European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday july 9, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5 . Says it can handle haitians without help from Panama Washington a the Clinton administration sought Friday to play Down the crisis Over Panama a reneging on its decision to accept haitian boat people saying it could accommodate the refugees at other Sites. A a Haiti a not the most important foreign policy problem that we face a White House spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers said in Naples Italy where president Clinton is attending the annual Summit of industrialized nations. Myers said it was unfortunate the agreement with Panama to provide a Haven for 10,000 haitians did no to work out but claimed that Panama a reversal would not deter . Efforts to provide for the refugees. A we expect to have Safe havens at the other three locations a she said referring to arrangements being worked out with Grenada Dominica and Antigua. She noted that facilities at the . Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba also Are being expanded. Clinton a special adviser on Haiti William Gray sought to put the Best face on the latest setback to the administrations attempts to restore democracy in Haiti and Stem the flood of boat people fleeing their impoverished and violence plagued Homeland. A we will continue Forward with our policy a Gray said at a news conference thursday. A we will be Able to provide for those that we thought were going to Panama. A a a. A a. A a your efforts to recognize that this is a multinational. Problem that affects the entire hemisphere will go Forward a Gray said. He said Grenada has agreed in principle to provide temporary Protection for haitian refugees. Two other Caribbean islands Dominica and Antigua earlier offered to provide Camps for refugees but details have not been completed. Administration officials announced that Guantanamo would be expanded from its capacity of 12,500 Refu Germany indicts couple in nato spy Case Berlin apr Federal prosecutors july 1993 in Germany a Rheinland Pfalz natos plans to his East German Han it secret police the indictment said on Friday announced treason indictments state As police in Germany ind Belgium doers the indictment said. It said the couple received 3,000 Ger against a German Man and his British rounded up suspects. The indictments Quot this continuing betrayal of state be Man Marks about $1,960 As a monthly bom wife accused of running a spy ring announced Friday mean they could crets t0 East Germany and the passing salary for their spying and got a one time code named a a Topaz that delivered spend up to life in prison if convicted the information to the Kab brought payment of 200,000 Marks about nato secrets to Moscow. Though German courts have tended to be severe disadvantages to the defense Capa $0,718as Well As generous coverage also accused of High treason were two mild in sentencing spies after the demise 0f Germany and its allies Quot the in of their expenses. Former East German agents who alleged of communism in Europe. Dict ment said. A Rainer Rupp has been held in invest by directed the couples spying and passed the East German spy Agency the min native custody since his arrest a year ago highly confidential information to the so is try for state Security recruited Rupp in Christine Ann Rupp code named while his wife was freed last september Viet Kab from 1977 until 1989 when the 1968, according to the indictment. He be a Turquoise a had Access to nato Doc the two former East German spy Han con nudist regime collapsed in East came an economics official at nato Zuments classified cosmic top secret doers identified in the indictment As Germany. Headquarters in Brussels Belgium in while working for the alliances Security Klaus roc., 67, and Karl re., 56, have Rainer Rupp 48, and his British born 1977 and using the code name Topaz service after 1977 and also supported her not been held in investigative custody wife Christine Ann 46, were arrested in passed thousands of documents on husbands betrayal of secrets to the Sovi their full last names were not released. Speeders Drunken Drivers face crackdown in France Paris apr As the French crowd of traffic accidents the highways for their annual summer a a we want to prevent lives from being cations new Laws go into effect monday irrevocably ruined in a matter of Sec to reduce traffic accidents caused by ones because of excess Speed or alcohol Drunken driving and speeding. transport minister Bernard Bosson Bosson announced a vigorous Cam announced a package of new measures pain against Drunken driving including including More Highway patrol cars on posters Reading a Don t let alcohol the Lookout for speeders and a reduction take the in the allowable amount of alcohol in the Drivers found with an alcohol level be blood a Down to 0.7 Grams per liter tween 0.7 and 0.8 will lose their licenses about a quart from 0.8. For four months and be fined 5,000 francs Quot my goal is not repression for the Sake about $924. Of repression a Bosson said Friday after Drivers with a higher level of alcohol an emotional visit to a Hospital in face confiscation of their vehicles fines Arches outside Paris which specializes up to 30,000 francs about $5,545 and a in rehabilitating seriously injured victims five year suspension. Noisy protests in Munich Munich Germany a chinese Premier i Peng cancelled the rest of his program and retreated to his hotel Friday after being hounded by protesters and persistent politicians during a we Klong visit a Germany. Rather than face More noisy human rights protests i opted out of an afternoon boat trip and farm visit outside Munich after meeting with business leaders the bavarian state press office said. I was to depart this afternoon for Romania ending a visit that was a business Success but a Public relations Nightmare. German protesters had planned to place a 6-foot replica of the statue of Liberty on the Dock at Teger see the Lake where i was to have made his boat trip. A similar replica was a focal Point of the pro democracy demonstration in Beijing a Tiana men Square that i and other chinese leaders ordered crushed with tanks and troops in 1989. On Friday morning i signed aerospace and electronics contracts Worth some 6 billion Marks nearly $4 billion. Marines from Camp Lejeune ., Board the Dock Landing ship Portland in Morehead City The marines shipped out thursday to stand by for the possible evacuation of thousands of americans in Haiti. Gees to 20,000. As of thursday More than 10,500 boat people already were waiting there for processing. Refugees also Are being processed off Jamaica and the British turks and Raicos islands. They now will be screened for temporary Protection status but will not be allowed to apply for Asylum in the United states under the administration policy announced this week. Under the latest twist in policy announced tuesday Only applicants who go to . Processing centers in Haiti have a Chance to win Asylum in the United states. For those already at Guantanamo and any others picked up at sea the Choice will be a return to Haiti or apply for the new temporary Protection status in a third country until the haitian political crisis is resolved. Some 15,600 haitian refugees have been plucked from boats by the . Coast guard since june 15 when the United states announced it would begin processing Asylum claims on a . Ship. The Pentagon meanwhile maintained contingency plans for an invasion of Haiti if International sanctions fail to evict the military leaders who overthrew elected president Jean Bertrand Aristide in september 1991. Two thousand marines from Camp Lejeune ., shipped out thursday to stand by for the possible evacuation of some 3,000 to 4,000 americans in Haiti. \ Panama a reversal came just two Days after announced that country a offer of a Haven and despite efforts by vice president a1 Gore to persuade president Guillermo Endara to Honor the Deal. White House officials said the two had a lengthy Telephone conversation before Gore relayed the news to Clinton in Naples. A White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity characterized Panama a decision As a some function of internal politics a apparently resulting from Public pressure within Panama against accepting haitians
