Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, August 22, 1981

Issue date: Saturday, August 22, 1981
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Previous edition: Friday, August 21, 1981

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 22, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Black terror protested Paris a the Leader of commandos who hijacked an iranian gunboat mid the takeover was a protest against Black in Iran and other military actions will this is the Kamal Habibollah told a news he refused to say what other operations his Habih Ollavi was Iran Navy Mander under the late Shah hammed Reza he described Azadegan As an inde pendent nationalist organization Bent Only on freeing Iran from the islamic fundamentalist regime headed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Dur ing the we Klong other members of the group in Paris said they favor establishment of a constitutional monarchy in our act was purely a protest against the Black terror of the corrupt clergy who Are destroying a great Habibollah commandos in tugboat he said his groups 12 capture of the gunboat became a platform to carry the message to an International audience As Well As a Means for unifying iranian opposition forces in Twenty two commandos in a commandeered tugboat took Over the 50 metre Long French built gunboat off the coast of Southern sailed it to and then to mar where they demanded food and after negotiations with the the commandos agreed to release the iranian Crew and turn Over the it was then towed 80 Kilometres East to the French port of there were no at any Point France agreed not to expel or extra Dite the but did not specify whether they would be charged under French or International maritime Habibollah insisted that he and his commandos had acted in accordance with International and French Law and would not be in comments broadcast by Tehran radio iranian parliamentary speaker Hashemi a Sfanjani criticized France for not handing Over the what kind of discipline to or is this a Sfanjani and same cadaver eaters had charged that Iran did not respect world Laws during the seizure of the Ameri can the gunboat was one of three ordered by the late Shah from France but with held from delivery during the Ameri can hostage taking they were finally delivered in i parts to Wjk j says new York renter a ctr said yesterday it has documents prov ing that working through a French sold Iran some equipment for the iranians War with world while the report said the israeli government knew the spare parts 250 tires for phantom Des tined for it did not support a claim by Iran ousted president Abolhassan Banisadr on a ctr on thursday that Iran ruling islamic knew the source of the a ctr correspondent Pierre Salinger said documents obtained by Abc news confirm that the israeli ment is willing to Deal with even its most dedicated if they can strike a blow at a hostile Arab Salinger added this the documents prove israeli Mili tary equipment was sold to Iran with the consent and knowledge of the israeli arms Boycott two representatives of a French trading were in Iran on other business during the Spires arms Boycott of Iran that Fol Lowed the taking of american hostages in Tehran by iranian Iran War with Iraq broke out and the frenchmen were asked urgently to find key spare parts and equipment for the iranian Salinger among the equipment Seti obtained was some British Materiel bought from a labelled for shipment to Egypt but actually flown to Nimes in southwestern working through a top official of the israeli embassy in Seti put in an order for 250 tires for phantom f4 Jet the Backbone of the Irani an air Force sold to Iran by the United Salinger after clearance from the israeli Seti representatives flew to Tel picked up the tires and flew them also to other equipment included an m48 Tan engine and m60 tank parts sup plied by italian arms of and trucked to Salinger on the 3ttth Day of the hostage All this equipment was loaded a chartered from the Luxembourg based charter company cargo Lux for and flown to he the israelis were paid for their tires in two Bank the first dated in the amount of and the second dated for Salinger both transfers were made out to buying Mission of the government of Israel and transferred to its account in the Bank of a Moalim in Zurich Switzer he the Bill of lading for the plane was falsified with the tacit knowledge of French government listing All the equipment As civilian Salinger the Central intelligence Agency was aware since last october of the israeli involvement and it also protested to the French Over the shipment coming off its he former defence Secretary Harold Brown said in an a ctr inter View he would not be surprised if there were some sales of israeli Mili tary equipment to Iran but it was up Israel to confirm specific state department spokesman Dean Fischer said yesterday we have no evidence that any equip ment or spare parts subject to our controls has been supplied to Iran by the government of but Abc reported former officials in the Carter administration said Israel had shipped the equipment despite the arms embargo on the who were not said the Carter administration had raised the Issue with Israel and was assured that Israel would not again violate the Abc anti Khomeini commando crashes past newsmen after being questioned by French Iran speaker Calls for holy War against leftists Beirut the speaker of the iranian parliament yesterday called for a holy War against leftist whom he accused the United states of he also called the French Ca Daver eaters and said saudi Arabia is sacrificing the people of the Middle East by refusing to raise Oil speaker Hashemi Raf Sanjenis re at a prayer Sermon at Tehran preceded a funeral pro cession for six revolutionary guards killed in clashes with guerrillas in the iranian capital Tehran radio armed hypocrites must be execute angry crowds roared As the six coffins were carried through the streets to the Beheshti Zahra the broadcast monitored Here three guerrillas also were killed Tehran radio said the fight ing was the worst in the capital since Abolhassan Banisadr was ousted As president two months speaking of the leftist wave of bomb Ings and a Sfanjani said nowhere in the world is there such an extensive Campaign of terror America had a continuous cooperation in this he said the leftist or Mujahideen Are about totally it is an act of jihad holy War which erases corruption from society to crack Down on the a Sfanjani criticized France for re fusing to hand Over the monarchist hijackers of an iranian Navy gun French authorities allowed the who surrendered wednesday after seizing the boat off Spain a week to stay in what kind of discipline to or is this a Sfanjani and these same cadaver eaters had charged that Iran did not respect world Laws during the seizure of the Ameri can a Sfanjani also turned his Wrath on saudi saying the worlds Lar Gest Oil exporting country sacrificed the Downtrodden people of the Middle East to America by insisting on a Low Oil Price at the Geneva open Senegal planning a confederation Dakar Reuter three by soldiers from neighbouring plans for a weeks after a left Wing re the two West Afri gambian president Volt in 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will still guarantee each country the gambian initiative is a direct result of the at tempted coup of july 30 which severely Shook the tiny state of about the rebellion was put Down by the senegalese called in by president at a Cost of More than 900 it left Gambia Security forces in almost Complete informed sources in the gambian Capi said most of the 500man Field Force the nearest thing in Gambia to an army had gone Over to the rebel nor did Gambia cherished multiparty sys tem emerge the Leader of the Sherif has been arrested and is due to stand trial for treason because of his alleged role in the makes a Union Between the two countries would make sense geographically and historic about 300 Kilometres Long and 50 Kilometres wide at its broadest Gambia is completely tucked inside one senegalese Leader called Gambia a Pis Tol pointing into Senegal the two coun tries Are similar and the wolof language serves As a common overcoming linguistic differences bequeathed by Senegal French colonial history and Gambia British report Calls for doubling of Aid Washington an economic emergency in the world Bank yesterday called on the wealthier countries to Back a global Effort to improve the subs Aharas desperate financial in an internal the Bank also stepped away some what from its usually careful diplomatic language to criticize in detail the policies of Many african the almost two years in recommended a doubling of Aid to the Region by the end of and said that increased financial commitments have to be made now if these Levels Are to be it said that it is no exaggeration to talk of crisis in the it said the current stagnation in Africa is particularly disturbing against the backdrop of global economic recession where even the wealthier countries show less inclination to help relayed Trade the report warned that if outside help along with internal Reform is not the economic Outlook Tot these countries is ;