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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 9, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 headliners is Dave Didio Seaman David Picard left and chief Petty offi cer Todd Brown buckle Down to the painstaking Job of repairing 6-Inch double braid mooring line aboard the submarine tender Simon Lake at holy Loch Scotland. Vietnam says . Set up obstacles to Mia Accord Bangkok Thailand a an official vietnamese newspaper sunday accused . Officials of linking the establishment of diplomatic relations with demands that Vietnam account for missing . Servicemen. The communist party daily nhan Dan said the United states must Bear full responsibility for the obstacles it has set up in the process of settling the Issue of americans missing in action in the Vietnam War and other humanitarian  the United states lists More than 1,700 american servicemen As missing in action or Mia in Vietnam. Last week Vietnam said it halted cooperation on the Mia Issue and on the resettlement in the United states of former prisoners who were in re education amps. Most of those prisoners were sent to the Camps after communist forces Defeated the .-Backedsouth vietnamese government in april 1975. Vietnam earlier expressed anger at the state depart ment s criticism of a congressional Resolution calling for establishment of interest sections Low level diplomatic missions in Washington and Hanoi. The state department urged continuing the policy of isolating Vietnam until it withdraws its estimated 100,000 military personnel from Cambodia. Vietnam invaded Cambodia in december 1978, ousting the Radical Khmer Rouge regime that had ruled since the Spring of 1975 and installing another communist government. When Vietnam suspended cooperation on the Issue of mias and former vietnamese political prisoners Washington claimed the vietnamese had broken Promise not to link the question of diplomatic ties with humanitarian matters. The nhan Dan article carried by the Vietnam new Agency monitored in Bangkok said it has been Viet Nam s consistent policy not to link humanitarian wit political issues. It said the . Side has also agreed to do this but in fact it has violated this agreement. Time and again the . Administration has linked the Mia question with the normalization of of . Vietnamese relations. In his statement in Hawaii on july 21, . Secretary of state George Shultz connected the normalization of the two countries relations with an acceptable Kampuchea Cambodia and the settlement of the Mia  it said the United states rejected Vietnam s proposal for resettlement of the former re education Camp inmates and responsible officials in Washington have voiced hostility towards  . Envoy profess Tough tactics of israelis against Arab activists Jerusalem a . Ambassador Richard Murphy criticized Israel monday for failing to establish a dialogue with moderate palestinians and for the Tough measures used against activists in the occupied  statements came after a 2 a hour meeting with defense minister Yitzhak Rabin and military official sat the defense ministry in Tel Aviv. I be discussed America s concern that there is in sufficient dialogue shall we say Between Israel and the moderate palestinians said Murphy adding that heis not suggesting Israel talk to the Palestine liberation  referred to Sharp disagreements with Rabin Over Israel s handling of palestinian  the uprising began dec. 8 in the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip about 2,500 alleged agita tors have been jailed for up to six months without trial the Homes of 84 activists have been demolished and 29 nationalists have been  Don t think they re the Way to go. We Don t agree with Israel. On that we be had a very Frank Exchange said Murphy who was to Fly to Jordan later monday. Israel radio said that because of . Pressure is Rael agreed to file criminal charges against Faisal Hus Seini a palestinian who on july 31 was ordered jailed for six months without trial. The United states pro tested Husseini s detention without due  officials claimed Husseini who advocated Dia Logue with Israel was a senior representative of Plo Chie Yasser Arafat s outlawed Fatah organization. A draft of a proposed palestinian declaration of Independence was found by israeli police in his Arab studies Center in Jerusalem and leaked to israeli  israeli official who demanded anonymity con firmed that Murphy and Rabin disagreed on the Mea sures used by Israel in the occupied lands but said the subject was Only a minor part of the Agenda. Jackson israeli ambassador Confer in Washington Washington a Jesse Jackson says Blackland jews should form a Council to air their Dis agreements a step he advocated in a meeting wit israeli ambassador Moshe Arad. Jackson met sunday with Arad in a session that both men described As cordial but which also included disagreements Over the Middle East most notably Jackson s Call for palestinian self Rule. Jackson said that during the 2 a hour meeting at Arad s Home he proposed creating some kind of Council or conduit for communication so that the two groups historical allies on civil rights can talk with each other when they disagree. Arad in an interview monday with israeli state radio said he tried to make Clear to Jackson that private citizens should not try to mediate the Middle East conflict. One cannot expect people no matter How talented Orwell known to mediate Between us and our neighbors. It is More appropriate to leave these kinds of jobs to govern ments concerned Arad said he told Jackson. I also noted the very disconcerting anti semitic Phenomena that have been reported recently especially in his City Chicago and i noted that. His voice was not heard in condemnation Arad said. The former democratic presidential candidate who has a history of poor relations with jewish groups initiated the meeting with Arad. After the session Jackson told reporters he had invited Arad to visit him in Chicago his Hometown. Jackson is supporting democratic candidate Michae Dukakis Campaign but he said he acted independently in setting up the meeting with the ambassador. Although Jackson said he and Arad did not shy away from controversial subjects he refused to detail Many of the Points of Contention. I did share my Points of View he said adding that he would keep a Jesse Jackson and Moshe Arad the israeli ambassador during their conference at the israeli embassy. Them  Jackson stressed that the meeting allowed the mento get to know each other personally. Jackson said he did advocate self determination forthe palestinians along with Security for Israel an Issue the men delved into in depth and  israelis and palestinians Are trapped in a death grip which must be broken Jackson said. He said he would ultimately like to see an International peace conference on the Middle East. Arad issued a statement in which he said the session provided a useful Opportunity to review the situation in the Middle East especially the Arab israeli conflict to discuss issues of Mutual concern and to clarify Points of  businessman Edelson chairman of the american jewish committee described the mood atthe meeting which he helped to organize As gracious  new York businessman Peter Strauss Andrea. Mervin Dymally d-calif., also took part in the . Jackson s relations with the organized jewish Community have Long been strained by a number of factors including his Strong support of palestinian rights and a derogatory remark about jews in the 1984 Campaign  
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