European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R inside stripes d House oks anti drug Bill including death penalty Page 2 d Reagan says Liberal judges boost crime in  Page 5 d Boston Houston win in baseball playoffs Page 17 Utho Iii unofficial publication Foi vol. 45, no. 175 Friday october 10, 1986 mid r often d 8693 a Kalb quits state department cites deceptive information program a photo Bernard Kalb by the los Angeles times Washington Bernard Kalb vowing to protect his integrity As a american As a spokesman and As a journalist resigned wednesday As state department spokesman to protest a . Deception and disinformation program designed to undermine libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi. I do not want my own credibility to be caught up or subsumed in this controversy Kalb said. The controversy May vanish but when you Are sitting alone it docs not go  Kalb 64, has been chief spokesman for Secretary of stale George p. Sulu since Jan. 1, 1983. Before accepting he Post his first in government Kalb was a correspondent for the new York times lbs and Abc for almost 40 years. His Deputy Charles Redman was named acting spokesman. In a final sparring match with report ers Kalb refused 10 confirm the exis tence of the disinformation Effort that a romped his decision to quit. My res ignation docs not endow me with a Sud Den Freedom to act on what might be secret Kalb said. Kalb s actions served to further con firm the program which had already been confirmed in less dramatic fashion by other officials. Details of he plan have nol been officially declassified. After the Washington Post published report on the program last week several administration officials confirmed its existence but denied its purpose was to mislead the Public. A variety of sources said that presi Dent Reagan and his top advisers including Shutlz approved in August what the Secretary of stale later called a psychological warfare Campaign against Qadhafi As part of the program mis leading information was Given to report ers implying Hal a new .-Lihya show Down was imminent. The first word of Kalb s decision came from Redman who read a one paragraph statement by Shutlz "1 am sorry to see Bernie Kalb go. 1 Admire him As a Fine journalist respect him As a colleague and adviser and value him As a Friend. Bemie has my thanks for the Job he has done and i wish hint  Kalb was Given an Opportunity to stale his Case half an hour after the regular briefing. Kalb said he had not been asked personally to mislead anyone Bui he said he had been grappling with the Issue since the original accounts of the disinformation program appeared. A Cash had been at Shutlz s Side Al the United nations when Shutlz said there was nothing wrong with efforts to keep Qadhafi off balance. But wednesday Kalb said now a controversy has swirled up about credibility. You face a Choice. Whether to allow oneself to reabsorbed in the ranks of silence or voice a modest  Kate s action could put pressure another government officials who knew of the program such As while House spokesman Larry Scakes to defend their own integrity. When asked by reporters aboard air Force one As he accompanied Reagan Ona political Campaign trip Scakes said i Don t have any comment on b. Kalb prisoner s Fate being decided by Nicaragua Managua Nicaragua up the government deciding whether to try a . Citizen whose cargo plane was shot Down Over Southern Nicaragua agreed wednesday to let . Officials visit the captive. Government spokesman Angeja Saballos speaking on slate radio also said Nicaragua was willing to a churn to the Una cd states the bodies two Crew members identified As americans. In no moment did we deny consular Access or think about keeping the bodies Saballo said countering accusations from the slate department earlier in the Day that . Officials were being Kepi from seeing the Man who identified himself As Eugene Hasenfus. The leftist government also sent a protest note see prisoner on Page 24 downed american Eugene Quennis 45, being led away by Sandi Nhu Soldier after his capture. If unlikely personnel chief , form f i f by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Garmisch Germany the commander of the army s militant personnel Center has discounted Chance of an officer if and project fid Smithe number of Middle  this Fis Cal year ill make every Effort to adopt Mea Gen. Bobby b. Porter 9accessio Force maj. Officer positions he possibility of an officer if follows a congressional Call for a reduction in the number of officers in Aji services in the 1987 defense authorization bin under the Bill the army could face eliminating 2,000 Tieti tenants brought undue the selection rates for promotion to my Blethe majors selection Board into the Kin Ivy Nulf by the possibility of Force vib i be reason the As 24