European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday february 11,19b8 Gorbachev warns nato on modernizing arms Moscow a soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev tuesday said nato efforts to develop weapons in supplant nuclear missiles now banned by superpower trealy will undermine the pact and could have grave consequences. However he said the soviets rcconi7c thai some Eurn plans have a dec Roo cd fear of Ihm int could cause a reluctance to give up nuclear arms. Gorbachev made the remarks during a meeting with i Bihar Spach. Minister president of the West German Sianii of Baden Wuerttemberg who is on an official visit in. Moscow. His comments were reported by the Taw m is Agency. On sunday two . Officials attending a meeting in wuss Germany called for improvements in nato Short Range nuclear Missilli and conventional forces. The officials. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci and sen Sam Nunn. A Georgia Democrat said the improvements Are needed because of inc to Civ signed dec 8 by Gorbachev and president Reagan that bans superpower  nuclear missiles in flu to dec in his Mcstine with Spaeth Gorbachev said the ally Mali to undermine inc inf intermediate Range nuclear forces Tarcaly with the help of compensation can Lead to a cry grave political mistake. Defense minister Dmitri t. A of said in an article published monday in pravda that the soviet Union wonks to reduce forces in Europe to a minimum and remove inc most dangerous offensive weapons. Gorbachev said an Independent role for Europe was unthinkable Wilhour West Germany and an improvement in its relations with the soviet Union. Dut the soviet Leader said obstacles remain to better relations. Friendship pact pm Angeles mayor Tom Bradley left and West Berlin Cote Hir mayor her Hurt Dit Puen strew Lawn to Kris cities partnership with a treaty Sif ined wednesday in West Berlin Between Ber Lin s Texel Airport and Init angelm1 Airport. We Bertlin and Lai Angelus hive been Biliter cities since 1971. We arc also taking into account the fact thai West can Europe is not ready so far to understand us the Way we really Are. People there continue 10 be afraid of the soviet Union. This is deep rooted he said. Fear of the soviets Gorbachev said affects the evaluation of the consequences for Europe of the inf treaty especially by those who Subb Ornlef stick to the nuclear deterrence concept in relations with countries having the opposite political  however he said we Are sure that the West will change its Altitude toward the soviet Union. Objective processes Are working in this  Tass said Gorbachev and Spaeth observed that relations Between their two countries have started to move to a new higher  we have made our Choice Gorbachev said. It the stand of the West German leadership is the same the Lime has come to Sun thorough preparations for consolidating join resolve and record n in documents at the coming  was not Clear from the Tass report whether Gorbachev was referring to a Moscow visit scheduled for later this year by Reagan or to a meeting Willii West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. No soviet West German Summit has been announced. Gorbachev noted that soviet German relations included a period of hostilities that had left deep tars. The soviets lost 20 million people in their fight against nazi Germany in world War if. If we really opt for cooperation and even rapprochement it is very important to Bea Reful with he emerging positive processes Gorbachev told his West German guest. One should Lake into consideration that both your and our societies Are very Touchy Aboul All that is connected with rather complicated relations Between our two countries and  commoners to get televised look at House of commons London up Britain s Rowdy House of com Mons where tear Gas grenades and horse manure As Well As rude remarks have been known to Fly is head ing into the Homes of British voters. Members of parliament s elected lower House voted by a stunning 318-264 tuesday night to allow televising of their proceedings on a six month trial basis possibly starting in november. Even prime minister Margaret Thatcher s outspoken opposition which helped defeat a similar proposal in november 1985, was nol enough this time As maps freed to vote As they wished without party guidance opted for their debut on the Small screen. Television is a Branch of show business and that is what it would turn this place into warned labor my Joe Ash Lon during a six hour debate. In television loves an Ira funeral it loves a disaster . Just before the formal debate thalcher herself clashed Wilh opposition labor party Leader Neil Kan Nock in a Sharp Exchange that some pro television maps feared could Cost them votes by serving As a reminder of inc noisy things inc commons can gel up to. " do not to bin television will Ever devise this House said Thatcher in what proved to be one of her less a Suic observations. If they do they will Only televise a House which will be Quile different from this. The reputation of this House has not been enhanced by sound broadcasting she said referring to live radio broadcasts of proceedings in the commons that have educated amused and sometimes flabbergasted listeners for the last 10 years. Papandreou upset by . Chill Athens Greece  Premier Andreas Papandreou complained tuesday Hal despite skiving As pre Mier of a nato country for 6 i years he has never received an official inflation to Washington. I i not that it s something i want so much and Hal they won t give me. Bui simply for our country it s not proper. Papandreou told parliamentarians from his ruling panhellenic socialist movement. The Icli of his remarks was released later. Others have visited Washington officially iwo or three limes Papandreou added  to the leaders of other nato member countries. Said he has t requested meeting with president Reagan during inc nato sum Mit in Brussels Belgium next month. I asked inc foreign ministry to make in Clear that it was t my intention to meet with him even if he asked for in. He has t asked the Premier said. Papandreou a former american economics professor came to Power on an Ami american Pla Forni in 1981. His Antt Western Staie talents during his first four year term me Lime Tris cred angry reaction from Ragaa Jorni Straiton Biu Over toe pail marked improvement. Rid today 17 bombs left from Wii blown up by fijian Navy Suva Fiji up the fijian Navy has successfully exploded 17 world War ii bombs in the a Amanulla group of islands reportedly used by american forces for Large practice Dur ing the War the Navy said wednesday. There Art quite a Large number of bombs out there but it s difficult to find  a Navy spokesman said. The problem is when the Sands shifted it buried the bombs deeper. Once in awhile when the Sands move again a few bombs surface. They american pilots used these Small islands Tor target practice Dur ing the War the spokesman said. The Navy has issued a warning to fishermen and divers not to try to remove any of the unexploded bombs because they were is in in danger of detonating kurd begin sit in protest at dutch foreign ministry the Hague Nell Rundi api Aboul 35 kurd wednesday began a lit in demonstration Al Llie foreign ministry Here to demand a dutch government inquiry into the human rights Situa Tion in turkish Kurdistan a spokesman for the activist said. The unarmed protesters made their Way into the ministry s main Tabby shortly after ii . Local Lime according to the spokesman who identified himself Only As Bower the protest was being staged on behalf of the kurdish National liberation front the military Wing of the leftist kurdish workers party the spokesman said. The protest was also in support of a group of 26 kurd to have been staging a hunger stake in a Rott Erim Church to enforce their demand for political Asylum in the Netherlands the spokesman said foreign ministry official were negotiating with the protesters according to a ministry spokesman who added there had been no Vio Lence. Swiss army will instruct recruits on aids prevention Bern Switzerland up the Swiss army wednesday said it has decided against aids tests and the issuance of condoms for recruits in favor of instruction in How the disease u contracted and How it can be prevented. It said Young men entering the military for obligatory is Mon Basic train ing will receive a brochure on acquired immune deficiency syn drome and be Given audio visual instruction. Switzerland has Only Small standing military forces but con mobilize up to i million men within 48 hours under its citizen s army Constitution. Men take Basic training go on annual refresher courses and keep their guns ammunition and uniforms at Home. Britain . To join efforts in recovering drug profits London a Britain and the United states formally agreed tuesday to assist one an other in recovering the proceeds of drug Traffick Eis operating Between their countries. Under an agreement signed by foreign Secre tary sir Geoffrey Howe and . Ambassador Charles Price the governments will share information in drug  including details of traffickers financial Derungs. Under Britain s 1986 drug trafficking of lenses act prime minister Margaret Thatcher s government pledged to reach reciprocal agreements i 30 countries on recovering Illic it drug profits. The agree mini with the United slates is the first u be signed although similar accords Are pied to be reached shortly with Australia and possibly Switzerland the 1986 Law extended the conservative Goy Etc men s Powers to Trace freeze and the proceed of drug traffickers and Road the laundering of drug proceeds a comma offence