European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hes a vol. 50, no. 247 monday december 16,1991 authorized Uncial us Ron theas me cd a 350 d 8693 a Baker to offer soviets a plan for arms safety Secretary of state James a. Baker in chats with Brig. Gen. Frederick Walker commander of the c-5 that was scheduled to Fly from Andrews fab md., to the soviet Union. From wire reports Moscow a Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii arrived in Moscow on sunday to seek assurances from leaders of the disintegrating soviet Union on safeguards for nuclear weapons and to offer new proposals to reduce the risk of misuse of the soviet nuclear Arsenal. Meanwhile . Relief supplies were being readied for shipment to the soviet Union aboard . And soviet transport aircraft. While flying from Washington for the fact finding Mission and crucial talks with soviet and Republic leaders Baker told reporters he would seek a a reaffirmation of some of the assurances we received from the soviets that tens of thousands of nuclear weapons would remain under a unified command. A a we la be making some suggestions a Baker said declining to elaborate. The state Secretary was scheduled to meet with russian foreign minister an dry Kozarev and soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze in Moscow on sunday evening during the first leg of his trip. He also plans to visit the Ukraine byelorussian and Kazakhstan. Baker s trip is also aimed at assessing humanitarian needs in the crumbling soviet Union. His visit was important symbolically because he was to meet with of see Baker on Page 2more than 400 missing in red sea ferry disaster Cairo Egypt apr a ferry carrying 578 people Sank in the red sea after ramming a reef in rough weather and More than 400 people were missing and feared drowned police said sunday. Authorities said All but 10 of the passengers were egyptians some returning from religious pilgrimages to Muslim holy places in saudi Arabia. The nationalities of the remaining 10 were not known. Hassan Al Ghouri the director of port Security identified the ferry As the egyptian registered Salem express owned by the egyptian Sam Atour shipping company based in Alexandria. He said the 1,105-ton ferry Sank six Miles off the red sea port of Sasga 293 Miles Southeast of Cairo. The ship was sailing from Jidida saudi Arabia to Saofaga. It hit Coral reefs near the egyptian Harbor and went Down immediately Al Ghouri said the Accident occurred at Midnight on saturday and Rescue teams were unable to reach the area until Dawn sunday because of heavy storms and High seas. Ninety two people were plucked from the water and the rest were missing and feared drowned. Egyptian sailors in launches mounted an extensive search operation Al Ghouri said. The . Navy regional command from aboard the command ship Lasalle whose warships patrol the Rea sea offered help to egyptian and saudi authorities when they Learned of the Accident said naw spokesman it. Cmdr. Rob Raine in Bahrain. Three . Warships two from France and one from Australia Are on patrol in the red sea enforcing the Trade embargo imposed on Iraq by the United nations after Baghdad invaded Kuwait last year. Raine said . Warships did not pick up a distress signal from the Salem express which indicated the Crew did not use the Correct emergency Channel or that the ferry was out of the ships radio Range. Most of the stricken ferry a passengers were believed to be egyptian expatriate workers returning from saudi Arabia. Many of these people prefer the sea route because it allows them to carry furniture cars and goods with them. The trip Between Jidida and Saofaga takes about 36 hours. A amps Susan Harris maps keeping kids in line staff sgt. Dewey a. Davis keeps a lid on the behaviour of american teen agers Riding the subway Home from school in Frankfort Germany. Dewey assistant operations no for he co Frankfurt base support in said City officials asked for help and the command put some maps on the line. See Story on Page 2.2 sex hostages disagree on role played by Waite London apr sex hostage Thomas Sutherland said sunday his former cellmate Terry waiters efforts to free Western hostages May have prolonged their Captivity in Lebanon. Sutherland told British broadcasting corp. Radio that Waite s negotiations could have worsened the situation. A i think it is quite Likely that it did indeed prolong the Captivity of All of the hostages because. The shiite captors were extremely angry with Terry at the tune that he disappeared a Sutherland told the bbl. Sutherland said his guards told him they thought Waite was an american agent who a was trying to dupe them into giving up one Man after another without giving them anything. Speaking on the same bbl program freed hostage David Jacobsen said waiters negotiations did not prolong the Captivity for Western hostages held in Lebanon. A their Captivity was extended because of the de see Waite on Page 2