European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 21, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 nations note Reagan s Farewell foes we come friends mourn his leaving by the associated press president Reagan s Farewell from of fice Friday produced celebrations by Nicaragua s sandinista government gift horse from Canada and thanks from British prime minister Margaret Thatcher to a True and perfect  in the soviet Union the communist party daily pravda published a lengthy article titled Reagan s Best role that credited Reagan with becoming More of a realist than an ideologue As his term progressed. Correspondent Gennady Vasiliev noted that Reagan according to the general View was not distinguished by the Strong intellect of Roosevelt the Road education of Kennedy or even Carter s capacity for  but his opponents time and again underestimated him Vasiliev said and Reagan was leaving office a popular an successful president. The Japan times hailed Reagan As the Man of the decade and an australian newspaper called him a hard act to  in the Netherlands the Rotterdam newspaper Algereen Dag Blad said the United states found a much wanted an Chor in Reagan s straightforwardly conservative ideology of patriotism military might and economic  in Managua Nicaragua however the leftist government planned parties an parades to usher out Reagan whose administration financed anti government rebels since 1981. And in Jordan Plo official Khaled Al Hassan called Reagan an illiterate who knew nothing about International problems. The workers will show their ingenuity to mock imperialism and the reaction Aries in this country the state voice of Nicaragua said thursday. The nicaraguan government said i hoped Normal relations with the United states could be restored after George Bush took office. Al Hassan agreed say ing Bush knows. A lot. A knowledge Able Man with consultants is More useful than an illiterate with  in Yugoslavia the leading daily poli Tika Friday said Reagan will be remembered As an unmatched political seducer whose rhetoric Bush will never be Able to match. West Berlin s mayor Eberhard Diep Gen sent Reagan a letter of thanks for his demand that the Berlin Wall be turndown. Your impressive words during the event of the 750th anniversary of Ber Lin before the Brandenburg Gate when you so forcefully demanded overcoming the division and tearing Down the Wall remain a special memory for berliners the letter said. W. Germany denies knowing that its firms helped iraqi program Bonn West Germany a West German officials on Friday said they had no new evidence of West German participation in the alleged production of biological weapons in Iraq. Government spokesman Herbert sch Muelling said he had no new information regarding indications that such a Plant maybe in operation in Iraq or that Libya May also be planning to use a proposed research Institute for biological weapons research. Chief government spokesman Friedhelm Ost late thursday said in a statement to the news Media that the government had information on the allegations against Iraq but no immediate indication that West German technicians or scientists were  Ost also said there were also indication Libya May use a planned Institute for Micro biology for research on biological weapons. There Are indications that Libya could also be intending to carry out biological weapons research there he said he added that the Federal officials did not yet pos sess evidence to confirm  statement did not give any Indica Tion of where the planned Institute for microbiology might be located in Libya. Herbert Spohn a spokesman for the prosecutor s office in Darmstadt told the associated press on Friday the office has been investigating West German Compa Nies for allegedly helping Iraq with Chemi Cal weapons but the investigation did not include biological  first read about the biological weapons today Spohn  have been investigating a number of German companies since november1987 in connection with suspected chemical weapons in Iraq he  confirmed that two of the Compa Nies were the Karl Kolb a Mph and  and the now defunct Pilot Plant company both of Dreilich about six Miles North of  Spohn who declined to identify by name other firms under investigation while Bush takes Over the reins of Power Reagan plans to Saddle a gift from the Royal Canadian mounted police. Reagan put the cart before the horse wednesday when he announced the gift would be sent to his ranch near Santabarbara Calif. Canada delayed confirm ing it until late thursday possibly be cause of a . Law preventing presidents from accepting gifts while in office. In France the daily liberation de voted its entire front Page to a photo taken from the rear of Reagan and his wife Nancy Riding off on their horses. So Long Reagan read the caption. In London Thatcher bestowed verbal bouquets on Reagan in a note made pub Lic one Day before Bush s inauguration. You have been a great president on of the greatest because you stood for All that is Best in America she said. Your beliefs your convictions you Faith shone through everything you did. And your unassuming Courtesy was the hallmark of the True and perfect gentleman. You have been an example andean inspiration to us  in Sydney Australia the daily Tele graph gave Reagan a similar Send off. His personal optimism ushered in anew Era. He gave America a new sense of dignity and was an effective morale boosting cheerleader. Said it s very difficult to prove the companies have been involved in any  both companies were listed in a government report to parliament dated dec.12, 1988, along with wet Walter Engi Neering trading a Mph of Hamburg Preus Sag a Mph a of Hanover an Heberger Bau a Mph of Schif Ferstadt near Ludwigshafen As being investigate for links with iraqi chemical weapons. On thursday Wilfried Penner member of the parliamentary control commission for intelligence services said he called for a meeting of the group to investigate an Rel plus television news report linking West Germany East Germany and Cuba with the suspected iraqi biological weapons Plant. Penner said the Rel plus report an remarks alluding to biological weapons plants made by . Secretary of state George Shultz at the 35-nation Security conference in Vienna Austria this wee were grounds for calling for the meeting. The television report broadcast from Luxembourg said scientists and technicians from the Federal Republic West Germany have constructed a factory for biological weapons in  it said the Plant is located at Salman fax 30 Miles Southeast of Baghdad Iraq s capital. In addition to West German scientists bacteriologist from East Germany and Cuba work in Salman fax the re port said. According to the Rel report bacteria for the biological weapons Are produced in secret underground laboratories an rockets for delivery of the weapons were built by West German technicians. The Rel plus television report on Iraq came As controversy continued Over the suspected involvement of West German firms in helping Libya to build an alleged chemical weapons Plant in rata 60 Miles Southeast of Tripoli Libya s capital. History will be kind to or. Reagan. He will be a hard act to  in Tokyo the Japan times said Rea Gan reigned Over a fabulously Lucky time for the industrialized world. The English language daily also credited Reagan for reviving America s morale after the disasters of watergate Vietnam two Oil crises and the Humilia Tion of the Iran hostage affair. As a re sult we think that or. Reagan should renamed Man of the decade " Israel and Arab commentators appeared to agree the change was Israel Sloss and the arabs gain. President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt said he believed Bush understands the palestinian problem and has Good  the English language Jerusalem postpaid Bush has never had an emotional pro Israel record like his predecessor who has spoken of Israel with great  Pope John Paul ii sent his greetings to Bush and expressed Hopes the new presi Dent would spare no efforts in building world peace. On the occasion of your inaugurations president of the United states i wish to renew my greetings and prayerful bes wishes to you and your family and to All the american people said a Telegram from the Vatican. Lifesaving gifts a Lynda w. Sparks pfc. Glenn Rogers of Btry a 4th in 1st air defense arty Teitscheid West Ger Many smiles As he prepares to give blood during a drive at Neu Brucke West Ger Many in Observance of National Volunteer blood donor month. Manning the Needle is pvt. 1 Timothy Reynolds of the 655th medical co at Lan Stuhl. I give blood because someday i May Nee blood Rogers said