European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a the stars and stripes Friday. June 26,1987 Norm reportedly planned cover up Washington up Cia director William Casey and National Security adviser John poin Duxler went along with Oliver North s plan to cover up thai the administration knew about two 198 arms shipments to Jan a Justice department official testified thursday. Al a while House meeting last nov. 20, North altered Casey s planned con Gressional testimony to make it appear thai no . Official knew before january 1986 that deliveries to Iran contained arms assistant attorney general Charles Cooper Lold the Iran Contra committees Cooper who recalled attending the meeting with Casey North and poin Dexter told the House and Senate Iran Contra panels hat no one objected to North s suggested changes that would have made it appear All . Arms ship ments occurred Afler president Reagan gave his formal approval. Poindexter North s Boss at the National Security Council and Casey knew that shipments to Iran in August and no vember 198$ contained weapons according to documents from the Commil ices and the Tower commission report issued in february. Casey s planned testimony asserted that until january 1986 . Officials understood the shipments to be Oil drilling equipment instead of arms. The false Tes Timony was never delivered to the Senate intelligence committee because state department official Abraham sofar vociferously objected to misleading con Gress and got the testimony changed. Cooper s disclosures came after sen. Daniel thou pc a Hawaii chairman of he Senate panel investigating the scan dal announced that Israel has agreed to give . Investigators information from its own inquiry into the affair. Israel had appeared to balk at cooperating and Inouye said without these facts our investigation would not be  in outlining the details of the novem Ber meeting. Cooper was asked when he North made the assertion in the room that no one in the . Government was aware until january 1986 that these Hawks missiles were delivered adm. Poindexter did not dispute thai no he did not Cooper replied. Cooper said in inc final showdown sofar said he would have to leave government if Casey testified that no one in government knew of the Early ship ments of Hawk missiles aboard a plane owned by a secret Cia company. I tried to assure him that the attorney general would never let that false Testi Mony happen Cooper said. Cooper said he phoned attorney Gen eral Edwin a desc who was Oul of town. Me Csc said he would cancel his trip and return and try to get his arms around this iranian arms  Meuse instructed Cooper to Call poin Destor and Casey or someone on their staff and instruct Ihm not to make the misleading statements. Poinc Ficter was also scheduled to Brief inc intelligence committees at the same time Casey was to testify. Poindexter said he would refrain from making the false testimony but asserted he still had no knowledge of the ship ments according to Cooper who participated in the original Justice department inquiry that revealed the diversion of proceeds from the Iran arms sales to the nicaraguan contras. The first indication that arms profits were being used to help the nicaraguan rebels was found nov. 22, 1986, m a in co written the previous april by North. H apparently was overlooked in a document shredding party by the Marine officer and his Secretary. Fawn Hall before inc investigation closed in. In heir seventh week of Public hear Ings the House and Senate committees achieved an objective wednesday they had sought for weeks an understand ing with North on the conditions under which he will testify. Committee leaders announced North will be questioned in private on july i and in Public starting july 7, under limited Legal immunity which compels Testi Mony under the threat of jail but protects him from prosecution on any new Evi Dence he reveals. North the National Security Council aide fired for his Central role in the scan dal nov. 25, is a prime subject of the criminal investigation of Independent prosecutor Lawrence Walsh. He could have faced a 1-year jail term for contempt of Congress if he had re fused to testify bul North has said he wants to present h is Story. News Brief i-46 vote in Senate passes $1 trillion Budd Fet Washington not the Der cratic i onto aug Senate approved a $1 trill in 19ss budget in essay by a 53-46 Vole Jiding inc first Rte of this year s Jugel Baw Between Congress a the White House. F Only lir republicans voted Jer the plan which Woutos Rcd cd inc proved deficit to $133.9  above the $ a billion ceiling set in the 1985 a duct Balancio Baw. The House Avirov cd  tuesday 215-201. \ f the budget re Sylvion Dowiot need inc presi Dent s signature it Pond Cal Reagan has threatened to veto to ii eases it Calls for if they arc passed in . 3 . Ships in route to iss Suez lesion Gulf Suez Egypt of 1\r" us. Warships heading for the orsian guv War zone to escort kuwaiti la res passed Hirough the such canal Widne Somr while a my team report edly swept for Anian mines a the Waters off Kuwait. M \ Iran Tock cafin War with Iraq Sofce september 1980, has advised Kuwait of Aidle Iraq in at tacks on Irlan targets. I _ Kuwait As denied the allegations eleven kuwaiti Shide arc being registered und the . Flag seen Protection from iranian Vacks. In wept the guided missile in Stroyer Kidd a guided missile frigates Flauy and Klak mfg Ted a Convoy of 13 vessels Deun the i01-Ile-Long canal and into the a of of sue t Bahrain Gulf based Marine Salajk sex cob Ives said an 18-Man . Navy Leamin fading eight bomb disposal experts Vas Dirking with kuwaiti experts and heti Copi is in sweeping for mines. From Page 1 abducted together eight Days ago near a syrian Check Point in South Beirut. Defense minister Adel Osseiran who Heads a prominent clan of conservative shiites told reporters after inc release of his son a that efforts were Conlen. To obtain Glass release. Osseiran 82, also assuredgj0pmpffettona, who telephoned from herjl0 a or time that her husband was being Well Tream by his captors. Austrian president Kurt Waldheim uhf a meets with Pope John Pai Kat the Vatican thursday. Pope from Page 1 papal Library disc no disarmament and to licit Hopes for world  John  first lauded Waldheim s work As former la Secretary general and recalled his first visit to  nations in 1979 at Waldheim s inv Tatia in Pons Waldheim thanked the pope1 for receiving cd praised him As a renowned moral  since his a upon to the presidency last july Wald Heim has been  isolated because of allegations that he Ai Aklin the deportation of thousands of jews to con Ccntron Camps during world War ii accusations which he is the .  his entry into the United states where he Only lived while serving As Secretary general of inc United Wavions. Fallowing the audience Wii Kaffl Uii was presented to the Vatican diplomatic corps.  Frank Shakespeare out of Taly at present Wonc of at least a dozen envoys who did not attend by was rep resented by first Secretary Frank Lailanni. Gis from Page 1 from lax fraud to passing a bad Check regardless of its Lack of relation to Mili Lary discipline morale and  the court s action today reflects contempt Ejon bars of our armed forces and shall said. He was Han. Twas on Active duty in Juneau from 1982 4. The City has no coast guard base or enclave where coast guard personnel reside and work so so Lorio was living in civilian housing. He was charged with sexually assaulting the Daub iter of two other coast guard members who lived near him. The girls were Between 10 and 12 years of age when the offences occurred. Solorio was transferred by the coast guard to its governors Island n.y., base in 1984. In was there coast guard officials Learned of the Alaska allegations while investigating similar Rhor Foj mtfmfrp1"" " involving  r dismissed the Alaska charges afar sing a Lack of jurisdiction to court martial Solorio for those alleged offences. By the coast guard court of military review reinstated the Alaska charges. The supreme court thursday upheld the military review court. Its John Paul Stevens in a separate concurring Ito Juu upheld the military review court ruling bul . Stevens voted against overturning the 1 St  ruling limiting court martial Powers. Site the Case is Solorio is. U.s., b5-i58t