European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes monday August 3. 19b7 Canada seeks to intercept aliens Toronto a Canada deployed four warships seven coast guard vessels and reconnaissance aircraft off the at lactic coast saturday in an a capt to intercept a new Boatload of illegal aliens reported to be sailing from Europe. We re taking this Rumor very serious immigration department spokes Man Robert go a Slade Lold inc associated press. He said provided by Uro Pean contacts seemed to confirm an Anonymous Telephone Call the Canad an embassy in Belgium on thursday which warned thai a Boatload of would be refugees was sailing for Canada. On july 12, a group of 174 indians mostly sikhs descended on a Village in Nova Scotia claiming that they had sailed All inc Way from India id escape political persecution. Bui Canadian investigators found that inc chilean registered freighter amelic ferried the aliens from the dutch port of Rotterdam for a fee. The ship was Sci cd and its Crew prosecuted and six if inc migrants remain in custody at a military jail in Halifax As potential Security risks. The others have been placed in the care of Canada s 200,000-Ilrung sikh Community pending immigration hearings their arrival nearly a year after a Sim Ilar illicit Vouge brought 155 tamil refugees to Newfoundland has prompted a Strong Public backlash in Canada. The country admits about 100,000 Legal immigrants each year but it is being inundated with More than 1,000 Corner Cut Ting refugee applicants a month. Prime minister Brian Mulroney said the sikhs Are by and Large illegal aliens Mil genuine refugees. He scheduled the recall of Canada s parliament from summer recess this month 10 enact Lough new immigration Laws including heavier penalties for those who organize such voyages. Immigration minister Benoit Bou Chard in a statement Friday said the govern men t Haj been Lold inc latest suspect ship is a converted 11 i foot fishing vessel named the Walfis which set sail from Amsterdam july 23. Me said it would be intercepted and boarded if sighted. If it is found to he carrying aliens All of Canada s Powers will be brought to Bear to have it resumed to its port of origin said Bouchard. But he said lives would not be endangered leaving open the possibility that the aliens could land in Canada if the ship is Low on food and fuel. Greenslade said the destroyers Fraser Assim Boine Athabasca and so a were searching Canada s Atlantic coast up to the 200-mile limit while seven coast guard vessels were Lig aging inside the 12-mile territorial water zone Aurora Long Range reconnaissance air Craft out of Greenwood Nova Scotia and tracker aircraft from Summa id. Prince Edward Island were flying 12 Sor ties a Day in the same Region he added. We have no idea where it could be he said of the mystery ship. It could be in he Middle of inc Atlantic or could have slopped somewhere on the he said intelligence reports indicated that the hold of the 200-ton Walfis had been convened into passenger Cabins. The ship would normally Lake about 10 Days to Cross he Atlantic he said. Eve and Gertie set ultralight record a British Pilot leans against her faithful travelling companion Gertie after making aviation history saturday. Eve Jackson 29, and her frail 3.10-pouni40-Horepower aircraft completed a 15-Munth, 15,000-Mili flight with a Landing at the Banks Lonn Airport in Sydney Australia. Jackson became the first person to Fly Frum England to Australia la an ultralight aircraft. Envoy Vessey reports Progress in talks with vietnamese on my As Tornado strikes China. World today 2 East germans escape Over Border fortifications Hannover Germany a two East German men escaped uninjured Over their Homeland s Border fortifications lowest Germany Border police in Han Nover said saturday a Border police statement released to the news Media said the escapees Ages 18 and 45, apparently were not detected by communist Border guards when they fled Friday to the stale of Niedersachsen the statement said the two men escaped together and cited dissatisfaction with the political situation in their Homeland As the reason for fleeing to the West police declined to identify the two men by name or provide other details of the escape. East Germany has installed 1 Wool High steel mesh fences and electronic sensing devices along its Borders with West Germany and guards have shool to Kiu or Ders to prevent escapes to the West. Zaire ousting 3 soviets on charges of spying Kinshasa Zaire a three soviet diplomats have been charged with spying and ordered to leave Zaire government sources said. The charge d affaires of the soviet embassy was summoned Friday to the foreign ministry and informed of he expulsion order the sources Jaid saturday. The source did not indicate when the diplomats would have to leave the three diplomats were not identified by name but one wits among 47 soviet diplomats who were expelled from France in 1983 for Industrial espionage said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Intelligence agents in Zaire who investigated the matter said the three soviets had gathered information on Zaire s army and Trade unions the sources said. The probe began after agents arrested a citizen of Zaire in Possession of what they described a compromising documents the sources said. Hanoi Vietnam up . Presidential Sivov Den. John Cesscy reported satisfactory progress1 sunday after his second round of talks with Vietnam Ese leaders concerning american urn iceman listed As missing in action in Vietnam. I am satisfied with the Progress we arc mating but we have More work to do Vesic said As he emerged Bruni the i9th-Ccnlury French colonial building where the talks Are being held. We Are working hard he said. Leisey is Llie highest ranking american in visit Hanoi in a decade. Foreign mini mar Ngu in co Thach who leads inc vietnamese delegation also gave cautious indications thai the talks Are progressing. Up to now there is understanding Between the Tun parties Thich said. There is belter the Silver haired Diplomat is also a Deputy prime min ister and a member of the communist 1 arty political Bureau. A vietnamese spokesman said technical let Al officials were to meet later sunday and pc secy via Host at a dinner fur Thach sunday Nielli the spokesman said however thai no decision it id Wen made in whether another round of talks would be held monday. It said tin talks. Had covered the humanitarian issues of both the United slates has b resume its cooperation ii americans still officially i Vietnam. Thai cooperation which formation and one just Isar Lane crash site Ceas in Irving to get Vietnam to the search for the 1,776 std As missing in action in included exchanges of in to Avalon of an american j Ali Rully at i .i1 end of. Vietnamese sources Saij inc government s policy of Uio pc ration was critics Cal last december at ii Ron Tris of the vietnamese communist i any because Vietnam was Mil rec Ising anything in return Lor us Chi Peratin in the search Foi the remain of american Las. Vietnam foreign ministry officials and army offi Cial snid saturday that they would like american assistance for Vietnam s own humanitarian problems the widows cripples and orphans left by the War Cien. Tran Cong Man a Dilner of the army newspaper said Many vietnamese people resented the United Mali s for not in help them. We have Many orphans Anu Man old people who have lost All their he said. There Are Many widows. We Welcome help from any humanitarians Mil Only killing 16, injuring 442 Tokyo a a Tornado swept through a lice counties in Northeast China killing to people seriously injuring 442 and Leas ing 13 missing the official Xinhua news Agency rep cd saturday. The rep Iiri. Monitored in Tokyo. Quoted local authorities As saying that the Tornado accompanied by heavy rain struck 14 towns in Hailun. Taiquan and Neh counties in to Heilongjiang province Friday of in the storms were houses and 26 link s Oupor Tjerand comm Nicalina lines it said. San Unis and widespread Oinling have life almost Mill people dead in China this year. Underground nuke tests conducted by soviets Moscow a the soviet Mon conducted two predawn underground nuclear tests sunday aimed at Porf ctn military technology Tass and radio Moscow Eipl Mion brought to 14 the number of under ground nuclear blasts the soviet Union in conducted since lab. 2h, when it ended a unilateral moratorium
