European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sports in stripes Molitor ties cob see Page 21 d giants reds tied for Lead Page 21 d . Cagers top puerto Rico Page 21 d Safe softball tournament Page 23 and Lpes authorized unofficial publication f8 vol.46, no. 126 saturday August 22, 1987 Jaq 0 8693 a Iran admits mining to protect coastline Manama Bahrain a Iran said in is sowing mines to defend ils coast in the persian Gulf where a third Convoy of re flagged kuwaiti tankers and . Warships was temporarily halted thurs Day by wind whipped Sand. Iran in a Tehran radio dispatch monitored in London said it is justified in placing the mines because of Fth St Ppd up . Military presence in the Region. It was the first time Iran acknowledged planting the mines that the Penta gon says have damaged commercial ship Ping from the gulps Northern reaches near Kuwait to an Anchorage outside its Mouth. Iran is capable of Clearing the mines but cannot agree to the presence of for eign fleets in the Region Tehran radio quoted Kamal Khz Aizzi the supervisor of Iran s War publicity Headquarters As saying. Iran is using mines to defend its coast not to threaten the Security of shipping in the Gull the radio quoted Khar Nui As saying. Given the present situation the fundamental question today is Why the United states docs not leave the Region he was quoted As saying in the broadcast. On wednesday iranian commandos firing from a motorized Dinghy attacked the briber a yugoslav freighter shipping sources said. No injuries were reported. Kharrazi said such actions As the min sea Iran on Page 28 persian Gulf Chain of command to change Washington a the Pentagon hoping to que Dan internal dispute about How it is directing . Force in the persian Gulf has decided to install a two Star Navy Admiral As the on scene commander offi Cial said thursday. The officials who requested anonymity said they expect rear adm. Dennis Matthew Brooks 32, to be named to the position. Brooks is the commander of the Navy i Carrier group five which has its Headquarters in the Philippines. According to the sources the installation of Brooks ii aimed at stopping a fight Between top Navy brass and Marine Gen. George Crist the commander of the . Central come. Under the defense department s Structure Crist is responsible for All . Farces operating in the Middle East Navy officials maintain however the Central Sailor s body recovered from persian Gulf Washington a the body of a Navy in tilted Man who died in a july 30 helicopter crash in the persian Gulf was recovered earlier this week and positively identified the Pentagon said  body of radioman 2nd class Albert b. Duparl 26, of St. Croix . Virgin islands was recovered tuesday Clang with some debris from the helicopter the Pentagon said in a Brief  u.5. Central come said Duparl s remains were taken to Bahrain for identification. His body was being flown to West Germany Friday for the final flight  command said the body was recovered by a commercial Salvage company based in the unit Darab emirates thai was hired by the Navy to continue the search for Duparl and two other men missing from die  Salvage company was hired after several Navy ships and helicopters foiled to find any signs of the mining men in the Days immediately after the crash the command said efforts Are continuing to locate the remaining Bod ies the Pentagon said  was one of nine men aboard a Navy sh-3g sea King helicopter that was attempting to land on the flagship Lasalle on the evening of july 30 Afler a Rou Tine ferry flight from  helicopter crashed into the Waters near the ship. Apparently after striking the Side of the vessel. The Pentagon has stressed the crash was an Accident and see body on Page 28 come was never equipped to Diacci the Type of Large Navy Battle groups that have been deployed in the Region since president Reagan decided to protect kuwaiti Oil tankers. The change in the Chain of command while on the surface simply an internal Bure Cratie fight was de scribed by Navy sources thursday As essential to the smooth operation of Gulf convoys in future months. Currently the command Chain runs from the presi Dent and Weinberger to the joint chiefs of staff to the Central come and then to the commander of the Navy s Middle East Force rear adm. Harold j. Bern sen. There Are two problems with that Structure say the sources. The first is that the Central come the outgrowth of what was originally known As the rapid deployment Force is headed by a Marine general whose knowledge of naval operations is limited. The second is that Belsen s command is limited by geographic lines to the persian Gulf. Thus the Carrier Constellation even though it is providing air cover to convoys steaming through the Gulf does not report to Bernson it is carrying a one Star Admiral who still reports to he . Pacific come in Honolulu. According to the sources the new Structure Calls for creation of a joint task Force to be under Brooks command that will include the Middle East Force the Carrier Battle group and another group headed by the battleship Missouri now steaming for the Region. Brooks will report to the Central come Bui All the Navy assets will be under the command of a Nav Admiral for on a conc direction said one source. The new plan was thus described As a Compromise. See command on Page 28 i Ili an the first leg Al the Journ Hull u nude Al Wood.  has four nary Iii tin i ii i esteem pledge us Conques Dock Lonj Wattle Unold reports slut do to nine mine. J ire being sent to the a Tului Gulf to help .-ngned kuwaiti Oil tinkers. The to old 172-foot ships were Idle a thursday for h Vawl to Englann nude of non magnetic Stan Ltd steel. They Are equipped to select and Neutral lie ill types at mine and have 3,000-mile Range at 10 knots