European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world thursday november 24,1994 Philippines balks at pact with . Officials re eco Roif be agree nerf on Navy port Calls  Washington Post Manila Philippines a Little More than a week after a visit by president Clinton the Philippines has rebuffed a draft military logistic agreement with the United states. During a hearing monday in the philippine Senate defense Secretary Renato de Villa said the signing of a proposed .-philippine acquisition and Cross servicing agreement previously scheduled for next month will be postponed so that certain ambiguous and objectionable provisions can be revised. The rejection of what . Officials de scribed As a routine agreement de signed to facilitate port Calls by . Navy ships reflects philippine sensitivities about anything that smacks of a return to an american military presence. Two years ago this week the Navy completed its pullout in the Philippines after Manila refused to renew a bases agreement. The Rebuff of the logistic agreement followed Thailand s refusal last week to reconsider a . Request to pre Reposi Tion military equipment and supplies aboard civilian ships in the Gulf of thai this is to inform our present As Well As future customers that we United furniture do not have any stores in Turkey or Italy. For More information please Call country code 0049 City code 6134 Tel. Number 21773. Thank you United furniture. Secretary of state Warren Christopher said during a visit to Bangkok last thurs Day that he hoped Thailand would allow the. United states to set up a floating arms depot sometime in the future. But . Officials said there is Little Chance that the thai government will change its mind. Clinton urged thai prime minister Chuan Leekwai in september to allow the United states to Anchor six civilian ships containing tanks armoured vehicles heavy weapons and military supplies in the Gulf of Thailand. On oct. 31, Thailand turned Down the request. Malaysia and Indonesia immediately expressed support for the decision. In talks with . Officials thai leaders said the proposal was rejected because of concerns about Domestic political repercussions and misunderstandings among other countries in the  the other countries were not identified but Thailand has been notably anxious in recent years to avoid .offending.China. Analysts say China could View a pre positioning arrangement As a Challenge to its growing status As a regional Power with extensive territorial claims Over the South China sea. China last week expressed opposition to any return of . Forces to Vietnam s Cam Ranh Bay. The idea was broached recently by a High ranking . Naval officer. After Thailand rejected the pre Pps toning arrangement there was intense speculation in Manila that Clinton would put the proposal to the Philippines Dur ing his nov. 12-13 visit to the nation. He did not raise the Issue in his talks with president Fidel Ramos however and . Officials stressed that pre positioning was outside the scope of the draft logistic agreement negotiated Between the . And philippine Milit Aries. The agreement originally scheduled to be signed in december at a meeting of the .-philippine Mutual defense Board would allow the . Military to buy goods and services Worth up to $12 million a year in the Philippines. For example visiting Navy ships could procure such items As fuel food clothing spare parts ammunition and repair serv ices. But after the Deal became an Issue among nationalists during Clinton s visit the philippine government became concerned that certain provisions in the draft such As one for storage services could be interpreted As violating the country s Constitution which bars for eign military bases troops or facilities from the Philippines except under a Rati fied treaty. Be Villa said monday that he had sent the draft Back to the Mutual defense Board for revision adding we have to make sure that it does not mean stockpile  . Ambassador John Negroponte said we certainly have no plans to engage in any pre positioning of stocks Here and we Are not proposing that to the philippine  Hitler suicide site won t be preserved  associated press berlins City officials have decided not to preserve the Only remaining part of the Bunker Complex where Adolf Hitler killed himself preferring to focus on the injustice and torture practice by the nazi regime. 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