European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes thursday november 17, 1983 arabs recognize palestinian state West Calls Plo move a step Forward Nicosia. Cyprus api Moil of the Arab world formally Rico Chi cd the Independent stale declared by the i to i Parham enl in cml hut Only a few countries on i Side tic Region extended diplomatic ties wednes Day the untied states and Many european countries while ruling out Reung Nuitt said the decision by the Palestine National Council on tuesday was a positive step in trying to nettle tie Arab israeli conflict. The soviet Union also said in would help find a. Solution in the Middle East but held off recognizing the stale saying in has not been asked to extend Diplo Matic lies. Israel rejected inc declaration even though it Indi re Cliv Recognises Ura the action is an exercise in ambiguity and double  Israel said. The 19 states that recognized inc palestinian Home land arc Algeria. Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Libya. Qatar. Tunisia. Saudi Arabia. North and South Yemen the United Arab emirates Bangladesh India Madagascar. Malaysia Mauritania Turkey and indo Nesia. Egypt Morocco and Pakistan is opted Short of extending diplomatic recognition but said they supported the declaration. Yasser Arafat chairman of the Palestine liberation organisation announced the decision of the 450 member Council on tuesday in Algeria saying it declared the i St in Ishmonl of u t ale Linian state with Jerusalem As its capital which will he for All palestini ans wherever they  the declaration did not define the boundaries of the new state by it focused on the West Hank and Gaza strip which have been under israeli military occupation since 1967. China s foreign ministry said we wish thai the palestinian people will score even greater victories in their struggle for the realization of their own National rights and the Friendship Between the Peoples of China and the stale of Palestine will Row  it was not immediately Clear whether the stat Emcil s reference to the state of Palestine amounted to do Facto recognition. China has Given the Plo political and military support and inc Organiza Tion has it permanent Mission in Beijing. The Plo declaration was greeted with Joy by Many of the world s 5,5 million palestinians especially those living in refugee Camps in Jordan and Southern Leb anon. Some were wary of recognizing Israel though. In Ein Al Hilch refugee Camp in Southern Lebanon palestinians marched through the streets in a rare nighttime demonstration and Celebration tuesday. They decorated the streets with palestinian flags Small torches and signs. The Independent palestinian stale Symbol incs our National dignity one sign read. The palc Linian state is the fruit of inc popular inti Adeh said a huge sign Ai the Camp s Entrance. A loaf of bread a can of wine. The latest in the h Hal next Caltury is canned Attu i98h Beaujolais in half pint Metal casings in be Prellw. French packager Gilles  pie lured hire in troyes France says inv flavor s not affected by the can. He iils Point out hit the cans arc conveniently and nun int lir Lut in july sued for those who d Miner not drink a whup Buttle. But ran wine six pacts be far behind referring to the 11-Rminlh palestinian uprising in the occupied territories. A lebanese police spokesman who May not be identified under standing regulations expressed liar  the declaration of the Independent palestinian state would Lead to clashes among the rival palestinian factions in  lebanese panics will certainly be involved in any major clash Between Arafat s i ii Esliman supporter5 and opponents in sit Lon he warned. Syria and Damascus based palestinian guerrilla factions have rejected the Independent stale. In Moscow foreign ministry spokesman Cennady i. Gerasimov welcomed the Council s acceptance of . Resolutions 242 and 338, which set out conditions for a comprehensive Middle East peace settlement. He said the soviet Union regards the Resolution at very Good grounds for a Middle East settlement along with the need for the recognition of the legitimate National rights of the Arab people of i Alc Sling to self do Fermi  Israel has refused to rce Ogni a such palestinian rights. Gerasimov said the positions adopted tuesday by the Plo s Council were realistic. But As fur As on establishment of a Palestine stale and its recognition by the soviet Union the palestini an Side has not requested us to do so Gerasimov said. World today Cathedral near insolvency to sell $4.5 billion map London a the Mappa Muindi one of the most important maps Ever drawn will be sold to save inc Hen Ford Cathedral from bankruptcy the Church said wednesday. The 13lh Century map valued at More than $4.5 billion will be sold at in rotheby s auction in june the Church said. The map depicts historical eve Gnu biblical stories Topography Flora and Fauna on a 6-by-4 foot a Eccl of vellum. Medieval cartographers. Realm Ling hair View of the world put Jerusalem at the Center of the map while Hereford which is 144 Miles Norl Wesl of London is drawn on one Edge. The Cathedral has owned the map for centuries but says in must be sold to Clear a $270,000 overdraft and to fund repair chinese chided for using too much Grain for liquor Beijing Dpi China facing a shortfall in its Grain Harvest Liis year is drinking up Loo much of its valuable Grain supplies and leaving less to eat an influential newspaper warned wednesday the state run economic daily said that while the country allocates 50 million ions of Grain annually to feed he residents of its cities Brewers and distiller a will use an additional 12.5 million tons this year to make Grain based liquor. This Means China is greatly wasting  resources inc newspaper said. Because of bad summer weather and other prob lems China s Tola Grain Harvest this year is estimated Al Between 395 million and 400 million ions Short of the government s 410 million ton target for 1988 and below last year s 405 million ton out put. Moscow exhibit to Gomme onorate staling victims. Moscow Ai a Magazine in the Vanguard of 1 Reid Cal Mikhail s. Gorbachev s drive for openness has organized a week of conscience beginning sat urday 16 commit Oraie soviets unjustly killed in the. I Huto graphs newspaper clippings Iii cars and other documents about some of the millions of soviets imprisoned or killed in political repression from the. 1930s until the Early 1950s will be exhibited in a mos cow club the official Tass news Agency said tuesday. The Cash ibid was proposed by the weekly Magazine of Oriyo which has published stunning revelations about injustices committed during the 29-year Rule of dictator Josef v. Stati those five lations include the discovery of a common grave , like Orussia. Containing the remains of More than t.00,000 soviets shot As enc mics of the people in the 1930s the memorial will be the manifestation of the grief of the people for millions of their compatriot unjustifiably repressed and will mean their political rehabilitation Tass quoted Ogo Nyok s editor in chief Vitaly Korolick As saying. He said the exhibit also would contribute to the Democrat i action of soviet life sought by Gorbachev and enhance Confidence of other countries in the initiatives of the soviet state aimed Al the creation of a non violent  Gorbachev soviet Leader since 19k5, has matted for a break from inc political terror and harsh Central controls of fit Sulin Era which he has blamed for tarnish ing the name of socialism and the soviet Union. Feature films and documentaries about that part of soviet history also will be shown during the exhibit