European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday february 28,1988o gis allegedly altered filipinos passports by de reams and Tony Naurot staff writers military authorities have apprehended 15 soldiers inthe  Ansbach communities Tor their roles in fillip  n in Insil of illegal aliens i Germany. And German police in  a . Sol Dier has used a stolen nato stall agreement stamp to alter passports for . Larry Shea told the stars and stripes he could not disclose details or the unauthorized alterations because the matter is under investigation. He declined to say whether a Soldier had been arrested or charge for stealing or using the sofa stamp. Shea did say wednesday that the apprehensions in Nurnberg and Ansbach came during an investigation of filipinos living in government housing that also resulted in the apprehension of 21 filipinos and the wives of six soldiers. Shea said the filipinos we retaken into custody by German police. The wives not in custody. German police spokesman Walter  that 25 filipinos arc under investigation   said four people arc in jail Waitis of be sent Back to the Philippines for having Baulo Rizco sofa Stamps. Of the stamp identifies i Ocarr As a military dependent or civilian employee living overseas As a result of his or her  with a nato country s armed services. A i woo married to an american service member  could have the sofa stamp in filipina a Sporl. The stamp would appear to give an illegal alien a least partial residency status. Other charges against the 15 enlisted soldiers Mostof whom arc cos include allowing filipino citizens to live in government quarters without authorization and illegally transferring tax free goods. The military communities of Nurnberg and ans Bach join the list of . Communities embroiled in the growing problem of illegal aliens harboured by service members in government quarters. The or Obj. Stew Light in Wiesbaden  at last year As a  Immi Gration Authar cracking Al Floron illegal alien working in Gernon i nj1 Hugn usually were working As housekeepers or  noted the dec of the not Amzand Ansbach cases  in other common Ali Sec Causette Illch nuns were just living with relate vol a Pouss of . Scricc members. However re still illegal under German Law. In a Schattenburg illegal aliens have been using fake status of forces documents to work on the German Economy and avoid deportation police said  German police officials Otto of Ciffer and Joachim Hufgard said hat in november the began picking up filipinos who had the Stamps in their passports or letters to the same  the end of the month we found 22 with the stamp Pfiffer said. We also discovered All of the had worked for the Mcdonald s restaurant in Down town  said the filipinos were All properly registered with the labor and health insurance authorities and were paying All their taxes. The hitch was that the were not entitled to such a stamp. Weaned the mat Ter Over to the local omd Hufgard producg0ilotocopy of the stamp Froman illegal align passport that was signed by a sergeant the 178th personnel service co in Tinburg. Of Ciffer said he was told by the army s criminal investigation come that the name on the stamp was false. Military officials declined to comment on the authenticity of the Stamps. They did not say if anyone had been taken into custody in a Schaffenburg for improperly issuing the Stamps. A spokesman for the a Schaffenburg Community said military police authorities were aware of the problem and were investigating the matter. Of for said it also was possible for filipinos to bogus passports from Manila by phone. Tell them what name you want on the passport Send to to s400 plus a photo and you get the passport in  Days Pfiffer said. Meanwhile  in wet Ryburg have until monday to turn  who Are offering limited amnesty to the harbouring illegal aliens. In Hanau a stale funded support group for crime victims said earlier this month that following raids on . Military housing More than 300 illegal aliens mostly filipinos were on the streets. Panama from Page 1 during a Campaign Stop in St. Louis the United Stales has had enough of Noriega and will have nothing to do with any Noriega puppet  from Capitol Hill the administration got conflicting advice on How to handle the situation. Senate democrats urged caution while d Amato advocated the Trade embargo and sen. Jesse Helms ,called Noriega a bum and said he ought to be thrown  Senate majority Leader Robert , d-w.va., said the United Stales ought to keep Cool and make Hast slowly to give the panamanian people time to decide Noriega s Fate. Sen. David born d-okla., chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said Washington should proceed wit great caution in consultation with neigh Boring nations to protect . Interest sin Panama. Rep. Dante Fascell. D-fla., chairman of the House foreign affairs committee said the United Stales should strongly support Delvalle and that other nations in the Region should do the same. At the stale department spokeswoman Phyllis Oakley reiterated whal she termed our support for the supremacy of civilian constitutional Rule and said we continue to recognize president Del Vallec As the president of  asked to describe the Legal grounds for such recognition she said i Don t think it s for us to interpret their constitutional Law. We had regarded him As the president we still regard him As the  Oakley also said the United slate continues to recognize Juan b. Sosa As Panama s ambassador in  has supported Delvalle and he said he planned to remain in his Post Al though Noriega told him by Telephone Friday morning that he would be re placed. Oakley said Elliott Abrams the assist ant Secretary of state for inter american affairs met with Sosa on Friday but she would t reveal details of the discussion. Asked if the United states had been i Contact with Noriega she said not that i m aware  cancelled a scheduled weekend visit to his Camp David md., Mountain top Retreat bul Filz water said it was be cause of a scheduled social event at the White House on sunday afternoon and not because of the panamanian crisis. Israeli from paid wounded in clashes with soldiers. On tuesday it. Gen.  military s Chic of staff  to soldiers that the can Only Uso is soluble amounts of Force during riots Auto subdue  attorney general Josey Harish in a feb. 19 letter cautioned that beatings must end after a suspect i arrested and should not be used to punish or humiliate. As part of a Weeko Moroti Laljit  of Thea Clandestine palestinian committee report ical cd for a Day of popular  of the uprising have Denoun initiative As  . Proposal Calls for self Rule for the 1.5 Mil lion palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza and talks later on the final status of the territories. Palestinian say they will Settle for nothing less than the creation of . After receiving a Hood of angry phone Calls the israeli embassy said Friday that the four israeli soldiers shown on television beating two bound palestinian youths will face a court martial y said the soldiers involved were detained a  would be subject to court martial and ill i pm in Huissen to a milltaryjai1 said the embassy. Busey from Page 1 which will take time to deploy this bal Ance docs not shift significantly Busty said. Certainly not enough to change he numerical balance in our  Busty told the Audie Rouhe West c3nmaintain a credible defense Post Strewl if its defense is Strong throughout the entire area covered by the Atlantic trea  Many pundits would have you believe the Southern Region pales insignificance to Europe s Central Region i believe strongly quite otherwise he said. Busty said that for a number o sons Continental Europe Cannom Mord to lose the Southern Rigi Zacria with it control of the Mediterranean. He said Hatif Tuffe Southern flank were weak or a bail sized the soviets would be Able to concentrate More Force against Central Europe. Busey said ground based air defense snot adequate in the Southern Region nor is the area s ability to interdict soviet attack aircraft. The last thing i would like to see Isth departure of f-16s from the Southern Region Busey said in an obvious refer ence to the undecided Fate of the 401st tac fighter Wing with its 72 f-16 pc fighters at Torrejon a Spain. Because of Spanish demands the jets Tumuli be withdrawn from Torrejon est three years. The 401st win strongest capabilities of l Southern flank.  Avail ability of Cri Alilce and reliable aircraft like them provides my air command  mixture of flexibility and Jar nth needed to enhance deterrence atthe moment required Busty said. Ambassador Henning Weg incr nato s assistant Secretary general for political affairs told the gathering that member nations of nato s Southern re Gion have a dangerous degree of of verde Pendency on the United slates. He said such dependence does not put their com Mon defense interests in Good Stead. He said recent cuts in the . Defens budget and trends in american Public opinion show that current Levels of american support in the Region should not be counted on in the future. This is not the time for exaggerated demands on the american Treasury or overdrawn restrictions on the uses to which facilities granted to the be put   nato naval re in the Mediterranean compar with those of the soviets the command " Alicd naval forces Southern enc nato forces would mixing opposing soviet forces. Their surface forces Are ea-., and would not last Long after the Start. Hostilities italian adm. Sergio Majol isaid. The danger lies in the soviets being Able to launch a preemptive strike and achieve catastrophic damage on major nato units before we Are granted political approval to strike  Majoli said soviet air forces can reach nato anywhere in the Mediterranean but those planes would first have to pass through defended airspace where those attackers would suffer attrition before being Able to threaten nato   Majoli said we have the Clear capability to win not at once and not without loss but to win never 1 Frank  air Mediterranean told the group the soviet Union has made extraordinary efforts Over the years to gain Access to Mediterranean ports but with mixed  soviet Mediterranean Squadron is still supplied primarily at anchorages in International Waters he said. Al though adequate in pea . In wartime conditions such logistics operations would be most , they the soviets will no  to strive for port a Cess and Assw a Jilies As they work to extend their political influence in the area. The extent to which they succeed in that Endeavor will depend primarily upon the military strength and political will of the nato allies