European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday january 13,1989 briton says Qadhafi sent explosives to Ira Rome a libyan Leader col. Moa mar Qadhafi is the most danger Ous Backer of the Irish Republican army and has supplied the group with Large amounts of sophisticated weapons and plastic explosives a senior British official said thursday. A significant portion of the explosives and weapons held by a few Hundred Active Ira terrorists Are shipped from Libya Home Secretary Douglas kurd said in a speech to a Rome military acad Emy. Qadhafi is without doubt the most dangerous of the Pira supporters he added referring to the dominant Wing of the Ira. We have proof that he has supplied them with tons of sophisticated weapons and Large quantities of semtex explosives. He has also provided them with ample funds and As recently As septem Ber reiterated his political support for them describing their cause As just he also encouraged the Abu Nidal Organiza Tion allowing them to maintain their Headquarters in  British transport Secretary Paul Channon has said that semtex a czechoslovakian manufactured plastic explosive was probably used in the bombing of the pan american jumbo Jet Over Scotland last month in which 270 were killed. Hurd did not make any reference to the pan am disaster. British and Irish officials have said that libyan supplied semtex probably reached the Ira in three shipments of arms and explosives that arrived in the Irish Republic in 1985 and 1986. The Irish government unlike the Brit ish has never pointed a Finger directly at the libyans although it says it has made Clear to Tripoli that it condemns the Ira and does t want Libya to support the group. In his speech Hurd also stressed the need for bilateral agreements on fighting terrorism organized crime and drug trafficking. He said Britain Hopes to sign an Accord with Italy similar to one already in effect with the United states allowing the seizing of assets of drug traffickers in accounts transferred abroad. Hurd noted that the British parliament is considering a proposal to give authorities Power to seize funds of terrorist organizations saying he hoped this could also become part of bilateral agreements. Our aim is to see that no drug trafficker no criminal and no terrorist will feel that their assets Are truly Safe How Ever much they try to launder them from one country to another he said. On wednesday Hurd and italian Inte rior minister Antonio Gava signed an agreement to Exchange information on terrorist groups and to increase contacts among experts on organized crime. World today poll shows 35% in Norway favor membership in dec Oslo Norway a a poll taken in de Cember of 2,312 people qualified to vote in next fall s general election revealed increased support for dec membership. Of those asked 35 percent said they wanted Norway to become the 13th member of the european economic Community 30 percent were against and 34 percent had not yet taken a firm stand. The percentage favouring dec membership had never been above 25 in previous polls. The current poll and earlier ones were taken by the Market and Media Institute one of the country s major Public opinion Survey organizations. The poll from september last year had 24 percent for dec 43 percent against and 28 per cent undecided. In a National referendum in september 1979 a majority of 53.5 percent of voters opposed dec membership. South koreans planning 400-room hotel in Moscow Seoul s9uth Korea a two South korean companies Are studying plans to invest Mil Lions of dollars in hotel and agricultural development projects in the soviet Union and China officials said thursday. Jaewoo corp., the holding company of the giant Jaewoo group said two senior soviet officials will visit Seoul this month to continue negotiations on a $75 million hotel project in mos cow. Jaewoo refused to disclose details but said it hoped this month s talks would produce a conclusion. One local newspaper without identifying its source said Jaewoo would have a 49 percent share in the 400-room hotel. The remaining 51 percent share would be owned by the soviet government it said. The same report said the Moscow project is part of Jaewoo s plan to set up a hotel Chain in several communist nations including Hungary and China. Body of Tennessee Pilot found in sea after crash Shannon Ireland a the body of a Tennessee Man whose Light aircraft crashed off the West coast of Ireland was recovered Early thursday authorities at Shannon International Airport said. The twin engine Piper overshot a runway in the aran islands while attempting an emergency Landing wednesday night. The Pilot who was not identified pending notification of relatives reported trouble about 170 Miles off Ireland on a flight from Newfoundland to Shannon. Shannon Rescue chief Tony Doyle said the aircraft was diverted to a rustic Airstrip in the aran islands where residents used their car lights to try to guide the Pilot. Helicopters of the Irish air corps and Brit Ain s Royal Navy joined a Lifeboat in the search for the body Doyle said. 32,000 officers to watch Over Hirohito s funeral in february Tokyo up in the biggest Secu Rity operation mounted in postwar Japan police plan to mobilize 32,000 officers for the feb. 24 state funeral of emperor Hirohito to protect scores of foreign dignitaries and guard against terrorist attacks. The police presence will be greater than the 30,000-member Force mobilized to protect foreign participants in the Tokyo Summit of Industrial democracies in May 1986. Heads of slate and dignitaries from More than 100 countries Are expected to attend the funeral in the capital for Hirohito who died saturday at 87 after a lengthy Battle against intestinal cancer. President elect George Bush will be among the leaders attending the rites. Police said the Security Alert will begin 10 Days before the funeral to guard More than 50 Imperial facilities diplomatic missions and other key locations in and around Tokyo. Police sources quoted by the Kyodo news service said left Wing Radical groups have threatened to wage an Active Campaign against the japanese monarchy on the Day of the funeral. Currently about 15,000 police offi cers Are on daily Alert mainly deployed around the sprawling Imperial Palace in Central Tokyo. Police said a 21-year-old woman was attacked by a knife wielding Man out Side the Palace wednesday after she had signed her name to a condolence Book for the emperor. The woman was not Hurt but a policeman was injured when he stepped in to break up the attack. It was not immediately known whether the incident was connected to left Wing radicals who seek to abolish Japan s 2,600-year-old emperor system. Also to attend Are Britain s Prince Philip and British foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe president Suharto of Indonesia and president Jose Azcona Hoyo of Honduras. A Japan s National Agency is circulating 25,000 posters with pictures of japanese red army members believed to be outside of Japan and imposition to take part in terrorist attacks on embassies. Foreigners living in soviet Union must have aids free certification Moscow a starting next month the soviet Union will require foreigners who want to stay in this country for More than three months to have certificates proving they re aids free an official spokesman said wednesday. If foreigners Don t have the documents they they May be forced to take aids tests upon entering the soviet Union and expelled if they try to avoid them foreign ministry spokesman Gennady i. Gerasimov told a government news briefing. We do not want this kind of import Gerasimo said. Gerasimov said the regulations were introduced to supplement a 1987 decree of the soviet Council of ministers designed to Stop the spread of aids which the Sovi ets once regarded As a purely Western problem. That decree making it a crime punishable by up to eight years in prison to knowingly spread aids said anyone in the soviet Union could be forced to take a test to determine whether they were carriers of the deadly virus. According to Gerasimov supplementary instructions to the decree were issued Jan. 5 and go into effect feb. 1. As outlined by Gerasimov the new regulations on aids testing appear to exempt Short term tourists but apply to All foreigners diplomats students business people and journalists who live in the soviet Union