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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stalls and stripes monday. April 6,1987 marines quarters called animal House Washington a Marine guards at the . Embassy in Moscow reportedly fraternize a with prostitutes slept with soviet maids and hid a rep Lalion for boozing and brawling thai prompted one Diplomat to refer to their quarters As animal  the los Angeles times quoting unidentified sources in its saturday editions said a Young British woman Alleg edly was raped at one Marine party and five marines later were sent Back 10 the United states to face courts martial. Mai. Anthony Roi Foric a spokesman for the marines in Washington con firmed that an incident did take place involving marines and a woman who was not a soviet citizen but he denied that a rape occurred during last Winter a couple of marines. Attended a party at the Dacha a recreation House owned by the embassy he said. Sometime during the party marines escorted the woman Back to Marine House and had relations Wither. There were no charges of rape when it was discovered two Marine were brought Back to the United Stales along with several other marines who had been told about it or heard about and failed to report the incident. The also were brought Back. All the marines received non judicial punishment Rothfork said. He said non judicial punishment May include a Fine a reduction in rank or a  marines then were taken off the Security guard program and reassigned to their original jobs he said. Rolf orc said the incident was no connected to the widening scandal in which two Marine guards. Set. Clayton a Lonetree and Cpl. Arnold Sraley Are accused of having sexual liaisons with so Viet women and later allowing soviet agents to tour the most sensitive areas of the embassy building Early last year. Two additional Marine embassy guards Ore suspected of having so with soviet women it Wai disclose of Friday the entire 28-Mcmber contingent or Marine guards has been recalled from Moscow As a precautionary step and the embassy s top Security officer Frederic Mecke has returned for consultations with special .  times quoted an unidentified Western Diplomat As saying Marine House the embassy Section that held the guards quarters could have been Ani Mal House " referring to the film about a Rowdy College fraternity an English guest at the embassy told the times he once found a Marine ser Geant in bed with a soviet maid and other sources said americans temporarily assigned to Moscow would occasionally let guards use their rooms for daytime rests with maids. The marines Are like Kings around Here. They can do anything they want said a former embassy  newspaper said off duty marines were seen drinking Beer at the world Trade Center hotel with prostitutes who were assumed to work with the  guards made up to $10,000 by Selling stereo equipment and other sought after Western goods on the Black Market an unidentified former embassy employee told the newspaper. An american military attache said he found marines in the Security unit smok ing marijuana in their quarters during the 1985-86 period fistfights also were part of the marines reputation and for that reason some soviet restaurants refused to take their reservations the newspaper quoted embassy sources As  . Ambassador once formally apologized to the Canadian ambassador for a Marine fistfight during a game of Broomall similar to ice hockey wit Canadian diplomats. Embassy from Page 1 whisper in. It is really a Nasty  said technical experts who believe the Security flaws in the new building can be remedied estimate the Cost at $20 million to $40 million in addition to the 1190 million already spent on the project the new building originally was scheduled to be completed in 1983 at a Cost of 190 million because of the delay and the Security problems. Mica said the United states will have to spend Tensor millions of dollars to replace much of the equipment in the existing  dispute Over the new building centers on whether it is reasonable to assume that All the listening de vices can be disconnected or neutralized. In the problem is we think we have found a great Deal of what they put in and therefore we think we can disable them Mica said but some of the specialist think that we have found Only what they want us to find and maybe that was Only three fourths or one Hal of what there was.1 several experts said the state department could Deal with the problem by installing special secure rooms insulated with Copper and Lead an intelligence official said buildings recently completed at the National Security Agency which seeks to penetrate for eign communications and to protect american ones Are Clad with Copper to frustrate attempts by outsiders to pick up emanations from computer and communications equipment officials credit the soviet Union with remarkable expertise in design glistening devices. This expertise helps explain Why officials Are pessimistic about the damage caused when two Marine guards purportedly allowed soviet agents to enter the  officials said the agents might have left behind equipment that would allow them to re enter secure areas at will and leave listening devices that could pick up signals from typewriters or coding  signals which Are emitted each time a key is struck or from the electronic Field around cables can be used to intercept communications. The Moscow embassy has secure rooms specially sealed to prevent emanations from escaping but intelligence officials say that if a listening device were placed inside the Protection provided by the Walls would be Defeated. The 15-year history of construction at the new embassy building has involved a series of Security lapses and miscalculations some officials say common sense would Tell the average american citizen. That it would be foolish to allow a unite states embassy to be designed and constructed by so Viets the Senate report said. Reagan Mulroney meeting in Ottawa Ottawa a president Rea Gan arrived Here sunday for meetings with prime minister Brian Mulroney with the leaders political problems providing a backdrop for their differences on Trade and acid rain. Both sides said in Advance that no agreements or joint statements would be produced during Reagan s 24-Hourvisit. "1 Don t expect any major break  
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