European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday july 8,1987 German plan to convert Pershing reported Bonn a Germany which recently insisted on keeping its 72 Pershing a nuclear missiles a Capito a proposed superpower arms Accord Drew up a plan two years ago to convert them into conventional missiles a Magazine said tues Day. In 1985. Germany s National Security Council agreed to a plan transforming the Pershing i n missiles into similar missiles bearing conventional warheads instead of nuclear warheads the Hamburg based Stern Magazine said Stem quoted top secret documents from me links in july and october 1985 for its report which was Tel exed in and Vance id news agencies on tuesday. The Magazine is to appear on Newsstands in Germany on thursday. Stern said thai under the plan the arms makers  Bolckow Blohm in Germany and Martin Marietta in the United states would jointly pro Duce warheads for the Pershing la conventional rocket. The missile with its conventional warheads would be ready for deploy ment in 1991, Stem said. A government spokesman refused comment on the report. On june 4, the German parliament voted to keep the Pershing la missiles ratifying a stance adopted by Chancellor Helmut Kohl after weeks of quarrelling within his coalition government. Kohl said Germany would support a superpower Accord to eliminate medium Range and Shorter Range missiles in Europe except for the 72 Pershing la nuclear missiles now deployed in Germany. Kohl said the Pershing la missiles were needed to help counter soviet superiority in Battlefield nuclear weapons with a Range of less than 300 Miles As Well As Warsaw pact conventional strength. Stern did not say whether the planned i crashing la conversion project had been put on hold because of the proposed  arms Accord on european missiles. The Pershing la missiles Are operated by the German army but their nuclear warheads Are under . Control. The missiles have a Range of about 450 Miles. The soviet Union wants the peril Ling la missiles scrapped As a condition for a european missile Accord. The United states treats the missiles As third coun try systems that Are exempt from any superpower disarmament treaty. The dispute has slowed Progress to Ward sewing up the details of a medium Range pact. North from Page 1 Contra investigating committees was carried live by the major . Television networks. North said he sought the approval of his superiors  he did. But. As for direct Contact with the presi Dent North said "1 never raised it with him and he never raised it with me during my entire tenure. Throughout the conduct of my entire tenure i As Lumen thai the president was aware of what i was doing and had through my superiors approved  he said however that none of his superiors spoke of direct presidential App Iova. North also said his Boss . John  who was Reagan s National Security adviser said the president did t know funds were being channelled to the rebels fighting Nicaragua s leftist government. Reagan has denied any previous knowledge of the diversion and White House aides have spread the word thai icy Are confident North will make no contradictory  Rea Medly sought to dispel questions about his truthfulness and about his conduct in office. I came Here to Tell you the truth the Good the bad and the Nelv he said at one Point. I am Here to Tell it  another Point he said his voice rising with Emo i Cali a Here s a lot of people around that think there s a Loose Cannon on the gun deck of state on the Csc thai was t what i heard while 1 worked there. I be Only heard it since i left. People used to walk up to me and Lei i me what a great Job 1 was  North said firmly that he does Noi believe he Vio lated the Law even though Congress had prohibited government assistance to the contras. North also said he told the iranians a Bald faced lie last october when he told them that defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger had advised the preside no he faced impeachment if the american Public found out about the arms sales to Tehran. I would have offered the iranians a trip 10 Disneyland if we could have gotten the hostages Home North said. Canadians revise damage estimate Lahr Germany Sis Canadian forces officials estimate the amount of damage from explosions and fire monday Al Canadian forces base Lahr at 3 million Canadian dollars s2.25 milion. Officials initially estimated the Dumarc Al 200,000 Canadian Dol Lars is 50,000. No one Lias Lakin responsibility for the s 30 . Explosions believed to be inc work of saboteurs in a fuel and Oil storage compound on the North Side of the base near the Karlsruhe Basel autobahn. The explosions and subsequent fire Deal Royce four armoured personnel carriers damaged three others and consumed about 7.soo Gallons of fuel said forces spokesman maj. Wayne Stuart. Officials initially reported thai six vehicles  damaged. One firefighter was slightly injured and was treated Al the scene. German and Canadian police who Are investigating the incident found Cable running to the fuel Tores through a holc that had been Cul in the compound Fence the explosion was the first Lime that the canadians have been the target of such costly attack. Aside from minor acts of vandalism Stuart said we Haven t Baa anything of thai  Glass says on videotape his main Job was with Cia Beirut Lebanon a kidnapped american journalist Charles Glass said in d videotape released tuesday by his captors that his main Job was with the Cia and that he was involved in plotting the assassination of prime minister rash id Karami. I am Charles Glass. Many of you know me As a journalist but few know the truth Glass who was Reading from a text said in the ? videotape delivered to the West Beirut office of a Western news Agency. The tape did not show Glass capture and it was not Clear if the statement had been prepared for him. In an accompanying statement the kidnappers Saio they were interrogating Glass whom they grabbed nearly three weeks ago and that the people. Wil judge those  i used the press As a cover for my main Job with the Cia said the unshaven Glass who looked broken and choked several times White speaking. The voice Quality was very poor making it difficult to hear exactly what Glass was saying. I collect information for the Benefit of the Cia. For that i made secret missions they ordered me to do that he said. To actually the a a agent in the re Gion and the Middle East 1 made Many secret mis Glass Sions to this  in Washington while House spokesman Marlin Fitz Walcer denied that Glass was a Cia agent. The history of these kinds of videotapes suggests that they Are often done under coercion and perhaps even under torture but obviously 1 have no direct information on this particular videotape Fitzwater said. Glass 36, of lob Angeles a former Abc Corr Spon Dent who was working on a Book about the Middle East was kidnapped june 17 in Beirut. A previously unknown group calling itself the organization for the free people s defense claimed to be holding my i want 10 Send All my love to my family. 1 love you Glass said at the conclusion of his five minute state Mcnol. The videotape showed him from the Waist up wearing a dark Blue rack suit. I met Many Christian leaders. I made Dany Chamoun go to the .a. And meet the officials. Glass said in the videotape. We also discuss cd what we should do As to the assassination of prime Minuter Rashid Karami and How we can make another govern ment to go with the coming presidential elections. Karami who was pc syrian died june i in a bomb explosion aboard his helicopter. Dany Chamoun son of former president Camilla Chamoun is the Leader of the right Wing Christian National Liberal party which is known for links with Israel. Fire destroys West Berlin offices of Agency handling Asylum cases Berlin up an overnight arson attack gulled the West German offices of a government Agency that handles political Asylum cases pol ice said tuesday. The one Story building along with files on 6,000 arson cases was destroyed in the Blaze that police said was started by arsonists using gasoline. There were no injuries police said. Six five gallon gasoline cans were found on the building s partially collapsed roof. Police said gasoline was apparently poured into the building and ignited. No one claimed responsibility for the arson attack police said. West German offices that rack aliens arc frequent targets of left Wing arsonists protesting inc occasional expulsion of an Asylum seeker whose petition was de Nied. Right Wing extremists also have protested the pres ence of foreigners and immigrants by setting fires at the resell Lement centers where immigrants Are temporarily housed. West Germany lightened its immigration and Asylum rules last year when the number of Asylum seekers arriving in the country reached a six year High of 99.j. Many reached West Germany via West Berlin by first flying to communist East Berlin. Despite stricter rules and cooperation from East German authorities an estimated 50,000 aliens Are expected to apply for political Asylum in Wesl Ger Many this year. From Page 1 official said. Officials said that in addition to the rehearsal the planes also Lew in support of the guided missile frigate shark the hip mistakenly attacked by Iraq in May that is now steam ing Back to the United states for repairs. The warplanes apparently used the suck and its three escorts As a prop. Saturday s departure of the Start escorted by three other i hip provided in Opportunity for Light bombers fighters Aodra Obr surveillance planes from the Carrier Constella Tion to carry out their rehearsal Over the Gulf of Oman the officials said they did not Fly Over inc Strail of Hormuz or the persian Gulf they said. Bui the appearance of the Constellation in the Gulf of Ottwin farther toward the persian Gulf than Carrier Law forces normally venture and the launching of massive air Power signalled thai the Navy was gearing up in Earnest for the escorting of 11 kuwaiti Oil tankers which is to begin in mid july. Ii was a rehearsal for is carting the kuwaiti tankers an administration official  it was an Opportunity for Oslo do operational training Between naval uni i that Don i nor Mally Wmk  practice. Pra Tiit. Practice another official said. But Huid no Ollie a re Musil n Ere held