European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sicle stripes Bobby Layne Dies sports Page 21 d travel regulation changing. Page 2 d great lakes flood three states Page 5 d ship collision did t happen Page 28 the St is am of types vol. 45, no. 229 wednesday december 3, 08693 a ic1ai f us in ton it Ilell Ambo forces decembers 19af to panel opens probe of Iran Contra deals Washington a the Senate intelligence committee put former National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane under oath for closed door testimony monday As it opened a two week investigation into the secret use of Iran arms Sale profits to Aid Nicaragua s Contra re Bels. The National Security Council aide identified As running the diversion operation Marine i. Col. Oliver North entered he hearing room late in the Day in uniform and stayed for almost four hours As the committee remained in ses Sion 12 hours without a break. Sen. David Duran Burger r-minn., the committee chairman refused to com ment on what the panel was Lold but said the witnesses were cooperative and  i am satisfied we Are getting the kind of Candor we had hoped for he said. Several senators called for the creation of a special committee to Lake Over the investigation. Senate leaders of both parties agreed see deals on Page 26 Reagan curbs Csc staff during probe Washington a president Reagan monday ordered his National Security Council staff nol to con duct diplomatic military or intelligence operations while a review Board investigates the Agency s role in inc secret Sale of arms to Iran and the diversion of profits to nicaraguan rebels. Saying i want All the facts to come  the presi Dent also said he would Welcome the appointment of a special prosecutor if recommended by the Justice department. And he reiterated that he had known nothing about the secret Transfer of up to $30 million to the Nicara Guan contras. In response to questions from reporters Reagan told his Prus spokesman you can Tell the Flat out that 1 had no knowledge whatsoever of it until de Meuse briefed me on it monday afternoon nov. 24. Facing the gravest crisis of his administration Rea Gan Mcl with a three member review Board he has charged with the task of investigating Csc staff operations. The Board is headed by former Republican  Tower of Texas and includes former democratic senator and onetime Secretary of state Edmund mus Itie and Brent scowcroft who was National Security adviser in the Ford administration. Their appointment was announced after Reagan accepted he resignation of his National Security adviser vice adm. John Poindexter and fired Marine it. Col. Oliver North who was said to have arranged the trans Fer of the arms Sale profits to the contras. Officials have said Poindexter knew about the operation but did nothing 10 Slop in. Korth reported for duly As ordered monday to the Headquarters of the Marine corps and a corps spokes Man said he spent monday morning dealing with see Flea Gan on Page 28 i. Col. Oliver North leaves his Home monday in great fills vs., to return to duty with the Marine corps report links Perot to $2 million Lebanon Ransom Washington a Texas billionaire h. Ross Perot at the Schesl Ofa now dismissed National Security coun cil aide put up $2 million earlier this year to Ransom five . Hostages in Leb anon the Washington Post reported. Marine la. Col. Oliver l. North the Csc aide fired nov. 2s for what the administration said was his role in funnel ing iranian weapons payments to Nicara Guan Contra rebels asked Perot on May 23 to Deposit $2 million in a Swiss Bank account said the newspaper quoting Anonymous informed sources in tues Day s editions. Perot listed by Forbes Magazine As the third wealthiest american was on the Point of Tele Xing the Money when North called and asked Perot to Send it by courier to Cyprus for an Exchange in a ship to ship Transfer the Post said. Perot s courier wailed five Days on Cyprus but the Deal fell through for reasons that could nol be determined the news paper said. The newspaper said its information was provided by informed sources including people with firsthand knowledge of inc transactions  contacted monday night Daniel Howard a White House spokesman said the Ransom attempt if it occurred was undertaken without the knowledge or authorization of the National Security Council. North s attorney Brendan v. Sullivan jr., did not immediately Velum Tele phone messages left at his Home monday nigh i. Perot also could not be reached for comment but he was quoted by the Post As saying i will confirm that from time to Lime i have responded to request from the american government to help americans in  he declined to comment further. The Ransom attempt directly contradicted president Reagan s stated policy of refusing to negotiate for the release of hostages but one source told the Post the Ransom attempt was justified on the grounds that the Money was from a Pri vate individual not the government. At about the same time As the Ransom attempt former National Security adviser Robert c. Mcfarlane and North flew to Iran on May 28 with a plan Load of arms in an attempt to secure release of the Beirut hostages. The newspaper s sources said they could nol explain Why North was working simultaneously on at least two tracks or now the two incidents might be related. North s work with Perot an the hos Tage situation dates Back to March 16, 1984, when William Buckley. The Cia station chief in Beirut was kidnapped the Post said. Al North s request Perot agreed to make up to s2 million Avail Able but neither North nor the Cia was Able to work out an Exchange in said. Perot also attempted to provide ran som in an unrelated Case in 1982, according to the new Naper. Again at North s request the sources said Perot wired $500,000 to an italian Bank to pay for the release of Brig. Gen. James l. Dozier who was kidnapped dec. It sae Perot on Page 28