European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Iri Zakre stripes d exemption sought from Epa on foreign car imports Page 2 n Bird proofing plan Forb-1b of d Page s d pistol Pete Maravich Dies at 40 sports Page 21 vol. 46, no. 262 author ibid unofficial Vulli cation Foft thursday. January 7, 1983 Ora a 08693 a . May Cut Back Gulf Fleet Navy has More ships than needed by Norman Blacka i military writer Washington the Reagan administration May soon begin reducing the number of warships As signed to the persian guff Region because the Navy has More ships Ihnn in need to safely escort related kuwaiti lankers. Officials said  administration sources speaking on condition of anonymity stressed the United Stales was not planning any change in its Basic commitment to protect Commer Cial ships in inc Gulf Hying the stars and so rips. Rather he Issue is tailoring your Force to the Job at hand now Hal you be had some experience explained one official we arc not changing the Mission nor Are we reducing our commitment the official  sources also said the move to reduce the sire of he american Fleet in the area was spawned in pan bythe High Cost of operating there. The Navy has previously said in is spending roughly 120 million a Mont above ils Normal operating expenses to nation extra warships in the Region. One official said tuesday Tfir me bait be of Taft Structure would occur "shortly1" and a ouse tote re Moval of the amphibious assault if Trp Kirar Rathe Olin Una was sent to Tike Golf to Fie m. T fid for mine weeping helicopters. The Jot at sons Esmines however Fias now been Ofierr met Ery so Fetter ican Mise  if Sci act i number of attn Ilir we Seli from nato countries meaning Tiff in upper. And Okinawa Are Gat needed. Inc  acct her to  the Oft enl Laid tier in see Fleet on Bat of Svyet . To consider soviet Gulf plan if peace try fails Kuwait a defense Secretary Frank Carlucci tuesday sail the United slates would consider a soviet proposal for a . Naval Force in the persian Gulf Only after exhausting hons to Gaina cease fire in inc Iran Iraq War. It seems o us a , Force is an idea beset with difficulties said Carlucci on his first trip to the Region As defense Secretary me said he would first prefer an arms embargo against Iran Carlucci also Laid a news conference there were no immediate plans to expand the Navy s role in the waterway. Our current program is to econ an defend the .-Llag vessels he told re porters at inc . Embury in this  country on  Edge of inc War front. Carlucci met earlier in the Day with inc Emir. Sheik Jaber Ai Ahmed Al Sabah and other top kuwaiti  of Kuwait s Fleet of 21 tankers have been flying the . Flag since  subjects Carlucci discussed with kuwaiti officials was their need for american arms in Light of iranian attacks on its coastline Ana shipping according to Well informed sources who spoke on inc condition of anonymity Kuwait saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab Stales have been urging internal Ion Al action to induce Iran to end ils 7-year old War Wilh  will also visit Bahrain and saudi Arabia. Plans to Slop in Oman were cancelled due to a Light schedule . Embassy there said. The defense Secretary also is to inspect the regional . Naval Force of about 30 vessels. About 80 warships from Western countries and the soviet Union have assembled in the Gulf Region where in menace to shipping has escalated in the past  diplomats suggested Carlucci could return to Washington 10 recommend expanding . Naval Protection to at least Neutral vessels with . Inter ests. In Greenl weeks . Warships in the Gulf have been observed appearing Loe Scort Neutral vessels. The diplomats also Laid Carlucci might consider thinning the . Force if Iran shows signs of accepting a july 20cease-fire demand by the . Or curly  s official islamic Republic Newi Agency said a reduction was expected because the . Naval Force had failed to minimize the attacks on ships but has rather triggered such  the soviet Union has suggested . Naval Force replace foreign naval forces a will Fly Loire Jan. 31 aunt of the. We re it noisome 90jwo Sis saw . 15. United nations a the Security Council voted unanimously tuesday to ask Israel not to Deport palestinians from the occupied territories. It marked he first time the United Stales voice against Israel in the Council since  United states is Israel s main defender at inc United nations and usually wields ils vet Kier Anbe half of the jewish stale. But Israel s crackdown on riots in the occupied Terri tories has provoked Strong criticism in inc United Stales on dec. 22, the United states rebuked Israel by abstaining from a Security Council Vole condemning the crackdown. O tuesday it joined the other n members Council in calling an Israel not to Deport nine palestini an  has defended the expulsions As Nec Euary to prevent More unrest in the West Bank and Gaza strip which it captured from Egypt and Jordan in the 1967 m Iddle East War. Since Rio log broke out dec. 8, Israel troops have fatally Shoi at least 24 palestinians. The United states believes that such harsh Mea sures arc unnecessary to maintain order  Ambia Sador Herbert Okun said. They serve to aggravate tension rather than create an atmosphere conducive to  the later Penn die Tollary. We Pitt Ira info  in the a a. Strip opened is w top on Taw Dredie of rioters Uri n March front tie Fatmir of Ante of the nine de poness be .  Brack amt Raudat be Mantini  Tofu Tsi Security Council Alt nine Pat Eminian Kunf Tiffin 9 to deported ire Init Iriton of Asuela into  a terror Iii groups.   iriuzirfg3trje.r""we be never had a Security co Unetic Cem or Dai condemn the murder of a. Jew,1 no said. Hot Dawiec but Olcutt Ian the Council Rej Kocsi in calf i in not see by a on