European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. September 4, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3glemp condemns plan to move Convent Rome a polish Cardinal Josef Glymp said in an interview published saturday that an agreement to move a Convent away from Auschwitz should be renegotiated because the cardinals who signed it did t understand the Issue. Glymp said that moving the carmelite Convent would be a scandal and offensive because the nuns who live there arc entitled to Pray for christians who died at the nazi death Camp in Poland. He criticized fellow polish Cardinal Franciszck Macharski accusing him of acting too hastily and ignoring polish Public opinion when he and others signed the 1987 International Accord to move the con vent. The Impromptu interview Given to italian reporters in Poland on Friday appeared in several italian news papers. The reports contained the primate s first published remarks on the matter since he stirred controversy last month by saying polish anti semitism would disappear if jews would Only abandon their anti polish sentiments. He called then for jews to understand his position on the Convent. But he also offended Many jews by suggesting that jews helped spread communism and by mentioning that some jews collaborated with nazis during world War ii or As businessmen neglected or detested poles. In the remarks published saturday Glymp said the Auschwitz controversy could be settled. Of we will resolve it we will resolve it he was quoted As saying. With patience. One needs to reflect a bit. There arc some jewish circles who have let themselves be carried away by  jewish groups say the Convent and its Christian religious symbols offend the memory of the 2.5 million jews who died there. Several jewish protesters recently entered the Convent grounds to demand that the facility be moved. Glymp spoke to reporters from Rome s la Republica and ii message Giro newspapers. Milan s ii Gior Nale and the Catholic i daily avvenire during a reception in Warsaw. Glemp was among the religious leaders Participat-1 ing in joint prayers for i peace on the Soth Anni-1 pc Rosary of the Start of i world War ii. The ceremony Friday i was boycotted by Poland s rabbi Menachim Koszowicz because of the i continued presence of the carmelite Convent a few feet from the Fence sur rounding the death Camp. Glemp in an Accord signed in Geneva in 1987 by Catholic and jewish leaders the nuns were supposed to have moved by feb. 22 to an inter Faith prayer Center to be built several thousand Yards away. But the deadline passed without anything happening and the Center has yet to be built. On aug. 19, Macharski polish bom Pope John Paul is successor As archbishop of Krakow said he was suspending the Accord because of aggressive de mands and protests by jewish activists at the Convent. When a reporter noted that the Accord had been signed by top Church officials Glymp said no by Cardinal Macharski and a group of men who Are not competent in the matter la re Publica said. In addition to Macharski two French cardinals Jean Marie lust Igor and Albert occur tray and Bel Gian Cardinal Godfried Danny cos signed the 1987agreement. I want this Accord to be  Glymp was quoted As saying. It has to be done by competent people and not by just any Cardinal who does t under stand the  it s a scandal to expel the nuns from the  he was quoted As saying. What do we have to do put them in tents whom do the nuns offend by praying next to the Wall of the concentration Camp asked if he fell offended by having to move the Convent. Glymp said yes this is offensive because it s an irrational Ges Ture. Suppose i came to your House and said you have to move this wardrobe you rightly would re Spond stupid this is my property " asked if the ecumenical Center would Ever be built he said there is no Money for it right now because of the nation s economic crisis. Tho Klein former president of the representative Council of jewish institutions of France who was on of the signatories of the 1987 agreement said in an interview on radio Monte Carlo monsignor Glymp s Man Euver has no serious  Klein said Glymp could have said Long ago that the cardinals who negotiated did not have authority to do so. If he wants to renegotiate the Accord he will have to renegotiate with  Klein said. "1 Don t Sec How any jewish authority would accept renegotiating this Accord with monsignor  red Cross workers left carry tissue for lavatories in an emergency Camp in Wil Shoffn. An East German youngster holds a sign saying no exit in a Budapest refugee Camp. W. Germany readies for flood of refugees Budapest Hungary a red Cross officials caring for thousands of East germans seeking to Emi grate to West Germany said sunday that the organized exodus of the would be refugees would begin in the coming week. Seeking to Dampen speculation that the mass trans port would begin sunday West German red Cross official Wolfgang Wagner told reporters gathered out Side an emergency Camp set up to shelter the East germans that they would Start leaving Hungary some time this week. He declined to be More precise. Asked what was holding up the transport of the East germans Wagner said we re awaiting word from the West German  since vacationing East germans began crowding the West German embassy to demand Safe passage to the West from Hungary in july the embassy has decline to comment on the developments saying All information must come from Bonn the West German  Man answering the embassy Telephone sunday said nobody was available for reporters. While Legal travel to the West is difficult for most East germans they have relatively Little difficulty get Ling permission from their hard line communist government to visit Hungary a Liberal soviet bloc coun try. More than 1 million annually have vacationed there in the last few years. More than 200,000 were thought to be in Hungary before the weekend. Hungarian Premier Miklos Norn ctr has estimated that up to 20,000 of them want to go to West Germany. A bilateral agreement obligates Hungary to Send East germans trying to free to the West Back to their communist Homeland. But hungarian officials have refused to do so and their decision to permit the East germans to go to West Germany has led to tensions Between them and the East Berlin leadership. It has also resulted in strengthening of ties with West Germany where government officials have praised Hungary s handling of the problem. Karsten Voigt a senior official of the social demo cratic party West Germany s main opposition a party called on government officials last week to provide financial and moral support for Hungary s Reform minded communist leaders. He also asked them to support Hun Gary s accession to the european Council an Organiza Tion of democratic Western european countries after multiparty elections take place next june. On saturday Vest German Chancellor Helmut Kohl appealed to his countrymen to Welcome the East germans while other officials and politicians called on the East Berlin leadership to Stop the exodus by introducing reforms. East germans frustrated by political rigidity and economic stagnation at Home began using Hungary As a springboard to the West after that nation began to Canna Down barbed wire and other barriers from its Border along Austria in May. Since then More than 6,000 arc estimated to have fled to Austria in route to West Germany which Grants them automatic citizenship and helps them Start new lives by giving them financial and social Aid. Others seeking to emigrate first crowded the West German embassy in Budapest. With government approval hungarian charitable organizations opened the first Camps for East germans in mid August after the crush of would be refugees slaying in the embassy forced the West German government to close it. While no official details of plans to move the East germans had been made Public by sunday developments in Austria and West Germany Over the past week indicated they would be moved by rail through Austria to temporary quarters in Bavaria the Mam West German state bordering on Austria. In Bavaria on sunday Volunteer workers put Fin Ishing touches on five tent communities with room forbore than 5,000 people