European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Dukakis to make run for White House. Page 3 q army study Calls for new helicopter Page 5 e Broncos rams May play in us Page 21 of Fries unofficial to vol. 45, no. 332 wednesday. March 18. 1987 08693 a ., Turkey renew bases pact wore foreign Aid promised to Ankara government Washington not an agreement was signed monday allowing inc United slates to continue its use of military bases in Turkey through 1990 while providing millions of dollars in Aid to the Ankara government and prom Ising to push Congress Tor More. The agreement completed with an Exchange of tellers Between Secretary of state George p. Shultz find inc turkish foreign minister Vahit Hal Foglu. Fol Lowed what american officials described As 18 months of Complex negotiations. The letter from Shutlz did not contain any specific Aid figures but included the unusual clause that the Reagan administration would lobby Congress with vigor and determination to increase military and economic Aid for Turkey the clause is a recognition of the administration s problems with Capitol Hill in trying to increase Aid to Turkey officials acknowledged. American officials say they Are eager to help modernize the turkish military which includes some weapons such As Lanks dating from the korean War. But the request for increased Aid comes ill a Lime when budget constraints arc result ing in sizable cuts in Overall foreign Aid. With some countries losing Aid completely. Greece has been complaining Abo Iii what it maintains is a pro turkish ill in american policy something the state see Turkey on Page 28 Hope that Snow is pasture while Blanket. Hopes for an Early Spring we Ion a Snow fore red Meadow near Wuerzburg. A try to find a bit of gun Neil under the by snowfalls sunday night and monday Marsh halt my Plas for Lottey by Chuck Vinc _ Washington boil Washl Nocton plans to a Biblish an army Loi Tery overseas up raise Money Wlch service s morale welfare and recreation Prog is have come loan abrupt Hall following a dec in by Secretary of the army John of m army officials he not Man said it s be if would t look for he said the spokesman i leadership decided to Force declined to Joii the air Force the spokesman Sai this is what s of and we just Don that it has to " Ponc the project cd the plan but a spokes Rin limbo indefinitely. "1 on this any time soon itch reports that the army inc project because the air Soring it. V never entered into it it was pm a question of whether the Arn and for our soldiers Ink a loiter of such importance the front Burno right now an air Fqy spokesman sail la. Gen. Thomas Hickey the Jervice s personnel Chilt decided not to involve the Jar Force in the program cause Many of i link it s immoral. Top a a leaders also 7 he morality of a lottery lit troops and Ould encourage gambling. A Tery would probably be far inv Likely to. Gambling than the thousands Wool machines currently in military clubs said one off Nial who ask a not to be identified. Some officials speculated that lottery advocates no see lottery on Page 28 Barbara Walters had Liaison role in arms Deal Washington Barbara wallers provided the White House with documents reporting that an iranian arms merchant believed that a col. Oliver l North had diverted profits from the Sale of arms to Iran to the Nic Arajun insurgents a senior White House official said on monday. The official s comments were part of a general while House confirmation that president Reagan had received two documents with information on the sales from wallers a television journalist for Abc news in december and january. The com ments confirmed an account published in monday s Wall Street journal. The White House spokesman Marlin re water said the documents had been presented to the while House after Wal lers interviewed the arms merchant and Adnan Kha Scoggi a saudi businessman last de Cember. He said that he had no knowl Edge of How they had reached the president. Fitz Walcer said he had been told that icy had nothing new in them in terms of material information that would cast new Light on the both documents were turned Over 10 Peter j. Wallison the while House coun see Walters on Page 28 Weinberger asks Spain to ease troop Cut demands Madrid Spain up defense Secretary Cas Par Weinberger requested monday that Spanish officials soften their Call for a big reduction in the Ameri can military presence authorities said. A Spanish statement issued a Flor Weinberger held an unscheduled second meeting monday night with defense minister Narcis Serra indicated the Pentagon chief May have Offori d to increase weapons purchases from Spain in Exchange Tor a Compromise on the Issue. Although the Pentagon described Weinberger s 36 hour visit to Spain As routine the statement indicated the talks had focused on a deadlock in negotiations Over the presence of approximately 10,000 Mili tary personnel at four Bases. It said Weinberger and Serra expressed i hair respective Points of View on the North american Mili tary presence in Spain and the talks on their reduction. Talks Between the two sides began in july but have not progressed because of Spain s demand that the United san los withdraw 72 f-16 fighter planes Mil 4.500 troops from Torrejon a near the capital. Weinberger and Serra also Disnio died Industrial co operation in defense matters with special attention to the imbalance in this sector with views to possible cooperation and sales of Spanish material to the unit cd states the ministry statement said. The United Stales Sells 11 times Nwa unit Poi in Spain Llian it buys. The Issue is known to be a sure see Spain on Page 26
