European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday december 6, 1985 alien threat would unite world Reagan says Fallston. My. Up president Reagan said wednesday Hal he mid soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev thai the differences Between the superpowers would disappear if suddenly there was a threat to this world from some other species from another reporting on the recent Geneva Summit to students at Fallston High school Reagan said he theorized about a space invasion to emphasize the Point Hal we really arc All human beings Here on this Earth the remark was a departure from his speech to a group of students that emphasized one positive outcome of the Summit an agreement to expand the size and scope of cultural educational scientific and other person to per son exchanges Between the superpowers. Citing Gorbachev s professed desire for improved . Soviet relations Reagan said he invited the soviets to draw Back the barriers that separate our Peoples through such exchanges. Our objective is massive Exchange programs Between private citizens in both countries he said. Let s allow the people of the soviet Union and the people of the United Stales to gel to know each other without govern ments gelling in the describing Gorbachev As very intelligent Reagan said he sensed a great desire Tor peace on the part of the soviet leaders he Mei in Geneva lie said he also sensed a deep distrust of . Intentions. At one Point in i hair talks Reagan said he asked Gorbachev to just think How easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that we held if suddenly there was a in cat to this world from another we d forget All the Idle local differences that we have Between our two countries he said and we would find out once and for All thai we really arc All human beings Here on this Earth together. I Don l suppose we can wait for some alien race to come Down and threaten us Reagan said. But i think that Between us we can bring about that Weinberger stresses welfare of military families by Dick Hodgson Bureau Ramstein a Germany defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger stressed inc import Lance of the welfare of military members and their families but acknowledged during an air Force dinner wednesday night that during a War All family members could not be immediately evacuated. "1 think we always have to have in mind when accompanied Tours arc authorized what could be the Steps that might be required in the event that Hosti Lillico flared very suddenly he said. And there arc contingency plans to do that. I think it s unquestionably True thai All dependents would nol be immediately vac Ual cd Weinberger said in response to a que lion from inc audience. One of inc recognitions thai people have when they come on an accompanied tour is that there is an added Clement of danger and an added Csc Mcnol of Weinberger also acknowledged the significance of inc . Commitment to reinforce Europe and nato. It is an extremely important require ment because our ability to fulfil it will depend on the ability of the West to sus lain any sort of first strike that might come in against us he said. We Are increasing our air and sea life he said. That plus the arrange ments we have with commercial air carriers for adding to that capability would give us i think the ability to move the six divisions and various tactical air wings and others that arc called for in the nato Weinberger said the United Stales is adding to thai capability by pre position ing equipment a proposition he said is not easy to sell to Congress. It s expensive and it involves putting All the divisional equipment Over and hav ing it available by definition keeping it sequestered and available and nol using it he said. In times of budgets my ency that s not considered As High a priority by some. On inc other hand it saves enormous amounts of air and sea lift and is clearly the Way to go. We re trying to do it As much As we can. We really. I think have inc ability to reinforce nato As we Hare planned and we arc increasing our ability to do that All inc Lime he said. But we have to Bear in mind thai nato might not be the Only area under attack. I m frequently told in various hearings and of her forums thai we Don t have a coherent strategy because we Are trying to secure the funds to defend and do scr War in different parts of inc world at once he said. And we Are doing that because i think we have to do Hal. I think thai is a coherent strategy. I think it is essential Hal we have in mind while we could reinforce nato As we arc Commil cd to do Hal would de Pend on the circumstances not to require heavy reinforcements and allocations of troops elsewhere because All of inc Divi Sions that arc committed to reinforce nato have other assignment Weinberger said he was gratified by the High Quality of people serving in inc armed forces today and attributed i hair presence to advances in military compensation and welfare programs directed to military families. Part of the difficulty of attracting and retaining Quality individuals is critically dependent upon inc Comfort they feel about the Well being of their families he said. We recruit individuals but we re Tain Weinberger said the government is nol As sensitive to the needs of military personnel and their families As it should be. There is still too much of a feeling that these things arc the said one fairly prominent Mcm Burl of another Branch of the government whom he did not identify. Told him it s bad enough to have to Supply the guns and the ammunition without having to Deal with All these of her things you ask la s those other things we ask for Hal. Arc enormously important . Weinberger from Page 1 he said. Weinberger did not speculate on what country might assume the task dropped by inc dutch. We Don t know he said. We re still trying to get inc dutch to reverse that Deci Sion on anole or Issue. Weinberger said a new proposal in the Mutual balanced Force reduction negotiations to reduce nato and Warsaw pact troops in Central Europe has some Appeal for the United states but there arc problems. Wednesday morning nato informally presented new proposals to the Warsaw pact on reducing non nuclear forces in an Effort to breathe fresh life into the stalled 12-year-old talks. Sources told the associated press the suggestions were forwarded informally tuesday two Days before the week s regular plenary session to give inc East an Advance Chance to adviser from president Amft Fegan that he would have direct Access tolf Coval office with no interference from the jct of staff. I Don t Anli Cipnic poin Duxler said. Don and i at Cujow friends. I be known him since he was of Petary of Thi the president said s , underscored the continuity of our Forcini. speaking of Mcfarlane Reagan Laid "1 know of no president who has Bee belter at he state department Secretary of state George Shutlz said the administration the american people people All around the world who care about Freedom peace and a just order of relations among nations All owe a great Debl of gratitude to Bud Shultz said he welcomed by inc appointment of As Farlance s replacement. Virtually unknown outside Ihen brn of National Security experts was the architect of the Admire ration s successful plan to intercept ant Force the land ing of the egyptian jejune a carrying four palestinians accused i jacking the Achil Clauio cruise Shio a a senior official speaking privately Des Oabed Poindexter As quiet and hard wolfing slow to anger keeps pc n tons the Nicias predicted Poindexter would be Injo comial but would keep a much lower t than Mcfarlane an occasional guest network interview programs. Philosophically Poindexter is Cut from the same cloth As Mcfarlane a hard line prag Matist the official said. has Long avoided interviews and has privately expressed an aversion to the press which he has criticized for what he considers to be consistent inaccuracies. On the eve of the . Invasion of Grenada he instructed presidential spokesman Larry Speaks to Tell a reporter it was preposterous Hal the United slates was about f " land forces on the tiny Island. Ending Days of speculation a Arlane Reagan had told Rex Guk earlier tuesday he s retiring pfc scr Nancy realign admirer of Security Chiem fid ill miss him wish him Wen f Mcfarkine Pugan both sex marines clashed in Mon Anlund Over control of fore Gru Jurcy and . Jan. A Strong willed Bill incl former Oral executive used town Moshis Way As reported to be perturbed by Lane s direct Access to the president Mcfarlane a soft spoken reflective Ulyst was said to be concerned by the in Sist Cnoc of Regan a Wall Street Troker to play a major role in shaping foreign policy and defense decisions. In some measure Mcfarlane appeared to have been shunted aside during Reagan s Summit in Geneva with soviet Leader Mik Hail Gorbachev. Ii was Regan nol Mcfarlane who wound up sitting next to Gorbachev at an elegant dinner Given by the president. And Mcfarlane was off to the Side As Reagan and Gorbachev conferred on a Couch with Regan standing close behind leaning close to hear. Even so As the key planner of Reagan s Summit preparations Mcfarlane go much of inc credit for the meeting going the Way inc administration wanted. Mcfarlane Privatel if associates he was distressed at thug morals he was leaving because of Reg Alfrd was prepared to do what he Jcj to dispel them. One official said Ness kanc thought this was an a ppr logo believing that the Summit Cen a Success. W while acknowledging there had been a rift Between Regan and Mcfarlane the official said that s an Cicil history. They got along Well at Geneva. They be had a very Good relationship for a Long the official said reports of a continued Regan Mcfarlane feud apparently were being put out by people trying to undermine the chief of staff. Mcfarlane is stepping Down because he s been in a real pressure he s been under a tremendous Strain inc official said. At one Point in Geneva he worked until 4 30 . And was Back on duly at 6 30 . He s just worn out he said. For months rumours have circulated that in Farlance would leave. According to some i. He has been weighing a lucrative a porn new York. There have been Suggs was considering am Jusin Tokyo Israel and mos cow bul Art Fanini stration official said that s nol in theft Mcfarlane a Refl Marinc corps offi car is Reagan s third Mial Security adviser having moved up Al Klinc Deputy s Slot two years ago when Rea is longtime California Friend and p. Clark left to become Interior Secretary. The president s first Security adviser was Richard Allen. Consider a response. The talks arc scheduled to break thursday until january. Diplomatic sources in London. Bonn and nato Headquarters told the a the offer includes a Call to Shelve for now Dis agreement on each others troop strengths in favor of Small initial Mutual reductions. Also being proposed was an interim verification procedure for troop withdrawals they said. The worries Are the verifications Weinberger said. 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