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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday february 28,1988 Bock peace plan Shultz urges Syria Damascus. Syria a Secretary of stale George Shultz on saturday urged Syria to support a . Middle East peace plan that has run into stiff resistance from Jordan. The approach to Syria came after Sot Danian foreign minister Tahr Masri insisted that the soviet Union and the i  participate in negotiations for peace in the Middle East. Shutlz who arrived for a one Day visit saturday is the first . Secretary of state to go to Damascus since 1983. The Reagan administration accusing Syria of supporting terrorism attempted to isolate the country diplomatically in october 1986. But Syria s influence in the Arab world and its military strength make it impossible to ignore when it comes to peace in the Middle East. Shutlz met for More than two hours news briefs with syrian foreign minister Farouk Al Sharaa. And was expected to meet presi Dent Hare Assad before departing. De tails of the talks with Sharaa were not immediately disclosed. The . Plan Calls for immediate talks on palestinian self Rule and negotiations by december on the final status of the West rank and Gaza strip which Israel seized from Egypt and Jordan in the 1967 Middle East War. As Shultz arrived the official Damas Cus radio broadcast a commentary not ing signs of a positive shift in the United states Mideast policy. Referring to Reagan s statements at a news conference wednesday night the state radio said the president had veered away from the 197s Camp David formula and was looking for a comprehensive settlement because of palestinian unrest in israeli held territories. The unrest started on dec. 8 and has left scores of palestinians dead. Before Shultz s arrival syrian state radio had been scornful of the . Mis Sion calling it nothing but a political Airlift to Rescue Israel under pressure of palestinian uprisings. Shultz is trying set up negotiations by the end of the year on a final Arab Israel settlement that would resolve the pales Tinian problem. But israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir urged Shuttz on Friday to move slowly and to  for a test period of limited palestinian self Rule. Earlier saturday in Amman the Jor Danian foreign minister said the Only Way to arrive at a peaceful settlement is through the convening of an International conference which would include an Active role by the soviets and the pales Tine liberation organization. Shamir s position is thai the soviets and the Plo should be shut out of the negotiations. In a Farewell statement at Amman air port. Shultz who also is wary of soviet and Plo participation said of the Jorda Nian remarks obviously that s their Point of  but Shutlz said. We do agree that the object Here is to find our Way to a comprehensive peace and obviously you want to have a peace in which everybody can live in Security and Prosperity. The Plo in a statement released in Jordan hours after Shultz s departure said it is willing to meet . Officials on any level and said american rejection of a meeting shows the United states is not serious about Arab israeli peace. . Policy forbids american Diplo Mats to meet ranking Plo officials be cause the . Administration regards the Plo As a terrorist organization. Soviet Airliner crashes Hile attempting to lard Moscow up an Aeroflot Tuu Pas r Jet in route from Minsk to the siberian 101 of sur gut crashed while Landing so urday kill tog an unspecified number of  the of Fidel Tass news Agency said. F Trot Tu-134 is a twin engine Passyn for Jet that first Lent in o service with the Sov to National air Lusn 1962. Y the Lelanc was carrying 43 pass angers and a Crew Ortix.  a Brief dispatch said ice appeared to be sow survivors of the crash Nav rident los Fig Streak ends with successful test Cape Dkl averal Fri. A a Navy Trident i mimic was land fed successfully from a submerged Ellis tic Missic submarine off Cape canaveral Sawday. Lendir a Streak of three Tri Dent failures of facials Zajf. The missile fired or a inc air Force Eastern space and Missim test up tic at 10 27 . From the Stonewall Jack sound if cd in the Atlantic Ocean. It was inc 55t�tjlcm i launch since 1977 and the 30lh Froh of but Rcd submarine officials said. Less take command of Middle Host Force Manama Arai Tupi rear . An Thony a. Less Small wok command saturday of the . Nay mid East Force protecting am Riean Reg fierce kuwaiti shipping in the volatile Parsi Gulf. Rear Arr Parold Scriln. Who guided the . Escort operan during  last summer Ana rough a flaw its autumn and Winter removed a Blag from the Cwm and ship Corona do at Sunset to turned Conti mover to less. 15 of As 727 a stains on Cyprus la Cyprus a Moline 727 air eng from Turkey a rashly in the Moun Northern Cyprus on Saj Day killing All Jalc  Jet had just its approach to Ercan in cypriot sector of this  Island when it smacked  workers flown to the wreckage was scattered on Bot Range indicating that inc Untsain Summit officials said the plane was cart rambers and two passengers. It was Cyprus to pick up tourists for a Chane the plane was managed by Talia airlines a email charter outfit. 1 the coast. Ort in the livid cd med Gio the Kyre reported of the e hit a .13 Crew Ying to flight More palestinians Kille ii i la ii Rhth my a ii Limm killed two palestinians and  clashes saturday and hundreds of israeli Arlin Solidarity with their Brethren in the Occupin Bank and Gaza strip. Unrest also flared in  arabs blocked roads near the Shu gab acc Camp throwing stones and  Otic dispersed the crowd with  arrested six protesters. Strength to 3,000 troops patrolling amid stepped up protests surrounding a Middle East tour by Inch cwt Shultz. Police detained two Herrson charges they carried inciting mate is of the two said. Police refused comment. Red protests erupted in the Territo Ries one Dayann tabs died in violent clashes Many of them fuelled by Mph Fah Bath prayers. The army said it imposed cd Nam  and extended curfews Cove Reg Bimbra strip refugee Camps restricting movement of 120.000 people or nearly 10 percent of the 1.5 million arabs. Air Force plans meetings on my ton a the air Force says it plans to hold ill Len i Jar Widnie living near 11 bases selected to handle  to identify environmental issues the service announced a year ago it had . Warren fab in Wyoming to  operating base for any rail  and 10 other bases for Coj sjffch0mi is additional rail garrisons Friday it had launched an Environ mental Impact study of the bases and that it would review a number of deployment  the Fielding of 100 m  of Warren the list includes Blyn Mcville to a Jiff and Ark Whitman fab to. Barksdale , Texas Fairchild fab Wash. Grand Fork mrm pinot fab. . Malmstrom fab Mont. And1 Mich. Delvalle from Page 1 to do whatever is necessary including military Force to protect America s sacred interest in that Region of the  on the other hand. Bush said he did t want to rattle any  Jose i. Blandon a former close associate of Noriega who has joined forces with Del Vallec said in an interview Friday that he expects democratic countries in latin America will rally behind Del Vallec further weakening Noriega s position. The United slates has been consulting with latin american countries on that subject Blandon said that he Del Vallec and an array of Pana Manian opposition leaders have been working secretly for weeks on the plan to remove Noriega. Noriega s downfall will be hastened Blandon said if there is Broad support for a general strike in Panama and if the United states decides to impose a Trade embargo against that country. Sen. Alfonso d Amato. R-n.y., called Friday for a Trade embargo but White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater indicated the administration had no interest in such a proposal. Other administration officials said they knew of no firm decision to Rule out that option. Blandon said a . Trade embargo would cripple Panama pointing out that the country is heavily de pendent financially on a trans isthmus pipeline that transfers alaskan Oil to tankers serving . East coast ports. Beating protesters to  a a drawn severe criticism. Several of the 69 Palestro Huj Desince the anti Israel uprising that began dec. 9 of wheaten to death. Three soldiers arc under burying alive four youths of a West Bank Village lagers later rescued the youths. Twelve people have died in the week Oft a outrage that began last sunday. Since the Lorn of the anti Israel uprising dec. 9, at  have been killed and hundreds for been wounded in clashes with soldiers. On tuesday 11 a twin Shimron the military s chief of staff issj0nclarification to soldiers that they can Only unreasonable amounts of Force during riots and subdue suspects. Cli attorney general Josicy Harish. In a feb. 19 letter cautioned that beatings must end after a suspect is arrested and should not be used to punish or humiliate. As part of a week of protests against Secretary of state George Shultz s visit to the Middle East the United National command of the uprising 1" Tine palestinian committee protests had called fora a Lions  have denounced the Shultz mracic quake. . Proposal Calls for self Rule for the 1.5 Mil slim ans in the West Bank and Gaza and talks Nal status of the territories. Palestinians say they Var rom or nothing less than the creation of a palestinian state pc in London Mcaner Rvl receiving a flood of angry phone Calls the Isaac list a said Friday that the tour israeli soldiers shown  beating two bound palestinian youths will face Azov the embassy said the soldiers involved Tai cd by military police. The soldiers would be sub Eccl to court martial and if found guilty would be sent to a military jail the embassy said  
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