European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes sunday september 2,1990 . Plan to end conflict in Cambodia embraced Bangkok Thailand up a both Vietnam and the vietnamese backed government in Cambodia welcomed a . Security Council plan for a settlement of the cambodian conflict including . Supervision of some government ministries. A i think it could constitute a basis for the discussions among the cambodian parties a Hor Nam Hong a cambodian Cabinet minister said in an interview with the official spa news Agency published saturday. A vietnamese foreign ministry spokeswoman gave a similar Welcome to the . Plan worked out last week by the five permanent members of the Security Council calling it a a Fine the spokeswoman said the . Plan had helped Progress toward a reasonable solution to the 11-year-old conflict. But she also noted that the internal aspects of a settlement must be determined by the four competing cambodian factions. Hor Nam Hong said his government accepted the need for a major . Role in a settlement. A we also accept that certain important ministries May be supervised by the United nations so that the elections can take place in a Neutral political environment a he said. It was believed to be the first time a cambodian government official had indicated the phenom penh regime would relinquish control Over any of its ministries. By Dave Diehl . Bureau organizers of this years Famborough International air show Are gearing up for even larger crowds than Normal at what is usually one of the worlds biggest supermarkets for War machinery. The show opens sunday and runs through sept. 9. A certainly. The show is being held in a completely different context a said Richard Coltart a spokesman for London based Gec Marconi defense systems one of the worlds largest defense contractors. That context is the iraqi takeover of Kuwait on aug. 2 and the military buildup in the persian Gulf a two developments that erased any Lack of interest in the show that might have followed the end of the cold War. Potential buyers from More than 100 countries will find three huge hangars filled with High tech state of the Art weapons military hardware and electronics equipment. Outside be Able to watch civil and military aircraft do their stuff. Many of the 800 exhibitors will set up in luxury chalets overlooking the Airfield. There they will spend thousands of dollars on gourmet food entertainment and Champagne served up for their vip guests a potential big ticket customers. The Famborough show is put on by the society of British aerospace companies every other year alternating with the Paris air show. The events Are the Premier showcases for the worlds newest civil and military aviation and defense hardware. Manufacturers buyers Sellers and members of the Public attend the eight Day event which is held 40 Miles Southwest of London on the grounds of the Royal aircraft establishment a British government research and testing facility. As in past years the society claims that this show will be bigger and better than Ever. It predicts that deals struck at this years show will top those of 1988, which generated $4 billion in sales. Orders and sales for the booming civil aviation Market Are expected to be higher than those from the military Market. But the trouble with Iraq May bring War hardware closer to the fore. A i think it will certainly get a whole lot of dialogue going a said Nick Cook aviation editor of Jane a defense weekly a and that a what these companies Are after. A what this May have done is to make countries More aware of their deficiencies a Cook added. The Gulf crisis has had one negative effect on the show. Many military men who would normally attend the event will be elsewhere said Dan Honley the Dep Hor Nam Hong said the government was willing to take part in talks scheduled for Jakarta next month but said no formal invitation had yet been extended. A however we must know what the meeting is to discuss and to what extent a he said. In what appeared to be another Concession he said the meeting should at finalizing the composition of the a supreme National Council and discussing the . Peace plans. Previously the phenom penh government has insisted that the composition of the supreme National Council was already fixed by a june agreement with resistance Leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk. That agreement gave the government six seats on the Council and six to the three party resistance Coal Tion. The Khmer Rouge the most powerful group in Sihanouk a coalition however has refused to accept the agreement because it wants larger and More direct res presentation on the Council. The resistance has stepped up guerrilla attacks inside Cambodia but the vast majority of the population remains under the control of the government. On Friday government and Khmer Rouge radios reported that nearly 90 troops on both sides were killed in fighting in Northwestern Cambodia this week. The phenom penh government was set up in 1979 by vietnamese invasion forces who ousted the Khmer Rouge government. The Khmer Rouge was blamed for Border attacks on Vietnam and the deaths of More than 1 million cambodians. Uty director of the British aerospace society. A clearly there Are certain High ranking officers who feel that they be got to be in their bunkers and their Ops rooms a Honley said. A they wont be at one group will not miss the show a the soviets. They have been making headlines at such events since they started reappearing at Western air shows with a visit to Famborough in 1984. Before that their planes Hadnot been seen by the Western Public since the 1973 Paris air show where their Tu-144 supersonic jetliner crashed. In 1986, the soviets showed up at Famborough with an an-124 Condor the worlds largest cargo plane. In 1988, they grabbed headlines by displaying the Mig-29 fulcrum. The society is again touting the soviet presence. This year the space shuttle carrying an-225 cargo plane will be there. So will two Su-27 flanker fighters and an ii-114 transport plane. Famborough is open to the Public Friday saturday and sept. 9. From 9 30 . To 6 30 . Admission is 11 pounds about $22, for adults and 3 pounds or about $6, for children under 16. The Airfield is just off the m3 17a not at show the Al 17a stealth fighter bomber wont be seen at this years Famborough International air show in England because it has been sent to saudi Arabi to be used in operation desert shield. The radar evading plane that was once top secret would have made its overseas debut at the show. A the one thing we were hoping for was the Al 17,�?� said Dan Honley the Deputy director of the society for British aerospace companies the shows organizers. A but clearly the . Air Force has another thing for it to in the weeks leading up to the show Honley Wasny to saying that the plane would be at the show but he Wasny to denying it either. That was because the society was secretly working with the air Force and the planets maker Lockheed on plans to display and Fly the Black Jet at the eight Day show. A we decided not to announce it until we got a confirmed a yes a a Honley said. And until the Start of troubles in the persian Gulf the Al 17 was All but a sure thing. A there was a 99.9 percent Chance a Honley said. A it was As Good As certain but the Iraq thing blew for the same reason plans to display an f-l4 tomcat and an Al 5 Eagle fighter were scratched. Military Roundup civilian awarded $ 12,500 for saving army millions Heidelberg West Germany a a usar eur civilian employee has been awarded $12,500 for engineering ingenuity that saved the army More than $ 12 million. Eldon d. Steele a supervisory general Engineer with the 7th army training centers Engineer and housing directorate saved the army Money by opposing technical judgments that said three Grafe Wohr buildings should be condemned. Steele developed a plan for testing whether the buildings were structurally sound. He then applied the inexpensive a live Load tests to the buildings and proved they were sound. The Omaha neb., native was also credited with discovering potentially hazardous equipment problems. Steele a citation which accompanied his Cash award credited him with a imaginative guidance and a unrelenting Effort from january 1987 to August 1988. Since taking his current Job in 1986, Steele has received three performance awards a suggestion award and a special service endurance walk scheduled for october Helge Meyers endurance walk along the Western coast of Denmark will be held oct. 25 to 27. Meyer a Veteran of the danish army organized the 100-Kilometer walk a few years ago to test both the mental and physical endurance of participants. The walk includes limited Breaks and Little food during two Days of 50-Kilometer walks. In the past Only a few of those who started were Able to finish. People May Register by calling capt. Frank Bryceland of the 21st replacement in at Rhein main a West Germany. His number is ets 330-7073 or 6165. There is no entry fee.2 Hahn mar employees receive service awards Hahn a West Germany a two morale welfare and recreation employees at Hahn a have received meritorious service awards from . Air forces Europe. Leslie lips a child development program director was Given the mar award for reorganizing the bases child development program. Cassandra Johnston an mar publicist was recognized for outstanding work in marketing and publicity. She coordinated a program to Combine the air Force logo with the base Mascot and create a corporate image. The two will compete for air Force wide mar William Tell meet cancelled by Gulf crisis Tyndall fab Fla. A William Tell �?T90, the air forces worldwide weapons meet has been cancelled because of the persian Gulf crisis. The 36th tac fighter Wing from Pitburg a West Germany was scheduled to attend the event which had been planned for oct. 1-11. A it was a difficult decision but one that tactical air command air Force leaders believe was necessary a said maj. Gen. Richard Pascoe the commander of the air Force air defense weapons Center. A while William Tell is an important program to our air superiority commitments we must focus on our National interests on the persian Gulf William Tell an air to air tactical flying Competition that names the services a top gun a takes place every two years. The Competition measures the ability of fighter units to accomplish air superiority and strategic defense missions in realistic combat situations. Weapons controllers and Load Crews also compete for top team and individual awards. Mideast crisis boosts interest in Farnborough a big air show
