European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 b the stars and stripes world wednesday december 9,1992 France formally rejects . Farm prop pact Brussels Belgium apr France formally told its european Community partners monday it rejects an . Farm subsidy Accord reached last month saying the Deal posed a unacceptable consequences for French Farmers. In a statement France said the Accord was incompatible with the eco a agricultural policy that guarantees dec Farmers a livelihood. The . Accord would Cut subsidies to the 9 million Farmers in the dec. The statement said that if it is put to a vote France would oppose the Deal a to safeguard its interests. It implies France will use its right of veto to Block any Trade Accord that includes the farm subsidy Deal struck in Washington on nov. 20 by negotiators from the United states and the eco a executive commission. A the consequences of the proposed Accord Are unacceptable for the farming Economy of the european Community a French agriculture minister Jean Pierre Soisson told a joint meeting of dec foreign and agriculture ministers. Mondays meeting was the first time ministers from the 12 dec nations were briefed by the commissions negotiators. No vote was scheduled on the Trade Accord. French foreign minister Roland Dumas told the meeting France was a resolutely opposed to the Deal that limits dec Oil seed production and cuts subsidies on other farm exports. In an apparent Effort to head off a French veto threat danish farm minister Laurits toe Naes said the eco a agricultural policy would be reviewed after a general agreement on tariffs and Trade Accord. Denmark holds the eco a rotating presidency starting Jan. Belgium also refused to Back the . Accord complaining the commissions negotiators continued to be too vague on the Accord. A there will be no decision before we know exactly what is on the table a said belgian foreign minister Willy Claes. The United states welcomed the Deal As removing obstacles to a Trade agreement among 108 nations with a car is pushed away from a carpet of potatoes dumped by Farmers on a Street in Brest France to protest overproduction and falling prices. In Gatt the Geneva based organization that oversees global Trade. Agriculture is one of 15 areas under negotiation in the Uruguay round Trade talks. Dumas urged fellow ministers to declare that the dec will not resume multilateral Gatt talks on agriculture until substantial Progress was made in other Fields. Dec officials said Spain and Portugal backed the French position. Dumas demanded greater european Access to . And japanese markets in financial services transport and telecommunications. Hundreds of angry Farmers demonstrated monday in front of the Headquarters of the 12-nation trading bloc in Brussels. Some tossed firecrackers and others threw Grain on the ground to protest the Accord. A we want this Accord renegotiated a said Antoine Herth who farms near Strasbourg in Eastern France. A we cannot accept what has been done so France Community s biggest farm producer demanded the special meeting of foreign and agriculture ministers. Spanish mussels ruined by Oil spill crude Oil covers the Shore at Mug Ardos a Spanish fishing Village. La Coruna Spain apr a spill of millions of Gallons of Oil has ruined the Christmas Mussel Harvest for fishermen in this Northwestern port officials said monday. Environmentalists feared the wreck of the Aegean sea would be More damaging to shellfishing than the 1976 Accident of the Tanker Urquiola which spilled 30 million Gallons near la Coruna. The regional government barred fishing in a 30-mile stretch South and North of the port until at least next tuesday. The mussels crop a which takes two years to mature a will be ruined in 1993 and 1994 As Well said Juan Lopez Uralde a Greenpeace official. Fishermen in lore across the Inlet from la Coruna had just begun to recover from Urquiola said Lopez Uralde. A Christmas is their Best season since the Price goes up a he said. A just in the time of the year when they can make some Money they re regional fishing guilds asked prime minister Felipe Gonzalez to declare the Shoreline a disaster area. Meanwhile flames sputtered at the Stern of the Aegean sea As it bobbed in the sea below the Tower of Hercules Lighthouse near the Harbor Entrance. Rough weather monday prevented divers from inspecting the sunken Hull and calculating How Many millions of Gallons spilled when the ship carrying 24 million Gallons of Light crude broke up last shuts off Gaza strip after attack kills 3 soldiers from wire reports Jerusalem a Israel sealed off the occupied Gaza strip before Dawn tuesday in retaliation for a palestinian attack that killed three soldiers. Curfews were imposed on All major refugee Camps in the coastal strip confining at least 300,000 people to their Homes. The army said the closure was indefinite. It also said troops would take a any other necessary measures to Hunt the guerrillas Down. Palestinian reports said soldiers searched houses in the Jeb Aliya Bereij and Nus Seurat refugee Camps and several Citrus Groves apparently seeking Arab militants. Palestinians living in Gaza said the closure would Only exacerbate economic problems among the 800,000 residents who depend on Israel for jobs. On most Days some 30,000 Gaza workers enter cemetery damaged Berlin a unidentified assailants desecrated a jewish cemetery in the Eastern German City of Guben police said tuesday. Two gravestones and part of a Wall were overturned and lamps were smashed in the jewish cemetery in the town of Guben on the polish Border a police spokesman said. The spokesman said there were no suspects in the Case and that investigations were continuing. Monuments at the former nazi concentration Camps in Sachsenhause Ravens Bruck and Buchenwald and a number of jewish cemeteries in Germany have been desecrated this year by suspected Neo nazis. German intelligence authorities say 17 people have been murdered in almost 2,000 reported rightist assaults during the current strike in Turkey Antalya Turkey a terrorists raked a police vehicle with automatic weapons fire monday wounding 10 officers the sem official Anatolia news Agency said. The Agency said the vehicle came under fire near a police station on the outskirts of the resort City of Antalya. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Dev sol a marxist Urban guerrilla group has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on police in turkish cities Over the past roadblocks set Manchester England a armed police set up roadblocks Here monday aimed at finding the Ira guerrillas responsible for last weeks bombings that injured 64 people police said. Two bombs sent Glass and debris flying during thursday mornings Rush hour in the City 165 Miles Northwest of London. Police have issued descriptions of three men they want to Trace. A the reason for stopping particular vehicles is based on intelligence. It is not a random Check of vehicles. They Are being selected for being stopped and searched a Manchester police chief superintendent Tim Moran to command Rhein main a Host unit Rhein main a Germany a amps a the inspector general of air mobility come will become the Boss at Rhein main on dec. 18 in a ceremony at 10 . In hangar 485. Brig. Gen. Donald e. Loranger jr., a Havre mont., native replaces maj. Gen. James l. Hobsonjr. As commander of the 435th Airlift Wing the Host unit of this base near Frankfurt. Loranger has served assignments at supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Belgium and As the Deputy commander for operations with the 435th tac Airlift Wing the 435th Airlift Wing s forerunner. He became the military Airlift Comdr a inspector general in september 1990 and assumed his current position june la when the command changed its name. Hobson has been the wings commander since april. He will become the director of operations for air mobility come at Scott fab 111
