European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes a paint of Dallas Star Patrick Duffy slain Page 2 n aids. Crowe opposes 10-Yoar missile phaseout Page 5 d Mike Schmidt named no a mvp.1 sports Page 17  Runoff ocl a. Pui Licat vol. 45, no. 217 Friday november 21. 1966 d 8693 a Reagan defends Iran Deal Calls decision mine alone1 Washington a president Reagan an wednesday night stonely defended the secret Sale farms to inn saying the decision to go ahead was mine ind mine  to said two More american hostages in Leb anon would have been freed if there had not been so much publicity about the  Don t think a mistake a been made Reagan said of the sales repeating that he did not Trade arms for the three hostages who were  said Secretary of state George Shultz will stay in hit Cabinet Pusl despite the Secretary s scarcely disguised opposition to the arms Sale and tutors that he will resign. He has made it Plain he would stay As Long As i want him and 1 want him Reagan said. Defending the Deal and the secrecy that surrounded it Reagan said i was not breaking any Law in authorizing the arms Sale or ordering top aides not to immediately inform Congress at his first news conference in More than three months Reagan reiterated that there would be no fur ther arms shipments to Iran. But he said be was no prepared to rescind the presidential directive that he said made it Legal to break the arms embargo without a word to Western allies or to  thus moved to quell a controversy that has spawned criticism in Congress dismayed allies whom he pressured to observe an arms embargo against terrorist slates and threatened his own credibility As president. A poll taken after Reagan s nationally televised speech last week on the arms shipments reported that Only 14 percent of those surveyed thought he was essentially wiling the truth when he said he was not trading weapons for american  asked whether he had been forced on the defensive Reagan bristled and said i Don t feel 1 have anything to defend  decision for the operation is mine and mine continued on Page 24 Reward offered a parti policeman pals up a Interior Dent of tit Slatman Renault firm. The ministry Reward pouter offering 1 Mil lion frames about $11,000 for tarnation lading to the Irmert of the killer of Georges Besse 58, the pred pollen Bear the Pontoon Phi Rainel of two ship acts. Direct action terrorists not Luck men goo and Joseit Aubron. Iran Deal shows policy in disarray senators charge Washington a Senate democrats charged wednesday that president Reagan contradicted his aides in his latest explanation of . Arms ship ments to Iran and called for a revamp ing of . Foreign policy. Reagan appeared wednesday night Ata nationally televised news conference that was dominated by one Issue the arms deals with Iran. Sin. Sam Nunn the ranking demo crat on the armed services committee and one of the Senate s most respected defense experts said the president contradicted All the information put out by Bis aides in the past  Nunn told Abc i counted at least seven contradictions from what i have been told by Bis top  we have a foreign policy that s in serious disarray and it s Lime to take some Strong Steps Nunn said. He called for the appointment of a group of Wise men and women to take a look at what has been happening sen. Richard Lugar r-lnd., chairman of the foreign relations committee and one of the strongest while House sup porters in the Senate said of the administration s failure to inform Congress about the arms sales i suspect that the president does not understand the Law with regard to informing Congress on these  he welcomed Reagan s Promise wednesday night to give con Gress those details. Lugar also called for a reorganization of the administration s Structure for deciding foreign policy. Lugar told Abc that the National Security Council ought to know its place and that the Secretary of stale has to be the chief person in foreign  sen. Robert Byrd d-w.va., in line to become majority Leader when the new Congress convenes in january said the american people Don t want any More excuses. The fastest Way for presi Dent Reagan to become a lame Duck is for the president to keep making  i think it was a terrible mistake sen. John Glenn a Ohio said during a interview on the Cable news network. A series of one Blunder after  can t continue to deceive the Ameri can people and expect us to Trust  sen. Paul Simon d-i1i., told can that the president would have been better off by simply saying "1 made a  my belief is that a mistake was made said Simon procedurally be cause there s a real question of the con duct of foreign policy in the administration. I think we have to take a look at who s in charge of foreign policy in the while  sen Larry Presslor. R-s.d., during an. Other can interview defended Reagan saying i m not saying everything he did was perfect but he was trying to do the Best he , a member of the foreign re lations committee added "1 think the american people will support  . Sf/7/ holding military gear purchased by Iran by Richard c. Gross Washington up More than s200 million in military equipment paid for by Iran has been held in Tonge in he United states or has reverted to . Control since the arms embargo on Tehran began seven years ago the Pentagon said wednesday. Another $310 million Worth of military gear including spare parts for improved Hawk surface to air mis Siles and f-14 fighters that had been ordered by Iran has been sold to other countries since the embargo was imposed the Pentagon said. About $ 115 million Worth was paid for by Iran and still is legally owned by that country. 11 is in a Ware House at Mcguire fab n j. This titled material be Longs to Iran legally and cannot be touched by the United slates a Pentagon spokesman said. Another si85 million Worth of military gear Wai see Iran on Page 24