European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday december 8,1983 Arafat signs Israel recognition document Stockholm Sweden a Plo Leader Yasser Ararat ended two Days of talks with a . Jewish detection wednesday by endorsing a statement accenting Israel s right to exist. At a news conference however Arafat seemed less straightforward than the document he endorsed and he declined o confirm or repeat the statement s key clause. The document which also denounced terrorism was hailed by the jewish group As the most unequivocal acceptance of Israel Ever Given by the Palestine liberation organization. The jewish group urged the . Government to end its ban on talks with the Plo. Foreign minister Sten Andersson who arranged the meeting called the document historic but he said it was one step in a Long process. Arafat described it As nothing new but called it an accurate Reading and interpretation1 of the policy declaration adopted last month by the Plo s legislative Arm the Palestine National Council. The Plo s partial Cut in Chile endorsed . Resolutions 242 and 338, which recognize the right of Al slates in the Region to exist within secure Borders. But the Council did not mention Israel by name. The two Page statement released wednesday said he Council established the Independent stale of Palestine an accepted the existence offered Asa stale in the the Council also declared its rejection and condemnation of terrorism in All its forms including slate terrorism said the English language document read by Andersson and distributed to reporters. Arafat said the renunciation of terrorism excluded the uprising by palestinians in the israeli occupied West Bank and Gaza strip which enters its second year thursday. The uprising will continue week Alicr week until the end of the israeli occupation of our Homeland he said. Lie also said he remained committed to his 1985 Cairo declaration to end terrorism outside Israel and the occupied territories. There was no greater thrill in my life than when Yasser Arafat signed on last night very clearly very assert Day the acceptance of the stale of Israel in the Region and a denunciation of violence said Stanley Shinbaum a los Angeles publisher and economist. . Mahdi president of the american Arab relations committee in new York broke ranks with Arafat on wednesday telling a group of arabs that Arafat is no longer my Friend his recognition of Israel will not Lead to peace in israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres said in Jeru Salem that it was very strange that Arafat refused to he Nikii the declaration himself but refrained from Mak ing any comment on the substance of the document. If the Plo has something to say since Whin is the world today Gas rationing could end in Poland by next Spring Warsaw Poland a the government said tuesday it Hopes to end gasoline rationing april 1 and will end meal rationing As part of an Experiment in one province at the Start of1989. In making he announcement government spokesman Jerzy Urban told a news conference the government is committed to reforming the econ omy. The intention and the goal of the govern ment Urban said is to lift ail those forms of a receive gasoline ration cards entitling them to buy 6.2 Gallons of fuel a month for Small cars and 9.4 Gallons for big cars at the official Price of about91 cents per gallon. Since june poles have also been per milled to buy Gas at a commercial Price of about $150 per gallon. The average monthly wage in. Polandisabout$112. 4 in turkish military die in shoot out with guerrillas Ankara Turkey a kurdish guerrillas kilted an army lieutenant two non commissioned officer and one Soldier in a Daylong shoot out in he Southeast province of shirt the sem official Anatolia news Agency reported tuesday. The dispatch quoting local Security officials said the clash Between the rebels and the military forces began monday morning and lasted through. The evening. " v it was not immediately Clear if any slain it said. Kurdish guerrillas belong to the outlawed kurdish labor party pkg marxist group of a couple thousand militants that Aims to set up a separate kurdish state in the area. Since19s4, about 1,500 have died on both sides. Yasser Arafat flanked by bodyguards a is a Wreath wednesday at he grave at Olof palme in Stockholm swedish foreign minister a Plo spokesman. What Arafat does t know How to read and write Peres said. Israeli prime minister Yitshak Shamir rejected to restatement saying the Plo s goal remains the destruction of the jewish stale president Reagan declined comment saying his administration had not had time to study the text. The United state has demanded the Plo recognize is Rael s right to exist and renounce terrorism before i begins talks with the organization. The five member jewish group sought the Assur ances to Clear away misgivings left from the palestini an Council resolutions regarding recognition of Israel. Asked to endorse the clause verbally Arafat replied this was Clear in resolutions adopted in the last ses Sion of our Palestine National Council where we said clearly there arc two Stales in Palestine the palestinian state and the jewish state despite Arafat s evasiveness the jewish delegation said the wording in the document was stronger than the formula sought by Washington and could Clear the Way for .-Plo talks the condition the United states has been insisting on since 1976 have been met said delegation Leader Rita Hauser of new York. The delegation has been widely dismissed by Israel and by . Jewish leaders since none represented a major . Jewish group. The group was from the . Arm of the International Center for peace in the Middle East a Tel Aviv based leftist group with branches in Israel the United slates and Europe. Carlucci says he expects Navy to Manga a its presence in Guf Kuwait up defense Secretary Frank car Lucci said wednesday he expects the United slates to maintain its naval presence in the persian Gulf at about present Levels after the Reagan administration. Leaves office next month. Carlucci in Kuwait of the last leg of a Farewell visit to four Gulf Arab states also said Kuwait had not yet taken a decision to end the ret lagging of k so owned tankers. V. " / pending the Iraq Iran peace negotiations tiie United states has no plans of any major change in its Force Structure Carlucci told reporters at a news Confer ence before dying Home to Washington. We have withdrawn two ships and there is a possibility of one More being withdrawn. But we will keep. Our forces approximately at the level of 25 ships for the foreseeable future.1the administration reinforced its military presence in the strategic waterway in july 1987, when iranian. Gunboat attacks on merchant mariners threatened to Block vital Gulf shipping lanes through which 25 per cent of he free world s Energy flows. Warships from the United Stales and key West european allies continued to provide naval escorts for heir merchant mariners until shortly after the aug. 20iran-Iraqccasc-fire. Y. /. A there have been no reported shipping attacks in the Gulf since then and both the . And British navies have stopped close naval escorts of vessels though hey still remain within radio reach to Aid ships in an attack. Gulf based Navy officials say there arc 15 .warships currently patrolling the strategic waterway and about 10 More in the arabian sea and Gulf of Oman making up what is known As the joint task Force Middle East before his departure Carlucci held talks with kuwaiti defense minister sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah and later Emir sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah received him Al his Palace. Y Carlucci said during his tour that Secretary of state George Shultz had taken the controversial decision not to ran. A Irre i win tip Piwnica tinn Leader Yas ser Arafat a visa to address the United nations in new of / but he said the United states does support the legitimate rights of the palestinian people and saw some positive Steps taken at last month s palestinian National Council meeting in Algiers. ,.,Carlucci repealed his support for legitimate sales of american arms to . Allies in the Gulf. Saudi Ara Bia this year turned to Britain in a multimillion Dollar arms Deal after Congress opposed the Sale of sophisticated weaponry to the kingdom test the arms be used against Israel. a. " Carlucci said Bahrain was one example of a Moder ate Arab nation and ally that has a legitimate right to shoulder held stinger missiles for defensive purposes although the powerful pro Israel lobby in Congress has blocked any such Sale Kuwait this year signed a $ 1.9 billion arms Deal with Washington to Purchase 40 advanced Fri 8 Jet fighter Sand air to ground Maverick missiles but Kuwait sensitive about its delicate position atthe head of lie waterway Between Gulf superpowers Iran and Iraq some years ago opted Lor diversification in its arms supplies. The kuwaitis buy weapons from both the United states and the soviet Union and from Western and Eastern Europe and latin America
