European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 12 the stars and stripes world saturday november 27,1993 Issue London a i Winston Churchill a wartime intelligence filcer leave open the question whether he knew in Advance that Japan planned to attack Pearl Harbor officials say. Two authors this year revived speculation that Britain a world War ii Leader knew the attack was coming and kept quiet in order to pitch America into the War. One document also showed that Churchill knew of mass deaths in nazi concentration Camps in 1942. Jewish groups have Long claimed that Britain knew More than it said about the death Camps operated by the nazis during the 1939-45 War. The secret files of intelligence garnered by the British Are being opened under prime minister John majors policy of lessening official secrecy. Historians Hope they will shed new Light on the War. A few dozen documents were released thursday. On Friday historians and others were to Start inspecting about 1,273 previously secret intelligence files for 1941 and 1942. Quot none of the intercepts obviously indicate that British sources were aware in Advance of the japanese attack on Pearl Harbor although it was dear that Japan was about to enter the War a the Public records office said in a statement. But it added a historians making a detailed examination of All the relevant material might draw a different  none of the documents released thursday referred directly to Japan s Carrier borne aircraft attack on Pearl Harbor Early Dee. 7,1941. The attack killed 2,300 people. America lost More than 150 aircraft and 19 ships were sunk or damaged. In the recent Book betrayal at Pearl Harbor James rus Bridger and Eric Nave claim that Britain had cracked vital japanese codes and was Able to intercept naval signals that alerted them to an imminent attack on Pearl Harbor. Nave who died in july was an australian crypt analyst who broke important japanese codes before and during the War. One of the documents released thursday was a dec. 4, 1941, message marked Quot most secret a it was an order from the japanese foreign minister to the his ambassador in Washington d.c., to bum All ciphers. A report on German police activity dated sept. 26, 1942, included a breakdown of deaths in the nazi Camps for August. A report on deaths in German prison Camps during August reveal the following figures a the report stated. Quot Nice Hagen 21 Auschwitz 6,829 men 1,525 women floss Enburg 88 Buchenwald 74.�?� the report referred to a request for 1,000 Auschwitz prisoners for Railroad work and said they could t be sent because of a Quot Bank a apparently a quarantine a on the Camp. Black smoke Billows Friday from a fire caused by the collision of a police helicopter and Light plane Over Auckland new zealand. 4 reportedly killed in air collision Auckland new zealand apr a police helicopter and a Light air plane collided Friday while their occupants monitored Rush hour traffic. An unconfirmed report by television new zealand said All three people aboard the helicopter and the planets Lone Pilot were killed. Witnesses told radio new zealand that flaming wreckage from the Colli Sion fell onto offices and damaged at least eight cars on a freeway overpass. Stunned office workers told report Era that chunks of Metal also landed on Queen Street the main Street of new zealand a largest City. A to Crew filmed a Man with minor injuries being taken away in an ambulance. A Wing was sheared off the plane in the collision and the helicopter a a straight Down and burst into Lames when it hit the Roadway said witness Simon Kelly. The plane then went into a dive and crashed onto a freeway Bridge about a half mile from the helicopter. Another witness Nick Bendall said he saw two or three charred bodies. The planets Pilot had been giving traffic reports to a radio station. Stop mudslinging Yeltsin warns candidates Moscow apr russian president Boris n. Yeltsin threatened Friday to withdraw free television time from political candidates who engage in mudslinging or who bad Mouth his proposed Constitution. Thirteen parties competing for political Power began taking to Russia s airwaves this week in Advance of parliamentary elections dec. 12. Yeltsin summoned party leaders to the Kremlin on Friday to spell out Campaign rules. Its the first taste Spott russians have had of Western style campaigning. "1 would like each candidate to advertise his own program and not Sling mud at others a Yeltsin said. Yeltsin told the candidates to stick to their platforms or Quot the free time will be taken Back from  the free air time is available for ajl the parties including communists nationalists and Yeltsin supporters. Some have shown a real Knack for mudslinging accusing rivals of being alcoholics closet communists or worse. A this  happen in the new Russia a Yeltsin said. Yeltsin a chief spokesman Vyacheslav Kostikova suggested that some of the political commercials Are aimed at provoking Yeltsin into Banning them and making him look undemocratic. Both of russians major to stations have set aside a total of 13 hours apiece of prime time viewing for political advertising. Germans on Bonn Germany apr in a Long awaited crackdown police Friday raided More than 100 Homes and businesses of kurd suspected of using Germany As a Safe base for their guerrilla War against Turkey. Interior minister Manfred Kanther ordered the kurd so assets seized and outlawed 35 kurdish groups Active in Germany including the kurdish workers party or pkg. The group is the main Force behind the kurdish struggle for self Rule in Southeastern Turkey. More than 10,000 people have died in nine years of fighting. No arrests were immediately reported. France staged a similar nationwide sweep nov. 18. Kanther said the pkg orchestrated recent attacks against turkish establishments in Europe. Turkey has demanded the crackdown for years. Bonn has hesitated out of sympathy for kurdish civilians caught in the uprising about 400,000 kurd have found Refuge in Germany. They include about 5,000 who belong to the pkg making Germany one of the most important havens for kurdish militants. Waves of coordinated violence by kurd in Germany and across Europe forced Kanther to act. On nov. 4, radicals smashed and burned turkish consulates businesses and offices in Germany Switzerland Austria Britain France and Denmark. One person was killed and 16 were injured. Similar attacks were carried a out across Europe on june 24, and one kurd was shot to death in Switzerland. At least 46 killed in Vietnam typhoon Bangkok Thailand up a typhoon Kyle has left at least 46 people dead hundreds injured and 67 missing in a devastating sweep through Central Vietnam official Media reported Friday. The storm slammed into the vietnamese coast tuesday night bringing High winds and heavy Rains that lashed Central Phu yen Khanh Hoa and Darla provinces an official vietnamese news Agency said. The Agency gave no details of the damage. According to voice of Vietnam radio Deputy prime minister Nguyen Khanh instructed officials to take urgent measures to search for missing people to hand out food and to visit relatives of typhoon victims