7 | | Q BIRMINGHAM, England (CP) — The body of an ‘Indian diplomat has been found two days after he was ‘kidnapped in a suburb of -Britain’s second-largest ‘city, police said today, : A police spokesman said ‘Ethe bedy, found in a farm slane about 32 kilometres southeast of Birmingham, Thad been identified as ‘Ravindra Hareshwa ¢Mhatre, 48, No. 2man at the sIndian Consulate in Bir- _mingham. ot i Mhatre was abducted on his way home from work * Friday night. ; Responsibility for the ‘kidnapping was claimed by j'@ little-known group called -the Kashmir Liberation SArmy,: : ‘In a letter delivered to “Reuters news agency in =London late ‘Friday, the Kashmir Liberation Army Page 10, The Herald, Monday, February.4, 1984 Diplomat’s body Indian government. ’ Midiands ‘ Reuters today the body was found Sunday night in the - demanded a ransom of $1.4 ‘million U.S, and the release of Kashmiris held by the The letter’ described the Kash- miris as political prisoners. It said the kidnapped diplomat would be shot dead unless the demands: were met by 2 p.m, EST Satur- day. . , A spokesman for the West police driveway te a farm at Hinckley, Leicestershire, Assistant Chief Constable David Gerty said the cause ‘of death has not been established bul that- the dipiomat’s death is being -lreated as a murder, , SAW HUDLED MEN Police said a witness told them Sunday he saw a Broup of men bundling another into a car. near told’ With Minister of Tourism A REGULAR FEATURE PREPARED BY MEMBERS OF YOUR PROVINCIAL CABINET. CLAUDE RICHMOND [Eee / Mhatre’s , returning home from work. Mbatre, 48, had a wife and a‘H-year-old daughter ‘and _ had been in. Britain about 18 - months, living in the Bir- ' mingham suburb of Bartley - Green, , Before the witness came | forward, the diplomat was last seen waiting at a bus stop in. central _ Bir- mingham, whichhas a large immigrant population from evening aboul the time the 'f diplomat would -have been." the Indian sub-continent. ‘ iM Police said earlier they had not previously heard of the Kashmir Liberation Army and had received no contact about the kid- napping. The Birmingham- based Jammu =. Kashmir Liberation Front, men- _ tioned as a contact group in the kidnappers’ statement; also said it had not heard of the army and. disavowed “terrorism.” - | The Himalayan’ state of Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan’ Since independence from ° Breakthrough made in saving jobs Britain in 1947, ‘and two- thirds of it is ruled by India, Both India and Pakistan claim sovereignty over the whole area. . The kidnappers’ demands were made in a typed letter delivered by’ hand to Reuters' ‘Fleet ‘Street, London, headquarters. The letter named several Kash- miris held in India the group wanted released and be allowed to return te Kash- mir, Sister and brother team, Alaine S provided smooth vocals. ‘was also, playing. for the Jamboree parks and Earl Hovland, artists w for contemporary ballads: Earl nd, a local group of si of 250. ho provi Se ecllie: E ded their talents toe ntertain the audience HALIFAX: (CP) breakthrough was .an- nounced Sunday in--thé, ef: fort to save - National: Sea Products Lid. .and’”.the thousands of jobs it proyides in small . coastal -.com- munities in the Atlantic provinces, Ma Nalional Sea’s board will be presented today with a ; Pany’s - | Who will make Expo 66 : canbe, On May 2, 1986, the gates will open to the most ex: clting and important international event to také place in Canada during the rest of the century, And It is hap- pening right in our own backyard; right in downtown British Columbia. Tam speaking, of course, of Expo aa. . As minister responsible for Expo, I have a uniqu ventage point from which to witness the progress and elopment of British Columbia's efforts to host a world exposition. 1 would like to take this opportunity to explain a little about this fantastic event which will happen in our province. There are two types of world fairs: universal and special category. Expo 86 has been sanctioned by the Hureau of International Expositions as a special category event focussing on transportation and com- munication; its theme will be “Man in Motion”, The fair will be an opportunity for participating ex- hibitors to display to the world their achievements and aspirations. Nations will be able to compare the level of their own technology and development with others, and the possibilities for opening up avenues of learn- ing, cooperation and exchange are endless, The government of British Columbia initiated the idea of hosting this international event as the ideal way to celebrate two important events in our province, In 1886 the first CPR train arrived at Pacific tidewater, so 1986 will commemorate the 100th anniversary of this - vital development in Canadian history, The centennial of the City of Vancouver will also | occur In 1986, an important reason for the location of the Expo site in British Columbia's largest metropolis, ___ The progress to date has been almost phenomenal. The number of international participants is growing almost daily, the construction of the fair site is on schedule and the economic impact figures have had to be revised upwards to reflect the anticipated incréase in foreign visitors. ; Last week I had the very great pleasure of announ- cing the participation at Expo 86 by the Soviet Union. In keeping with the exposition theme, it is expected that the Soviets will have a large pavilion exhibiting their technological achievements in space and other areas of transportation. ; The participation of the Soviet Union in British Col- umbla’s exposition brings to 26 the number of foreign nations who will have a presence at Expo. To date, other major exhibitors will be the United States, Great Britain, Australia, France, Kenya and Spain. y Negotiations are actively under way with many other countries and I anticipate making further major announcements, possibly within the next few weeks. In all It is expected that over 40 nations will par- ticipate. All Canadian provinces and the territories will - have pavilions as will several American states. Up- _ Wards of 30 major international corporations will con-_ struct their own pavilions to exhibit their technological and communications products. But the exposition will be more than just a trade fair. The communications aspect of the falr will offer international participants the opportunity to exhibit their cultural heritage and diversity, The World Festival, the most prestigious of the Ex- po's performing arts programs, will feature approx- ’ Imately 250 performances by world class orchestras, opera, theatre and dance companies. Expo 86 and the Royal Bank, which is co-sponsoring the event, have jointiy created a unique partnership between the arts and the private sector, a Partnership which may prove to be the most novel and beneficial toa performing arts festival by a private corporation. All of British Columbia will be able to participate in, contribute to, and benefit from Expo 86. Ac- commodation and holiday expertences can be provided by regions throughout the province; each community can design and develop programs to attract the estimated 16 million visitors to their area of British Columbia. Expo 84 will be the biggest taurist op- - ; portunity of this century; a stepping stone to B.C.’s future a8 a tourist destination with a world-wide Teputation. - - ; In addition, the Expo Festival will utilize B.C. pro- fessional performers as well as amateur bands choirs as part of the on-site entertalnment. Expo 8 will be the most important and exciting event to happen in British Columbia, not just because of the International exhibitors, or the magnificent scenery of our province, or the quality of famous ar- tists who perform here, It is the people of our province the success that we all feel it I have every confidence that we will demonstrate to the world thal British Columbia is ready to assume & position and rote of increasing importance on the world ge. and - , detente anymore, The military is ascendent; there is - some doubt as to whether the party runs things‘even, | Arrows ar) . By Nigel E. Hannaford - ‘The amazing relationship between American big business and the Soviet Union Is explored in a recently- published book, Red Carpet, by Joseph Finder. ~ Finder sets:the tone for the book with: the Gomi- - ment, ‘Paradoxically, in the land of socialism more than anywhere else in the world, American capitalists ‘are treated like royalty.” What does the man. mean, now? Well, perhaps it's not such a paradox really; the . Russians are noted for their ability to say one thing and ’ do another. They talk of peace and shoot down en .| airliner with 269 people aboard. They denounce ‘ western imperialism While pushing thelr own armies nto Afghanistan and their surrogates into Africa and | ‘iy South East Asia. . . ’ They talked of detente in the 70s; meanwhile they built up a commanding lead in deliverable firstistrike nuclear weapons. Now they're. not, talking about as Russian foreign policy becomes more nationalistic, prompting comparisons with the objectives of the bad old Czars, ; ‘ So really, nothing should surprise us about the Rus- sians, except perhaps that we should still be surprised atall. - The links hetween big business and the Soviet Untion go back a long way. Oilman Armand Hammer, whose father Julius founded the American Communist party, was meeting with Lenin as far back as 1921. Then for three decades, this confidante of Rockefeller and Roosevelt and many other establishment decision makers developed the tant Occidental Petroteum Co. ‘into a company that would be Ideally suited to trade with the Soviet Union’, says Finder. In the process, Hammer became a * regular traveller io the Soviet Union and was as well regarded there as he was in the U.S. ; Another Rockefeller confidante, Cyrus Eaton, was also highly favoured by the Soviet leadership in the late: "50s afd "60s, Apart from being hugely wealthy, Eaton was one of the originators of the little known Pugwash conferences, . oo. . Pugwash is a small village in Nova Scotia. Eaton bought a nearby estate‘and turned it into a sort of soctal club cum conference centre for International _ Statemen and thinkers. Pugwash Conferences are held on a regular basis and there is some reason to think that their deliberations have great effect upon the for- mation of American policy, espectally through the Democratic party. The infamous British pacifist Ber: trand Russell had a lot to do with Pugwash at one time, 80 that will give some idea of the kind of policies It pro- moted., . eo It was around 1957, when Pugwash was establish- ed, that the concept of nuclear deterrence, or mutual assured destruction, was popularly promoted, Some well known Pugwash graduates had a hand in that too. The idea was that nuclear war was not winnable, so peace was stabilized. , ‘ ‘ The truth was that the U.S.S.R. could not win a nuclear.war at that time. The U.S. and Great Britain © could have done s0. Now the situation has changed. The Russians firm- ly believe that they could win such an event, not perhaps without casualties in the 20 million range, but . that ls to them an acceptable logs, ‘This seemingly low figure is made possible by the excellent civit defence program of shelters which they have promoted over the Jast decade and the accompanying atmosphere of War preparedness. - : . Meanwhile, we continue to be told (hat nuclear war {6 unwinnable and that anything we do to counter Rus- slan arms, such as deploying the cruise missile, is destabillzing. . Remember too the great truck plant on the Volga, the world’s largest, designed in the west and financed "by western banks, busily turning out military vehicles, . Consider also our own contribution to the Russian war effort, cheap wheat, without which their whole economy would collapse. ‘ Finder's book isn’t light reading, but -it would repay Careful atudy with new Insights on some of the key issues of today's world, Bae aN dt gh yd eee Be ae fi -- A" plan, negotiated by the federal and © provincial ' governments and supported by.three banks, the com- restructuring committee and a group of privale investors, . The plan would leave - control of the largest fishing and processing company on the East Coast in the private sector, giving private in-. vestors 80. per. cent of. common shares, Fisheries. Minister Pierre De Bane and his Nova Scotia counterpart, John Leefe, said in a joint an- nourcement. ; : The federal ‘government — ’ shareholders. will approve would hold 20 per cent of the shares, a-departure from an earlier proposal that Nova Scotia had -angrily in- terpreted ‘as a bid for government contro) of the fishery. _ ... The acrimony dropped off . suddenly. as*De-Bane: and : ' Leefe expréssed hope that endangered National Sea jobs, now could be saved. _. They said the agreement | . business provides for a considerable infusion of equity by both the public and the private seclor, but did not say how. much. ep EXPECTS APPROVAL Frank Covert, head of the restructuring committee, said the National Sea‘ board is likey to approve the plan. - “We'are prepared to say to the board it supplies. just about. “everything - the company needed,” he said ' ‘in an interview. “It is up to the board to decide but I bave no doubt in the world they will decide favorably. toward jit. . ' - “also have rfo doubt the it.” .| The announcement, did not identify the ‘banks. However, National Sea's main lenders have been the Bank of Nova Scatia and the Royal Bank of Canada and there’ have been__reports- Toronto . Dominion - Bank also has a role in the restructuring. Weeks of talks to salvage the company were con- ducted under the threal that the "Bank of Nova Scotia ‘would, move in and try lo retrieve. outstanding loans "of more than $75 million.” after ad- ~ ‘The ~ bank, vancing initial deadlines, -had’ sald it would call its loans-Feb. 23 if.a deal were. not worked out ‘in the meantime, *— . National Sea's head office is in Halifax butits presence is felt in fishing-villages and towns in far-flung parts of Nova Scotia, Newfoun- dland, New Brunswick and ‘ Prince © Edward. “Island, "where it runs a network of its . plants. and. sends - ” trawlers to sea. ‘SHOULD GROW Its role would be even more pervasive if'a strategy agreed upon earlier is carried through. National Sea is to:absorb most of the vassets of. another - fishing giant, ‘H. B. Nickerson and ~ Sots Ltd. of North ‘Sydney, NS. an Atlantic: Canada’s four Jirectory major fish processors built up debls estimated at more than $250 million before Ottawa came up with, resiructuring plans for the industry. Qver-expansion, high interest rates and stiff foreign competition drove them to the wall after they bought more plants and added to their fleets In response to Canada’s declaration of a 200-mile exclusive fishing zone in. 1977. 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