Cable Briefs

Press, 1 September 1982, Page 8

Cable Briefs

Zionist dies Nahum Goldmann, a former president of the World Jewish ’ Congress for nearly 30 years, has died in West Germany, aged 87. Mr Goldmann was a prime mover in the creation of the State of Israel and a leading campaigner for reconciliation of Germans and Jews after World War 11. He was highly critical of Israel’s recent military action in Lebanon and was quoted as describing the government of Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, as a “tragic” period in Jewish history. In an interview earlier this month, he accused Mr' Begin of reviving anti-Zionism and anti-Semi-tism throughout the world by invading Lebanon—Bad Reichenhall, West Germany. Fighter shot down A Syrian Air Force MiG fighter-bomber has been shot down north-east of Beirut, Lebanese security sources said. The Right-wing Falangist Party Radio said the / aircraft was fired on by both an Israeli plane and Israeli missile boats in the Mediterranean. This was the/first Syrian plane to be shot down since the opening weeks of Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in June.—Beirut. ■? Vigil in vain The Opppsition leader, Joshua Nkomo,-- has held a one-night btish vigal in southern Zimbabwe' hoping for news of six kidnapped foreign tourists but said that z he had no new leads. Mr

Nkomo, whose armed supporters the Government blames for the kidnapping, camped at Lupane northwest of Bulawayo and urged villagers with any news about the two Britons, two Americans and two Australians to go and talk to him. He said he had not come up with any lead but said villagers in the area had promised to help him and Government search parties.—Bulawayo. First Moscow visit The United Nations Secre-tary-General, Javier Perez de Cuellar, will visit T the Soviet Union this month,'■ the Soviet news agency Tass has said and diplomats expected his talks with Soviet leaders to touch on the Middle East, disarmament and Afghanistan. The visit, scheduled sometime in the first 10 days of this, month, would be ; the Secretary-General’s first trip to Moscow since he took ''office in January. — Moscow. ? Reporter jailed A newspaper reporter was sentenced to three months imprisonment in Dedham for contempt of court because he refused to testify at a murder trial. Paul Corsetti, aged 33, a reporter for the “Boston Herald American,” was handcuffed and taken to the Billerica House of Correction after he lost two last-minute quests for freedom. — Dedham, Massachusetts.