European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday. July 21,1987 . Accuses Iran of embassy misuse Washington up the United Stales charged Iran monday with a per version of International diplomatic prac Tice by shielding in Ili embassy in Paris an iranian official wanted for quest Ion ing about terrorism bombings. The slate department in a written statement rallied behind France in its standoff with Iran Over diplomatic staffs in Tehran and Paris. With regard 10 the Mailer of the Ira Nian embassy in Paris inc United slates regard the use of a diplomatic Mission to shield a citizen who docs not enjoy diplomatic immunity from legitimate Legal inquiry As a perversion of International diplomatic practice,"1 the a part mint said. With regard to the matter of the French embassy in Tehran the United slates fully supports the fundamental principle of diplomatic  against accredited diplomats Are a transparent attack on this  police have surrounded the Ira Nian embassy in Paris since june 30.wahid Gordji an iranian official wanted for questioning in a wave of terrorist bomb Ings in 1986, is believed hiding there. In response iranian Security forces have cordoned off he French embassy in Tehran and Iran has threatened to submit 15 diplomats and staff members holed up inside to islamic  France last week broke diplomatic re lations with Iran the countries Are engaged in negotiations for the departure 01 their diplomatic staffs from each other s  French officials insist Gordji will not be permitted 10 leave unlit he is questioned by French authorities. Navy May begin escorting tankers tonight _. _ _ i i i a i i. A in .1f in of Alana Uriah All Ark irl in incl Fri feb Floc the 5washington a the first Navy escort operation for kuwaiti Oil tankers through the persian Gulf has been tentatively scheduled 10 begin tonight. Pentagon officials said monday the officials who agreed to discuss the matter Only if not identified said two kuwaiti Oil tankers Hying the american Flag would get under Way and pick up Navy escorts either this evening or Early wednesday mom the two kuwaiti tankers renamed the Bridgeton and the Gas Prince were at Anchor monday in the Northern Gulf of Oman South of the Entrance to the persian Gulf at the Strait of Hormuz. The exact Liming for the first escort has been left to rear . Harold a Lerosen the commander of mid dle Easi forces but everything is ready said one source. Our forces Are in place and the authorization has been  Navy based on a decision by president Reagan to extend . Military Protection to re flagged kuwaiti foreign service to offer entry test on dec. 5 Munich the next written test for entry into the . Foreign service is dec. 5, Andi applications to take the test must be submitted by oct. 23.the lest is the first step for Entrance level Ca reer application As a foreign service officer or foreign service information officer said Eugene Trahan administrative officer at the consulate in Munich. The test will be administered at any diplomatic or consular Posl for which an applicant applies and at about 150 locations in the United states applicants must be . Citizens at least 20 years old have Strong English language skills be proficient or Able to learn one foreign language and be physically fit for world wide duly. Individuals interested in taking the Examina Tion should Contact the nearest . Consulate or diplomatic Post for an application form and Booklet. Pitburg a fire damages rooms in dormitory Pitburg a Germany is an Early morning fire sunday in a renovated area of a 4ormilory caused damage to several storage Jet inc Tho fire broke out around 6 . And dam aged furnishings linens and carpels in he rooms but caused no structural damage to the dormitory base spokeswoman Tina Corcoran said Mon Day. No one was injured in the fire on the unoccupied second floor of the building. The fire was extinguished within 30 minutes. Officials would not name the Squadron that occupied the dormitory because the incident is under investigation Corcoran said. Air Force no finds wife dead inside Home zwe1bruecken a Germany Sis a 33-year-old woman Wai found dead monday by her husband in their apartment on base. The woman whole name has not been re leased pending notification of other family members died about 8 10 . Of an apparent asthma attack Aid master set. Barry Grossman of Lite we Bruecken a Public affairs office. The woman s husband is an air Force staff sergeant with the 26th equipment Matt so. Tankers has assembled eight warships in the Gulf in addition to the command snip Lasalle. Those vessels arc backed up by inc aircraft earner cons Ellaleon and seven escorts now steaming in the Northern arabian sea. Thai position places the. Constellation s planes within Range of he Strait of Hor  to the sources the two kuwaiti tankers will be flanked throughout their voyage by Al least two and probably More Navy ships. The remaining escorts have been deployed in a picket line inside the Gulf each responsible fora particular zone or Section. In addition to f-14 fighters the Constellation also will launch electronic warfare or radar jamming air Craft along wit attack jets to loiter above the Strait while the ships Are traversing thai narrow Entrance. They will be available to respond if . Forces Dis cover any Effort by Iran to deploy and fire silkworm anti ship  run through the Strait to Kuwait will take Al least 48 hours one official  the weekend a joint .-Kuwaitr military learn finished Clearing underwater mine from the main Channel to Kuwait s Oil terminal removing that obstacle to the Start of operations . Intelligence agencies say the mines were Laid lost month by Iran which has vowed to continue its attacks against kuwaiti tankers despite the . Protection. Missiles from Page 1 Cis or Wand that Sticks out from is nose. The Wand strikes the target first Irig Goring a fuse and detonating the missile s  Deal with reactive Armor he army is now placing a Small shaped charge inside the hollow Wand. Thus when the Wand strikes the Armor on a Lank in sols off the charge in the Armor Box. The Armor explosion in turn spends most of its Force in the split second before the main warhead arrives to detonate its charge and penetrate the tank Soucy said. Soucy said the modification increases the 110,000 to j11,000 Cost of a Tow 2 missile by a Little More than $400, without affecting the flight characteristics of the missile. The Tow missile made by the Hughes aircraft division of Genera motors is guided visually by a gunner and has a Range of roughly 2, j Miles. It carries a 6-Inch warhead and weighs roughly 54 pounds. Poindexter from Page 1 hard to do the Best thai could to protect the National Security of the United slates. I Don t have any Reg res for anything that i did. I think that the actions i look were in inc Long term interests of the  Poindexter s criticism of o Neill came in response to a question by Trible. In look eight months for his Congress to appropriate those funds $100 million for the contras last year while men in Central America who were fighting for their Freedom were dying he said. Don t think that s Good Faith the sex speaker of the House held up bringing up that Issue for a vote in the House for four months even after both houses had signalled their approval Pom Dexter said. So one Man who is not elected by All the people was responsible in my View for holding up that funding for eight months the Navy officer said. O Neill interviewed by Telephone at his Home on Cape cod mass., said Poindexter s accusation was not True. I never deliberately slowed them  o Neill who opposed Aid to the contras said poin Dexter still does t have a real Good idea of How con Gress operate and said the delay in final approval forthe assistance was the result of the Normal legislative process. The congressional hearings moved into their Lola televised week As White House spokesman Martin filzmaier said Reagan does t believe in s appropriate to discuss the possibility of pardons for of Dexter or it. Col. Oliver North. Asked whether he was leaving open the door for a Pardon at a later Dale the spokesman said i am nol touching that door. I would t gel within 40 years of that  to indexer also said he was aware thai it. Col. Oliver North helped conduct a secret resupply program for the nicaraguan rebels but said he did t consider elements of that to be an act of  he said he periodically informed Reagan of certain aspect of the resupply Effort. He Laid Reagan knew that North a the principal National Security Council aide on the project. Poindexter insisted throughout that he sought to inform members of Congress accurately once officials decided last november to inform them of the facts behind the Iran Contra affair. Bui he conceded it was i artful to say thai All the weapons shipped to Iran would have fit inside one aircraft. He said North was the one who provided thai detail for him and i Din l sit Down and do the Calcut  Reagan however picked up that Point and repealed it in his nov. 13 speech to the nation on the iranian initiative. Poindexter questioned by House majority Leader Thomas Foley a Wash. Also said he took responsibility for North s activities and said the Marine Lieuten ant colonel had a very Broad charter to act Bui poin Denler also said that he did not Micro manage North s activities. The hearings resumed for their Lola week As con Gressional sources disclosed thai a former while House aide says he has seen two memos by North proposing the diversion of iranian arms sales Money to the con iras. One source said sunday that James Radzimski an other Poindexter aide at the National Security coun cil has testified privately and May appear before them for Public testimony this week. Poindexter has testified that he has seen Only one such memo and did nol get his first look at it until last november. The rear Admiral who resigned last nov. 2s, the same Day thai North was fired said repeatedly thai he did nol recall certain details of the Contra resupply Effort and also said he was unfamiliar with detail j. In his testimony monday. Poindexter said he was aware thai North met with International Security expert David Walker. North has Lesli fied thai Walker was retained to help shoot Al nicaraguan government aircraft to create the impression of greater Contra strength. When Foley said such actions amounted loan act of War against a nation with whom the United states has diplomatic relations. Poindexter Shook his head in Dis agreement and Laid it was not an act of  the sandinista government was exporting revolution in Central America he said. One source who also asked not to be identified said he did not know whether Radzimski told the commit tee investigators that he saw the memos Ai signed. Radii ski was the control officer for the Nusca most sensitive documents