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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, January 14, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes thursday january 14.1sbb Cambodia Issue blocks sino soviet talks Hen incl a China said wednesday there willbe no Summit with the soviet Union while vietnamese troops remain in Cambodia despite the publication or an interview in which Mikhail s. Gorbachev railed for such a meeting. The soviet Leader in an interview Wilh the chinese weekly Maga inc Outlook called Tor the sino soviet Summit the first since 1969, when prime minister Alecsei n. Kosygin met with chinese Premier Chouen Lai. A Summit meeting also occurred in 1959. Between Man tsp Liin and soviet parly Boss Nikita s. Thrush rhe v. S year before the two communist giants split Over ideological issues. The Magarino which has a limited circulation and is read mostly by  was at Ai Laboc in Beijing wednesday. I onions of the interview were carried ear Lier he Neus agencies in China and the soviet Union the c Wincse foreign ministry when asked to re Spond in the Summit overture said chairman Deng Xiaoping has made quite Clear the conditions for Zahieh a cart meeting Between China Ond tit of soviet Untim. Ii is the Strong aspiration of the International Community that Vietnam should withdraw All its Irons from Kampuchea Cambodia  in inc past. The chinese have noted two other conditions for a Summit a soviet Irno withdrawal cram Afghanistan and a reduction of soviet military strength on the 3.000-mile sino Ovici Border. In re cent Ronti inv the chinese appear to have de pm phase cd Hose two requirements. Deng. China s senior Lender has said he is willing to Mucci Gorbachev either in the soviet Union or China Bui he says a precondition must be soviet action to compel Vietnam to end its nine year military occupation of Cambodia. Deng has said Cambodia is the most serious of the three obstacles to normalized sine soviet relations. Gorbachev in his first Ever interview with a chinese news organization said he was Happy to note the increase in Ciet Wanees Between the two countries a such Fields As Trade culture science and education. He said Progress also has been made in political relations and he said a Summit would be an appropriate and logical development of Diirr Cal political  Gorbachev contended thai both sides believe he objective conditions exist for holding a  the comments on the status of sino Soviel relations came at the end of what apparently were responses to written questions. Most of inc interview was devote to Gorbachev s View on he International situation soviet american relations and the soviet Leader s pro Gram of economic reforms. The same Issue also had a longer article on sino american relations. The official chinese Media monday carried Summa Ries of the interview bul did not mention the statement on holding a Summit and did not give in report prominence. In contrast. Gorbachev s statements on a Summit led the evening news in the can sober left sits with polish Leader Jiru Ulsky during their meeting Al the Belic Dere pitas in Warsaw. Soviet Union. While the soviet Union hat actively sought Betler relations with China since Gorbachev came la Power China which remains suspicious of soviet military Aims and has become increasingly dependent on he West for ils modernization program has discourage rapid changes in diplomatic tin. Still the tact thai the interview was published inching indicates an increasing openness on the part of the chinese to the soviet Union and the views of Cor of Chov. Observers in Beijing said the prominent display the interview received in the soviet Media indicates Strong soviet desire for better tics. They said the tart that inc chinese Media ignored the Magazine s discussion of n proposed Summit Sho Schina has not changed its position. The two countries began political normalization talks in 1982, bul they have made no significant Prog Ress. Las week at a news briefing a foreign ministry spokesman said that while Progress had been made in some areas no Progress has been Mode in chinese soviet political relations because the three major obstacles have not been removed he added we arc ready to improve relations with he soviet Union and Hope the soviets will take Quick action to remove the obstacles and especially to per Suade Vietnam to remove its troops from Kampus  w. Germany seeks polish second of on Warsaw Poland up1 West German foreign minister Hans i Corleh gun Sehyr said wednesday the stage is set for a breakthrough in polish West Ger Man relations culminating with the probable visit or Chancellor Helmut Kohl to Poland Laler this year. Gun Sehyr wound up a four Day visit to Poland witha 2a hour meeting with polish Leader Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski the meeting ran half an hour Over sched ule. Never have no conditions been so favourable As the were today the foreign minister told a news Confer ence immediately after the meeting Wilh Jarsic Lukl. It was a serious visit. We want to create preconditions for the visit of Chancellor Kohl which is in tended to represent a breakthrough in polish West German  the two european states have a lha usand year his tory of troubled relations. Those relations reached a Nadir after the German invasion that started world War ii resulting in inc death of 6 million poles an the shifting of its Borders Westward. The Fin breakthrough came with inc signing of the Warsaw treaty in 1s70, in which West Germany recognized Poland s postwar Borders on the Oder and i Issac riven. However Poland remains leery of West German intentions because of a vocal minority that talks of regaining lost German territory. Typhoon that clobbered Guam moves on Agana Guam up typhoon Roy churned Over he Pacific Ocean gutting 11 Lio Mph wednes Day after a destructive 16 million rampage across flu him that damaged Homes crops and roads and Sank one of the world s largest sailing Ketches. The to mile Joc storm the Trio sch i Phoon to hit Guam since 1976. Had moved several Hundred Miles Cust non Hacsi of the Inland a in Day in an expanse of the 1 Pacific Ocean Nick Nanitz typhoon Valley by i Lorol newts. The National weather service said Kay. Its Gums reaching up to 150 Mph was moving across the i Uci fic Al about 12 Mph and was not expected to threaten any land mass within the Neil three Day. Guam s governor Joseph Ada said hundreds of Homes were damaged dozens seriously. He said the Island s tropical fruit crops appeared to be badly dam aged and the disaster would Cost millions of dollars 10 repair Cilam radio said the initial damage estimate fits about 3d million. . Servicemen from Andersen fab said they saw damage at several buildings. The facility s Metal plated warehouses and ground support buildings arc especially vulnerable to typhoon. The storm Sank one of the world s Hegrat sailing Ketches the 140-foot, 95-Lon windjammer built in Boson in 1927 and originally named Aranar. The pcs Sci once owned by movie producer John Ford broke its moorings during the Peak of the storm and look on Waier through a Hole smashed in ils Hull. Four people aboard the vessel jumped ashore As it began to sink at desk Side. Nothing of the historical vessel which appeared in the movies Donovan s reef and Wake of the red Witch and the televisions cries adventures in Paradise was i Tilc above water in Guam s apra Harbor after the storm passed. Officials also reported heavy damage in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas North of Guam. Only one injury that of an elderly woman who slipped going into a typhoon shelter was reported. Roy claimed at feast one life when it naked ii Marshall islands Southeast of Guam earlier this Eccl the Lyp Huon was very erratic said Hughe Wil Liams spokesman for Guam s civil defense office. Itic winds seeded up Ihen decreased As the Sior hit  Williams said the approach also was different. U came in Al a High Speed hut managed to pick up steam instead of blowing itself out like most  meteorologists said the can scr of Roy came within 35 Miles of Guam hitting the . Territory of 115,000residents with sustained winds of 120 Mph and gusts of up p 135 Mph. Storm tides were 20 to 16 feel High Williams said. The governor made an emergency radio  reassure the Public and said he would seek to have Guam declared & Federal Dusler area. 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