European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. February 1988 the stars and stripes West German finance chief in . Predicts Sharp drop in Trade surplus Washington pm West Ger Man finance minister Gerhard shot Len Berg on wednesday predicted a Sharp decline in his country s Trade surplus which is often Crivici de by . Officials. A decline in the West German surplus would mean an in raw in imports from the United Stati s and a drop in the re Cord . Trade deficit. Thai deficit and inc Federal Huiji a deficit that has gone with in. Arc among the major worries of president Reagan 1, administration. Slow Tynberg had a Lone talk and lunch with Trca Surj Sec nary James a. Baker Iii Anil met with Man Greenspan head of the . Federal Cwi in. He was to speak thursday will Howard Baker Reagan s chief of Talt. He told rep Unerv that West cer Many s Trade surplus Hai declined in real terms but thin n is not reflected in Dollar values because of the High value of the Mark against the Dollar. A decline in the surplus implies a Rise in Weil German imports including the increased imports from the United states. "1 told Baker we want to make a contribution of Stoltenburg said. The West German government and the coalition parties which make up the govern ment Are agreed hat liberalization of our communications Market will begin in the first half of 1988 and it is the will of the coalition that it should come to a relatively rapid completion the West German government s Posl office has Light control of Leli graphs and telephones As Well As mail services. It buys hundreds of millions of dollars Worth of equipment a year some of which . Manufacturers would like to Supply. . Manufacturers also want la sell More software for computer communications in West Germany. Sollenberg said he Hopes the opening of West German markets will figure in congressional discussion of Trade and will counter tendencies toward protectionism measures to favor . Industry by keening out imports. "1 Start with the Assumption thai the us. Administration will hold to and strengthen its position against protectionist legislation. 1 greatly Welcome that me stressed the importance of stable use hang Rales welcoming the recent statement by Reagan and japanese prime minister Noboru Takeshita that a further decline of the Dollar would be counterproductive. A further decline would Hurt West German exports. Stoltenburg said . Exports Are in creasing in real terms at about 15 percent a year. The Reagan administration has reported the development of . Trade in much the same terms a Stoltenberg used about the West German surplus that the . Deficit is declining in real terms and that the Del inc is not yet reflected in terms of Dollar values but will be. Lolu Tiberg also had appointments with Michel Ca Dessus managing director of the International monetary fund president Barber b. Conable of the world flank and sen. Bill Bradley d n1 All of whom arc involved with prob lems of third world debt. The West German government and Banks Are major creditors. Stolton Harg s visit to Washington will be followed sept. 17 by one from Chan cellar Helmut Kohl. Muddling through somehow the slime and i i or Law of � Muddy Field Only encouraged this crimp of Johnstown a athletes to Eim on in their football Jam least of All Dos Cou raised i 12-Jtar-old Tyee Thomas wearing a Shower Cap who played quartet Hiigli from his he chair Din inn the sunday afternoon game. Thonus from Fanell sail a has been in wheelchair since of ires Shol when he is 4 years eld. Key Plo official talks at Vatican with archbishop Vatican City a the Vatican received a top Plo official thursday and expressed ils concern Over the painful and worrisome plight of the palestinians in inc occupied territories. Farouk Qaddoumi the head of tile Palestine liberation organization s political department met with archbishop Achille Silvistrini the Vatican s foreign minister for 40 minutes Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro Vatican suit cent said Qaddoumi expressed the gratitude of the palestinians for the moral support Hal the holy see gives to the cause of the palestinian the holy Sec which has often underlined the Grav Ity of the question cannot remain indifferent in face 01 he painful and worrisome events that the population of the occupied territories is living through the statement statement expressed the Vatican s interest in the current attempts to find a solution acceptable to All. The statement noted that Silva sunni has received Qaddoumi in the past at the Plo s request in what inc Vatican said was a desire to learn first hand the Var ious opinions on the palestinian situation. In 1982. Pope John Paul ii received Plo Leader Yasser Arafat drawing stiff protests from Israel and jewish groups. The visit by Qaddoumi. Who acts As inc Plo foreign minister is one of a series of Vatican meetings this week Wilh representatives of inc Arab world. On monday the Pope received King Hussein of Jordan and the Vatican said later the palestinian Issue was a question of International Justice and repeated its differences Wilh Israel Over the status of Jerusalem John Paul is scheduled 10 meet Friday Wilh presi Dent Hosni Mubarak of Egypt who arrived in Italy thursday As part of a two week Lour of sin countries in Europe North Africa and the United slates. Agency developing nuke Accident Alert system. ,. To. I a m,nr4rirl, or said have seen a Colv and thought i i referred Board members represent 35 of Luvienna Ausna api the inter National atomic Energy Agency watch dog of inc world s nuclear Industry is creating an elaborate system for alerting spokesman wednesday. Recently the nuclear Agency has sent Yogi Alclo d in Wuhu 5 Niue jul. U lilt Ulii i is a.,an elaborate test Tel pics through the the world to any repeat ofic 1986 Cher office i make sure inc warning system Nobyl nuclear Accident would work in an emergency he said. Meye reply though l referred to a real nuclear Accident she Low the associated press. We assume All this has to do Wilh our testing. We have no " Board members represent 35 of inc 113 countries in the Agency a . Agency with no Power to enforce its decisions. The Only Agency agreements that bind ironically. T Cli in no of that May hau1 caused Rumor of another Aux id Cal in the soviet Union. The warning or Noik i Lutt a i Lex link to the world Nakli urd logical Anjani is lion in Geneva which has a global Dwork fur monitoring Wal her we want to have radiation measurement devices in their stations. We want to be prepared in ease of an Accident of the nature of chernobyl Agency according to Meyer the last Mesic go was sent Jan. 27. Jenny sticking a spokeswoman for the num Corolon Al or Gani atom in Geneva confirmed the ice was Jan. 27 and said in involved up to 25 count Rita ecu or logical services of those coun tries were asked to Send confirmations thai they received the lest mrs Sec to a h the Genei a office and the Agency she said. Somebody not in the know May is to do Wilh our 1 tie Only Agency agreement Insi ainu knowledge How it signatories Are two conventions Ngn cd in c a Tabour or where in september 1986, five months after Cher -. T. Nobyl about future warnings and assist Ance in nuclear disasters soviet officials did nol report the Acci Dent at the chernobyl Power Lalion in the Ukraine until three Days later after unusually High radiation was detected Over Scandinavia and Sweden demanded Sli Kingi Vaid. Bul her organization is investigating. In Vienna however the Agency declared at no time has he Agency used the word Accident in these it said Iacre was no report Riboul any nuclear Accident in any one ofus member Meyer said the tests of the warning by an Pla Nalion. Tern were being conducted so the results in the even of another disaster the could be reported to a feb. 23 meeting of Agency would have a Central role m col inc Agency s Board of governors. Leci ing and dispersing information
