European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bake monday Nove teem 1991 the stars and stripes Page 3 human rights arms sales Trade dominate 18 hours of discussion in China talks Beijing map a Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii announced sunday that More than 18 hours of talks with chinese officials produced Progress in human rights Trade and arms control. Baker speaking at a news conference after emerging from five hours of talks with foreign minister Qian Lichen said most of the discussions in the three Day Beijing visit were devoted to human rights. A i made Clear that Progress in human rights is essential to Progress in the Overall relationship a he said. He said the chinese provided information about people on a list of 800 political  had not received any such response before a Baker said. 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 political prisoners noted by . Officials. A a if there were releases we would be extremely Happy and pleased about it a he said. In addition the chinese proposed ways to improve copyright protections and said they intended to observe the guidelines of the missile technology control regime which restricts chinese missile sales but Only if the United states lifts sanctions on two chinese companies and on the licensing of High Speed computers and satellites. Baker also said he and the chinese officials agreed in principle on Steps to prevent chinese prison labor products from reaching the United states. A China has clearly demonstrated a willingness to sign on to the Mtyr guidelines and parameters a Baker said. The chinese foreign ministry said the talks led to a Progress on some issues of common concern a the state run Xinhua news Agency reported. The Xinhua report did not mention human rights or China a Promise to observe the missile Export restrictions. A to restore and develop sino-. Relations is the common goal of the two sides for which both sides have made efforts a it quoted Qian As saying. A i did not come Here expecting a dramatic breakthrough. The Gulf is too wide to accomplish that in one trip a Baker said. At one Point Baker emerged after More than an hour from the Back door of the guest House where the meeting was held and sat Down on the Steps to Confer with his aides. The United states has asked China to release hundreds of political prisoners James a. Baker Iii discusses the results of talks with chinese leaders in Beijing. Halt exports of prison made goods lower Trade barriers Honor intellectual property rights halt missile sales and ban the Transfer of nuclear technology that could be put to military use. Before going to meet Qian Baker at tended sunday services at the Beijing Christian Church. One of its ministers the Rev. Kan Xueqian baptized president Bush a daughter in the 1970s when Bush headed the . Liaison office to China. Bush went to the Church when he visited Beijing As president in 1989. 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. 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 carry the parasite a said col. Or Rich Barrett a 7th medical come consultant. According to stateside reports 22  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 arc 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 inter Nal 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 a Barrett said. Gorbachev attacks decision by Russia to expel Honecker Bonn Germany up a 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. Arab league cautions . On military strike at Libya Cairo Egypt apr the Arab league on sunday urged the United states and its Western allies not to consider a military strike against Libya for its alleged role in bombing pan american flight 103, which killed 270 people. The Arab league issued a statement saying it was a gravely concerned with the threats issued by Western countries against Libya. The statement noted the libyan governments denial of involvement and said its offer to hold a a Neutral investigation was a sign of its innocence. A the Arab league general secretariat appeals to All the parties to control themselves and not to Nasten in taking any actions which might increase tension in the Middle East at a time when International and Arab efforts Are coordinating to establish  at the same time Mahfouz Al Ansary editor of the government controlled a1 gom Huria newspaper made a similar a peal to president Bush a do not strike against Libya because striking against Arab Libya is not a punishment Tor libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi but a punishment for your friends your Arab  in his editorial Al Ansary said he was not addressing whether or not Libya was involved in the pan am bombing. But he stressed that . Policy was guilty of much worse crimes. The egyptian government has made no official comment on the airline bombing charges. The Bush administration said thursday that it will recruit allies for a coordinated Effort to punish Libya. A we done to Rule out any options Quot said Marlin Fitzwater the White House press Secretary. In 1986, the United states bombed libyans two main cities Tripoli and Benghazi