the Law in 1963 but was denounced by a High soviet official two years later. Ogonek said that denunciation by ser Gei p. Trap Nikov then head of the Sci ence department of the Centra commit tee signalled a reversion to stalinist trends the article in rehabilitating Raskolnikov again praises the Diplomat for find ing spiritual strength to overcome the pain and danger and to Tell he truth which few people dared  in his letters written in 1938 and 1939. Raskolnikov protested he personality cull that developed under Stalin. You forced those who go Wilh you in walk Over pools of blood of their Casl while friends and comrades feeling tar turd and disgusted he wrote. In the false history of the party written under your guidance you rubbed those you murdered and dishonoured and appropriated to yourself their merits and heroic  Raskolnikov. An associate of Vladimir i. Lenin the founder of the soviet stale refused requests in 1936-37 to Retura to Moscow for reassignment. My trip to Moscow after Hie decree to fire me As a proved criminal would Haie been sheer madness equal to Sui cide he wrote. I realized that like Many other old bolsheviks i was made Guilly without any Guill. All the positions offered to me from Ankara to Mexico were but a trap a device designed to lure me o  several other soviet ambassadors had been killed on Stalin s orders upon re turn to Moscow. Nocturnal vision for soldiers a French made observation and driving Telescope is displayed Dur ing an exhibition of army weapons and equipment fit the military Bast in Satory � suburb of Paris. The instrument is designed for use in guiding a tank driving observing moving or tiring at night. Greece threatens to cancel . Military talks Athens Greece a Premier Andreas Papandreou on sunday threatened to cancel upcoming talks for a new american military bases agreement if the United Stales does t withdraw a charge that his government negotiated Wilh terrorist organizations. Papandreou told reporters aboard his plane that he would shut Down the four . Bases in Greece next year if no retraction is made. There will be no bases talks and the bases will close in 19s8 if the United Stales does t withdraw fully officially and publicly these false and groundless accusations against our country the Premier said. Papandreou was flying to Brussels Belgium to to lend 3 european Community Summit meeting that was scheduled to begin on monday. His remarks aboard the plane were carried on mate run television. On sunday officials at Isie . Embassy in Athens had no comment on inc controversy. The american allegation that Greece held talks with terrorist organizations with a View to averting possible terrorist attacks in Greece was disclosed in Athens saturday by Creek officials a government spokesman said the . Allegation was made in a meeting in Athens thursday Between american ambassador Robert v. Keeley and foreign minister Carolos Papoulias who immediately dismissed it As ridiculous and  the negotiations reportedly were held with Abu Nidal who Heads a palestinian group that has claimed responsibility for More than 100 terrorist attacks including the december 1985 assaults at airports in Rome and Vienna Austria in which 16 pop la died. Papandreou described the charge As a hostile act against Greece and accused the United states of try ing to blackmail Greece into signing a new leases agreement. If they think that such pressures will lid to the signature of a bases agreement they re kidding them selves lie Iid. If this is the action of Fri cads then who needs enemies the Premier added. Greece and the United states had agreed to Start proce Dural talks this summer for a new bases agreement with substantive negotiations scheduled fur the fall. The current five year greek us Accord will expire in december 198 1. For defense planning purposes the United stall s wants to Settle the bases future before the current agreement runs out. Greece gets around $500 million annually As it form of rent fur the facilities. Two of the basis Are Joealed near Athens and the other to Are located on the Island of Crete. Papandreou who came to Power in 1981 pledging to shut Down the american bases and pull Greece out of nato now says he is willing to negotiate a new agreement and then submit in to a referendum for approval. Greece has been accused in the past if laxity in the fight against terrorism. In 1985, the state department issued a travel advisory warning Lou risks to avoid Athens International air inn after a Twa jetliner was hijacked by terrorists who had hoarded there. Although the advisory was withdrawn seeks later the greek tourist Industry the nation s major method of earning foreign Exchange is still lagging behind 198-1 Levels. Papandreou also said sunday that Greece could i i accept a third straight summer of damage to the tourist Industry and foreign  in l 86, thousands of Binkinas i greed were can celeb after an april explosion a Inird n Twa Jet flying Over Greece renewed the previous year s tears of terrorism in the Mediterranean. Only 250,000 americans visited Cirecie in 1986, which was a 60 percent drug from the previous year. Tourist revenues dropped by an estimated s.100 Mil lion As a result. This year around .1011,000 americans arc expected to visit Greece