European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page s the stars and stripes tuesday october 25,1988 ., Israel plan facility to test missile defences world today Herz Liya Israel a the United states an Israel Are negotiating a contract that will Lead to the join development Ofa research facility to test defences against missile attacks in the Middle East a  Official said monday. It Gen James , head of the the strategic defense Imilia live program or Sta wars told a news Confer ence that the project is re lated to an earlier ii so million contract for Israel to develop the Arrow mis Sile. Ills remarks came Atixhe Start of a four Day conference by  And Abrahams israeli military experts aimed at increasing joint Mili tary research and development. About 300 people Are attending the meeting in this Seaside Rison North of Tel Aviv. Abrahamson described inc planned research facility As a simulated War theater for testing defences against missile attacks he said in would be modelled on the Middle East Region but could also apply to Europe or the Pacific this project will provide a facility in Israel for the testing and integration of Balue management com Mand and control and communications he said. He did not say what the Cost of the project would be. Since the United states and Israel signed a agreement on May 6,19e6, for cooperation on the Star wars program contracts valued at More than $165 million have been awarded to israeli companies. He said j9 billion has been spent thus far an Star wan  largest contract with Israel signed in june Call for development of the Arrow missile interceptor Over a period of three years. The project is being funded 80percent by the United Stales and 20 percent by Israel. Abrahamson said in his address to the conference that such cooperative research efforts take on even greater importance in a Region like the Middle East where ballistic missiles and chemical weapons Are a reality and the threat is growing Iran and Iraq both used missiles extensively at their nine year War and there has been Strong evidence that Iraq used chemical weapons against its persian foe. The .-Isracli defense Industry cooperation con Ference where Abrahamson spoke is the third such meeting in the past five years and the first to be held in Israel. Ancient voyage re creation ends Athens Greece a a papyrus boat paddled by six creeks re creating a Stone age Voy age through the Aegean sea has reached its Destina Tion one week behind schedule organizers of the project said monday. The 21-foot open boat made from papyrus Stem slashed together with rope arrived at inc Island of Clos on sunday after a 100-mile Island hopping voyage from Avrion near Athens. We be proved that a boat made of papyrus could have made the trip successfully. Despite fierce weather the boat is in Good enough shape to sail again. Its buoyancy is remarkable Haris Talas the project director said. The trip aimed at showing How the Mediterranean s earliest known seafarers could have reached the Island 10,000 years ago to obtain supplies of Obsidian. Obsidian a Glossy Black volcanic Glass found Only on Clos was clipped into razor Sharp cutting tools by Stone age and Bronze age inhabitants of  archaeologists excavating in a Cave at Franceshi in Southern Greece in the 1970s found Obsidian Blades in mesolithic Levels dating from 8,000  paper cola set out from Vurion oct. 8 but five Days later was forced to Stop at so nos Island,25 Miles away because of bad weather. The voyage resumed Friday with the paddlers a team of kayak canoeists struggling against is foot Waves and Gale Force  they were helped by a South flowing current that pushed the boat in the direction of Clos Tea 1 As  Heads a private research group the Hel Lenic Institute for the Protection of naval tradition which organized the experimental voyage. He said papyrus was chosen to build the Boa since Stone age technology was inadequate to Cut planks for a wooden boat while a primitive log vessel would have been too difficult to handle in the open  paper cola was constructed from papyrus growing on the Western greek Island of Corfu according to a traditional design used by local Fisher  said that after arriving on Melos the re searchers found papyrus clumps in a Marsh on the Island. Danish doubts on nato found Copenhagen Denmark a Danes would rather risk soviet occupation than see a nuclear War i Europe and a majority oppose nato s deterrence strategy according loan opinion poll published Mon Day. Fifty two percent of those interviewed said they preferred a soviet invasion of Denmark to a nuclear War while 7 percent said they would rather go to War. Bui 28 percent saw the two alternatives As equally horrify ing. The Survey of 900 Danes also showed thai 36 per cent doubled the United states Denmark s major ally would help them in a crisis. Danes have no More Confidence in the americans than they have in the soviets when it comes to which superpower is Likely to provoke a crisis or a War according to the Survey. Called War peace and the Danes the Survey was the most comprehensive so far of danish attitudes about War and peace. It was produced by Copenhagen univer Siviy s Center for peace and conflict research and published in the leftist daily Del Fri a Tuell the results Are surprising considering that Den Mark is a  Ally with the soviet Union As a Poten tial enemy. On the surface Danes Are for nato membership and not the East bloc but they have a different idea of the threat said to Jacobsen a lec Turer at Copenhagen University. Most Danes feel that they stand outside the Strug Gle Between the superpowers. They belong to no partic ular Side. It s the stale leaders who Are warlike Accord ing to the Danes Jacobsen was quoted As saying in det Fri  Survey confirmed earlier polls thai 70 percent supported Denmark s membership in nato but i indicated that 40 percent of Danes wholly disagreed with the Alliance s official doctrine of nuclear deter rence or the balance of terror. Younger age groups in particular were sceptical of deterrence and were lukewarm toward the Alliance which Denmark joined in 1949. Defense minister Knud Negaard said there was no doubt that the nato allies would reinforce Denmark in a crisis in accordance with standing agreements. It s news to me that so Many Danes believe the opposite. This is regrettable but also incredibly unrealistic Negaard was quoted As saying both the United Stales and Britain have earmarked Mobile forces for Denmark. A parliamentary election called last May to Settle apolitical dispute about Denmark s Rel axons with nato including port visits by nuclear armed warships resulted in stalemate and a minority govern ment. Lithuanians celebrate new Freedom with mass Vilnius u5.s.r