European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday january 30, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 3 . Sets limits on travel to Lebanon citizens now in country Given 30 Days to leave Washington a tilt stale department wednesday announced re Stric Lions on travel 10 Lebanon Loiry to Force remaining , citizens to leave the country and 10 discourage Oiher americans from going there. The Cal imaged 1.500 us citizens in the country i ii be Given 30 Days to leave before their passports become invalid no american can be considered Safe from terrorist acts spokesman Charles e. Redman said. He warned that violators face up to five years in prison and a 12,000 Tine. Exceptions to the passport restrictions will be made for the immediate families the eight americans held hostage by terrorist groups in the Middle Eastern country journalists and others May also apply for special permission to go there. Otherwise . Passports will no longer be valid for travel in Lebanon he . Official said. Only travel to Libya is similarly restricted. Redman acknowledged prosecuting americans remaining in Lebanon Afler the expiration the to Day period would be difficult. He said the . Government was reluctant to take the action but was compelled by the imminent peril to . Citizens in Beirut was once regarded As a mid dle Eastern Switzerland open to people Iii nationalities and views. Residents mingled easily amid modern skyscrapers and elegant shops. But rival waning factions and the presence terrorist groups have Handi capped the Central government s ability to maintain order. The . Action restricting travel represents an admission by Washington thai in can no longer protect americans in the country. Travel to Cuba by american tourists also is All but impossible because the . Government prohibits americans from spending Money in the country. The Moti vation is political applying an economic squeeze on president Fidel Castro and not safely As in the Case Lebanon in he past passport restrictions have been imposed for travel to China. Albania and Yugoslavia among other countries. Secretary state George p. Shutz in testimony wednesday before the House budget committee would not be specific on whether americans would be forced in some Way to get out Lebanon. But Shult told the panel there arc Steps we can Lake and May take in said Hal in the pail the United states had offered to ferry out Ameri cans by helicopter they wanted to take advantage such an offer. Asked american passports would be invalidated for i Avci to Lebanon Shuttz replied thai is one action we can take the embassy in Beirut is being kept open meanwhile in Defiance terrorists and despite president Reagan s advice that americans get out Lebanon. The embassy serves As a political listening Posi for the state department while providing visas and other serv ices. It was the target a bomb attack in april 1983 in which 17 americans and nearly to other people were killed. The slate department for Security reasons refuses to say officially How Many americans who arc not Diplo Mats remain in Lebanon. Sources provided the estimate . The Over whelming majority i Csc . Citizens arc either dual nationals or have lebanese spouses. A few arc teachers like the three americans taken hostage saturday along with in Indian professor in West Beirut. Five other americans were Al ready in Captivity. A sixth William Buckley reportedly the Cia station chief in Cirul was tortured and killed after his abduction. Reagan in a statement read by White House spokesman Larry speak is. Said monday thai . Citizens who stayed in Lebanon despite the warnings Iligir government clearly did so at their own the president added there is a limit to what our government can a for americans in a chaotic situation such As that in Lebanon the democratic and Republican leaders the Senate Robert c. Byrd West Virginia and Robert Dole Kan Sas have both questioned the Wisdom keeping the . Embassy open. The Security situation in Beirut has deteriorated so badly that we re no longer in a position to do anything worthwhile there Dole said last week end. Well Only invite More trouble More kidnapping by leaving our Diplo Mats so Byrd said the american diplomats should have been brought Home Long ago. They Are playing russian Roulette Wlsh their own lives he said. Nicaragua frees accused . Spy Hall Miami a Sam Nesley Hall a self styled Soldier Fortune accused spying in Nicaragua flew Home to the United states wednesday after telling the nicaraguan people he was sorry he tried to ambush he left Nicaragua wednesday morning and slopped in san Jose Costa Rica before arriving in Miami about 12 25 . Hall departed the plane with several men and was led quickly to a waiting Van then was driven away. Rep. Tony Hall a Ohio was in Miami wednesday to Greet his brother said Michael Gessl a spokesman in the Ohio congressman s office. Gessl said he did not know the Brothers plans afterwards. Airport spokeswoman Joanne Abalino said she understood Hall s brother was waiting for him in the Van. Earlier Hall had delivered a parting message la Nicaragua. "1 just have one thing to say to the nicaraguan people the 49-Ycar-pld Hall told reporters before boarding a flight to Cosla Rica wednesday morning after being released from custody. I m sorry i tried to ambush Hall who has been held since his arrest dec. 12, said he was not mistreated during his detention adding prison authorities were i Knific. They treated me like a human asked How he Felt about going Home he said Terri the sandinista say Hall was released because he is mentally unstable. He was brought to Sandino International Airport wednesday morning and put on a flight for Costa Rica aboard the nicaraguan National airline accompanied by family lawyer Gary Froelich Dayton Ohio who arrived in Managua Nicaragua monday night nicaraguan officials had planned an Airport news con Ference but Hall was Lale in arriving and answered Only a few shouted questions As he was hustled on the waiting plane. In san Jose Hal boarded a flight the Costa rican National airline Lacsa for Miami. He made no statement to reporters in Costa Rica and was taken by a . 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