European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 17, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 Spanish seamen protest Crew members of a dutch owned ship demonstrate at taken off the ship because they refused to end a strike Amsterdam s Schipholt Airport on tuesday. They were despite a court order. They Are being returned to Spain. New plates won of pro Fec British soldiers Ira warns London a eliminating the distinctive car License plates issued to British troops serving in West Germany will not protect them from Irish Republican army attack sinn fein the Ira s Legal political Wing said monday. Sean Macmanus sinn fein s National chairman said the proposal was Only a cosmetic  Calls for a change in the policy of issuing distinctive License plates were renewed following the Ira killing Friday of a British Soldier driving in Belgium. Defense Secretary George younger promised an urgent review of the policy in May after Ira attack skilled three British servicemen in West Germany and the Netherlands. Armed forces minister Archie Hamilton said Sun Day that recommendations had been made and were being urgently considered. Changing British soldiers car License plates won protect them from Irish Republican army attacks while their army continues to occupy part of Ireland s National territory Macmanus said. The Ira is fighting to end British Rule in the pre dominantly protestant Northern Ireland and unite it with the mainly roman Catholic Irish Republic. Warrant officer 1st class Richard Michael Heakin based in monchengladbach West Germany was shot when two men approached his car while it was stopped at a traffic Light in Ostend Belgium. Plo panel oks new palestinian state Tel Aviv Watanna Mediterranean Jerusalem Baghdad Iraq a the Plo s executive panel has approved the establish ment of a provisional govern ment in israeli occupied Terri tories a senior palestinian official said. Bassam Abu Sharif a spokesman for Plo chief Yas ser Arafat also called on the United states to support the formation of an Independent palestinian state. The executive committee has approved the idea of the provisional government and it will be endorsed by the pc Palestine National Council Abu Sharif told a news Confer ence monday in Baghdad. The Palestine National Council parliament in exile of the Palestine liberation organization is scheduled to meet next month in Algeria. A High level Plo delegation met tuesday in the egyptian port City of Alexan Dria with president Hosni Mubarak the state run mid dle East news Agency said. The delegation discussed the idea of a provisional government in the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip monday with foreign minister Esmat Abdel Meguid delegation member Abdullah Horani said. At the Baghdad news conference Abu Sharif said the Gaza strip Egypt Chicago Tribune map pc would explore the idea of de manding Independence for the West Bank and Gaza captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East War and the creation of a pales Tinian state. The territories have been plagued for the last eight month by a palestinian rebellion that has claimed the lives of More than 240 palestinians and four israelis since dec. 8. This Independent state has been the target of the rebellion and the Council will thoroughly examine the possibility of its Declara Tion soon Abu Sharif said. He said the . Administration should support. . Resolutions which Call for the setting up of a palestinian  Israel has denounced All at tempts to declare palestinian Independence or set up a state in occupied territory. It refuses to talk to the Plo which it views As a terrorist group. Abu Sharif also said the Plo would compensate palestinians left jobless after Jordan s King Hussein late last month announced he was cutting Legal and administrative ties with the West Bank and Gaza. Recent Plo appeals for a dialogue with Israel have provoked debate in the jewish state Over the sincerity of the statements. Jorl soviets slow pullout from Afghanistan Moscow a soviet troops will not Complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan earlier than the feb. 15 deadline set by a  agreement because of the military situation there a government spokesman said tuesday. Foreign ministry spokesman Gennady i. Gerasimo repeated Kremlin accusations that guerrillas fighting the soviet backed afghan government were supplied with weapons and other Aid by Pakistan in violation of the april 14 agreement signed in Geneva. Half of the soviet Union s More than 100,000 sol Diers who were deployed in Afghanistan have returned since the withdrawal began May 15. The Geneva agreement requires the other soviet soldiers to be out of Afghanistan no later than feb. 15, but foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze has indicated the Kremlin would like All of its troops Home before the end of this year. The Tass news Agency reported monday the second withdrawal phase would begin in november. The situation in Afghanistan does not give grounds to accelerate the withdrawal of soviet troops Gerasi mov told reporters. Gerasimov said rebel groups based in Pakistan have been increasing attacks on soviet backed afghan government troops and until guerrillas Lay Down their arms to join a proposed governing coalition there would be no Opportunity to Complete the soviet withdrawal Early. Military Roundup Augsburg Wil Flecken winners in conservation Heidelberg West Germany the Augsburg Mili tary Community has been named Winner of the 1988usareur natural resources conservation award. Wil Flecken placed second in the annual Competition. Augsburg was chosen because of its Community efforts in land use management water Quality Protection and conservation tree maintenance and Community and recreation area beautification. Wil Flecken was cited for some of its work in Ero Sion control water Quality Protection and the installation of a recycling Wash rack. Torrejon again receives maintenance honors Torrejon a Spain for the fourth time in 11 years the 401st trans so maintenance Branch has been selected tops in  Branch kept 90 percent of its 1,025 vehicles on the Road at All times exceeding Safe standards four years in a Row according to base officials. Appreciation scroll goes to German police official Mannheim West Germany the Mannheim Ger Man police president received the Usa eur commander s equal Opportunity scroll of appreciation tuesday. Willi Menz was honoured for his contributions in eliminating racial discrimination and improving German american relations for More than 41 years in Mannheim said Community spokeswoman Christine Gebhard. Programs including joint patrols of areas frequented by americans promoted by Menz have resulted i Mannheim having no establishments off limits to Mili tary personnel she said. Rhein main terminal unit selected As Best for 88 Rhein main a West Germany the 435th Aerial port so has been selected As the Best air Force air terminal unit for 1988.the Rhein main a Squadron has won the award twice in three  with its other accomplishments the Squadron increased its on time departure rate to 98.8 percent while processing an annual average of 385,000 Passen Gers and 72,250 tons of cargo on 20,250 aircraft according to commander it. Col. Kent l. Shields