European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday May 6, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5germany ends Turkey arms embargo Bonn Germany apr Germany on wednesday lifted an arms embargo briefly imposed on Turkey Over allegations that German weapons were being used against kurdish separatists. The opposition called foreign minister Klaus Kiri kelp a decision / a a he a made a mockery of the suffering of the kurdish population a social Democrat Karston Voigt said. Photographs said to show German armoured vehicles in action in turkeys Kurdistan Region were not convincing Kinkel held. The embargo was imposed after rights activists delivered the photos to his ministry april 12. The embargo had suspended delivery of artillery and 16 reconnaissance planes that were the final pieces of an arms Transfer Worth hundreds of millions of was then in the throes of a the arms at least six kurdish demonstrators set fire to themselves while blocking highways to protest the sales. Thousands of people have died in a Dee add old rebellion by the marxist kurdish workers party in Southeast Turkey. The kurd accuse the turkish government of major rights abuses. The 1.9 million turks in Germany including about 450,000 kurd make up the country a largest foreign population. Germany banned the kurdish workers party or pkg in november. The group with 6,000 members in Germany was accused of blackmail and assassinations. German courts have blocked most efforts by German police to Deport kurdish activists to Turkey the militants argue that they face torture or summary execution if returned denies mistreating kurdish prisoners and says it is upholding the terms of its arms contracts with Germany. A a a a a. A Ankara officials said the armoured personnel carriers photographed by rights activists in Kurdistan arc rus Sian made vehicles similar to the former Hast German carriers Germany provided Turkey after unification in �1990. V a a a a a a .. Veterans helping identify Vietnam s my As Hanoi Vietnam apr in an unprecedented step toward Healing the wounds of War some. Veterans Are giving their one time foes materials col felted from the Battlefield to help account for Vietnam a missing. In a statement released in Hanoi the Vietnam veterans of America said wednesday night that it Hopes vietnamese veterans will respond by searching their belongings for information about missing americans. . Officials said that vietnamese in the Countryside could turn Over More american remains and that More documents need to be uncovered that might help resolve the cases of those still missing. Fourteen members a of the Vietnam veterans of America arc scheduled to arrive May 16 for a Yve Klong visit that in eludes meetings with vietnamese veterans in Hanoi Hue Danang and to Chi Minh City. A v a this is the first time in history that veterans of opposing sides have joined together to help each other find the missing and dead of their former enemies a said James l. Brazee jr., president of the a. Brazee will head the Mission dubbed the veterans initiative. In each City they visit the american veterans will hand Over captured documents photos taken from bodies locations of grave Sites official identification cards Battle maps and other War mementos to their former enemies. The items provide information on up to 1,800 vietnamese soldiers. Brazee said they a will positively identify vietnamese soldiers whose fates remain unknown to their the a based in Washington d.c., said Many More similar documents Are expected from american veterans As the Campaign gains momentum among the 2.8 million men and women who served in Vietnam during the War which ended in 1975. A a a a. The american veterans also Are trying to set up Field meetings with american investigative and recovery teams scouring the Countryside in a continuing Effort for the fullest possible accounting of Macri can mias. /. A \. A athe United states lists 1 643 americans missing in Vietnam 505 in Laos 78 in Cambodia and eight in China Vietnam estimates 300,000 soldiers missing. Most of the items were taken by the american veterans As Battlefield souvenirs and were gathered during a voluntary drive before president Clinton lifted a 19-year Trade embargo against Vietnam on a feb. 3. A. A a a a a a a by the a with 45,000 members in More than 600 chapters in 46 states opposed lifting the Trade embargo until a Fuller accounting of american mias was accomplished. A v a year ago Brazee met with communist party Secretary general do muoi in Hanoi and suggested the idea of veterans sharing information. Bill Crandell the a legislative advocate said by phone from Washington that the initiative was taken Well before the economic sanctions were lifted because a it was Likely the embargo Wasny to going to last that Long and we needed some other Way to pursue this Crandell said the captured items included helmets with the names of vietnamese soldiers on them grave markers letters a novel and a poem written on a postcard that was never mailed. He said the a was Able to identify some specific names and was trying through vietnamese officials to Contact the families. A we want to know what we can do to be most helpful to the families a said Crandell. A a in be seen a lot of letters sent in with the materials saying a this is really to help the family. I want the family to know he died instantly and without a a a it a really a lot of help to the american vets to let go of this stuff and to know they re helping somebody else. One Guy kept a Book of photos of enemy soldiers in his garage All this time and never went to that part of the garage. He really needed to let these Bill Crandell of the Vietnam veterans of America in Washington d.c., Narcse artefacts including grave markers a canteen and a High school looks Over vet diploma. Clinton plans $600 million in Aid for s. Washington a president Clinton praised South africans first Post apartheid government thursday and announced a three year $600 million Aid package saying a we must not turn our Acks on the new multiracial democracy. A. A America must be a new and full partner with that new government a Clinton said. A Linton said South africans who waited for hours in poll lines to vote last week had created a new nation a conceived in Liberty and empowered by their redemptive Clinton announced he would Send vice president a1 Gore and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to Lead the. Delegation to the presidential inauguration in Pretoria on tuesday. Clinton said package will provide More than $200 million in 1994 and about $400 million in 1995 and 1996, aides said. It includes resources from 10 Federal agencies aimed at promoting Trade and investment by the private sector in South Africa. Among its components is $528 million from the. Agency for International development to promote jobs and Black business development and provide education and health assistance. Clinton called on the worlds wealthiest nations and International financial. Leaders to expand Aid to South Africa As Well. He praised the South african people and leaders Nelson Mandela certain to be selected As the new president by the new parliament and outgoing president . De Klerk. A their actions have been an inspiration Quot Clinton said. He also paid tribute to the american churches students civil rights activists and the Congress who a kept freedoms Light Lite by pushing for an end to the apartheid policies of racial segregation. Clinton said that with a last weeks Miracle a he believes South Africa a can become a Model for the entire a a we All know South Africa faces a task of building a tolerant democracy and a successful Market Economy. Enabling the citizens of South Africa to reach their potential economically is critical to preserving the tolerant democracy a he said. He said at a news conference tuesday night that the United Stales has a a Lon term interest in the Success of South Africa Quot and that this interest requires investing a modest amounts of our great treasure in foreign assistance so that we can be in a More secure world a More peaceful doubling Aid to South Africa Clinton acknowledged a other nations May feel but he said the potential of Mandela a government of National Unity to restore South africans Economy in a multiracial society justified the move. South Africa a can be a Beacon of economic development and Prosperity for All of Southern Africa can Nelp to build interest in american and other business people in investing in All of Southern at Rica and can help to build a constituency for expanded assistance throughout Africa a Clinton said. . Companies exported $2.2 billion Worth of goods to South Africa last year
