European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 f the stars and stripes saturday january 17,1987 Barbarossa to protest itt contract by Charlie Bodenstaff writer the Bart Alt a Ravel Agency faced with shutting   in army communion _ Many in two months is lodging Prole with the general accounting office and the Usa eur contracting officer Barbarossa s protest claims usar eur awarded a sole source travel con tract to the information tour and travel offices Barbarossa attorney and spokesman Robert Fiore said. Barbarossa is going to the Gao Fiore said be Chi use the itt offices Are maintained and managed by a combination of appropriated funds and the 4.5 percent Cam Mission still being paid by the Contr  the Usa eur Contout Flag office notified Barbarossa jape s of the Deci Sion not to Exton Amfie Agency s travel contract beyond Larch 17. Army officials said be contract was not  proposal submitted by a panel sred by he Usa eur commander and a new policy concerning travel con tracts. Department of defense and depart ment of the army have established a new tires Usa eur to con As Well As Leisure travel Ai f m announcing the decision. The command plans act contract by the end of this Vear said and will use itt aft tend local travel agencies to Mecum Urc travel de mands once born Arfisa s contract  trave hrs be handled through  offices  about so percent of offi travel Usa helth officials said. Barbarossa also is protesting to the contracting officer claiming bad Faith an the army s part during nearly four months of negotiations before an Exten Sive modification to the concessionaire contract. Barbarossa will file a certified claim with the contracting officer alleging bad Faith on the part of the government in connection with the modification of he contract signed four months ago and the decision relating to the non   flare said. Thaldia birr appears to have been up nor the hands of the  offi  if Calion to the contract did include an Extension beyond the Ini tial to years ending March 17, Thea the option of entering the first unc year extensions under the terms of Usa eur a Fol comment on Barbarossa s  of pending litigation common i world Ai  has contracted out for a i its mar system. Mic contracted that the sence create a 1 command Tower see mar the larger aspects of changing iranian policy could be taken  Mcfarlane said the policy of supplying arms to Iran was initiated to help the Irani ans in the War against Iraq in the hop iranian army and air Force officials who were supplied the arms would support moderate government officials later. Mcfarlane said he travelled to Londonio september 1985 to talk to iranians about the arms Deal and decided then the time was not Ripe for action Mcfarian said the administration decided to open lies with Iran to move from a condition of hostility which Bat dominated the past seven years toward one of  the former National Security Council chief who led a secret Mission taking an arms shipment to Iran last May con firmed he broke off negotiations with the iranians when they refused to release allow the american hostages being held by pro iranian moslem in  news thursday reported Mcfarlane engaged in five Days of Arras pc Haslage dealings and decided to Home after the iranians asked for forearms deliveries in other developments new question shave been raised about Cia director William Casey s involvement with the diversion of arms sales profits. Lbs news quoting an unidentified member of Congress said that while no single document conclusively proves Casey Quito. Ecuador map rebel paratroopers took president Leon Febres Cordero prisoner after a firefight with Oil bodyguards and were holding him at an air Force base Media report said. Febres Cordero one of the Reagan administration s staunchest allies in South America put Down a military re Bellion last year radio Guayaquil and a reporter for Channel 10 television Maria Del Carmen de a Tsuyo said Cordero was capture during a military ceremony at the Taura air base outside the port of  to reporter tied the defense min Uter retired Gen. Medardo Salazar was taken prisoner at the same time. The private radio station raid the paratroopers May be acting in coordination with former air Force commander  prior knowledge of the Contra funds Frank Vargas Pazos who it being held at diversion scheme All the evidence so far an army base in the Jungle East of Quito i title Ilij mall la lip fun Luik v t  3w in shows Casey had to know was operationally involved and had a Central  awaiting