European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday december 16,1986 columns William Safire new Casey has old Friend scratching his head let me Tell you Why i m scratching my head about my old Friend William j. Casey. In the first Nixon presidential Campaign in 1960, Dill Casey was known to be the Ever resourceful Law Panner of Len Hall the genial top chairman. I would write some gut kicking and and Trust to Casey to set up the committee to sign it. After the defeat i found myself blessed with the Friendship and business political loyalty of an amazing Trio Casey his partner Jack Wells late Nelson Rockefeller s political manager and their client the Maverick International oilman John Sha Heen. The three shared a zest for combat a Joy in adventurous Enterprise and a fierce personal Loy Alty. Shaheen was some piece of work. Like his buddy Casey he started in politics As Wendell Wilkie s press agent and in world War ii ran undercover agents against the nazis. Johnny Shaheen later went into the Oil business hired Young Roy Furmark to tight the seven Sisters retained my old or firm to publicize his company s ring free Oil retained Wells and Casey and William Rogers to help build a refinery in Newfoundland at a place called come by Chance. To remember the Days of derring do Shaheen and Coey formed the veterans of the Oss. When Casey decided in Challenge i right Wing Republican for a congressional nomination in new York he called me in and i promptly dragged him to a speech teacher. His delivery improved those who think he mumbles now should have heard him before elocution lesson but we lost. In 1968, Casey and i were together again in the Nixon Campaign on the writing research team. After the Victory i went to the White House As a speech writer and he waited for the right offer. Finally when president Nixon popped with the chairmanship of the securities and Exchange com Mission i was Able to throw the party welcoming big Bill to Washington. He did a Good Job regulating Wall Street though he offended democrats by denying files to congressional investigators. Bill Rogers brought him Over to he stale department As an undersecretary but when Rogers departed after watergate Casey re fused to kowtow to Henry Kissinger ind found t Niche  the Reagan old timer wanted t told Polit ical citizen liter the Iowa primary lot in 1910, they turned to the Gutsy Casey after the nomination Casey pushed aside de Meese ind installed do More efficient James Baker As chief of staff. After the Reagan Victory when Citey we denied state but Given Cia question arose about a filched briefing Book that bad Given Reagan an Edge in a bite with president Carter. Jim biker pointed the Finger it Cuey 1 invited the Cia director Over tothe new York times Washington Bureau and lit surprised us ill with hit forceful denial and precise  a few years Igo As the always Gruff Casey turned 70, he turned More thin a Little testy when reported that he and Baker no longer spoke be called to upbraid me when 1 published the Pom Pous upbraiding the now unhappy Warrior went into i Funk Lail year the thin skinned be became dangerous is he went Clear around the Bend by threatening editor with jail for revelling secret. Ii struck More thin one of his former friends that Power and secrecy hid corrupted big Bill against that backdrop we now consider his pre sent Story. He is telling the Congress he was approached nov. 7 of this year by Roy Furmark whom he had not seen for six Yean after Shaneen l death Roy became a partner or the saudi arms dealer Adnan Khash Oggi and passed word that bilked Canadian investors would soon blow the whittle on the secret arms Deal Casey has testified he went immediately to then National Security adviser John pol Deiter to say that the Security of the operation is at  Poindexter was on his Way to Iceland for the Summit on his return Casey recommended that Poindexter consult White House counsel. Thl would be Peter Wallison the late Jack Wells pro Tege instead Poindexter consulted the military tide who was acting As Csc counsel who kept mum