European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes q my. Moreau Dies of heart attack Page 2 d service Marks anniversary of Pearl Harbor Page 5 d professional football results sports Section author if unofficial Puiu Chion to th1 humid be act vol. 45, no. 235 tuesday december 9, 1986 cum a d 6693 a Mcfarlane says Reagan of d 1985 shipment of arms to Iran Secretary of state George Shutlz lakes the oath As he prepares to testify. Washington a former National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane directly contradicting assertions bythe top spokesman at the White House said monday hat president Reagan gave his approval for an indirect shipment of arms to Iran in August of 198i, Mcfarlane old the House foreign affairs committee the president gave his authorization for Small Levels of arms Toiran for the purpose of strengthening elements against Mcfarlan Edid not mention any other country by name but Israel has been identified As having sent american arms to Iran Dur ing the summer of 1985. Asked last Friday whether the presi Dent had Given his approval for such a shipment White House spokesman Larry up cakes said Reagan had been in formed Only after the arms were delivered in september of 1985. Mcfarlane s statement came during Aday of extraordinary testimony before the House foreign affairs committee Ashe panel delved into the Reagan administration s worst crisis the secret Sal of arms to Iran and subsequent diversion of profits to Contra rebels fighting the nicaraguan government. Secretary of state George Shultz ear Lier told the committee that the diversion of profits to the rebels was an illegal activity that he knew nothing about. Shultz told the committee he was opposed and sceptical about Reagan s decision to sell arms to Iran. He added that there is evidence that iranians were involved at least in some fashion in the most recent hostage taking of Ameri cans in Lebanon Mil after they . Anti tank missiles and other arms. He said he had fragmentary knowl Edge of the president s decision to approve the arms Sale. But when it came to from what i have seen. Some things took place that were George Shultz transferring sales profits to the Contr rebels resisting the leftist sandinista government in Managua Shultz said his knowledge was my role in that was Zero Shultz said in two hours of testimony during which he pledged Complete cooperation wit congressional investigators looking into the affair As Well us with Justice depart see alms on Page so . Copiers Fly hondurans into Battle Washington a . Helicopters which ferried honduran forces to the nicaraguan Border re Gion to Battle a weekend incursion by sandinista troops have completed their Airlift and the fighting has subsided a White House spokesman said monday. Earlier a House foreign affairs committee Mem Ber warned that the Airlift he second of its kind in recent months risked . Involvement in a War in Central America. But presidential spokesman Larry Speakes told re porters monday that the unarmed troop carriers kept out of harm s Way steering Clear of the Border and the area where fighting was taking place. A statement released sunday by the slate depart ment said president Reagan after consulting with his senior advisers agreed saturday night to provide the requested Airlift support using . Military helicopters currently located at Honduras Palmerola air base near americans were under orders to remain at least 25 Miles away in keeping with congressional restriction son the use of . Forces along the Border dividing Honduras a . Ally from Nicaragua governed by the leftist sandinista said state department spokes Man Gregory pagans. Last March . Helicopters ferried honduran troops toward the Border to heart an incursion by1,500 nicaraguan troops. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said at the Lime that no . Troops stationed in Honduras were involved in the United Stales provided Honduras with $20 Mil lion in emergency Aid to help fight the March the weekend activity. Rep. Lee Hamil ton 0-ind., mid it raises the risk of american involvement in that Hamilton appearing on the lbs morning news monday morning added. Whenever we Send Ameri can combat forces near that Border the risks Are Highl hat an Accident or a miscalculation will occur but rep. William Broomfield of Michigan the rank ing Republican member of the committee disagreed. I Don t think it s that great of a problem Broom Field said on lbs. It s my understanding talking to see Airlift on Page 28 France withdraws University Reform Bill Paris a Premier Jacques Chirac monday announced the withdrawal of the University Reform Bill thai had brought hundreds of thousands of protesting students into the streets in violent confrontations. The announcement was made to journalists at the Premier s office after a Meviin Wilh his principal Cabinet ministers. The abandonment of the legis lation followed Hie Call sunday by the communist led general confederation of labor France s largest Union federation to join the students in mass dem onit rations on Brief work stoppages were occurring monday to mourn a 22-year-old student killed saturday. Chirac said he had decided to with draw the draft legislation which the Stu dents claim would create an elite univer sity system and he asked education minister Rene Monory to engage immediately in a wide Monory went on nationwide television Friday night to announce that the three most controversial parts of the measure would be withdrawn for further study and consultations but that parliamentary debate would go ahead As planned on the rest of it. The students however continued to push for killing the entire plan and they conducted another demonstration on saturday. The death of Malik Ous Sekine shortly after Midnight after what witnesses said waa a severe beating by three policemen dramatically changed the mood of the of people clashed with about 500 police in the latin Quarter student District sunday. The protesters threw stones burned barricades smashed win Dows and set can afire. About 300 police officers surrounded the area and move Din on the rioters according to witnesses. At least 68 people including 58 police officers were injured and 28 people were arrested student Leaden distanced themselves from the against the Reform Bill began three weeks ago and escalated in the Tai few Days. The government says the Mea sure would make universities More competitive but student disagree. Interior minister Charles , told the Congress that an investigation would reveal lie details of the death of Ouist Kine who died in a Hospital. Witnesses said Ous Sekine was clubbed and lacked by three policemen after he ran into an apartment building for safety. It was opt known whether he Wasa demonstrator. The students have demanded com Pele withdrawal of the Reform Bill writ see prance on Page 28
