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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 19bb the stars and stripes Page 3 Arafat . Jews discuss new state Stockholm of. Sweden ,4p Plo chief Yasser Ararat met with american jews on tuesday to pro Mote his new image of moderation and build support Tor the palestinian declaration of Independence. The meeting arranged by the swedish government look place a week before Arafat is to address the . General Assembly in Geneva. The Assembly moved its session from new York to the european . Headquarters when the United states refused to Issue a visa to Ararat. Mounted police scaled olt the Snow covered Park around the Haga Palace where Arafat and aides conferred with the five member jewish delegation. Foreign minister stun Andersson was in the 18th Century building for the first hour of the meeting then left and returned two hours later. Ingvar carts son he prime minister Cut Short a trip to Paris to Clurn and Confer with Arafat. Rita Mauser led the jewish group. She is chairman of the . Branch of inc International Center for peace in the Middle East a coalition of leftist organizations in Israel and other countries. Abba Eban a former israeli foreign minister is International chairman of the Center. Is israeli Branch includes prominent members of the Center left labor parly of foreign minister Shimon Peres to which Khan belongs. The Center believes Israel should give up at least some of the Arab territory captured in lie 1967 mid dle East War and Many of its members urge the israeli government to Deal directly wild he Palestine liberation organi action. Israel and several jewish organizations protested the meeting. The israeli foreign ministry lodged an official protest with the swedish ambassador an israeli source said privately that a message was sent to one participant Menachem Rosensaft of the labor zionist Alliance by his group s Parent organization ordering him to resign All official positions. Sweden s foreign ministry described inc delegation members As prominent personalities represent ing a significant portion of . Jewish opinion but an israeli Diplomat in Stockholm dismissed them As  Benjamin Cohen president of inc american zionist federation issued a statement in new York say ing the americans who arc at the meeting arc participating for their own Benefit without the support of any recognized organization in the jewish comm  Israel refuses to Deal with the Plo and has made it a crime for any israeli citizen to do so. It has urged Israel s . Supporters to abstain from contacts with an organization it describes As a hand of terrorists. Other members of the jewish delegation were Drora Kass the Center s ene Culive director Stanley Shinbaum an economist Anil a publisher from los Angeles and Avraham Dovitch. Chairman of inc department for near East studies at Princeton  s delegation included Mahmoud Darwish and Yasser abcs rabbi both members of the i to executive committee his spokesman Bassam Abu Sharif and Akram Haniah a former journalist expelled by Israel Las year. Ministry officials said Andersson spent months arranging the meeting. The newspaper afro Bladel called it a Triumph for the foreign minister. Sweden said it was a Way to contribute to the peace process in the Middle  Andersson has urged Israel to respond to what he called inc historic decisions announced nov. 1 j in Algiers when the Plo accepted . Resolutions thai recognize Israel. Caisson said in Paris in an apparent reference to the Plo and Israel if a dialogue can be started Between the two parties it would be 3 major break  argentines hold colonel who led military revolt Buenos Aires Argentina a the Leader of a military uprising has been arrested and his followers have turned Over one of flow Haw they held for five Days. Rebels said they would give up the other base tues Day reports said. Questions persisted about whether a secret Deal was made with inc rebels who demanded an end to prosecution of officers charged with human rights abuses during eight years of Mil itary d Ila Torchip that ended in 1983. Defense minister Horacio Juanarena was to Brief the Senate on wednesday on How the government ended the uprising which argentines considered a threat to their 5-Ycar-old democracy. President Raul Alfonsin has said no concessions were made to the rebels. In Brief comments to reporters at government House on tuesday Alfonsin stressed the need to end the revolt avoiding bloodshed that could have involved hundreds of  rebel spokesmen denied they surrendered and said they negotiated a cease fire that allows them to return unpunished to their units. The army said tuesday that the rebels arc at their units in accordance with or Ders of the army chief. It. Gen. Jose Dante Caridi. It did not elaborate. The Leader of the estimated 500 rebels army col. Mohamed Ali  sunday night to military authorities but returned to the rebel Arsenal Lacr to supervise the dismantling of defences including trenches and mines. On , he turned Over the Arsenal at Villa Martelli of inc outskirts of Buenos Aires. The army in ils Luli Man tuesday said Seine Din is under arrest at an unidentified Buenos Aires Garri son and will be questioned by a military judge. No mention was made of a trial or punishment for him or his supporters. More rebels were at a base at Mercedes about 60 Miles West of the capital. The government news Agency Clam said rebels intended to  that base to the government tuesday. The revolt began thursday when an elite coast guard in Iniel. The unit i owned troops who re belled Friday at the suburban Campos a Mayo base and most of those rebels moved to Villa Martelli base i saturday. The insurrection was the third military uprising in 20 months and the rebels demands including for a change in the military Hierarchy and belter pay also were behind inc two previous revolts. La was Clear this time that the rebels had wide sup col. Mohamed a Seine Din right Center embraces a Follower monday at a base used by the renegades. Port throughout the army. Five bases openly supported the mutineers and units Al several others refused to help the  sunday three people were killed when civilians outside Villa Martelli began throwing rocks and bottles at the rebels who fired Back police said. La Nacion newspaper said police believe Many of the estimated 600 demonstrators were from the Montonaro Urban guerrilla group.  the government claimed Victory Early monday say ing the military rebellion was Over. But the Public was sceptical because Seine Din and Many of the renegades remained at the Villa Martelli Casein contrast to inc current situation soldiers who participated in in april 19s7 a Pristine Fott arrested held incommunicado and taken to military prison. Soon afterwards however three fourths of the army s top generals were removed and Alfonsin proposed legislation limiting prosecution for human rights offences Only to the highest ranking officers. From 1976 to 1983, me country s military rulers conducted a dirty War against leftists in which an estimated 9,000 people disappeared. Ford to build cars a says Detroit Lupin Ford motor co. Reportedly has signed a pact to produce and sell cars in the soviet Union advancing negotiations that began earlier this year an Industry Trade publication said monday. The program Call Stor Ford of Europe to produce its Scorpio sedans at the soviet s car Assembly Plant in Gorky replacing the Volga luxury cars built in the soviet Union since 1977, automotive news said. About 100.000 Scorpio sedans would be built Gorky annually with half the output allocated for taxi use. About 25.000 units would be earmarked for the military and government use with the remainder offered for Sale in the private sector sources  agreement signed Between the . Car maker and the soviet Union is called a. Confidentiality pact which Means the two sides arc not to discuss further aspects of the agreement. There has been speculation that the pact May Call for Ford initially to import Scorpio parts for Assembly but gradually increase the level of soviet built parts. Ford of Europe chairman Alexander Trotman said he was hopeful a Deal with the soviets could be. Completed by the first Quarter of 1989. There Are still lots of problems to be addressed including All of the details of the general Trade agreement,.which will Deal with currency lacs ownership work permits and so Forth he told the publication. Ford is one of seven . Companies participating in a Trade consortium. To explore potential business arrangements in the soviet Union  
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