s!I 5ic$t an 1M Eighty-Six Years of Editorial Freedom 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Another battleground in ica? Saturday, February 7, 1976 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan FBI,ACIA: New probes THE CALL BY Sen. Frank Church (D-Idaho) for the appointment Dof a special prosecutor to investigatef the excesses o fthe CIA and the FBI :.... comes surprisingly late. Criticism of our country's secret agencies has been raging in a steady stream for rgn several yearsand someintolerable abuses have been uncovered. It is : ".v."}..o: "::;.; about time that a methodicalbcorn prh n ie investigation of the two ..,ii j:dii?{:}??":iY }:. :4 Civ ';':i:+". groups be undertaken. As with the Watergate probe, the :ir; iYYrii' ?si;i?3i: Department of Justice is not the pro- per body to carry on investigations of the CIA and the FBI. The department is legally required, as Church points out, to defend government officials charged with committing improper official acts. It could not very well act as bothf prosecution and defense in the event that some foul play turns up. Also, the FBI is a subdivision of the Frank Church Justice Department. The Attorney General, in leading a department in- vestigation, would be probing one of ih his own departments. That would .... have the flavor of a conflict of in- * terest. A White House statement has Indi- cated President Ford's belief that the Attorney General and the De- { partment of Justice are fully capa- ble of carrying out their responsibili- ties" in investigating reported CIA nr and FBI abuses. "There is no need,"h the statement says, "There is no need for a special prosecutor . . . ND CHURCH REPORTS that At- torney General Edward Levi told him that the Justice Department is capable of conducting a satisfactory investigation. Levi is too confident of his depart- ment's impartiality. So is Ford. A thorough investigation of America's intelligence community is overdue, r <' and the more impartial the investi- dL gator, the better. E wrd Levi Quashing factory boredo-m By FRED HALLIDAY I ONDON (PNS) - Somewhere in the Pentagon and the Kremlin, dossiers on an obscure French colony at the mouth of the Red Sea are moving quiet- ly to the top of the pile. Called Djibouti, this tiny enclave of 130,000 could be Africa's next Angola. After a century of colonial rule, France announced Decem- ber 31 that it would grant inde- pendence to Djibouti - formal- ly called the French Territory of the Afars and fssas. But the prospects for a peaceful trans- fer of power look bad - and conflict could easily escalate into superpower confrontation. At root is possible civil strife between Djibouti's two nation- alities, the Afars and the Is- sas, that would likely trigger intervention by neighboring So- malia (with a population of Is- sas) and Ethiopia (which con- tains 200,000 nomadic Afars). BEHIND SOMALIA stands the Soviet Union, which trains and equips the 20,000-man So- mali army and has a missile facility in Berbera, on the So- mali coast. Behind Ethiopia is the U.S., supplying the military hardware for its war against rebel Eritreans and using its ports tfor naval purposes. AND IN THE middle, keep- ing 6,000 troops in Djibouti to conduct aerial surveillance of Somalia and radical South Ye- men for her Western allies, stands France. Add to this the strategic im- portance of Djibouti, command- ing the narrow mouth of the Red Sea - the Suez Canal's southern gate - and all the in- gredients emerge for a decolo- nization dispute rivaling those in the Congo, the Spanish Sa- hara, and now Angola. Tension is already high. De- cember saw an assassination attempt on the colony's pre- mier, a border clash between the French Foreign Legion and troops of neighboring Somalia, and a diplomatic flare-up be- tween Somalia and Ethiopia fol- lowing an attack by 1,000 dem- onstrators on the Ethiopian em- bassy in Somalia AND MOST recently, France flew 800 troops to its strategic Red Sea base at Djibouti, to reinforce the 6,000 soldiers al- ready based in that country. Meanwhile, guerrilla activity is increasing: a group apparent- ly based in adjoining Somalia kidnapped a busload of French school children near Djibouti, i'eranding immediate indepen- dence for the territory. One child was killed, five were wounded and another was re- portedly spirited back to So- malia. The French decision to grant Djibouti independence - if the Afars and Issas vote for it in a referendum - followed pres- sure both frosnthe military jun ta that took over Ethiopia in 1974 and from the UN, which voted December 9 to ask France to give up her colony. But Paris wants to retain a military presence in Djibouti to continue its aerial surveillance oerations. It thus plans to turn the reigns of power over to its hand - groomed candidate, the colony's present premier, Ali Aref. But Aref is an Afar, the mi- nority tribe by some 20,000. The French have relied upon the Afars for local administration since annexing the territory in 1862, rigging electoral rolls to give the Afars a majority in the colonial assembly. hosT OF TIlE Afars live in the capital city of Dhjibouti, which is surrounded by 10 miles of barbed wire and mines and guarded by the French Foreign Ler-ion. The barrier was erec- ted to keep out "undesirables" after anti-French riots in 1966. The "undesirables" are the Is- sas, dozens of whom have been killed or maimed on the line since. Suez Canal W P ~ SANIARABIA SUDAN - Red Sec RMTERN SCUMhERN ___ - YEMEN YEMEN AFAR-ISSA: Addis Ababa ET--A ETH IOPIA SOMALIA ====---2== Mogadishu ___-_ KENYA _ndon Oceon P S -_.. 0 Ms 300 ~P~r Somalia and Ethiopia-already watching each other closely for moves toward annexation of Djibouti after the French de- part - will almost surely be- come involved. The Somalis still call Djibou- ti "French Somaliland," its name until 1967. Their presi- dent, Siad Barre, has written to French President Giscard d'- Estaing opposing what he calls "fake decolonization" and de- manding that France remove its troops, take down the fence around Djibouti town, dissolve the existing Afar-dominated as- sembly and convene a meeting of all political forces in the colony. A SMALL GUERRILLA group is already active from Somalia, calling itself the Front for the Liberation of the Somali Coast. Last May they kidnapped the French ambassador to Somalia and released him in return for two Issas imprisoned in France for attempting to kill Ali Aref in 1968. The Ethiopians, on the other hand, are allied with Aref, de- pend heavily on the port of Dji- bouti for their trade, especially when the roads to Ethiopian ports are cut by Eritreans and Ethiopian rebels, and cater to Afar tourists from Djibouti. Though militarily preoccupied by the Eritrean revolt, the Ethiopians are likely to give Aref all the backing he needs for fear he might ally with re- bellious Afars in Ethiopia and create an independent Afari state if they refuse. Any clash between Somalia and Ethiopia along their lengthy border would threaten to in- volve both the U.S. and the Soviets, especially given Dji- bouti's strategic position at the mouth of the Red Sea. Whether the stakes are as high as those in Angola remains to be seen. Fred Halliday is a British freelance writer who specializes in the Mideast. This map shows Djibouti, cally located at the mouth Aref himself came to power on anranti-Issaplatform,call- ing for continued adhesion to France and the expulsion of all Issas without proper identity cards or' who voted for inde- pendence in a 1967 referendum.. In 1973, in the most recent colonial assembly elections, Ar- ef was accused of bringing in extra Afar voters trom Ethiopia and preventing Issas from standing for election. Today Aref and his supporters have changed the name of their party from Union and Progress Within the French Whole to the National Unity Party for Inde- the African country strategi- of the Red Sea. pendence, but they still call for French economic and military presence after independence. THE MAIN opposition party, the Popular African League for Independence, is led by Hassan Goulded (an Issa) and Ahmed Dini (an Afar).,They advocate "genuine independence," includ- ing an end to the French mili- tary presence. When Ali Aref launched his new party last De- cember an estimated 2,000 peo- ple attended his rally, while 20,000 showed up for a simul- taneous rally of the African League. If tension erupts into violence, Arts ntertainment Happen ings AUTOMOTIVE BIGWIGS are stew- ing again over the high rates of chronic absenteeism among industry workers. But a steady number of em- ployes continue to add an extra day to the weekend, unfazed by hard times and heavy unemployment. Bonus points and merit systems have been suggested as a cure for the persistent problem. Yet industry ex- ecutives remain blind to its real cause --sheer boredom with assembly line Jobs. Union bosses have responded with an equal lack of imagination, while quality control continues to fall, and tensions increase between the "de- linquents" and those workers who do continue to show up, day in and a day out. BUT UNTIL UNION officials take positive steps to demand alter- natives to assembly-line production, such conflicts will persist. After all no worker expected to screw the same two parts together day after day can be blamed for being absent - who'd have ever thought that one cog was so import- ant? TODAY'S STAFF: News: Susan Ades, Elaine Fletcher, Phil Foley, Ken Porsigian, Jeff Ris- tine, Rick Soble, Jim Tobin Editorial Page: Elaine Fletcher, hen Hersh, Steve Kursman, Stevens Step- Tom Arts Page: Jeff Sorensen Photo Technician: Ken Fink Daily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS PERFORMERS rehearse for tonight's showing of "L'Histoire du Soldat (A Soldier's Tale)" written by Igor Stravinsky. This musical drama, sponsored by the School of Music, will be performed in the Trueblood Aud. at 8:30 p.m. ARS MUSICA PERFORMANCE: Baroque concert-aut1entic (Continued from Page 3) rock, 9, $1 to $1.50. Loma Linda - JB & Com- pany, 9:30, no cover. Mr. Flood's Party - All Di- rections, 9:30, 75c. thursday CINEMA Shame - (Ann Arbor Film Co-op, Ang. Aud. A, 7 $ 9) - One of Ingmar Bergman's least esoteric and most accessible films, depicting the effect of a future world war on the lives of a couple living on an isolat- ed, unnamed island. Subtle and horrifying, Shame draws a pow- erful anti-war image as the couple (both professional mu- sicians) cling desperately to the vestiges of their culture, At Long Last Love - (New World, Nat. Sci. Aud., 7 & 9:30) - The critics' Potshot Film of 1975 - so thoroughly debunked, mocked and scorned that as a result practically no one has ever seen it (this writer includ- ed). Well, here's your chance, folks - just could be it's not as bad a flick as all the biggies led us to believe (it wouldn't be the first time). Loving Couples - (Cinema Guild, Arch. Aud., 7 & 9:05)- Mai Zetterling film of three pregnant women comparing their lives, loves and ultimate bitterness toward men. Harry and Tonto - (Matrix, 7 & 9:30) - See Wednesday Cinema. EVENTS A Concert of Japanese Classi- cal and Folk Music - esoterica from the Music School, Rack- ham, 8 p.m. The Creation, Disobedience, and Fall of Man and the De- luge -- The University Players presents a show which vies with Marat/Sade for the distinction of having the longest title. Are- na Theater, Frieze Bldg., 4:10 p.m. BARS Loma Linda - JB & Com- pany, 9:30, no cover.. Pretzel Bell - RFD Boys, bluegrass, 9:30, $1. Golden Falcon - Melodioso, jazz, 9, $1. Ark - Leo Kretzner, Cheryl Dawdy, and friends, folk, 9, $1.50. Heidelberg Rathskeller - Mustard's Retreat, folk, 9:30, no cover. Chances Are - Sky King, rock . 9$ tn 1SO Skin - (Ann Arbor Film Co-op, Jules and Jim in MLB at 7 & 9, The Soft Skin in MLB 4 at 7 only) - Truffaut's best - known and perhaps least - known film combined in a double feature. Rider on the Rain - (Ann Ar- bor Film Co-op, MLB 4, 9 only) - French suspense thriller starring Charles Bronson (oh, oh). The Asphalt Jungle - (Cine- ma II, Ang. Aud. A, 7 & 9) - A gang of crooks attempts a mas- ter caper. film is one of the best crime dramas ever made, carrying Huston's common theme of the wages of human greed. There aren't any really nice people in the film (another Huston trademark), but you find your- self absorbed in the intracacies of their heist and subsequent escape attempt. **** The Fortune - (Mediatrics, Nat. Sci. Aud., 7:30 & 9:30) - This nasty little comedy in- volves among other things mar- riage, the Mann Act and mur- der, but is primarily noteworthy as the latest chapter in the de- cline and fall of director Mike Nichols. Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson fight a losing battle against the dynamic duo of offensiveness and tedium. Harry and Tonto - (Matrix, 7 & 9:30) - See Wednesday Cinema. The Sixth Ann Arbor 8MM Film Festival - (Schorling Au- ditorium, School of Education) - The first of a three-night competition, featuring filmmak- ers from all over the U. S. All different films, many doubtless worth seeing. The best bet of the week.** Wee Willie Winkle - (Cine- ma Guild, Arch. And., 7 & 9:05) EVENTS Hidden Treasures - Moody Science films, and the title makes you wonder a bit. 2235 Angell, 12:15 p.m. BARS Bimbo's - Gaslighters, rag- time singalong, 6-1:30, 50c after 8. Ark - Heddy West, folk, 9, $2 50. Blind Pie - A-San red Ex press. C & W & R & B, 9:30. $1. Chances Are - Sky King, rock, 8, $2 to $2.50. Loma Linda - Mixed Bag, jazz, 9:30, no cover. Rubaiyat - Open Road, top 40's, 9, no cover. Mr. Flood's Party - Stoney Creek. country, 9:30, $1. By NANCY COONS A RS MUSICA presented a pro- gram of Baroque music Wednesday evening with enthus- iasm and lots of authenticity. Filling the Pendleton Room at the Union, the audience respond- ed appreciatively to the ensem- ble, and seemed disappointed when the performance ended without an encore. There is always a basic dif- ficulty in approaching historic music with its original instru- ments. Modern-day Isteners are accustomed to sophisticated winds and strings, and have had even their Baroque fare serv- ed with nineteenth-century or- chestration. Listeners can sit back at an 'authentic concert and feel edified, knowing that their Bach and Vivaldi are be- ing handled as authentically as possible. soiiynds. Pitches may have been adjusted to an oldr _rterval system, but random pitches have never been stylish. The program notes claim that 18th century instruments are more fiexible and less opaque, but ther flex- ibility should have been ex- ploited for a more c ir:fal mat- ching to the stable -itch of the harpsichord. Complaints aside, the concert went smoothly. Both the Handel and the Nau- dot pieces features the oboes, b'it as they were the most diffi- cult to listen to, the low strings and harpsichord gracefully up- staged them. The Vivaldi fea- tured the flute as performed by Michael Lynn. Isis gente ap- Proach flattered the rone of the instrument, and the bin-call ef- facts were charming. FOUR VOCAL solos i, Vhr Crawford. Her performance was outstanding, involving flawless runs down the length of the keyboard, complex ornamenta- tions, and a sensitive touch that shaped the gymnastics into mu- sic. It was her share of the Brandenburg that saved the program from being simply in- teresting: she was stunning. CAROLE KING TO TOUR IN '76 LOS ANGELES (P) - After an absence of almost three years from the concert circuit, Car le King will give an ex- pected series of limited tours through 1976. The first will be from Jan. 23 at Illinois State University at Normal and the last of the first tour will be Feb. 7 at Van- derbilt University, Nashville. Each tour will be in one geo- u. , ar, n Nn forA ( it . .hIV v w..s_... a s.".. ."