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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 23 j 1 the stars and stripes thursday. March 3,1988 2 scandinavian Relief workers released Beirut Lebanon api moslem kidnapper freed iwo scandinavian Relief workers tuesday nearly a month after icy had been kidnapped in Southern Lebanon and ten a note saying the hos tages were proved  Jan St inc 44, of Sweden and William Jorgon san. 587of Norway Bolh employees of the . Relief and works Agency were released in Sidon 75 Miles soul of Beirut. Their release reduced the number of for eign hostages held by extremists in Leb anon to 23. Norwegian charge d affaires Peter act Fer said they looked a Lille Bil Pale but in fairly Good  reporters in Sidon said they were freed at 8 . And turned Over to Salah satan a representative of the Palestine liberation organization and were Ihen driven 10 West Beirut and delivered to Unhwa Security chief John Carolan. Unhwa eating director John Fennessy said the two were taken Toa hold to res Slining and Jorgensen were abducted near Sidon on feb. 5 by members of a group Calvd the revolutionary cells in a Handwritten statement delivered to a Western news Agency in Beirut Hie tues Day the group announced the two men had been released. A photograph of the scandinavians accompanied the statement the one paragraph Statem Essaid after the two employee were proved innocent they were released. We ask Unhwa to reverse ill decision to freeze its activities and we remind hem that we will not allow suspicious elements to use inter National agencies Tor  also on tuesday a statement purporting to be from the kidnappers of Marine la col. William r. If fins said he will be put on rial for espionage when his captors Fin ish questioning him. The kidnappers of Higgins chief of the United nations truce supervision Organ Lalion who was kidnapped feb. 17, said in a statement issued in West Beirut tuesday that they had obtained information from him about what they termed an israeli american plot against Southern  Unity from Page 1 Nurs Over . Bases in Greece and Portugal and the search for a new Home for . Fighters being removed from Spain Are Likely to be discussed Only a newly. Thai s something for the individual staffs to work out one official said. Ill be surprised if it s gone into in any  similarly Little debate is expected on the thorny Issue of modernizing nato s Short Range nuclear mis Siles and artillery a move nato agree to in 1983 but news briefs Jan jets land in jews seeking Asylum \1ro. Egypt a four libyan of fight ers Hvid cd tuesday at an Airfield in Sahara Oasis and their Crew members asked of political any Lunan Egypt the government s nil dec East news ency and other sources repo a a Kroc at Cairo  Airport speaking anonymously in line with Security regu lations Sld the soviet made migc3s put Down at the mkt Ary base in Siwa Oasis 385 Miles West of cry and 30 Miles toss of the libyan Border. The sour said All Mcm Bev of the Crew re Quested pol Al Asylum but do not specify How Many there arc. The Mig-3/can be configured for either a single Pilot or a Tab Man Crew. Mayor of sicilian town would a Conje . F-16s Licata Side up a sicilian mayor said 72 . Air Pyrce 6 fighters scheduled to leave Spain in Pash july Transfer to his South pm port town. S mayor Goa Schalf Castiglione said Licata population 43,000, buld reap major economic benefits if the 401 tac fighter Wing now at Torrejon Spain traversed there. Nearby in Sicily face communist mayor of Comiso  deployment of the fighters there at a ase Here . Cruise missiles have been Slali of d sin i9b4. Castiglione 9, below to the Christian Democrat party hearing the dome coalition govern ment which site last a nah it would consider Basing the Fig Libr Wing it Italy. Moving Chw Wing Loata however would require cons Duclion of a Airfield As none currently exist Swierc. Licata a Long sought fund ing for an upon 10 boost Miriam. 4th of  in 4 fears ass fees Post Wasington a a nation has a smaller general the Forth in As Many by m. Frank a san Incisco banker ,.icc As head of the  service it formal ceremony. He St cd his service i meeting of lop postal exec Ulve tuesday Ink lakes Over he trouble Kency with a f increase pending at the ume Bim cuts in ices have been forced by Congem signally re. Red spending reductions. The Bis include suced sorting time collections Aid window ure that some member nation now feel should be put on hold. Leading the dissenters is Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany who hew to Washington last month in an Effort to head off any . Support at die Summit forthe modernizing plan. Kohl who fears the upgrading would signal a new twist in Europe s nuclear spiral apparently won . Agreement on delaying the modernization which would affect nuclear shells and missiles with ranges under 300 Miles. Other member nations who see the upgrading As vital to continued peace in Europe line up behind the words Osnato Secretary general lord Carrington if you Don t modernize eventually you Don t have nuclear weapons Carrington said in a recent interview. Kohl counters such arguments by noting that his country As the Central front in any future War in Europe would Bear the Brunt of a Short Range nuclear attack. There must be no zones with differing Security Levels in the Alliance Kohl said at a defense meeting in Munich fast month. To that end Bonn favors nato opening negotiations with the soviets on reducing Short Range nuclear arms. However hard line Alliance members such As eng land and France say such a move would Aid the soviet goal of ridding Europe of nuclear weapons while Leav ing nato open to attack by the Warsaw pact1 Superior conventional forces. The debate already has led to a thinly veiled threat by defense Secretary Frank Carlund at the Munich conference to remove . Forces from Europe if nuclear weapons Are eliminated. Officials at some nato delegations however said the Short Range Issue Likely Wiltje worked out in the near future. This is not the biggest problem nato has Ever faced one said. The solution could lie in a treaty limiting conventional forces in Europe it subject that is expected to rank High on the Summit Agenda. Again Summit planners warn real Progress on reducing conventional forces at the Brussels meeting is unlikely. They be been talking in Vienna about limiting ground forces for nearly 15 years said one defense expert. Don t look for wonders in two Days in Brus  aim  
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