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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pete Rozelle is retiring As nil Boss sports Page 2 ? the Sumlan stripes Auto rigid unofficial f Uslick Itoh for the . Amlo foacc1 Good morning Voi 47, no 338 Friday March.24, 1989 Ned m Smiy d 8693 a Faa distributes warning about possible hijacking by Daviot Arhat staff writer the Federal aviation administration has issued a warning regarding a possible hijacking bid by palestinian terrorists against a . Airliner in Europe the u a embassy in London confirmed thursday. We can confirm that  warning was issued and received and that the Host government and the airlines were in. Termed Richard Calder of the embassy press office told the stars and stripes Calder said the embassy did not Issue any travel advisories to its diplomatic personnel to change their flight plan s As a. Result of Llic Faa warning a spokesman for the . European comte in Stuttgart West Germany said the command understands the Faa has issued a Security bulletin regarding this threat however Neucom has nol is sued any travel advisory to military personnel stationed in Europe he said Calder declined to discuss details of the warning including the possible Date of the hijacking. I Don t think it was specific Al All in that respect he said. The daily express a London tabloid newspaper said the possible hijacking was scheduled for easier weekend. I said its source was a secret memorandum dated March 11 from the Faa. The paper said it had been Given a copy of the memorandum. An Faa spokesman in Washington would not comment on the warning and referred questions to the while House. White House press Secretary Martin Fiu water said hat the warning1 was is sued March 16 and that it was similar to Many Many similar kinds of information and Security bulletins that go out few water said the message was not lied to any specific time airline or Airport. He said he White House was acknowledging the threat Only because oppress reports.,"we Don l want to unnecessarily scare people he  to inc associated press the British department of transport said Ina statement we Don t discuss Security matters. We would automatically have anything like this assessed and Lake any necessary  " the. Report comes in the midst of a debate in Britain Over whether airlines we re properly informed about a Rai Lirt Cass Kllc bomb before pan am flight 103exploded dec. 21. The Airliner was blown apart Over Locc cubic Scotland killing All 259 people aboard and 1.1 peo ple on the ground. The daily express said the Faa warn ing was sent to Security services and air lines in the United slates Britain and other european countries . Military and diplomatic personnel were encouraged to Aller their easier travel plans according to the  . Embassy spokesman in Bonn told the stars and stripes that the embassy has distributed All recent Faa bulletins but he declined to comment on the contents of an messages. He added that the embassy has issued no travel advisories to . Military or civilian employees. The . Embassy in Rome also said no travel advisories have been issued for this weekend. Martin Hubner with the Security office  am confirmed thai inc airline had to Cei Ved Lac. Faa s warning from the .embassy in Bonn.  to int report Suir a new de Reavis infant Tomt West qermany.1 Hoppy crawly wanderers saved by signs of Spring by Al reav1sslalt writer Why  
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