European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                5o/e on individual basis also in Disfavour wednesday May 3, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 7 poll finds Public against warplanes package h York i i the american . _ " new to Public overwhelmingly opposes president Carter s proposal to sell w.8 billion Worth of warplanes to Israel. Egypt and saudi Arabia according to a Harris poll re leased  poll said the 1,199 adults polled opposed Carter s package by a 66-26 percent majority because of wariness Over i a. Arms sales abroad and a feeling that America s Middle East efforts should to concentrated on peace. The Survey said a Large majority of americans in the nationwide poll also voiced opposition to Selling planes to the three nations on an individual basis. A 64-28 percent majority opposed the proposed Sale of 15 f-15s and 75 f-16s to is Rael. A 71-20 percent majority opposed the Sale of 50 f-5es to Egypt. A 73-18 percent majority opposed Selling do f-15s to Saud Arabia. The president has Given Congress an All or no ultimatum threatening to veto the triple Sale package unless All three coun tries receive planes. The pollsters said Many americans will feel Carter s arms proposal is directly opposed to his Campaign Promise to decrease the Sale of arms abroad. For Israel Egypt and saudi Arabia the results of the poll have serious implications. Vovis on altering  Accord on a arms allegedly okd in Moscow Washington not the Carter administration during Secretary of slate Cyrus r. Vance s visit to Moscow last month to Advance a new strategic arms Accord agreed to a vaguely worded provision that would limit future american cooperation on nuclear weapons with Allied governments in Western Europe officials said monday. It had been reported previously that soviet and american negotiators had agreed to restrict any Effort by the two sides to circumvent the provisions of the main treaty which would last until 1985, or the limited protocol which would run for three years. However it has been Learned that this re Striction will also affect potential euro Pean american efforts to collaborate on strategic weapons. The agreement which represents a com Promise Between previous american and soviet positions is said by officials to have removed one of the few remaining obstacles to achieving a new arms agreement later ibis year. But they acknowledged that the provision poses sensitive questions for the Western Alliance As Well As for relations with Moscow because it does not clearly spell out whether the United states under a new Accord would be Able to Transfer arms such As the cruise missile to Allied nations. The provision article 12 of the proposed agreement says that to insure the viability of an arrangement limiting soviet and american strategic missiles and bombers both nations will not take actions through third states that would weaken it. It does not specify what types of activity would be ruled out. While vague the provision is still More specific than that originally desired by american negotiators which would have avoided any mention of third states in the proposed Accord. However the original so Viet proposal was far More specific calling for a direct ban on Transfer of strategic mis Siles and components technical descriptions and blueprints for these  officials said that to break a six month deadlock Between the two sides Over this is sue la was necessary to adopt a Fallback position that included some limitation on nuclear cooperation with Allied countries. Apparently the t nit cd slates first offered iras alternative during Vance s recent Visil 5 in mormon family killed in plane crash Al do Bon. Iowa in Ali five Mem Bers of a Salt Lake City i Tah. Family were killed when their single engine plane crashed in a Cornfield one mile West of Audubon. The Iowa slate patrol quoted an by wit Ess As saying the i it Cratl Bonanza seemed to come apart in flight and then crashed near the county Fairgrounds the victims were a Bishop in the mormon Church his wife and Throe Chil Dren. They were David 0  n. 55 Carol t. Tvs in. 51, his wife Linda in sign. 20 Bruce Ensign. 14. And  Ensign. 10 the family was apparently on its Way to Salt Lake City from ii Buque. Where the aircraft left Marln a to Moscow but officials said the Western Al Liance agreed to this approach Over six months ago. Because the Compromise language finally agreed to in Moscow does not specifically Rule out the Transfer of american arms to Europe Allied governments Are said to be satisfied with the arrangement. Moscow at the same time is said to be pleased that Washington has agreed in principle that european american arms projects could undercut the proposed Accord. American opposition to Selling the israe Lis Jet fighters could make them feel uneasy about the strength of the . Commit ment to give Israel military assistance. For Egypt the poll suggests the Ameri can Public is worried that i a. Military Tidwill be used in another War. Vance denies Sale poses contradiction Cincinnati Dpi Secretary of state Cyrus Vance said monday it was no contradiction to step up . Arms sales to Middle East countries while pressing for peace in the Region. I believe it is very much in the inter ests of the search for peace that All of these arms Sale proposals be approved Vance said after a speech. Vance who met earlier monday in Washington with israeli prime minister Menachem begin said current Mideast peace talks Are at a