EXCERPTS FROM REAGAN'S ADDRESS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

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• Publication Date: May 9, 1985
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STRASBOURG, France, May 8 ? As
gresident Reagan left the European
Parliament today, a bitter war of
words broke out among the assembly's
? countless political groupings over the
significance of his speech.
In a series of news conferences and
stateMents, Conservatives, Socialists,
;4 Communists, and environmentalists,
t foes of nuclear weapons and those who
? oppose visits to the Parliament by for-
eign heads of government were all
''quickly trading different views of Mr.
Reagan's remarks.
" !Barbara Castle, a former British
Cabinet minister under a Labor Party
Government, whO led a Walkout by
some 30 Socialists, Communists and
members of various Green parties,
was the first to hold a news conference
_to denounce Mr. Reagan's address.
? Mrs. Castle said the walkout had
, Open spontaneous. "Other Socialists
^ .siaid they would let me decide whether
, , we should leave," she said. "When he
went on about the Soviet nuclear
buildup and all the places in the world
- where the West should have resisted
- Communism, I had had enough," she
? said, adding, "He piled provocation on
provocation, never even mentioning
Russia's contribution to victory 40
,* years ago."
4? Briton Scorns Walkout
Most of the British Labor Party dele-
gation, two French Communists and
seven members of the Green Party
from West Germany, the Netherlands
and Belgium followed her example and
left the chamber toward the end of Mr.
Reagan's address.
Sir Harry Plumb, a Briton who heads
the Conservative Party group in the
Parliament, quickly scorned the walk-
. ,R.ut. "Those Labor members who have
.,,t *,?pught to turn President Reagan's visit
* to an occasion for tasteless partisan
4 tests bring shame on themselves
knd on their countries," he said in a
**, prepared statement.
"The generous and enthusiastic ap-
-plause which greeted President Rea-
**g. an's speech is the authentid voice of
4 :$ the peoples of Europe," he added.
4 "r? 44' ,* The Euro-Parliament Group for Nu-
, Ji
clear Disarmament, a grouping of
, apout 60 people from various leftist and
44**.
,40, centrist parties, announced it had dis-
:t ,ttibilted the blue-and-white posters
some members waved during Mr. Rea-
;
?
ran's speech. The posters said, "Hands
4 Off Nicaragus," "No to Cruise and Per-
hing" and "Nuclear Freeze Now."
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THE NEW YORK TIMES,, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1985
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etbal War
Over Reagan
In Strasbourg
By PAUL LEWIS
Special to The New York Times
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Plains: Meet the
Soviet's Role Remembered
4.4 On Tuesday the group organized a
4?4
public debate with the Rev. Jesse Jack-
. on, on the theme "Another America,"
tg seek to show that their opposition to
Reagan's policies was not anti-
ericart in nature. A statement
,issuect`'today said that meeting had
,;adopted "by acclamation" a, declara-
on regretting that more recognition
ad not been given during ceremonies
marking the 40th anniversary of VE
Day to the contribution to winning the
war made by black American soldiers
and troops from the British and French
colonies.
The group also recalled the role of
the Soviet Union in the victory over the
Nazis.
Mr. Reagan was sent several open
letters during his hourlong visit to the
European Parliament.
The large Jewish community in
Strasbourg welcomed him, but ex-
pressed "stupefaction" at his decision
to visit a German war cemetery on
Sunday. An organization of German-
speaking French Alsatians wrote ask-
ing Mr. Reagan to help them obtain
German-language education in public
schools for their children. "While
France and Germany, formerly two
enemies, have become best friends, the
people of Alsace-Lorraine still wait for
justice," the letter said.
But the most unusual reaction to Mr.
Reagan's visit came from three Danish
Socialists led by Ove Fich. They boy-
cotted the event on principle.
"It's not personal," Mr. Fich said.
1We think the Parliament is for us, so
we never attend when foreigners speak
here. If President Reagan wants to talk
to us he should rent a hall in the town."
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Irish Leader Reports Canada
,Backs His Talks With Britain
OTTAWA, May 8 (Reuters) ? Prime
Minister Garret FitzGerald of Ireland
said today that he had won Canada's
wholehearted support for British-Irish
talks on the future of Northern Ireland.
After a 45-minute meeting here with
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Mr.
FitzGerald said the Canadian was
"very anxious to give it the maximum
support." He added, "I was very happy
that his reaction in that respect was so
positive and warm."
Since 1969 the British-ruled province
of Northern Ireland has been torn by
sectarian violence that has taken 2,400
Ves. Britain and Ireland have been en-
gaged for the last year in talks aimed
at restoring peace.
Mr. FitzGerald, on the second day of
an official visit to Ottawa, said: "We
have quite a distance to go before we
v411 know if we can reachagr,eement
with the British Government."
Mr. Mulroney stressed today that
Canada had no intention of playing a
mediating role and "would not inter-
fere in the internal affairs of other
countries."
Disease Toll in England Is 31
BRISTOL, England, May 8 (AP) ? A
64-year-old nurse has died from a com-
bination of legionnaires' disease and
kidney failure ? the 31st victim of an
outbreak of the disease, a health de-
partment official said today. Seventy
people believed to be suffering from the
disease are hospitalized in central Eng-
land. The nurse died last Thursday in
Bristol's Southmead Hospital, a
spokesman for the South Western Re-
ebnal Health Authority said.
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