European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. March 1. 1988 the Star Sand stripes it Page 3 is Phulo by by Fuja it spurt Warsaw i acl military Shii runs Lour he 3rd army dive Sra Helid museum at Frankfurt s Drake Cavern. Soldiers get Only kind words from Warsaw pact observers do conk staff writer Frankfurt Warsaw pact observers in West Germany to Walch v corps caravan guard exercise had few words for lie Media monday but kind words for . Soldiers. Wherever we went the observer commented thai they were impressed with the Quality of our soldiers and the professional briefings icy were Given said Merle Dennett usar eur s director of inc observer pro Gram of the committee for disarmament in Europe. One of them tame up o me during one of our stops and said the soldiers really know whal they re doing the said they Felt the soldiers knew i hair business and were also impressed with he state of our equipment. That goes a Long International observers Are invite Dlo View training for any activity or exercise involving More than 17,0 Voso Diers. Rennet said. Soldiers involved in caravan guard this year numbered 18,600, although 46,000 sol Diers were scheduled to participate be fore warm a Cather forced the Down grading of the observers who Visi cd the 3rd army div in Frankfurt monday declined to talk to the Media Only saying they were tiled said 14 eau Blo representatives were among 38 observers from War saw pact. Nato and non aligned a Lions in Weil Germany since feb. 17. The 14 members of the group ended their slay with v corps with a tour of the 3rd army div museum and briefing on the exercise marking the first time observers have been allowed to visit a Garrison unit while observing in the West during inc exercise the 3rd Arm div operated a join visitors Bureau in a Bam on the grounds of the Eisenbach Castle outside Lauterbach. Where the observers could find out what the Divi Sion s role was in caravan guard. The spartan Center featured Only Normal unit equipment that turned in barn into a briefing room tables and chairs Field Licals and camouflage netting that was suspended from the ceiling and sides. We wanted them in know we have no secrets and give an honest approach to Leli Sitf the chs covers Sec us train said Ajit. Chris Bage olt. Deputy offi cer in charge of the visitors Bureau. They an see through elaborate White Wash. If they can Sec our actual train ing that s our . John c. Barbic. Division pub Lic affairs officer said that approach was inc one division commander maj Gen. Thomas n. Griffin jr., wanted to use so the observers could Sec the qual twice by Ity of the soldiers and equipment and that will make them think fore crossing the Tutu other clergymen arrested Cal e town. South Africa api police re fonday arrested anglican Arch Bishop Desmond Tui and other Church Leaden at they marched toward parliament with a petition protesting the government s crackdown on anti apart Neid groups. The clergymen wearing Robes and crosses around heir necks stood with arms linked and dinks clutched in their hands As a policeman announced through a bullhorn thai the gathering was police had been lining the slice i outside St. George s anglican Cathedral Wail ing Tor the marchers to emerge. After tulu a Nohel peace prize Lau reate and other clergymen were place Din police vehicles police tired water can Nons at More than 100 demonstrators Silling on the sidewalk singing a hymn local journalists said. The clergymen and demonstrator were taken to a police station and re leased with a warning that charges would be brought against hem if they staged similar protest said the Rev. Allan Boe Sak president of the world Alliance of reformed churches. Police also took some journalists int custody. Upon heir release the while Black mixed race and Indian clergymen held a news conference in the Cathedral which was still surrounded by policemen witha Walcer Cannon nearby. We Are not defying the Law Tui said we arc obeying god. To also obey god every in the past tulu continued it we possible Tor people o say it was the usual rabble to users demonstrating. They can l say in any More. It s the the clergymen carried a petition addressed to president pm Botha and parliament saying we leaders of a number of South african churches have come to parliament today to witness and Pray in a time or crisis outside the build Ings in which you make important Deci Sions affecting i tic lives of millions of South africans who belong to our in a service at the Cathedral before the March. Tutu and other ministers declared the churches would Lead protest against the government s anti apartheid policies because is major Black opposition groups had been banned last week from All political activity. Correction says Meese still involved in Pollard Case Washington a for nine months the Justice department has Given the impression thai attorney Gener Al Edwin me Csc removed himself from the Pollard spy Case. Bui now ii acknowledges he was briefed twice about the Case and in says he never was excluded. In what chief department spokesman Terry Eastland called "3 correction he said a desc is Only excluded from the espionage Case against the israeli air Force officer who reer Uili d Navy analyst Jonathan Pollard As a spy. Mccase is free Lohi briefed and even o make Deci Sions in inc still open Pollard Case to the extent thai they Don t involve the. Case against israeli Brig. Gen. Viem Scab Eastland said. Medic s own la vhf Naihan Locwin. Was unaware of that distinction .15 recently As last week Cion though in was Lewin s work for Mertic and Scala in separate cases that triggered inc exclusion known As a recusal. The turnabout comes As a government source said Independent counsel James Nikay is examining an other Meese recusal fur clues about his motives in dealing with a Mideast Oil pipeline proposal in i98i. Me Csc hired Lewin last May to represent him in Mckay s investigation of whether the attorney general and his attorney a Robert Wallach violated or conspired to violate t Federal Law barring bribes to foreign officials. In May 1983, Meese recur a himself from Allma. Sol h. Holt he mind for Wallah to meet National Security adv sir Robert Mcfarlane to promote the pipeline. Investigators say that examining that a Csc recusal might help determine whether the attorney general was aiding Wallach j plan or As Lewin argues directing in to Ihu proper official. At the office of Govch Mcnol ethics East week general counsel Donald Campbell explained if you re a Federal official and you be hired a Law firm to represent you you should run in yourself that is like no action in any mat Tor involving that firm just As a Mailer of appearances even if you have no financial for that reason Eastland Aid Meese advised jus Tice officials last slay "1 hereby recuse myself from participating in any Mailer a forc the department in which the Law firm of Millet Cassidy Larroca represents any party Iris otherwise the Washington Post scr once then thai the recusal covered the Pollard affair she Justice department did run dispute that. Pollard was sentenced last year to life in prison for giving reams of secrets to israeli agents. But Justice officials still pursued Case in pan because Sella had of cd 10 Israel and has nol been brought la trial in the United states so there was Surprise and consternation when the Post reported feb. 19 after being briefed on the cast Las month Mccase ordered that the Pollard cose be Cepl officially open so investigators can pursue their asked by the associated press last monday for Art explanation. Justice department spokesman John rus Sefl said " 1 have problems with that account because me Csc is noised in Russell bucked the Eju Selion to Deputy chief spokes Man Pat Korten. Citing the same problem Korten bucked in to Eastland who was with a Csc in califor Nia until tuesday Lewin said he d never discussed Pollard with me Csc because i think he certainly has re Cusco himself because i am expressing sur prise at the Post account Lewin said while Eastland sought an answer another depart ment official demanding anonymity said wednesday there was no problem because Meese was merely briefed and made no decisions. Some former department lawyers dispute that View. One who once worked in the Norney general s office said a recusal has always meant a chinese Wall. You Are nol even kept up to but Friday afternoon Eastland provided an official explanation that did not claim an exception for briefings. He said the client lists regularly provided by Lewin s firm have not included the Pollard Caw and so the attorney general is not refused from lists do include inc Scala Case and the attorney general has been very careful to avoid taking any action in that Case or in any other related
