European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 3, 1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 3 Bush sees no sign of new release from Page 1 the hostage freed april 22. Of Reed Fitzwater said a a in a sure if he wants to come in and see the president a meeting will be arranged. He certainly has every night to do that. He has not indicated to us what his preferences  Reed said earlier wednesday in Wiesbaden that he was a very very Ang tvs that the other american hostages Are not free. A emr. Reed is free to say whatever he wants. In a sure he was reflecting briefings he has received about the status of events but he is free to say whatever he likes a said Fitzwater. On tuesday Fitzwater said All american hostages must be freed before the United states can move beyond the a Small gestures of thanks already Given to Iran. To a suggestion from an iranian newspaper that the next move should come from the United states he said a the Ball has always been in their court and will be As Long As there Are hostages yet to be  Fitzwater refused to disclose the Oral message that Polhill brought to Bush in a private meeting monday. But a senior administration official indicated it hewed closely to what the world has heard in the past from the kidnappers. A we Haven to seen any indication of a change in the positions that these groups have taken in the past a said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Although the article in the Tehran times was conciliatory in advocating the release of other hostages Iran a spiritual Leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on wednesday ruled out negotiations with the United states to end the decade old feud since the country a islamic revolution. Khamenei a statement carried by the state run islamic Republic news Agency ended a we Klong debate in the iranian press Over opening a dialogue with the United states. It also followed a state department report tuesday that reiterated past . Allegations that Iran supports terrorism. The report was released despite Bush a Public statements thanking Iran and Syria for their help in securing the release of Polhill and Reed. A i am against holding negotiations with the United states and the islamic Republic government would not possibly do so without my consent a Khamenei said according to the official news Agency. Khamenei made the comments in response to an article by vice president Ayatollah Moha Erani published last thursday in the daily newspaper Ettel Aat that suggested opening a dialogue with the United states. Government officials a Are naturally against such a thing a Khamenei said. A those who think we must open negotiations with the United states Are either simple minded or terrified a the iranian spiritual Leader said. Moha Jerania a article has been attacked by radicals who believe that dealing with the United states contradicts their ideology and the teachings of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini the founder of Iran a islamic Republic. The continued Captivity of the hostages is a major obstacle to improved relations Between Iran and the United states. The kidnappers repeatedly have demanded the release of Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid a shiite moslem cleric seized by Israel in South Lebanon last july 28, As Well As shiite prisoners held in Kuwait and Israel. There were hints in both Jerusalem and Washington that a release of Arab prisoners held by Israel could be part of an arrangement to encourage the freeing of Western hostages in Lebanon. Bush said monday he had a certainly no objection to such a release. Israeli officials speaking privately tuesday in Jerusalem said it appeared he was making an indirect Appeal for such action. Any Deal would have to include the return of three israelis captured in South Lebanon the israeli officials said. In the past Israel has traded hundreds of Arab prisoners for a Small number of israelis. Avi Pazner a spokesman for prime minister Yitzhak Shamir said Israel had received no . Request for a prisoner release and he responded a certainly not when asked if he viewed Bush a remarks As a pressure tactic. The White House said the president was not pressuring Israel. A we done to Tell other countries what to  said Fitzwater. But he repeated a your policy is that All hostages should be  a a it a very hard to Register any real Lon term enthusiasm based on the two that have been released a said Fitzwater citing statements from Iran and Syria that have suggested additional captives would not be released without some Goodwill gesture from the United states. The spokesman said there could not be a substantial improvement in relations As Long As any hostages Are held but he added a there have been Small gestures in the sense that we thanked Iran for their  tax spurs protests at Border posts French truckers irate Over West Germany s new Highway tax Block the Border crossing at Strasbourg France. Paris apr hundreds of French truck Drivers blocked French West German Border Crossings with their vehicles wednesday protesting a new West German tax on heavy trucks. Protests occurred at about three quarters of the 25 Border posts. In some cases automobile traffic was not affected but there was a 3-mile backup of traffic on the Highway Between Metz France and  West Germany. The protests scheduled to end wednesday night after 24 hours were organized by French truckers groups to oppose a tax that was approved by the West German bundestag in Early april. The tax to take effect july 1, will vary from 1,000 to 9,000 Marks $676 to $5,455depending on the number of a trucks axles. The dutch and danish governments plan to reimburse the fees charged to truckers from their countries but French authorities have not followed suit. European Community officials expressed opposition to the tax but the bundestag passed it anyway. It is expected to remain in effect through 1992, at which time the dec plans to standardize transport regulations throughout its member countries. French transport minister Michel Delbarre has written to his West German counterpart contending that the tax is contrary to moves toward greater economic integration. Friedrich Zimmermann the West German transport minister said in a communique wednesday that the Border blockade was illegal and unjustified. He asserted that West German truck Drivers in France have had to pay heavy tolls while major highways in West Germany were free to truckers. De Klerk Mandela pledge to end apartheid Cape town South Africa apr president . De Klerk and african National Congress Leader Nelson Mandela pledged wednesday to abolish apartheid As they launched historic talks on ending White minority Rule. De Klerk and Mandela said the government and the rival Anc would seek to quickly Clear the Way for full scale constitutional negotiations on bringing the 28 million Black majority into the National government. Mandela standing next to de Klerk in front of a palatial dutch colonial mansion where the three Days of talks Are being held said Swift Progress was vital and that Blacks were running out of patience. A we must succeed in the Endeavor to remove these obstacles so that we can together move Forward As rapidly As possible to end the inhuman system of apartheid a Mandela said. He attempted to reassure Whites by saying there would be no discrimination against them in a future multiracial democracy. In a gesture to the Whites the majority of whom Are of dutch heritage Mandela made the Assurance in the afrikaans language. De Klerk also called for rapid Progress. He challenged the Anc to help end a wave of violence that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent months and said All political parties must make every Effort to restore peace. A the vast majority of South africans desire the negotiation process aimed at a new Constitution to get started in All Earnest a de Klerk said. The Anc has been seeking discussions with White led South african governments since the organization was founded in 1912. It was banned in 1960 and began a sabotage and guerrilla Campaign the next year under Mandela a leadership. Last february de Klerk legalized the Anc its military Wing and 58 other organizations and freed Mandela and other Anc leaders from life prison terms. Both sides cautioned against expectations of a major breakthrough. Several newspapers said the talks could be considered a Success if they merely ended with an agreement to meet again. The Anc demands that the government end a state of emergency release All political prisoners and allow the return of All Anc exiles As preconditions for full scale constitutional talks. De Klerk said the White led government was acting on behalf of All South africans and wanted to create a multiracial democracy where the right of All individuals would be equally protected. He said growing violence and racial division was a threat to Hopes of peace. A confrontation will get South africans nowhere. Our joint destiny demands that All of us steer Clear of it a he said. A there is cautious optimism As Well As Faith and conviction that our problems will be solved by negotiation a de Klerk said. Quot the government has accepted the Challenge of doing everything possible to achieve  Mandela who complimented de Klerk on his speech denounced the policies of White minority Rule saying racial superiority and segregation could never again be the basis for politics and society in South Africa. Quot the Pace at which we move to arrive at a just solution should be informed by the fact that the Black masses of our country demand and expect fundamental change now and not tomorrow a Mandela said. A the people As a whole want the peace and stability which can Only come about As a result of the total abolition of the apartheid