European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday june 13,1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 larger roles for servicewomen urged by .1. Bartman 1 Ashington Bureau Washington concerns Hal a dwindling Soufl population will Hurt the military s ability to find Quality recruits have led a Pentax by advisory Council to cautiously in Curag broader utilization of women in each of the defense said they interpreted the carefully worded recommendation by the dec Csc advis Ory committee on women i the serv ices As a suggestion to place own cart in More military positions including. Perhaps combat positions As the Tirol of available Young people declines. In a period of projected diminishing manpower shortages and with troop Lim its imposed by Congress the civilian panel said the Quality of our military services must not suffer and the Best people must be recruited in View of the increased technical requirements of the the panel said the defense depart ment should not accept less qualified men to meet manpower requirements in an Era of Adverse demographics but rather explore systematically the broader Uliuli action of women in each of the serv the committee s recommendation resulted from a briefing in May by Steve Syllman the Pentagon s director for accession policy. Sellman said he told the committee that while the Quality of Mili tary personnel will surely drop As there Are fewer youths to choose from it should still remain Well within the limits established by the services. The recruiting chief said he did t Sec any reason for alarm on the manpower due. Ulman said that while he declining Yourt population would make recruiting Harde Vii should not create a crisis As Long As in Gross appropriates enough Money for Jar cased recruiting Advertis ing. He added thai a weak labor Market Lias so far been mitigating against the lower manpower Levels by forcing some youths who can t readily find employ ment to join the service. A spokeswoman for the advisory panel declined to define the committee s Man Power recommendation saying it Al ready is As Clear As it could possibly be. But she stressed that the experts remain divided Over what effect a declining youth population will have on military recruiting. While the committee did not recommend lifting prohibitions that Kei women out of combat positions pressed its continuing concerns Iii restrictions on women in actin Orvice As Well As those serving the no foal guard and reserves. It said the policy of excluding women from Ombal areas pro Hibits the widest Porf ble use of women in the nation s the panel cd Ord on the Navy to assign women to the combat suggesting that the Navy Tui Wen too restrictive in its Mac Sprei Nons of com Bat prohibitions on it attn. It said that whiny Al of ships May sup port combatant Fps. They have neither the Mission Northe capability to seek out re Connor a or engage the enemy the Nam s definition of a combat the incl asked for several reports most them directed toward the Navy to Iliff Carminc if women arc being treated barfly in assignments and promotions. Panel members reported Aru increasing awareness of concern among Navy women that there is a Lack of support for the assignments of women to non traditional Fields and that there is a limited number of career opportunities in those Fields for panel members said they believe the Navy has not managed its personnel assignments in such a manner As to ensure adequate career air Force drops in for air Snow French police officer stands guard Paris Lebourget Airport. The aircraft which began thursday. The air show largest aerospace expositions and serves Over a . Air Force bib bomber at is on display at the Paris air show held Eiery two years is one of the As a showcase for he latest technology. Iran orders 4 More British diplomats expelled Nicosia Cyprus a Iran on thursday ordered Lour More British diplomats to leave the country further Esca lating a 2-week-old diplomatic dispute Between the two countries. The official islamic Republic news Agency said Christopher Macrae head of the British interest Section in Tehran Iran was summoned to the iranian for eign ministry1 and handed a note con Laming the names of the four diplomats who were Given 72 hours to leave Iran. In London the foreign office said Macrae confirmed that Iran had or dered the four diplomats expelled. The iranian Agency monitored in Nic Osia identified the four who were or dered to leave Tehran thursday As John d. Mcdonald second Secretary and head of the visa Section Robert v. Wei Horn first Secretary and Consul John n. Thornton an attache and mrs. Mclaren. Irna did not give mrs. Mclaren s title or first name. Five other British diplomats including Edward Chaplin the interest Sec Tion s first Secretary who was abducted briefly in Tehran on May 28, were or dered expelled saturday. But they were Given a week to noted that Britain demanded wednesday that the 18-member iranian diplomatic staff in London be reduced by two people. This suggested the expulsion thursday a is a retaliatory measure. Tit for Tat expulsions began after Chaplin was Sei de on a Tehran Street by members of Komitch or revolutionary police beaten in front of his wife and children and taken away for 24 hours. He was later charged with unspecified economic sabotage and the iranians he would be tried. Bui he was expelled without trial. Chaplin was grabbed a few Days after an iranian Diplomat in Manchester. Brit Ain Ali Qassemi was arrested and charged with shoplifting reckless driving and resisting arrest. Qassemi was expelled from Britain with the four other iranians working at the consulate in Manchester
