European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes vice adm. Schoultz Navy s Gray Eagle Page 3 a Reagan donates for 5 d . Home sales set record Page 6 d two Jima vets will gather Page 0 tripes Utho to Taf tall vol. 45, no. 304 wednesday february 1b, 1987 it it. Cd d 0693 a Contra army Leader resigns coalition Post Miami a the head of he Mainc Onira army resigned As a Leader of he rebel umbrella group monday but re fused to give up control of his troops As other leaders had demanded Adolfo Calgro denied he was caving Inlo other Contra leaders or the . Slate department saying the Only pressure 1 have had. And the Only pressure to which i would answer is he said he was stepping Down with a conviction of Unity and firm National Ranuro Cruz and Alfonso to Bolo the two other members of the three Man directorate of inc United Nicara Guan opposition had threatened to re sign from the body unless Calero left. They have accused Calgro s clique of dominating anti sandinista operations and called Tor him to step Down from the presidency of the nicaraguan democratic Force fun which Uno says controls about 16.000 of inc contras 20,000.member army. Ai a news conference. Calero said he would integrate his troops into one big democratic resistance army but said Uno must first broaden its base. The length of the process depended on the other rebel leaders he said adding that in could take weeks or we All would integrate into one see Contra on Page 28 records suggest aides deeply involved in up newly acquired while House la Urgesi hat presidential chief of Starr Donald Security adviser John Poinc Eicr and were deeply involved in the 1 ran i Aid scandal and that their involvement was Gratl than had been previously determined it was reported monday. The new information is contained in an Avalanche of background memo and messages covering the operations of the National Security Council that was made available last thursday 10 the Tower co Mission Sci up by president Reagan to can operations of the National Security co jul Fici its role in the scandal Newsweek Magazine. Quote who placed sources said. The data provided by evidence that head ministration hostages and sem off the Book Aid to in Mir Guan rebels at a time when it a together. Newsweek said the information inc electronic archives suggests Poindexter Regan and Casey were More deeply involved than previously the information suggests thai Point Amer Marinell. Col. Oliver North and Robert Mcfarland another former National Security director who App to Lake his own m tried ofe it appear Reagan rot authorize inc firs ship to rms to Iran in August pro decl the president i a Mcfarlane s was quote Ding. But he did iry to put the Best face on the chronology was technically Correct the Friend said be re Jan cause while Reagan had approved sending the arms he had no approved Ever detail of the first shipment. The records also showed that North who was fired from the National Security Council for his key Rote in he scandal was not the Lone Wolf secrets Fig new documents suggest that Regan almost certainly knew More about North s private fund raising Tor the contras. But it was reported still not Clear it Regan knew about inc diversion of arms sales profits to inc contras. Regan has repeatedly denied he knew about the Contra funds until attorney general Edwinm Csc discovered it in an interview with North last november. The Magazine quoting sources said the evidence Lindemer had prior knowledge about the ing and Casey knew a hell of a lol about luding the illegal diversion of funds. The that the president have stayed on top pc ran cont a affair even if he bad wanted 10. Based on the volume of sofar in was and is impossible for him thing hat his been done rightly or name Newsweek quoted one source As saying Pollard one of most important spies in history of Rae newspaper says Jerusalem not the wide variety of american so Crews provided to is Rael by Jonathan Jay Pollard inc former . Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for that country included de tailed informal Ion that Israel s raid on Tunisia in 1935. According to news account Here. t Thia Yel at the Chan next year and More a special aerie beginning today in the Dally Magazine. Do spill Israel s official claim thai pol lard was merely part of a rogue Intelli gence operation knowledgeable official describe him As one of the most important spies in Israel s history according to a report in the Jerusalem Post. A yearlong investigation conclude that what Pollard did was to make Vir Lual a the entire . Intelligence gather ing apparatus available 10 Israel according to the Post s Washington correspondent. Wolf Blitzer. The paper said Pollard s intelligence coups included details on the libyan air defense system inc movement of Ameri can and soviet ships in the Mediterranean satellite photographs of syrian and iraqi defense factories and warehouses information about iraqi chemical War fare capabilities american intelligence on the Palestine liberation organization and information on soviet missile and aircraft shipments to Arab Stales on oct. I. I9s5, israeli warplanes at tacked the Headquarters of the Palestine liberation organization in Tunisia in retaliation for the killing of three israeli civilians six Days earlier in Cyprus in an interview. Pollard said he was a dedicated zionist personally obsessed with the need to help Israel according to the Post. While the israeli government continues 10 insist that Pollard s spying was a aberration of limited significance he Post said he was raid so highly As a spy that he was issued an israeli passport Inich name of Danny this was a presumed Honor using the last name of Israel s legendary master spy. Elie Cohn who penetrated deep into inc syrian government 20 years ago be fore being exposed and executed. The Post reported that israeli official feared that the United states White serving As an ally that shared . Was with holding icy information especially in the area of sophisticated reconnaissance photography and electronic incr Ccpas where Israel s capabilities Are limited Pollard. 32, was arrested on espionage charges in Washington on nov. 2\, 1985. As he headed to the israeli embassy to request Asylum he pleaded guilty and is due to be sentenced on March 4. His wife Anne Henderson Pollard pleaded silly to lesser charges of criminally possessing classified documents. 8so,, world wat ii h 5ee Stuy Page 2.
