European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse T unbridled triumphs a for Ifil in the Derby Civ v a Page 21 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 23 monday May 7, 1990 a a 25t daily and sunday d 8693 a i Ceausescu sold secrets to . I Washington up a soviet military technology secretly purchased from Romania with the tacit approval of deposed dictator Nicolae Ceausescu aided the United states in developing countermeasures such As the stealth bomber a published report said sunday. For 10 years before Ceausescu a execution the . Government paid More than $40 million to Romania through foreign middlemen with about 20 percent ending up in Swiss Bank accounts controlled by the Ceausescu family the Washington Post reported. The Post quoting intelligence sources in Washington and abroad said the Cia and . Military were Able to obtain important components of soviet tactical non nuclear weaponry including air defense systems used to protect Warsaw pact countries. The . Officials worked directly with Ceausescu a two Brothers who served in High government positions the Post said. Ceausescu was not personally involved in the dozen or so transactions although the operation could have succeeded Only with his tacit approval sources said. With knowledge obtained through the arrangement . Military planners could then develop effective measures to counter soviet weapons. A the potential value of these things is almost incalculable a a . Intelligence officer said. A the Only Way you can truly unlock the secrets of your adversaries weapons is to physically have Access to the soviet radar systems helped in . Development of the revolutionary stealth technology that enables aircraft to elude radar detection. . Military planners also were Able to acquire the latest version of the Shilka one of the most effective anti aircraft systems in the soviet inventory and Mobile rocket launchers modified and improved by the romanian military. The Ceausescu connection was part of a broader . Weapons buying operation that reached into the highest Levels of the East bloc military establishment the Post said. The romanian transactions were perhaps the most stunning because Nicolae Ceausescu was one of the most hard line communist leaders in the Warsaw pact. The romanian operation came to a halt with Ceausescu a overthrow and execution during the revolution last december. Reed describes Savage beatings1 i Arlington a. A freed hos i Tage Frank Reed said sunday his islamic kidnappers broke his nose and his jaw and tried to break his feet in brutal beat Ings after he tried unsuccessfully to escape twice. A thank god they did no to kill me a he said. In what he described As like being in \ hell Reed told a news conference that he was hit More than 200 times about his 5 head and body and he was beaten on the legs with a Rod. Reed said that he was chained either 4 to a Wall or Radiator and that the first time he sat up was when he was released after 44 months in Captivity. He said he and other hostages slept on thin foam rubber mattresses. Except for Brief respite for exercise 1 and trips to the toilet Reed said a a in be i been lying on my Back for literally 3 a i years. We were blindfolded 24 hours a 1 Day. We slept with our blindfolds on be cause if we had any collateral with our keepers we did no to want to lose it by let Ting them see our eyes. I a we were kept in very familiar places to you apartment houses in bedrooms. I our bedroom doors were locked and 4 when they the guards were out we raised our blindfolds. We were always on \ guard when they did come the 57-year-old educator said the Rou i Tine was a breakfast a cigarette up on 1 your feet. After we came Back from the toilet we were allowed to when he was first kidnapped Reed said he would just lie around not doing anything but worrying. A i was a layabout trying to wonder about this and wonder about my school and wonder about my family and worry about my friends. I said if i done to worry about myself in a in trouble. There ainu to going to be any Frank Reed. I got up and started doing my push-.�?� he began with just six and worked his Way up to a record 103. A it was part of my with some matches he had he Drew a picture of his 9-year-old son Tarek on the Back of the door of his cell so that when his guards opened the door they see it. On the ceiling he Drew a picture of his syrian born wife Fahima known As fifi. He said american hostage Terry Anderson looked wonderful physically. He last saw Anderson More than a year ago. Anderson 42, chief Middle East correspondent of the associated press was abducted March 16, 1985. Reed said he was held in solitary confinement for at least two years. He also said fellow captives John Mccarthy and Brian Keenan were kept together and were in Good physical condition. A a they be been fortunate. I spent probably two years 2 i years in solitary con see Reed on Back Page runaway car kills 3 a woman comforts a child hit by a car that slowed through a baseball Field during a Little league game that was being played saturday in Riverside 111. Three children were killed by the runaway car. See Story on Page 28. Renewed .-czech ties celebrated by Randy Pruitt staff writer Pilsen Czechoslovakia a . Ambassador Shirley Temple Black toasted the citizens of Pilsen with a Mug of Beer sunday and vowed a revitalization of the Bond Between the two nations that was forged 45 years ago. In a crowded ceremony held in the City a Square Black joined czechoslovakian president Voclav Havel in paying tribute to the american soldiers who fought and died in Western Bohemia in world War ii. Their appearance climaxed a weekend Celebration to Mark the first time that . Soldiers have been Hon ored for their role in the liberation of the Beer brewing City of Pilsen and other parts of Czechoslovakia. Since 1948, the soviets have claimed the liberators were russians in rented american uniforms. A forty five years ago thousands of american soldiers fought against a common enemy a Black said. A forty five years ago the american victors were welcomed with kisses from pretty women and in a sure a Glass of Beer. Forty five years ago we All wrote another chapter in the czechoslovakian american history the ambassador who was made an honorary citizen of Pilsen went with Havel to City Hall before the afternoon ceremony to dedicate a plaque to the 16th army div the first unit to enter the City on May 6, 1945. The original plaque mounted shortly after the War was removed by the soviets and destroyed. A copy of the original was unveiled in a private ceremony on sunday. Havel making his first visit to Pilsen since he was elected president dec. 29, was greeted with chants of a Long live in an obvious reference to the russian occupation see ties on Page 3
