European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday May id 19b7 Fri probes Moscow embassy civilians Washington a the Fri is investigating a number of state department employees and other civilians in the Marine espionage scandal involving the . Embassy in Moscow the Fri director William Webster revealed Friday Webster s disclosure came in a letter to sen. Ernest f. Rollings , who for two Days had blocked Webster s nomination to become head of the Cia be cause the Fri did not appear to be investigating any civilians in the scandal. Rollings who on wednesday accused the Fri of not bothering to delve into possible negligence by state department civilians immediately withdrew his objections to Webster s nomination when he received the Setlif noting that civilian at the Moscow embassy ire being probed. The Fri has been investigating a number of cur rent and former department of state and other . Government employees in connection with the . Embassy Moscow situation said Webster s letter. Webster s letter said that All of these investigation Are being conducted in a timely and thorough manner and will examine All possible violations of Federal stat Ules including a Law providing prison terms for civil ians who negligently allow classified documents to be disclosed. After meeting with Webster earlier Friday Rollings told a reporter that i m assured a very thorough and vigorous investigation is going  Webster s letter to Hollings said that i Hope. You will understand that our reluctance to reveal this specific information in. A congressional hearing on wednesday was based upon our longstanding and i believe appropriate policy not to discuss pending investigations in an open  the senator had said wednesday that he would hold up Webster s nomination until he was assured that the Fri was investigating state department officials in Moscow. In a related development the slate department said Friday that Navy Secretary James h. Webb s Public criticism of the former american ambassador to the soviet Union is damaging efforts to investigate and Correct espionage problems at the . Embassy in Moscow. The department springing to the defense of Arthur a. Mailman who stepped Down As envoy earlier this year Naid it considered Webb s criticism of Hartman an attack on one of the nation s distinguished career diploma whose Yean of service have been a Model of dedication to the National  in a Washington Post interview published Friday Webb accused Hartman of being partly to blame for Marine Security lapses at the embassy by setting a per missive tone and allowing known soviet agents to work in the embassy. The slate department rebuttal said of the various investigations under Way to determine what went wrong in Moscow and How such a problem can be prevented in the future accusations about performance Are premature and inappropriate. Public attacks against a distinguished ambassador and he department of state arc damaging to a serious Effort o investigate and remedy a problem important to our National  in the Post interview Webb accused Hartman of allowing extraordinary Access to known Kab agents dozens of them. His theory was it s belter to have them in the tent rather than out of the  Webb said Hartman had an indifference toward the environment which allowed the penetration by the Kab to occur such As allowing fraternization be tween marines and embassy employees and soviet women. Hanman responded that Webb is talking through his hat i particularly resent those remarks from somebody who has no knowledge of the situation he said. Hartman served As ambassador to Moscow from 1981 until this year. He described what he said was Marine rowdiness they pulled soviet flags Down they d run through red Square in jogging clothes with Date Nave slogans on their shirts Hartman said we counted too heavily on the. Esprit of hut group to keep Security breaches from occurring be said. Two marines who allegedly were seduced by soviet women and then allowed Kab agents to roam through sensitive embassy areas at night have been chained with espionage. A third has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and a fourth has been accused of improper fraternization. Deaver refuses of testify o second time Washington a former presidential aide Michael a Deaver re fused to testify a second time before a Federal grand jury that is investigating his lobbying activities a prosecutor Dis temperatures i h m 71 so by .s3 84 Ufaye 50 64 own pin 72 h tit flt m 8861 81 com 63 71 new Elm it Niwo Feurt 4i 67 by Ruo j7 70 48 to 40  � a Uleu cmtn�9 m � in go 45 77 cd us 41 b couffum41 78 cd in s4 71 h ctr is n a Tojio 47 01 filial that 42 n Hon tool v � 44 82 h to he � to it 48 80 00 87 utta h 57 87 7 86 43 75 75 m41 n m us h 41 to 42 7b17 70 62 h 61 15 78 09 � 33 Al s3 6 70 a 1  Ort no St we 81-Lntvtw mum co san a closed Friday. Whitney North Seymour jr., the inde pendent counsel prosecuting Deaver on perjury charges made the disclosure in response to a defense charge that he had knowingly and deceptively trapped the former White House aide Inlo making false statements. As the rhetoric in court pleadings grew hotter defense attorneys charged earlier in the Day that questions about Deaver s lobbying for trans world airlines were asked in an unfair manner so us to elicit false answers. Deaver who left president Reagan s staff in 1985, is charged with lying when he said be could not recall contacting government officials for Twa. The third count of the indictment charges that Deaver contacted transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole and her Deputy James Burnley As part of efforts to thwart the takeover bid of Carl Icahn. Defense attorneys Herbert j. Miller and Randall j. Turt charged that sey Mour abused the grand jury in his Case to set a perjury trap by failing to ask him directly about and attempting to refresh his recollection with this specific Contact with Secretary  but Seymour in a court filing several hours later said that when Deaver test fied june 20, 1986, prosecutors consid ered the Dole Contact an allegation pure and  Deaver s denial under oath of any Contact with Secretary Dole effectively foreclosed further inquiry of Bim. His testimony indicated that the allegation was probably unfounded Seymour said. It was Only much later that we Learned  real truth that Deaver s answer was a wilful lie obviously de signed like his other perjury to throw the grand jury Oil the track and put an end to the inquiry Seymour said. Seymour said Hii office then deter mined we should ask Deaver detailed questions about his Twa activities along a Jyh others out Deaver declined to reappear be fore the grand jury on the advice of Hii lawyers Seymour said. So fee Opportunity to confront Deaver with specific evidence was never afforded us the special prosecutor quoting grand jury testimony noted that at the end of Denver s appearance he was told he might be asked to return. I Hope we Wilt have the Saue cooperation at that Lime Seymour told Deaver. You. Can count on it Deaver re plied. The former Deputy while House chief of staff is charged id the five count indictment with lying to the grand jury and a House subcommittee that investigated his lobbying activities for possible ethical violations. Deaver is scheduled to go on trial june 8 in . District court. The grand jury s investigation is continuing and Seymour suggested in other court papers filed last week that additional chaises against Deaver or new charges against others might be filed. Of Jackw Syfko Mckinney friends say he had Gay liaisons european weather Fob in Lor 6uthjy Ike top a Cloudy Kiy Cimfl Edund Riwu now a Tompar Ilert a oxom Ada p of euro r our we in Lunki. 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