European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday october 13,1988 world today slut department official John c. Whitehead stands i i he Crlin Wall As he urged it be Lorn Down. 8er.n Wall monstrous Snake official says in urging removal Berlin Jap . Deputy Secretary of slate John c. Whitchead wednesday called on communist authorities to tear Down the Berlin Wall calling it a Gray monstrous while head is in Europe on an official Lour of War saw Paci nations. Jit1 Stoppel off in West Berlin to Rand statement to reporters at the Wail. White had recalled president it Jpn s june 12,iw7. Tikeri at hi1 Helrn Wall in which he urged the Soi Iel Union o tear Down the Concrete harrier. He Reagan called on those who put it up to car it Down and so they should. The sooner the better while dead said. It is a Gray monstrous Snake he added. But instead of strangling Hope As those who built it had planned in has Only strength de your Whin head said the Berlin Wall is an anachronism a harrier inconsistent with our contemporary world lie oho recalled recent escapes and escape attempts past i lie Berlin Wall which was completed by communist ruled East Germany in 1903 to Stop the Westward flow of refugees. When 1 hear of Young men shot at As they run for Freedom at inc Brandenburg Gale or of a pregnant woman chased by a patrol boat As she swims for free Dom across the spree Riveri fee deep admiration for inc courage of Hose bar liners Whitchead said. On tuesday while head held talks with East Ger Man Leader Erich Hunecker. While head s tour of War saw had nations also includes stops in Romania. Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Norway s defense chief says Sale to soviets undercut Security Kongsberg Norway a Norway s defense chief and one of its top computer engineers have Testi fied in court hi1 Sale of norwegian technology to the soviet Union undermined nato Security. Gen. A Iglick Eide said inc Export by Kongsberg Vaupen Fabrik. Combined with Milting machinery from Toshiba machine co. Of Japan allowed the so Viets to Speed up production of silent submarine propellers thus making subs harder toddle cd. The general was testifying tuesday at the trial of her Nard John Grcen a British citizen who a As inc sales Man Ager whose signature was on the contracts that violate Western Export regulations to East bloc countries. Green who has lived in Norway since 1975, pleaded innocent to charges of lying on the Export License application for the Sale arguing that the Sale was a collective decision by inc company. Green 50, faces a maximum 2w-year prison term if convicted. Eide said the technology enabled the soviets to More quickly equip old and new submarines with such propellers. From 1984 to 1987, the soviets produced 50 propeller with Low noise this weakened our possibilities of detecting subs and1 reduced our capability of drawing the right Mili tary conclusions in limes of crisis. Norway s Security was damaged Eide concluded. Norway is a member of the North Atlantic treaty organization and of he Paris based coordination committee for multinational Export control Coco which regulates Trade with the soviet bloc. Prof. Oyvind bad rec who developed High tech Dat systems for Tkv told the Kongsberg City court he knew the said violated Cocom regulations and had Dis cussed it with inc company employees. Out by Fluke said the soviets could have acquired inc technology from other source they would not have gotten the very Best equip ment but other equipment would not have prevented them from producing the silent propellers they May just have needed a Little More Lime he said. When the Toshiba Tkv Deal was disclosed last year in put a Strain on .-norwcgian relations and prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland apologized to presi Dent Reagan. At
