European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday May 16,1987 Mcfarl me denies he met with King fahd from Page 1 tuesday s session. He called to say that he d watched the hearings and he had thought that Juicy shed More Light on this Issue than All of the previous efforts put together he reported. While House spokesman Martin Fiu water asked about the conversation said Reagan had telephoned his former aide to Tell him he was doing a Good Job at the Mcfarlane Drew both Praise and criticism As his grueling four Day stay in the witness chair ended. You certainly have helped these two committees understand these Complex set of said rep Lee Hamilton a ind chairman of the House investigating committee. But Hamilton also went on to list Sev eral confessions of error on Mcfarlane s part and pointedly rejected any attempt by the former National Security adviser to shoulder All responsibility for the mis takes that occurred and for being less than candid with Congress in die past. You spoke for the president and the responsibility must rest with him As Wellas h you Hamilton said. You can not. Accent responsibility for mis take As admirable As that May be and thereby absolve the president of respond Mcfarlane also repeated that Reagan and attorney general Edwin Meese had approved these of drug enforcement administration agents to seek the release of hostages in Beirut Lebanon by paying Ransom. But he said he did Dot know whether Reagan and the attorney general knew that some of the funds for the Enterprise were being taken from Money raised for the contras. Branded As utterly false previous reports that he offered intelligence information to the iranians in an Effort to persuade them not to give the soviet Union information they had obtained by torturing the former Cia station chief in Beirut in no sense Ever in my hearing was that discussed Mcfarlane said report Ingen a secret meeting he held in Tehran Iran in May 1986, Kcf ariane was in Tehran in an at tempt to win the release of . Hostages in Lebanon in Exchange for american weapons. Former Cia station chief William Buckley was taken hostage in Beirut and is believed to have died following pro longed torture by his captors. His Leb anese captors Are believed to be closely linked to iranian authorities. Testifying for the fourth Day at the joint House Senate hearings Mcfarlane said Reagan often said that the United states had a Long tradition of providing assistance to Freedom Reagan said that he believed that this tradition that goes All the Way Back to our own revolution and the assistance we got from the French is one that we should identify with and support. But that is not to say that he urged or in any Way authorized me or anyone else to take any illegal activity in behalf of the con ires Mcfarlane said. Reagan acknowledged on wednesday thai he personally thanked King fahd for his contributions to the contras but he denied that he solicited the donations. He said the King brought up the Issue during their 1985 talk. Although the saudis have denied it committee members have put their contributions to the contras at 132.5 million in 1984 and 1985. A source knowledgeable about saudi Arabia who spoke on condition he not be identified Laid thursday that Mcfarlane had made a secret solicitation for funds for the contras during an unannounced visit to see the saudi King and the ambassador Prince Bandar at the Diplomat s private Home in Mclean a. I remember no such meeting sir Mcfarlane testified thursday the source said the saudis were fit Tobe tied by Mcfarlane s earlier assertion that the saudis had voluntarily give Money to the contras without being asked to do so by . Officials. Steen appears healthy in tape from kidnappers Beirut Lebanon api moslem Kidnap pers thursday released a videotape of american hostage Alann Steen who appeared in Good health despite his captors earlier claims that hews dying. It was the first communication from any roup of kidnappers since april 2, when fellow american hos Tage Jesse Turner said in a videotaped message that Steen would die in a few hours. Steen 48, of Boston said his captors Mem Bers of the secretive islamic jihad for the liberation of Palestine had saved his life. He also condemned . Policy in the Middle East an said islamic jihad demanded the release of Arab prisoners held in israeli jails. Army colonel 10 soldiers take Over Fiji government Suva Fri a an army colonel who led10 soldiers into parliament proclaimed a Mili tary takeover thursday and bad prime minister Timocin Savadra and 27 other government officials taken to an unknown destination. Airline sources said the International Airport at Nadi was under military control. It was not known if the Airport bad been closed. Telephone links were Cut Fiji is one of the most prosperous Island states in the South Pacific and one of the few that has an army which is almost All native fijian. The action comes a month after an election that put an Indian controlled government in Power prompting demonstrations among native fijians. Workers from Page 1 liberties Union. Even More distressing is that they suggest that persons provide information on other peo ple s sexual under the regulations an employee s supervisor or a co worker could report any act of sexual or behavioural conduct that could make employees with Security clearances vulnerable to blackmail. Peter Nelson Pentagon Security policy specialist said that homosexuals who do not try to hide their orientation have received clearances under the new rules because they an not considered susceptible to blackmail. Nelson said there were sufficient safeguards and protections in the guidelines to prevent their being used arbitrarily. To the extent that someone s clearance is revoked or denied there is a due process mechanism and appeals procedure apprising them of the reasons for the contemplated actions and gives them time to re Spond Nelson said. The regulations also list circumstances mat May mitigate any alleged misconduct such As evidence that the misconduct occurred on an isolated basis during or preceding adolescence that the misconduct was isolated or occurred More than three years ago and that there is Clear indication that the individual has no intention of participating in such conduct in the future. Mitigating circumstances Alto in clude misconduct that occurred when an individual was the victim of Force. The department first introduced regulation govern ing sexual activity and other behavioural conduct in 1979. Nelson said the new guidelines tightened an expanded those regulations. He said they were drilled last year in the Wake of espionage charges against a Navy warrant officer John a. Walker or. Nelson said the defense department does not knowhow Many employees and contractors have been asked about their Senna conduct and prohibited behaviour since the regulations became effective in january. 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