European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes Friday december 9,1988 allies pleased but wary on troop reduction pledge London m Western Europe welcomed Mikhail s. Gorbachev s pledge wednesday 10 reduce soviet conventional forces but tempered the Praise with warn ing that he Warsaw i at Mill will have military superiority Over nato. In Eastern f.uropl-, Iri Evision in communist Poland carried footage without comment of he soviet Lender announcing at he United nations in new York that he will a Retuce troop Levels by500,000 and remove 5,0011 tanks and Ole arms within i of year Jacck Crappio Wii. Co i minder of o land s anti nuclear i Oace and Freedom movement said in. Warsaw the an noun Emem could be the first step i pulling soviet  Poland. Leaders id Lasi Germany Czechoslovakia and Hungary from whose territory  soviet soldiers and 5.000 tanks Are to he withdrawn made no comment. A statement in London said prime min ister Margaret Thatcher the most hawkish head of a nato government warmly welcomed Gorbachev s pledge. Nato Secretary general Manfred Worner said in Brussels Belgium it seems to be a step in he if Fil direction hut that considerable imbalances would remain. The 500-Sharc Index of London s Finan Cial times reversed a slump and Rose 1.99 Points to close Al 997.29. The Dollar jumped initially on Hopes a soviet cutback would mean reciprocal . Defense reductions and a shrinking of the american Defi Cit but fell Back apparently when dealers realized it was Loo soon to know. Widespread Selling of Gold resulted from the Dollar s surge pushing the bul lion Price in London and Zurich Down so 10 about 5423 an ounce. In West Germany Chancellor Helmut Kohl now sees a Good Chance q reach conventional weapons stability in Europe a spokesman said. Franz via tit by Chancellor of aus Tria called Gorbachev s statement a courageous and constructive  former British defense secretaries Michael Heseltine conservative and Penilli Earlcy labor disagreed in a television debate about How enthusiastically to Wel come Gorbachev s pledge. A Schinc snid Lyou re suggesting that because he has made a gesture which leaves him with vast superiority in conventional forces i should say that there is of further threat that is naive to a  Henley said the soviets no longer Are a threat and that no soviet government even Josef Stalin a Ever intended to in Vade Western Europe the important thing now is we have the Chance of working together with the russians to create stability and peace in  he declared. We ought to grab it with both  nato Secretary Manfred Winter Security eaves locals seeing red. By Hugh Mulligan Al i peril correspondent new York Santa chits got run out of Wall Street and was not permitted to shake his Bell Al soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev s motorcade. Three hours before the sirens screamed the cops told me to pick up my Chimney and move  grumbled John Davis a sidewalk Santa collecting Tor the volunteers of America three blocks from his usual location outside the new York York Stock Exchange As Gorbachev s Armor plated Zil limousine rolled past the Cathedral of capitalism the narrow sidewalks were jammed with Yuppie types unable to Cross police lines to gel to their own stretch Limos. Al Harry s bar. Where traders gather after the Clos ing Bell the soviet Louril was jokingly dubbed the most famous russian to shake up Wall Street since Ivan Hoe sky the junk Bond tycoon indicted in insider . From the observation deck of the world Trade Cen Ter the soviet Leader got to see new York on one of those rare smog free late fall evenings with the setting Sun gilding the windows of the skyscrapers and a View for Miles of the Jersey coast beyond the Green garbed statue of Liberty. But loud groans went up against glasnost in the wait ing room of the so Alan Island ferry when service was delayed for Security reasons while Gorbachev presi Dent Reagan and resident elect Bush lingered Over their lunch on governors Island. Some passengers Shook their fists Al City Hal when the no. 6 bus ended is runs there a mile from the Lipof Manhattan because the motorcade had preempted the Rusl of us route the trouble with this country is that we should be spending thai million dollars on the homeless and no for police overtime to protect this Gorbachev shouted Meyer  identified himself As a Brooklyn  the rouble with Gorbachev s country the bus Driver joined the debate is that you d be Pul in jail for saying  although severe gridlock developed Laic in the afternoon Many commuters heeded warnings against bringing private cars to town. One local to station had cautioned its listeners in a singing commercial to.  Don t bring in your car slay off of the road.1 Ifyu try Opark you re Gonna get Towe Gorbachev is coming to town.". The soviet Leader s How familiar snap brim Fedora made a big hit with Murray  men s cloth ing Factor in the garment District. It s right out of the untouchables he said. Would t it be great if this caught on and men s hats came Back in style waving construction workers Send Gnu Ling to Mikhail Gorbachev and wishes for peace to the world Bush Calls meeting productive Washington a president elect George Bush termed productive his meeting with president Reagan and soviet president Mikhail s. Gorb Chov saying he fell no pressure to have his own Summit with the Sovpel Leader. " describing the two hours of talks wednesday on governors Island in new York Harbor Bush said there was no pressing on substantive details Al though he said there were some substantive discussions. Bush said he made it Clear to Gorbachev he wants to continue the Progress made in..-soviet relations during the Reagan administration. With his National Security team still being Assem bled. Bush said. I also made Clear that we needed some time and he understood thai. He did t seem Mohave any problem with that at All afterwards Secretary of state George Shultz said Rush was.  in  during the luncheon.". " he said Bush s presence provided proof of the desire on both sides to continue the dialogue that Reagan and Gorbachev had begun. V.  y Bush said that after his Stah is in place Secretary of state designate James a. Baker would Contact nato allies and consult with soviet foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze. Al an appropriate time a meeting Between me and general Secretary Gorbachev can be discussed Bush said. But there s no pressure on that. The main thing is to formulate our plans and move them Forward so we have Progress. That s what 1  he said there was no discussion Ofa Date for a Bush Gorbachev Wimmil. Outside the luncheon Bush played a decidedly Low key role Rem Aikins in the background for the most part As Reagan and Gorbachev greeted each other in their fifth and final meeting. Bush Rode in the limousine s jump scat with two translators facing backward As he accompanied Rea Gan and Gorbachev on a Brief ride to a departure Cere Mony on the Island. Bush Afler returning 10 Washington said Gorba Chev seemed very up Tal after the meeting. It s not surprising. I Felt the same general reeling there there s no question that or. Gorbachev is a very different individual from his predecessor. He s a warm human being and people Sec  about Gorbachev s Promise at the United nations earlier in the Day to Cut Back soviet forces in Europe by 500,000 troops. Bush said. It s a Good Deci Sion adding that he would hav e to Sec the specifics of the proposal. A a but the general idea of a reasonably substantial unilateral reduction is Fine. There s no Way that that can result in a balance of forces but still it s a step and so applaud it As a positive