European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q Hefner s daughter turning Playboy around Dally Magazine d probe Points to icing As cause of Gander crash Page 5 d Miami s Testaverde tops a s All America team Page 21 Utho la in oficial publication of vol. 45, no. 232 saturday december 6, 1986 Ltd d 6693 a Reagan approved arms sales Mcfarlane reportedly testifies Washington not Robert c. Mcfarlane the former National Security adviser is said 10 have told the Senate intelligence committee hat president Reagan gave advanced approval to Israel s Sale of arms to Iran despite administration assertions to the contrary. Three people familiar with Mcfarlane s closed door testimony said that he took Issue with assertions by attorney general Edwin Meese who said last week that Reagan had Only been informed generally after the first israeli shipment took place in september 1985. They said thai Mcfarlane told the Senate select committee on intelligence on monday that Reagan informed the israelis through Mcfarlane in augusti98s that lie would condone the israeli shipment and would sell to Israel replacement parts for the anti Lank missiles sent to Iran. In a related development in Washington the director of the Fri William h. Webster said thursday that there was no indication that president Reagan failed to Tell the truth about the Sale of american weapons to Iran and the subsequent diversion of Money to Nicara Guan rebel groups. While noting that he was not in the position tomake categorical  Webster said there was no indication that it s any different than what the president  i m just going on that basis be added. The idea of supplying arms was raised by Davi Kimche the director general of the israeli foreign ministry in the second of two meetings with Mcfarlane in july and August of 1985, the committee was told. As a result of that shipment of missiles one of the american hostages in Lebanon the Rev. Benjamin f. Weir was released in september 1985. Mcfarlane told the committee that the Sata of arms was opposed at the time by Secretary of slate George p. Shutti and Secre tary of defense Caspar a Weinberger but that Rea Gan saw value in the operation and gave Oral approval. According to the source. Mcfarlane also confirmed that he had been told of the secret diversion of pay ments by Iran to the nicaraguan rebels by it  if North of the National Security Council staff while they were on a Mission to Tehran for Reagan last May. But under Sharp questioning from some senators Mcfarlane said he did not ask detailed question about the diversion of funds to the rebels known a see Mcfarlane on Page 28 French student protest hundreds of thousands of student demonstrate in Paris Prole Iuni the rom Yll a government s University reforms. See Story on Page 28. Europe shipment lays expect  Washington some people i Europe will exp Vience delays ranging from a few Days to several weeks in receiving household mods automobiles and other items Fol Bema the failure of Amajor defense Depa Leent shipping contractor untied Stales lines ilk ship company that had been60 percent of the military Cai to and from Europe filed for ban nov. 24 in new York Cit traffic management come wednesday. The court action has scrambling to make other companies to Hani had been packed in Abor slates lines contain i in ments bulk mall and repair parti for phen Christian the coif International Traffo officials ends with cargo that  United said col. Ste id s director a Good  affected cargo is destined for a and air Force commissaries in Europe Christian said. We also Hajj items going to the exchanges. Tipre Are automobiles some household such As military Equi spent. The Cain just be unloaded and res stuffed Ion biker containers for shipping foreign transport companies Latare of Ltd Money by United slates lines fas stevedores and trucking Compa have seized the company s con liners he said. Many of the 2,500 containers which Are 8 feet wide 8 feet deep and either 20 or 40 feet Feng were already aboard three United states lines ships Chris Tian said. One ship was loaded and about sail from new York another was in Pute to the United kingdom and the was already in Bremerhaven Ger when the company tiled for Bank  had already been unloaded Inthac Mchaven and were on the Way to  by truck or Tram. Some Halai Nerc moving from stateside depots wait coast port also were affected Christian said. The delay for cargo that was already in see delays on Page 2b . Awarding ski contracts in Effort to bring allies closer by Richard c. Gross up military writer Brussels Belgium the . Bid to scrap strategic ballistic missiles ran into resistance thursday from nato s military leadership which argued conventional weapons cannot substitute for a nuclear deterrence to War. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger seeking to unite nato behind the Star wan program announced that the larg est number of non american companies Ever to be brought into the program at one time Wilt research building a defense against Battlefield ballistic missile. He suggested the Effort could result i technology for a system to protect against soviet is to medium Range mis Siles which Are deadlier than the ss-21 and ss-23 tactical missiles used on the Battlefield. Seven teams made up of ii Compa Nies 28 of them european and one israeli will be awarded contracts totalling s14million to work on the first phase of re search that end in july Weinberger said. It could Lead to a second phase potentially Worth hundreds of millions of dollars