European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 Meese denies Deal with Burford Washington a attorney general Edwin Meese Iii says he never offered Anne Burford a Deal guaranteeing payment of Legal fees in Exchange for her willingness to resign As chief of the environmental Protection who was White House counsel in 1983 when Burford resigned As Epa said reimburse ment was but no promises were in sure that at some Point during the course of the period of time in which she was tendering her resignation i had a discussion with her on the Meese acknowledged she was concerned about being reimbursed for the Legal fees that she had he told the Washington press because at a certain Point the Justice depart ment was no longer Able to represent it was indicated at that time that to the extent possible that the Legal fees would be reimbursed and that by Edwin Meese up photo which she wanted to there would be no giving up of whatever right to reimbursement she might he at no time was it Ever a quid pro quo for her Meese in an interview published earlier this week in Legal a Trade who resigned March the agreement with Meese was Oral and part of my youd think hed Honor his  you Burford stepped Down under pressure during a juror involving alleged improprieties at the ant pollution Agen she has asked the administration to reimburse some in Legal on Deputy White House press Secretary Larry Speakes said president Reagan believes Burford should be compensated if it is appropriate for the Bills she incurred stemming from investigations of the during his appearance Meese said this matter has been in the hands of Fred a White House Legal now for several and in sure it will be resolved sometime in the near Meese himself has asked the government to pay him More than in Legal fees he incurred while fight ing allegations of criminal and ethical while he noted that Burford situation was distinct from his Meese added that in both its a matter of statute that the two would be entitled to re the statute applying to Burford Case allows reimbursement for government officials forced to pay their own Legal Bills when the Justice department cannot rep resent Meese the Justice department did not defend Burford because it was involved in investigating various allegations involving the in his Meese the ethics in government act provides for reimbursement of Legal fees incurred by government officials forced to defend themselves against allegations investigated by a court appointed special special counsel Jacob Stein concluded last septem Ber that there was no basis on which to bring charges against Meese regarding Loans he received from friends who later landed government on other subjects in his urged the news Media to focus heavily on the nations narcotics problem As it zeroed in on Drunken driving and child Meese credited the news Media with turning the tide on these you took an interest in these and the Ink and the pictures the attorney general the Impact has been congressman urges criminal probe a photo in Winnies Shadow Stephen Parent Waits for a taxi outside Church ills hideaway bar in Hes unlikely to be As patient As the Silhouette of Winston which appears always ready for a nuclear technicians reported in South Africa Washington a a House of representatives subcommittee chairman has asked that a criminal investigation be launched into reports that highly skilled nuclear technicians May have illegally taken High paying jobs in South Edward made the re quest after the Tennessee Valley a government Agency that operates a vast hydroelectric Public Power told him it had indications that 21 of its skilled reactor employees had been recruited since 1980 by the electricity Supply commission of South Africa in a March 8 letter to Tva chairman Dean said 11 of the technicians May have joined Escom in the year after the Congress made it illegal for United states citizens to work in nuclear programs of certain nations without specific approval of the Energy the 1983 Law applies to countries like South Africa that have not signed the International treaty against nuclear Dean said Escom May have been offered up to a year in salary plus Broad fringe benefits to the former technicians at where corresponding pay Scales Range from to a Energy Secretary John Herrington is re viewing the situation and is expected to decide within two weeks whether to authorize technicians to remain in South Accord ing to a department who Heads the Energy and Commerce Power wrote Herrington on thursday asking that he first turn the matter Over to the Justice depart ment for an Fri he said documents he has received from the department Are in naked conflict Over whether the technicians knew about the 1983 Law before they took the our st30uj