European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 . Buying soviet weapons openly by Molly Moore the Washington Post Washington for . Defense department officials it had been a coup after delicate negotiations with unofficial representatives of a third world dictator the military Pur chased a fully equipped soviet helicopter for the Pentagon s growing Arsenal of soviet weapons. The camouflage painted chopper was shipped to Baltimore and unloaded onto a Dock surrounded by guards. Just before military contractors arrived a few weeks ago to accept the cargo the guards took a break. An 18-wheel truck lumbering Down the platform smashed into one of the helicopter rotors. The Purchase and the subsequent mishap which forced the military to hide the hip a transport helicopter in a Washington area military hangar for repair Are symbolic of one Pentagon Agency s efforts to bring the Purchase of soviet weapons into the open. When some third world countries recently began to Market their soviet purchased weapons More aggressively the defense department s testing chief decide the Pentagon could save Money by buying the weapons we re trying to beat Down the classified  John e. Krings openly rather than using underground arms dealers or spending billions trying to copy them. We re trying to beat Down the classified Barrier said John e. Krings director of the operational test and evaluation office. There s no reason to spend alot of Money for somebody to go out and steal some thing. When i can go out and buy it for  Krings said that since the program started last year the Pentagon has bought old versions of soviet Mig fighters on the open Market for As Little As $200,000 each. It paid $500,000 for soviet air defense radars that previously Cost the military $3 million to try to match with simulators. It bought a soviet surveillance radar for $1 million the Pentagon had paid $15 million to simulate that radar according to Krings office. Krings said the program provides More realistic tests for . Weapons. The testing office has requested $1.3billion Over the next five years to expand the program. But some other Pentagon agencies and members of Congress complain that Krings office is duplicating the efforts of other military agencies that operate Indore Covert worlds. Congress has refused to allow Krings to spend his fiscal 1989 appropriation of $59 million until top Pentagon officials and the general accounting office prove his office is not duplicating other efforts. Even though Krings whose office was created by Congress As an additional watchdog Over military weapons testing is trying to move the soviet weapon purchases into the open the activities involved in obtaining the equipment Are conducted deep in the shadows of the foreign arms Market. It involves a lot of personal Contact a lot of negotiations with the countries involved said one company official who asked that his name not be  Don t want to upset the soviets too  the official said his company buys equipment directly from governments rather than arms dealer middlemen. We assure them we re not going to sell it to the Cia and Send it to Central America the official said. Abominable snowman the sculptor of a pin headed misshapen snowman was of patrol near the syrian Border appreciate the Chilly mute piously no great artist. But israeli soldiers on a Mountain greeting. It s a Welcome Brief break from their serious duties. First Long Range pakistani missile tested test fired its first surface to surface missile and plans to manufacture its own tank within two years official Media reported monday. Army chief of staff Gen. Mirza a Lambeg said sunday that two missiles with ranges of 50 Miles and 180 Miles respectively and the capability of carrying pay loads greater than 1,000 pounds were tested the government controlled Paki Stan times said. Beg made the disclosure at a seminar at the National deny those reports. Agreement not to attack each other s no a retired army general who spoke on Clear facilities in accordance with Whatton of anonymity said the missile they said was a new commitment to in now gives Pakistan the capability proved relations. The Washington Post reported a Yeara a that India Pakistan s estranged had tested he Prithvi a for crucial talks on Afghanistan with pakistani officials. India and the soviet Union Are allies. In december the Kremlin gave Thel communists in Afghanistan Long of hitting its first homemade tank within two began to warm a with to sections it Backe Vears. The Pakistan times said. Inv mar up Man a  guerrillas no Nave Bee years the Pakistan s said. Last summer Western Media report said Pakistan had developed Long Range november of prime minister Bengazi Bhutto. At a december Summit of asian Lead fighting the soviet supported Kabul government since marxists seized Power there in 1978. 100 companies reportedly aided Libya project Hamburg West Germany a about 100 West German american and european companies Are involved in the libyan factory alleged by . Authorities to be a chemical weapons Plant the head of a West German firm named in the affair was quoted on monday As say ing. Ernst Pieper president of the state owned Sal Gitter a concern told Der Spiegel news Magazine that none of the companies involved appears to have known details about the entire rat project. According to our current information in addition to us about 100 Ger Man european and american Compa Nies were involved in the pharma 150, and in such a Way that none appears Mohave had an overview of the entire project Pieper was quoted by Der Spie Gelas saying. Pieper did not name any of the companies. Pharma 150 was the code name use for the factory in rata South of Tripoli which . Officials say is a chemical weapons Plant. Libya says the Plant makes pharmaceuticals. A Sal Gitter subsidiary delivered switching equipment Worth $540,000 to the rata Plant As Well As blueprints an piping. Pieper was quoted As saying in the Spiegel interview that Sal Gitter was duped into delivering the equipment by Imhausen Cherie a West German com Pany based in Lahr. Imhausen Cherie is the target of criminal probe into its dealings with Libya. Pieper was quoted As saying his com Pany believed the equipment was going to a Plant in Hong Kong which was apparently set up by Imhausen Cherie to conceal its dealings with Libya. The equipment never reached Hong Kong and is suspected of having been diverted to Libya. The disguise appears to have been so perfect that n9ne of the Many companies involved realized at the time who was behind the project and where the deliveries where going to Pieper was quo Tedas saying. The Sal Gitter president told Der Spie gel that he did not believe that Imhausen Cherie had the necessary know How to build a chemical weapons Plant. Sal Gitter does not possess any know How to build Poison Gas factories he was quoted As saying. I am convince that Imhausen is also not capable of doing so. A third party must have Don that in