European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. November 17, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 Thatcher arrives for Washington visit Secretary of stole George Shulte greets Britain s Margaret Thatcher at Andrews and. Washington a British prime minister Margaret Thatcher arrived tues Day to say goodbye to president Reagan and Greet his successor George Bush whom she has called a Symbol of a that is Best in  Thatcher 63, will Call on Reagan wednesday for a three hour visit. The two leaders who last met when Reagan stopped by in London in june in route Home from Moscow also Are sex peeled to map out plans fur their meeting next month with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in new York and London respectively. The White House visit will be followed by a lavish gala dinner in Thatcher s Honor  such stale dinner the rag Onswill Host before the president leaves office Jan. 20.on thursday Thatcher was to Eccl with president elect Bush to talk about priorities for arms control negotiations with the soviets the american Trade and budget deficit i that have upset International financial markets and prospects for. Resolving the Arab israeli conflict. Thatcher and Bush will discuss the lat est developments in that troubled area including this week s Palestine National Council declaration of an Independent palestinian stale in the israeli occupied West Bank and the Gaza strip and the Council s renunciation of terrorism. Thatcher the longest serving Western Leader with nine years in office has me Bush numerous times in his Rale As vice  deficit problem plus . Concern about the integration of the european eco nomic Community in 1992, also will come up at Thatcher s meeting with Alan Green Span chairman of the Federal Reserve. Thatcher will receive Greenspan As Well As soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov at Blair House the official White House guest quarters. She is the first Leader to stay in the 19th-Century mansion since it was shut Down six years ago for extensive renovations Thatcher was scheduled to hold talks with Secretary of stale George Schuliz be fore flying Home thursday. Reagan Calls Berlin test1 of relations Washington Reagan declared East West relations a Farewell Meetin Chancellor Helmut Kohl responding at a departure Curci House Lawn,.lhankci forts to improve real  kind of Woi relations will be fell Lour country and of Berlin Kohl said. Reagan who Lea i said the divided Cit a powerful Symbol of i and a litmus test of East the two leaders who. A close relationship also Sonal Best wishes. These have been said. Both of us have a a development that will your successor in  was to meet with George Bush later in the Day. Apr president in a litmus test of tuesday As he held Ith West German  a translator any an the while Reagan Tor his of is with the soviet ing in East West an earthquake infirm of All in office Jan. 20.Berlin remains divided Europe Cost  Ive developed changed per years Kohl the Way for pursued by silent Clcil spa a Portugal Lorn a Vest european Union London a Spain and Portugal joined the seven member Western european Union on monday an enlargement described As a further sign of the defense forum s Cvita Bizalion. The two newcomers promised to help in the Union s aim of creating a european identity on defense during Short ceremony Midway through the groups Bian Nual ministerial meeting. The ceremony followed morning talks on specifics of a landmark platform on Security adopted last year Turkey s desire to join the group and the Union s role in the persian Gull officials said. The decision to invite Portugal and spam to join the we is further evidence of the organization s successful revitalization said British foreign minister sir Geoffrey Howe whose country currently presides Over the informal group. As a club of nine we will be Well placed to face the gaily in says by David Tarrant challenges of the 1990s in the Security Field,1 he said during the signing of a protocol of accession which was expected to be easily ratified by member govern ments. Portuguese foreign minister Joa Dedeus pm Ciro said. The decision to enlarge we will bring greater significance and cohesion to the european role in pre serving peace with Freedom and an added strength to. Its Overall capacities.". Spanish foreign minister Francisco Fernandez or Donez said his country s Entrance into the group Marks a new phase of its foreign policy. As a full member of air the institutions linked both to the building of Europe and the Security of our  the Western european Union grew out of a 1948. Treaty signed by France Luxembourg the Netherlands Britain and Belgium for defense cooperation particularly against a demilitarized West Germany. West Germany and Italy joined in 1954. A statement monday said the amended treaty would be re examined because the text did not correspond to Modem needs. Overshadowed by  Union Lay nearly Dor Mant until four years ago when Europe began to explore the defense questions it faced. In the european economic Community of which All Western european Union countries ire members discussions on defense and Scheu Rily issues arc taboo. The organization is also the Only forum where euro Pean foreign and defense ministers meet. Spain s entry to the group was at first bumpy be cause Spain rejects nuclear arms on its territory Al though nuclear deterrence is an essential policy of nato and the Western european Union. Portugal docs not have such a policy. Munich v7&�w.gcrmany an electronic rust court Emten nato weapons systems if the St nce docs hot move ahead he me programs nato commander John r. Galvin warned tuesday As we look at modernization we have to realize that in a technological world there is such a thing As electronic rust the . Army general said. Arid it is necessary to modernize because the alternative for the military in modernization is the same As it is in the civilian world and that is obsolescence. Everything becomes obsolete.". Speaking to a defense forum in Munich Galvin also said nato should take care not to let the euphoria Over a recent arms reductions agreement the soviet Union mask Contin Jaf imbalances in conventional Al r nuclear forces Between the East and the West. You might Call it the hostage fac Tor in which a hostage once freed will often Reserve some Praise for. His captors. -,.-, v the has a euphoria from having been freed of All of the tension and pics Galvin said -.  release of tensions follow ing the  intermediate Range nuclear Ingues has created if of Peoria in the  aboj�r200 people at he Hans  on  strategy it has give costs a feeling that All is Well and Petts Here and the dangers have Star Way. But in fact the  at least on the conventional it has hot changed and i Sec that As our major problem he said. During the years that soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev has been in office the soviets have deployed the ss-24 and ss-25 intercontinental nuclear my Silas he said. Tanks Are being produced Ifica rate of 280 per  the Navy the soviets Are  to produce the Kiev  a Kyls also recently declared Ejim dial the Blackjack bomber Fth Calvin called the largest bomber. To the world.1 -,./. Altogether the soviets have 30,000 More tanks than nato. That niemans that if the soviets Stop in heavy tank production today and triple Bur tank  a Sec. And continue it that Way for10 Ycas Jef would still not catch up Galvin sail while the Solf Culhane made recent Well publicized Armit auction proposals nato should Nott waved unless conventional  be Galvin said. Instead nato should adhere to its strategy of flexible response strengthen its defense through modernization and negotiate from a position of strength he said. Calvin s remarks were greeted enthusiastically by Many attending the meet ing. Including some who noted that Public resolve for defense spending inthe Wake of soviet arms reductions initiatives was waning. Galvin agreed concluding the real Challenge to us in nato is psychological. It s a question of cohesion a ques Tion of Alliance Unity and it s a ques Tion of will. Will to face the real situation will to say Wail there has been no reduction  in the soviet Union. Those 30,000 tanks Are still there the Iron is still on the Battlefield and we cannot have Wishful