European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday decembers. 1986 the stars and stripes afghan plane downed guerrillas s Islamabad Pakistan a moslem guerrilla shot Down an afghan air Force transport plane Over the weekend near Kabul and at East 2s afghan and soviet soldiers were killed guerrilla sources said monday. The Hunts Khalid group one of the main afghan guerrilla organization downed the plane with a mis Ite on saturday so mile Cut of the afghan capital Yunis Khaki a sources Laid. The plane crashed in a de Ter area East of the capital end was destroyed by fire the sources said. They were unable to identify the Type of plane but they wet it had four propeller engines. The afghan air Force is known to have soviet nude 11-18 transport planes which have four such engines the plane was ferrying afghan and soviet military personnel to the Eastern City of Jala Labad and guerrilla quoted reports from Afghanistan laying thai at lout 25 Soldier were kilted. The 11-18 can Cany up to110 passengers. Near the crash site government artillery units bombarded a Village that was suspected of aiding the guerrillas and at least five civilians were killed the guerrilla sources said. There have been frequent report from Afghanistan that the guerrillas recently received sophisticated american made stinger anti aircraft missiles and have begun to take a punishing toll on soviet and afghan aircraft. The guerrilla officials did that the plane had been downed with a portable anti aircraft missile but that they did not know what Type of weapon it was. The United Suto and several other nations Are known to Supply weapons to the guerrilla who Are fighting the communist government of Afghanistan and an estimated 11  soviet troops. There have been numerous unconfirmed reports that Washington took the decision to Supply the Shoul Der fired stinger missiles because of the guerrillas Lack of defences against soviet and afghan aircraft Butanone of the guerrilla groups has acknowledged receiving the american missiles and most guerrilla Leaden have denied their forces have been Given stingers. Guerrillas operating in the same general area where the Tran port plane was reportedly downed chimed inmate october that they shot Down a Jet fighter also with a missile. Western diplomatic sources in Islamabad reported last week that guerrilla had shot Down at least 21 jets and helicopters in Afghanistan in recent weeks. Mil they would not comment on whether stingers were used. Guerrilla officials have said their forces have soviet style anti aircraft missiles. Aid to the guerrillas from the United slates and other nations has always been inthe form of soviet designed weaponry to conceal West Era involvement and enable the guerrillas to data All their arms Are  afghan government rarely admits Jou Nalimu into Afghanistan and reports from inside the countryman rarely be checked independently. Iran arms scandal won t affect . Re Afons Shamir told Jerusalem a a ranking . Senator Mon Day assured prime minister Yitzhak Shamir that a scandal in Washington Over arms shipments to in would not harm israeli american ties. Visiting sen. Daniel k. Inouye a Hawaii also told Israel radio that israeli officials May be questioned by . Investigators about the scandal but would not be subpoenaed to  appeared to break with his parly s criticism of president Reagan by saying that the Iran scandal could not be compared to the watergate affair where top while House officials were found guilty of cover ing up illegal actions. "1 think in would be wrong to make an analogy be tween this and watergate Inouye said. In his Case maybe he Reagan was not receiving Good information from his  Inouye fold Shamir in a 60-Minule meeting in the Premier s Jerusalem office that the Iran arms Issue would not harm Israel s lies with the United states said Shamir s spokesman Yossi Ahi Meir. Ahi Cir said the Issue of the contras and four . Probes into the arms scandal was not  Inouye said after the meeting he had no reason not to believe Israel s denial of allegations by .attorney general Edwin Meese Iii last week that Israel bad a role in diverting up to $30 million from iranian arms payments 10 Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Inouye also said Israel May be questioned in a . Probe of inc scandal but he added we would never be so bold As to subpoena a foreign government offi Cial israeli officials said that the United Stales has not asked to question any israelis but that Israel was Likely to agree in requested. Inouye the highest ranking american to meet Sha Mir since the scandal broke said that despite the Iran probes he expects Quick congressional approval of a proposed reduction of israeli interest payments on Loans from the United slates. I m very optimistic i think it should become a reality soon Inouye told the radio. Ahi Meir said the proposal could save Israel $350 million a year on a outstanding debt of about ii billion. Meanwhile Shamir s government came under grow ing pressure to reveal the extent of Israel s involve ment in arms shipments to Iran As part of . Efforts o free hostages in  must convince others its hands Are clean and that the millions of dollars which disappeared some where Between Iran Switzerland and Nicaragua have not stuck to our hands the Dediot Ahrnot daily said in an  newspaper also carried a front Page Story saying that a substantial part of the Money Iran paid for weapons ended up in private Swiss Bank accounts of iranian  report quoted unnamed Swiss and american officials and suggested that the Money May be part of the funds that Meese said reached the contras. Visiting grave walking in a heavy rain former israeli prime minister Menachem begin is sheltered by Hii daughters Lea left and Hasa a he goes to visit the grave of his wife Auto who died in 1982. Reagan tightening Security  spying Washington a preside Reagan is tightening Security at defense plants increasing scrutiny of Federal workers with Access to secrets and encoding satellite communications As part of a sweeping secret overhaul of . Defences against spying. White House and congressional officials say. Most of the changes Are described in a 30-Page, secret report that Reagan sent earlier this month to the House and sen ale intelligence committees. A while House official said the report outlines 40 new proposals and improvements in More than 60 other areas. Some have been put into effect others soon will be and a few require legis lation. The overhaul backed by unusual partisan support in Congress was Gertud by the Walker family Fly Agthe Navy. Unmasking of the a Tara m 1985 began what came to by fled the year of the spy when the to. Made a record 13 espionage Arm the changes were de from 400 recommendations jul in Mudie beam by reas Fps National Security Council Sia fut 1981, and in consultations Wilh affected agencies and con Gress the rite House official said. Walker Case is a watershed in  the offi d. The loss Over time was tremendous. But on the up Side in Galva " d our society. It marshalled Artisan support on Capitol Hill in the meat among the Public and inside the adm nation to convert the proposals to action in cont Xiluo the juror Over 1tional Sec Unity Kuncir role i arms sales the cower Interi be Over haul emerged  Between Congress and the Presl literally at Ihen fat a the Senate intelligence of Mitlee Ahquin cd  Iran deals Mitty its spokesman Jpn authorized to san Fitche  proposals president s plan is an Uno Nde blueprint for Broad based Refon ,. Efforts to counter Oie soviet bloc intelligence threat ii is a classic example of How the National Security Council process ought to work in the National  the White House official describe the principal moves outlined in the re port or under consideration in the administration this Way Reagan will Issue an executive order sometime next year establishing the first widespread government mini mum standards for background investigations of Federal and contractor employees before they Are cleared to see classified info nation. The order will require More thorough  secret clearances Are grand Rand will Force agencies lore inv pipe cleared employees regular John Walker spied for 18 Yean in the Navy and chinese spy Larry we Tai Chin for More than 30 years in the Cia with Only infrequent and cursory re investigations which failed 10 uncover their substantial income from spying. Every Agency is behind in this and some Aren t even doing it at All inc White House official said. The defense department is directed to implement to the full extent possible proposals to station defense investigative service agents permanently inside Large defense plants and to provide Mon or administrative penalties for con Wilh Security lapses and bonuses with tight programs. Report Calls for More spending for  Security which is from the Alker Case directly because that ring Anh cd the soviets to decode a million Navy additional spewing some already approved by  to develop methods for ene blog government and business Telephone Stu Over Domestic communications Wiles which can be monitored by soviet stall Tiona in Washington and in Cuba. Additional research is promised nontechnical safeguards for secret stored in computers. Compiler experts Are targeted for More stringent Security investigations. Reagan will seek a Law to require special secrecy for technical information with space applications like that now accorded to nuclear information which very few people Are allowed to Sec. This comes As the administration is research ing a space based missile defense plan. The president is seeking a plan to regulate authorized leaks by government officials known As background briefing in which officials speak to reporters sometimes about classified Dau on condition they not be named. Improvement in handling defectors. The Security Council ordered a study of the program after soviet defector Vitaly Yurchenko returned to the soviet Union complaining of his treatment Here. The slate department is studying whether soviet bloc diplomats who can now buy computer and telecommunications equipment at stores Here should be forced to make such purchases through a . Government office that could regulate them. Moves already put into effect include the administration s permanent expulsion this fan of 80 soviet diploma it said were spies. Now. Officials Are in creasing efforts to police the granting of visas so they Are not All replaced brother Veteran spies