European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q Hollywood celebrates its 100lh birthday Page 3 o san franciscan leaves her heart in Des Sofnes Page 5 d notre Dame upsets no. 1 tar heels sports Page 21 the stars and Lpes Uick it Uno prick Public vol.-15. No. 289 tuesday february 3. 1987 0 8693 a Casey resigns As Cia chief Washington apr Cia Diroso Lor William j. Cacy recovering from surgery for a brain tumor has resigned Ana will be replaced by his Deputy Rob Ert gales a 20-year Veteran of the spy Agency the White House announce monday. La was or. Casey s decision to re sign said presidential spokesman mar Lin Filz water he said Casey a longtime Friend of president Reagan a will be come a presidential Counselor when Pecan return to work. The resignation came at a Lime thai Many questions Wen being asked Aboul the Cia s middleman role in Clandestine arms sales to i ran. Some members of Congress maintain the Agency failed to comply with taws requiring that intelligence comm hires be kept abreast of such dealings Casey however has held that he did not break the Law Fitzwater said Casey continues to improve steadily is aim and has visited with other patients at Georgetown University Hospital Casey 73, was named to head the Spye f in 1981 after helping manage n s Campaign for Lic presidency a he served As chairman of these purities and Exchange commission and had held other Potts during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Gales who first joined Zijic Cia in 1966 As an intelligence analyst has Bee serving As acting director since Casey was hospitalized in december. He will continue to run the Agency on an acting William Casey a photo Robert Cults up phom basis while his nomination is considered by the Senate. Gates a native of Kansas was appointed Casey s principal Deputy in april 1986. In 1974 he was assigned to the nation Al Security Council staff and served there nearly six years during the Nixon Ford and Carter administrations. He returned to the Cia in january 1980. Gales received his Bachelor s degree from the College of William and Mary in1965 and a master s degree in Ohio by at Indiana University in 1966, he earned doctorate in russian and soviet history from Georgetown University in 1974. Fitzwater said Casey had sent a letter to Reagan announcing his resignation. Reagan accepted it with reluctance an deep regret Fitz Walcer said. Attorney general Edwin Mcnese i and White House chief of staff Dona Dregan visited Casey in his Hospital room last thursday. At that time he water said he volunteered his resignation Casey entered the Hospital and under went surgery for o brain Luxor dec. 1b, shortly before he was to a churn to Capitol Hill to continue testifying about the Iran Contra affair. During his hospitalization it also was disclosed thai he had be entreated earlier for cancer of the prostate Casey s resignation comes five Days after a Senate select committee on intelligence report said his testimony on thecia role in the Iran arms Deal was Gen eral in nature and left Many unanswered questions. Casey testified in closed session before the panel before the full scope of he situation was known and he was not under oath he report said. Although the report consistently de scribes Casey As an advocate of the arms sales it docs not spell out his exact role in debates aver the Mailer within the administration nor docs it give his vie son the actions of Cia officers who assisted in the arms transfers and diversion of funds to help the nicaraguan  its conclusion the report said