European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday May 10,1988 off Txton freed French hostage Marcel Outon is helped from. Pune by i Mit in us Tad daughter after Hing in Taen Switzerland from Paris Carton is in Geneva Rev Rerng from his ordeal his granddaughter i at right. French bought Freedom of hostages sources imply i Aris api the French found a Way to win the release of their last three hostages in Lebanon while denying with Clear consciences they paid Ransom according to iranian and French sources. French commentators have shied away from the subject in the jubilant Homecoming of Jean Pau Kauffmann Marcel Carton and Marcel Fontaine the last of 10 hostages welcomed by Premier Jacques Chirac in two years. Authorities have refused to discuss negotiations and if history is a guide they never will. Chirac denies there was a Dent. But sources with no slake in the negotiations de scribe the following Accord with Iran which then pressured the Hezbollah and its terrorist Wing islamic jihad to free inc hostages France agreed to restore diplomatic relations with Iran vital because of Tehran s growing isolation fall ing Oil receipts setbacks in the War with Iraq and losses to the United slates in the persian Gulf. France paid $400 million the lust segment of billion Dollar dispute Over a nuclear Energy project. Iran still demands is billion in interest. Thai is for next time an iranian source said Only half in jest. Two terrorist groups in Lebanon received Sio million from a mysterious iranian businessman Likely to win lucrative favors from both countries. France will reconsider the Case of Anis Naccache in prison for trying to assassinate former prime min ister Shahpour Bakhtiar of Iran but he is not Likely to be freed immediately. The sources who spoke on condition of anonymity included iranian emigres. Western diplomats and French officials. France s sudden release last month of suspected terrorist Mohammed mohair also was part of the Deal iranian sources said adding that Mohajer is related to Sheik Ibrahim Amin. Hezbollah s official spokesman after the hostages resumed Home an iranian journalist said a switchboard operator had begun an swering embassy instead of interest Section at Iran s Paris Headquarters Algeria apparently guaranteed the arrangement inthe name of Friendship with France and islamic Soli Darity. France made no commitment to Cut Back its arms sales to Iraq to sell More to Iran or to alter its Middle East policy. Amir Taheri former editor of the influential daily Hayyan in Iran and now a political analyst agreed with the sources version. He said the Deal clearly would encourage More terrorism. We have reached a Point where the taking of hos Tage is an accepted International practice he said Iran sees it that Way and so do others. It is a sad fact but it is the negotiations brought ruled scorn in washing ton where the Reagan administration has been shake by revelations of its Orn secret Deal with Iran. In Brit Ain however outrage was vehement. Under a headline Reading shame of the Craven French the daily Sun wrote we have always warned that you can t Trust the French. They care Only for themselves. But even by French standards of chicanery the Deal. Has a Nasty odor about it unlike the French we do not crawl at the feet of Queen opens parliament House Canberra Australia up Queen Elizabeth ii officiated monday at the opening of the new 1750 million parliament House allowing legislators to move out of inc temporary building that had been used for 61 years exactly. Precisely to the minute 61 years after the Duke of York opened the old parliament House the Queen inserted iwo keys of Gold placed Sterling Silver into the dears of inc new building and moved inside. She was followed by her husband. Prince Philip prime m Inister Bob Hawke and his wife. Hazel governor Gen eral sir ninian Stephens Leader of the opposition John Howard and other prominent politicians. About 20,000 people had gathered outside inc new building to watch the ceremonies thai were marred by a land rights protest by a gup of several Hundred aborigines carrying aboriginal nation flags. Police said that apart from the shouting of slogans. The demonstration was incident free. To her address to a gathering of about 1,000 guest the Queen said the opening of the new parliament was n special occasion for its members and a very important Day for All australians. After 87 years of federation a permanent Home has been provided for parliament which is both the living expression of that federation and the embodiment of the democratic principles of Freedom Equality and Justice she said. Parliamentary democracy is a compelling Ideal Bui it is a fragile institution. It cannot be imposed and it is Only Loo easily Hawke in his address said he hoped future generations would think those present understood the danger of taking for granted he continuing survival of the demo cratic principle in a world where so Many people have succumbed or been subjected to despots to whom toe concept Ota parliament of the people is world today Israel approves lease for mormon University Jerusalem up Israel s Cabinet Sun Day approved the least for a Branch of Brigham Young University alter receiving Strong guarantees that no missionary activity would be conducted at the mormon curler. During its weekly cession the Cabinet voted in favor of granting he lease for the $15 million Center begun in 1983 and completed in 1987, ending several Yean of controversy. It was strongly guaranteed in the relevant documents that no missionary or related activity would be conducted the Cabinet said in a statement. Orthodox jews fear mormon students will at tempi to convert jewish students studying Al the hebrew University of Jerusalem which is located on mount Scopus near the mormon Jeru Salem Center for Pic near Eastern studies. The University director Martin hic Lunan told Israel radio that the Center s staff and Stu dents would not attempt to convert anyone. Mandatory birth control extended in North China Beijing at mandatory birth control i being extended to ethnic minorities in China s most Northwestern Region but they May still have More children than the majority Hans an official report said sunday. As of july 1, minority couples in cities in the Xin Jiang uygur autonomous Region Wilt be limited la two children and those in Rural areas will be limited to three the Xinhua news Agency said. Most Ham ethnic chinese who make up More than 90 percent of China s i billion peo ple Are limited to one child As the country Strug Gle to feed and educate its increasing Popula Tion. 3 killed by falling Rock at Cave in North England Lancaster England a two men and a woman exploring a Cave in the North of England during the weekend were killed by fail ing Rock police said sunday. A Cumbria police spokesman said the three a clunkers Alt Piper tended and Well equipped went into the 97-mile Maze of underground passageways in the ease Gill system Al Bull pot near Kirkby Lons Atcon saturday morning. Early sunday when the three had failed to return to the surface a Cave Rescue team searched for seven hours and found them dead at a Large Rock fall deep inside the Cave 13 Milts Northeast of the City of Lancaster. They were in a chamber off inc Side of the passage where in arc d obviously been n Large Bounder collapse. Several ions of boulders had obviously fallen out of inc roof said rescuer Jack Pickford. The police spokesman speaking anonymously in keeping with British practice said the identities of the dead would not be released immediately aids threat to Africa outlined by health official Johannesburg South Africa up aids will kill millions of africans and alter the course of the continent s history unless a cure is discovered health minister Willie Van Niekerk said in an interview published sunday. Van Niekerk interviewed by the afrikaans language rapport newspaper compared the continent s aids crisis with rampant diseases that contributed to the collapse of the roman Empire. Journalists must travel through Africa now to chronicle what they see and experience so the next generation can know what Africa was like before the aids pandemic he said. Without a cure the disease is Likely to wipe out half of Zaire s 33 million people and danger signals Are obvious in Malawi Tanzania Kenya Uganda Zimbabwe and Zambia Van Niekerk said
