European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday april 24,19b9 modernized missile up to ., Bonn says nato would decide later on deployment Bonn up the West German government under Strong pressure to Back plans to modernize nato s Short Range nuclear missiles said in a policy paper leaked to he press sunday thai such a decision should be taken by he United states rather than nato. The statement said a decision on whether to deploy such new missiles would then be taken in 1992 by the North Atlantic treaty organization the Western military Alliance. Government spokesmen declined to comment on the authenticity of the statement which sources close id Chan cellar Helmut Kohl s governing centrist coalition said was adopted Over the weekend. The statement was to be made Public april 27, when the Bonn government is expected to Issue a general policy statement in the Wake Ofa major  10 Days ago. The leaked statement said the development of a follow up system for the news briefs Short Range nuclear missile is a National american decision an apparent com Promise in the face or Calls Tor an imme Diate nato agreement on the Issue. The statement appears to confirm widespread speculation that West Ger Many was working out an agreement on the missile with both the United stat Sand Britain. During recent visits to West germ and. British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and  Secretary of state James Baker urged the Bonn government to Back nato plans to extend the Range and capability of the Short Range Lance missile one of nato s key strategic weapon systems. But on several occasions Kohl has insisted no decision on modernization is necessary until .1991 or 1992 after West German elections. Kohl s centrist coalition has suffered major losses in recent regional elections partly As a result of a growing anti nato lobby in West Germany where most of nato s Lance missiles arc deployed. The statement said that a decision on whether to introduce a Lance follow up system in 1996 will be taken in 1992 inthe Light of political and Security developments and with special consideration of the results of All disarmament Neotia tions.". To the policy statement he govern ment indicated it was fully commuted to the concept of a Strong nato. It said the West German government shared nato s conviction that As far As one can predict there is no alternative to the concept of preventing War through deter rence on the basis of an suitable combi nation of appropriate and efficient nuclear and conventional  to the Case of nuclear armament land sea and air based systems arc Nec Essary under the current  the statement said. Observers in the West German capital believe other nato members including Britain and the United states Are Likely to officially accept the Compromise Solu Tion before a nato Summit meeting in late May. . Official have in the past insisted it is essential that agreement be reached on modernisation so that Congress can vote on funds for the program. West German foreign minister Hans Dietrich guns Char and  Cerhard  arc expected to Dis cuss the Issue with  President Bushin Washington on monday. The ministers trip id Washington was. Announced Friday after Kohl spoke by phone with Bush on thursday. Kohl is expected to discuss the govern men statement with Thatcher next week when the British prime minister spends a weekend at the Chancellor s private Resi do acc.  in the statement the Bonn govern ment Nso said it believed nato should Start negotiations soon on Short Range nuclear missiles and nuclear artillery am  Hub by la i Moscow police arrest 48 protesting clash in Tbilisi. Moscow a Black berated police waded sunday into crowds shouting fascists and Ges Tapo at them and dragged Oit nearly so people protesting p bloody clash Between soldiers and demonstrators in the Republic of Georgia. .-.-. The special Force used to disperse protesters pushed into the crowd of several thousand people including some who raised the while Blue and Rebanner of Marist Russia in the afternoon drizzle. Despite the arrest of leaders of the democratic Union which called for the protest and Bills itself As an alternative to he communist party hundreds of people swept about one mile along boulevards and the arbat pedestrian mall to the georgian cultural  they raised their fists and observed a min Uttof silence in memory of those killed in Tbilisi. The Taw new Agency which issued a report on the protest said 47 people were detained. At least 16 people were killed april 9 in a clash Between soldiers and a group of protesters. The soldiers  been accused of using shovels to beat protesters in Tbilisi and the official press has said soldiers used a chemical incapacitating agent against them. 31 palestinians reported Hurt in Gaza strip dashes Jerusalem a israeli soldiers shot and wounded 31 Gaza strip palestinians on sunday in widespread Stone throwing  by the Plo Barf cd underground leaders Arab reports said. In Lac. Israeli occupied West. Bank a palestini an accused of collaborating with israeli authorities was found beheaded Arab reporters also said. 1 protests were reported in at least 10 other towns or refugee Camps in the Seaside Gaza strip Home to 650,000 palestinians Many of whom live in squalid refugee Camps. Cha sends in troops riot squads to counter worst protests in years Beijing up tie government his launched a major Security Effort to halt the worst civil unrest Indore than a decade transferring 20,000 troops to Beij ing mobilizing riot squads and cracking Down on the press chinese sources said sunday. R no new outbreaks were reported after huge pro democracy demonstrations in Beijing and rioting Sal urday in to provincial capital cities Central Xian an Southern Changsha where protests were marked by unusual direct criticism of senior Leader Deng Xiaoping dul thousands of students held Daylong pro democracy rallies on three Beijing campuses and called for a nationwide class Boycott beginning monday to gear up for More protests marking the 7qlh anniversary May 4 Ofa i919siudenl movement authorities declared 24 hours of martial Law in a Section of Xian after More than 130 people were injured in rioting following a protest by students and others estimated by foreigners to number 50,000. On sunday troops sealed off the cily Square where rioters Sior Mcd a Golem men office burned vehicles and hurled rocks at police. Some students were arrested foreigners in the City said. -.". Police were also detaining several Hundred people in Changsha in Southern Hunan province after rioters smashed windows and looted dozens of shops slate run television reported. Several thousand students had marched through the City earlier. Doth cities were reported quiet sunday. In Beijing government officials halted publication of sunday s edition of the science and technology daily a newspaper favored by intellectuals after Edi tors tried