European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 18,1991 the stars and stripes c Page 3 Baker notes Progress human rights arms sales Trade dominate 18 hours of discussion Beijing a Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii said sunday that More than 18 hours of talks with chinese officials resulted in some Progress on human rights Trade and arms control but less than he had hoped for. The achievements May not be enough to satisfy . Congressional critics of president Bush a policy of maintaining a dialogue with China a controversial Issue since Beijing a harsh repression of pro democracy supporters in 1989. In talks which Baker said were dominated by the Issue of human rights the chinese a provided information about people on a list of 800 political prisoners submitted this year by the United states. A said they will observe the guidelines of the missile technology control regime if the United states lifts sanctions against two chinese weapons companies and resumes exports of High Speed computers and satellites to China. A made proposals for improving copyright Protection. The United states says that its computer companies have been Hurt by chinese copyright violations and that China must act by nov. 26 or face higher tariffs. A agreed in principle on Steps to prevent products made with chinese prison labor from reaching the United states. Baker said the chinese concessions showed the benefits of maintaining a dialogue. Some members of Congress have criticized bakery a visit putting pressure on him to justify president Bush a policy of keeping up contacts. A i told my chinese counterparts that my country will not turn a Blind Eye toward the plight of human suffering and political repression a he told a news conference after emerging from talks with foreign minister Qian Lichen. A Progress in human rights is essential to Progress in the Overall  a i did not come Here expecting a dramatic breakthrough. The Gulf is too wide to accomplish that in one trip a he added. On human rights he said there were a some gains. But not As much As we would have  he said he did not know if the chinese planned to release any of the 800 political prisoners the . Side inquired about. He said the chinese a clearly demonstrated a willingness to sign on to the Mtyr missile technology control regime guidelines and parameters a and that this matter would be examined further. The regime bans sales of missiles with a Range of More than 180 Miles. Some James a. Baker Iii discusses the results of talks with chinese leaders in a crying. Western experts say missiles China sold to Pakistan exceed that limit. Baker said the chinese planned to designate a foreign ministry official to continue human rights talks with . Assistant Secretary of state Richard Schifter.  relations soured after the chinese crushed the pro democracy movement entered in Beijing a Tiana men Square in june 1989. Bush has sought to maintain a dialogue with China despite harsh criticism of his policy by Congress. Army developing blood screening test Heidelberg Germany a amps a the temporary ban on blood donors who May have been exposed to a parasite in the Middle East will end As soon As a blood screening test is developed army officials said. Researchers at Walter Reed army Institute of research in Washington Are working on a serological test to detect infection by the parasite said the 7th medical come in Heidelberg. Soldiers and civilians who were in eight Middle Eastern countries a saudi Arabia Kuwait Iraq Bahrain the United Arab emirates Oman Qatar and Yemen a since aug. 1, 1990, Are temporarily barred from donating blood to . Military and civilian blood Banks the officials said. A we want to be absolutely sure that our blood Supply is Safe which is Why the assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs made the decision to defer donors for the time being a said it. Col. David Zolock a 7th medical come consultant. X a in the meantime we still have an ongoing need to replenish the Usa eur blood Bank Stock for the needs of All military medical facilities in Europe. A a. We need the rest of the military Community a military and civilian personnel who did not deploy to Southwest Asia and family members a to help compensate for that loss by donating blood when we have drives a he said. According to Zolock the . Army Europe blood Bank must maintain about 300 units of blood at All times in order to meet the . Medical requirement for the european come. Blood has a shelf life of 35 Days. The decision to ban donors came after service Mem ers deployed to the persian Gulf area during operations desert shield or storm were found to be carrying a parasite that causes the rare disease leishmaniasis. Despite the Small number of cases the army decided to order the temporary ban. A although the parasite can be transmitted through blood the Low incidence of reported cases a 22 out of a population of about 500,000 a reflects the isolated nature of those who Cany the parasite a said col. Or Rich Barrett a 7th medical come consultant. According to stateside reports 22 Servic members had been infected with the parasite. No cases have been found among soldiers stationed in Europe according to officials. Stateside medical officials have identified two types of leishmaniasis. Both Are treatable. Fifteen of the 22 reported cases contracted Are a Milder form of the disease. It is confined to skin areas where boil like lesions May occur. According to Barrett this Type sometimes heals without treatment. The second and More serious Type May attack internal tissue and Bone. Symptoms of the second Type include fever diarrhoea chills and weight loss. A the important thing to remember about this parasitic disease is that it is treatable and docs not have to be life threatening Barrett said. Gorbachev attacks decision by Russia to expel Honecker Bonn Germany up soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev in an interview released sunday denounced russians decision to expel former East German Leader Erich Honecker wanted in Germany on charges linked to the killing of 200 people who tried to flee the now defunct state. A the Honecker Issue has mainly to do with being humane a Gorbachev told the German weekly newsmagazine Stern. He pointed out that the 79-year-old retired Leader was a an old Many who had spent 10 years in a nazi jail during world War ii. In an article released in Advance of thursdays publication Stern said the interview was conducted Friday the Day the russian republics parliament decided to expel Honecker. German authorities reacted cautiously to the russian decision and said they expected to learn details when the re Public a Justice minister Nikolai Frodo Rov arrives in Bonn today in Advance of a visit planned for thursday through saturday by russian president Boris n. Yeltsin. A if we look at the history of the past decades and apply the same yardstick As the German authorities Are doing with Honecker then we probably should Send All Heads of state and governments not to retirement but to prison a Gorbachev said. Honecker was forced to resign at the height of East Germany a pro democracy movement nov. 18,1989, after ruling the country along stalinist lines for 18 years. Shortly after the East German state ceased to exist Legal authorities of a reunited Germany issued a warrant for Honecker a arrest in november 1990, citing his alleged shoot to kill orders. Libya asked to extradite pan am bombing suspects London apr the italian embassy in Tripoli presented requests to the libyan government sunday for the extradition of two men wanted for the bombing of pan am flight 103, Britain a foreign office said. A spokesman for the office said the warrants had also been presented to the libyan ambassador at the United nations. A a it a the final leg of something that began on thursday a said the spokesman who requested anonymity. American and scottish Legal authorities thursday issued arrest warrants for two men allegedly involved in the bombing of the Boeing 747 Over Lockerbie Scotland. All 259 people on Board the flight and 11 others on the ground were killed in the dec. 21, 1988, bombing. Britain is demanding the extradition of Abdel Basset Ali Al Mezrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fahimah. Arrest warrants issued in Scotland identify the two men As intelligence agents Yho plotted atrocities against aircraft while working for libyan Arab airlines. The . State department has said Al Mezrahi is connected with a first Cousin in the inner Circle of libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi. Fahimah had the key Job of manager of the libyan airlines office in Malta according to . And scottish charges. Since Britain has no diplomatic relations with Libya the italian embassy represents British interests in the country and presented the requests the foreign office spokesman said. Britain severed diplomatic tics with Libya in 1984 after a policewoman was killed by shots fired from the libyan embassy in London. The menus whereabouts were not mentioned in the warrants but most observers believe they Are in Libya