European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes monday november 2.1987 French inc Gate unfolding with reports of arms sales Paris f a a new scandal which some reports Are calling the French Ira Gate. Appeared to be Bud Dine sunday Over the Sale of munitions to Iran by a French arms manufacturer with the alleged complicit of High defense ministry officials. According to press articles Over the weekend an investigating magistrate in Paris is seeking 10 have defense ministry report Oil the sales deals unified so that judicial proceedings can be initiated against sever Al people. What is known As the Lechaire affair involves the Clandestine delivery of 450,000 artillery shells to Iran Between 1983 and 1986 under the socialist govern ment of Premier Laurent Fabius reports in two weekly newsmagazine implicate High ranking officials in the office of former defens minister Charles hemp and say that even president Francois Mitterrand knew about the sales which contravened a government embargo on  to ran the press articles were based on a report classified confidential defense by Jean Francois Barba comptroller general of the armies. According to in report cited by the weekly be Point there is no doubt thai members of the office of the minister of defense covered this illegal  Santa claws a professional Alpine guide pm his Moungun clan Tinq skills to Daw his Way alone the de of a Hng Chimney in Melhoos France. With Siml clans like erf Idear it completed the Hazard we Olis in of Tui glib a Loveli Perrin nun Birdea Olpter 140 feet tip the Side of the Chimney. The Magazine also cited the official report As saying the socialist party received a commission of 3 to 5 percent on the sales estimated at $ 117 million. Herne in a television interview denied having Bee involved in illegal arms sales and said the news articles were part of a series of manipulations by the ruling conservatives in preparation for next Spring s presidential elections. According to l express Daniel a Wavrin president of the Lechaire company justified the sales by saying his company needed them to get our of a cat Lipnic financial situation. Michel Legrand investigating magistrate has had the Barba report since the beginning of september the articles said adding that he planned to seek it declassification its week. For the moment Legrand docs not have the authority to Deal with a classified report. Once declassification has been carried out us mag is a will ask an appeals court to designate an investigating judge probably himself for the Case the articles said. Roland Dumas a socialist who was foreign minister at the time called the scandal a ridiculous and Low Man Euver for which the government holds the  Ira spokesman outlines terms to end violence Dublin up president Geny Adams of Siaa fein the political Wing of inc Irish Republican army saturday presented terms for ending the 1 11-year Campaign of violence in Northern Ireland. Adams it roman Catholic urged protestants the majority of the population in Northern Ireland to throw in their lot with the rest of the people of  the bearded Adams said at his party s convention thai the violent Campaign by the outlawed Ira to Force the British out of Northern Ireland will Only end when Britain adopts a strategy of  it must begin by repealing the government of ire land act and publicly declaring that the Northern ire land state let is no longer part of the United King Dom he told delegates at the opening of sinn fein s annual conference in Dublin. He said such a declaration would minimize any loyalist or protestant backlash in the North. A new Irish state could be created he said through constitutional conference comprised of elected representatives and open to submissions from leading organizations such As the Trade Union movement the churches and women s organizations. Adams said that As part of a military withdrawal Britain must disarm and disband the Royal Ulster constabulary the police Force in Northern Ireland and the Ulster defense regiment the British army unit in the North. All political prisoners would have be unconditionally released Adams said. About a dozen armed special Branch police officers patrolled nearby streets during the conference in the City s mansion House. Aquino relative denies charge Manila Philippines a the sister in Law of president Corazon Aquino has denied a published re port that she accepted a is million Deposit from an australian firm seeking gambling concessions in the Philippines. I have never received any Money Margarita tingling Cojuangco said in a statement published sunday in the Manila chronicle. The Sydney morning Herald of Australia quoted Ray lord chairman of Australia s Smith and Lane co., As saying he paid the Money in Cash to Cojuan Coas a Deposit on behalf of Frostburg limited a Hong Kong company. The Sydney article also was published in the Manila chronicle on sunday. The australian newspaper quoted lord As saying he received a receipt and believed the Money was refundable. Cojuangco wife of Aquino s youngest brother Jose said she did not remember Ever meeting lord. The Sydney morning Herald said a number of other foreign companies have paid sums ranging from 510,000 to 11.38 million to various people including an unidentified Man claiming to represent the Cojuangco. Las january Diamond Way investments Ltd. Of Hong Kong lodged a format complaint with the philippine amusement and gaming Board after allegedly being issued three false documents purporting to be gambling rights the Sydney paper said. Rampant corruption was one of the major issues that led to the collapse of the 20-Yar administration of president Ferdinand Marcos a february 1934. Allegations of continuing corruption have been circulating. World today Japan tops Switzerland As world s Thrift est nation Geneva up japanese have overtake the Swiss As he world s biggest savers an inter National savings Banks Institute isb1 says. Switzerland had always topped world Thrift rankings Tor Money kept in savings account As distinct from other forms of investment such As insurance and securities. But Japan moved to first place in 1986, wit average savings and term deposits of 127,303 per inhabitant the i5bi said. Switzerland dropped Back to second place with average per capita Bank savings of 123,728. While Belgium placed third at s14,555. Other Leaden in the world Thrift league were West germans at j 12.2ss austrian at s 10,200 Danes at to a 64 and americans at 59,733. Museum employees strike will close Madrid s Prado Madrid. Spain Dpi the Prado museum housing one of tin world s