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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In Side strides o army Navy asked to list double dippers Page 4 d ads infected Marine sues Navy for $55 million Page 5 d eurythmics concert Sparks another set to at Wall Page 28 tripes Lutho hired unofficial. Publication Fop tub . Memo vol. 4b, no. 53 tuesday Juna 9, 1987 08693 a . Eases barriers on japanese Trade  writer Venice Italy under congressional pressure 10 remain Tough against japanese dumping of semiconductors on world markets president Reagan monday lifted a fraction of the $300 million in Trade sanctions he imposed against Japan in  of the while House staff gave Broa hints in the Days before the seven nation economic Summit that the presi Dent would announce total lifting of the Penally tariffs on japanese computers television sets and Power tools. However in a statement issued follow ing a meeting with Japa Nese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone Reagan said japan1 Progress in halting the dumping was not sufficient to warrant a full  dumping in third world countries by the japanese has shown a marked decrease Reagan said leading him to order a proportional response i am dictating a Sanction release of s51 million a 17percent reduction in local value. This release is strictly proportional to Progress to Date the president said. Reagan noting that he has received assurances from Japan that the positive pattern on correcting dump ing would continue said i will not hesitate to re impose partial sanctions that have been  Nakasone expressed his appreciation for the Iii or of the sanctions adding that he wished All sanctions would be removed at the earliest possible Date. While expressing restrained appreciation for the partial lifting Japan s minister of International Trade and Industry Hajime Tamura snid his country re Mains opposed to the Standard the United states is using to judge compliance with the semiconductor  House chief of staff Howard Baker termed continued on Page 3 participants urged to support efforts to protect Gulf shipping  stiff writer Venice Italy the focus of the seven nation economic Summit shifted from Trade wars to the Iran Iraq War monday As the United states called on us trading partners for support in protecting shipping in the persian Gulf. What you re talking about is Diplo manc support symbolic support and coordination and a cooperation in various forms National Security adviser Frank car Lucci said. Certainly for those who have ships in the Gulf we can coordinate our activities european leaders reportedly were alarmed at Ameri can rhetoric concerning possible iranian deployment of chinese silkworm missiles near the Strait of Hor continued 0,1 Page 3 a photo hug from the Pope Pope John Paul ii embraces null girl outside is. John s Cathedral in Warsaw Poland Mon Day. The pontiff on his third visit to his Home land will spend seven Days in Poland. See Story be 28. Spy devices impressed Schesinger Moscow up the spy ing devices honeycombed in the Wall of the new . Embassy indicate impressive gains in soviet espionage technology and will Cost Lens of millions of dollars 10 remove the head of a state department investigation said monday. James Schlei incr former head of the Cia told reporters at the end of a 10-Day visit to Moscow thai the soviet built prefabricated Concrete sections of the eight Story building had been massively non see devices on Page 28 Hall testifies about shredding altering Iran Contra documents Washington a Fawn Hall testified monday she and la. Cot. Oliver North systematically shredded an 18 Inch stack of documents last nov. 21 As the Iran Contra affair began to unravel and said she altered several sensitive government memos at North s direction i was just doing my Job. I was shred Ding the documents As North her Brossat the National Security Council placed them within reach she told the joint House Senate Iran Contra hearings. In 2 i hours of testimony the Secre tary also said that on the Day North was fired she slipped several documents past guards in the while House Complex where North worked by hiding the papers in her Bools and in the Back of her clothing. She said she later handed them to North in the presence of his then at Torney Thomas Green. Hall told a spellbound committee room that the shredding activity was so intense that the machine jammed. An official from the crisis management Center was summoned to fix the machine for further activity she said. Testifying under a limited Grant of pm manily. Hall said the shredded documents included memos. Copies of North s Telephone logs and computerized Interoffice memos that National Security Council officials used to communicate with one another. She said the shredding lasted about half an hour. Under questioning from Senate com Mittee lawyer Mark Belnick Hall said that at North s order she altered the text of five sensitive documents in National Security Council files. She also said she began destroying the originals but was interrupted by the shredding activity. Hall 27, was North s Secretary for four years on the staff of the White House National Security Council. She defended her former Boss As hardworking and Loyal to the nation and president and also defended her own actions. Hall said she did not recall Ever hear ing Nonh say that proceeds from the Sale farms to Iran were going Loaid the contras. However she described retyping through several drafts for North a memo that mentioned the diversion of profits. She said she could not recall if a final version was seen by anyone other than herself North and Ihen National Security adviser John Poindexter. In addition she said she May have heard North make a joke to the effect that he was taking Money from the Aya sae Hall on Page 28 is athletes of the year Page 21  
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