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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, April 9, 1991

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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes tuesday april 9, 1991 polish cars left wait to Cross into Germany at Frankfurt an Der Oder on monday. Greeting them on the Border were right Wing germans some of whom threw rocks at  protest As poles flood Germany Berlin apr with visa require into the country. Many More had been mints lifted thousands of poles flooded expected but the number was apparently into Germany on monday in search of con kept Down because of the violence Sumer goods. Right wig germans tried to demonstrators at the Frankfurt an Block two of 20 Border Crossings and hit Der Oder protest including Neo nazis some of those coming in with stones. Chanted the third Reich Salute a a sick German police detained 20 of some Hail a others screamed a Germany for 250 right Wing protesters who clashed the germans Quot and a out with foreign with police at the Frankfurt an Der Oder ers Quot As they battled police crossing. About 30 Young germans they stoned cars and a bus headed blocked the Guben Border crossing for Back to Poland from the Netherlands More than an hour. Which had also opened its Borders to pol the demonstrators sought to prevent ish citizens As had France Belgium Lux entry of the poles into Germany Emburg and Italy. Two persons inside Germany Sard television said that by the bus were injured police said late morning 20,000 poles had crossed several demonstrators also hurled fire world works at polish visitors. Several Border Crossings reported mile right Wing germans in particular have Long lines Ofcar waiting to enter Germany objected to letting poles into the country although destinations and reasons for without visas fearing that they will work in the visits varied Many of the poles were legally. Heading by car bus and train to Berlin there is also fear in Many Western eur the closest major German City rope an countries that poles a and other Eastern europeans whose countries have just emerged from decades under soviet domination a would deprive natives of income at a time of Radical adjustments in the newly United Germany. Lifting of visa requirements which occurred at Midnight is aimed at allowing Poland a Young democracy to become More integrated within Western Europe. There they were buying up electronics equipment Ood and other items much of it to be sold Back in Poland. Berlin store owners were bracing for the huge influx by restocking shelves putting up signs in polish and in some cases hiring polish speaking help. Newspapers in Warsaw said polish customs authorities would be watching closely for abusers of the new  to visit . In May for discussions with Bush from wire reports Bonn Germany Chancellor Helmut Kohl plans to visit Washington next month the government announced monday. Kohl will meet with president Bush on relations Between the United states and the european Community among other matters said foreign minister Hans Dietrich . The government press office said that Kohl plans to travel to Washington in mid May but that an exact Date has not been set. Germany a defense minister Gerhard Stolten Berg will leave for Washington on thursday for a four Day visit and talks with defense Secretary Dick Cheney the defense ministry said. The main topics of discussion will be the persian Gulf War and its aftermath nato and disarmament negotiations the ministry  Bones found Jerusalem a construction workers have found the beheaded refrains of a French Soldier who died fighting in Napoleon s army in the holy land nearly 200 years ago officials said sunday. The decapitated Skeleton covered by a partly preserved military overcoat was discovered last week in the Mediterranean City of acre 78 Miles North of Jerusalem. Moshe hartal an archaeologist who excavated the Skeleton said the Soldier was most Likely beheaded by the troops of Ahmad a Al Jazzar the ruler of  the time. A this is not surprising. We know that Al Jazzar. Promised his soldiers a Large sum. Of Money for every head of a Frenchman they would get a hartal said. The workers found the Skeleton at a construction site in a Trench dug during Napoleons unsuccessful siege of acre in 1799, israelis department of antiquities said. Quot a Manila Philippines up a president Corazon Aquino said sunday that surveyed filipinos Are Likely to approve the renewal of . Basing rights and that she expects the Senate to carry out their wish. In a taped interview Aquino reiterated her plan to informally Survey the Public on the bases Issue after a treaty is signed. That action is expected to come later this month when talks resume on renewing the bases 1947 lease which expires sept. 16. A we Are of course hoping that the Senate will ratify whatever treaty we will be signing with the United states a Aquino said. Independent surveys show the majority of filipinos favor . Retention of Clark a and Subic Bay naval facilities which Are staffed by some 14,000 service members. Any Extension of the . Lease requires a two thirds vote by the 23-member Senate. Many lawmakers have vowed to Block a new treaty however saying the bases infringe on philippine  to support Aquino says the Senate has also opposed Aquino a plan to Survey he Public before the treaty is submitted for ratification. Lawmakers said the Survey would be unconstitutional and would dilute the Senate a treaty ratifying Powers asked to predict whether the Senate will accept the surveys result even if the Public gives the treaty a a resounding yes a Aquino said a the officials of govern ment really have to listen to the people. A after Allie Are serving the people and we should be consulting with them and finding out from them whether they agree or disagree with the decision that we have  provides Manila with $481 million annually for use of the bases. Aquino has offered to extend . Basing rights for another seven years in Exchange for $400 million in Cash and-$450 million in improved Trade Access in the United states and debt Relief. Washington has offered the Philippines $360 million in Cash annually in Exchange for a 10-year Extension. Iran promises help on hostages Nicosia Cyprus apr a Iran a parliament speaker said sunday that Tehran would try to gain Freedom for Western hostages held by pro iranian shiite Muslim fundamentalists in Lebanon Tehran radio reported. Mehdi Karrumi said Iran would make the attempt even it its. Assets Frozen in the United states were not treed. A commenting on reports that a Deal was under Way for Washington to release the iranian assets in return for Iran a Eti Orts to free the six american and seven other Western hostages Karrumi said "1 consider  the assets Frozen in the United states Are a rightfully ours and must be returned to us a the radio quoted him As saying in an interview with lbs news. A on the other hand we consider hostage taking something wrong a the broadcast monitored in Cyprus quoted him As saying. A even if they done to give us our properties we believe we must Endeavor to free the hostages because we genuinely want All the hostages freed including iranian British and  Iran refers to four iranian diplomats missing in Lebanon since 1982 As hostages. They were captured by Christian militiamen and Are believed dead. Tehran which denies involvement in hostage taking and says it Only has influence with the kidnappers has always stipulated that the freeing of the assets is a precondition for the release of the hostages. But iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Velamati said Friday that efforts to release the hostages had reached a a dead end because the kidnappers had gotten nothing for captives released in the past  
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