European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. April 3, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 . Envoy to saudi Arabia reassigned Washington api Hume Horan the . Ambassador 10 saudi Arabia is being reassigned after Only six months on the Job because of personality differences with King fahd. A slate department official said. Koran is Cape died to be succeeded by inc Man he replaced last september Ca reer Diplomat Walter Culler the official mid. Horan who is flu no in arabic has been in Washington on consultations and will return o saudi Arabia shortly Tor a Brief stay o tend to personal mat Lens according to the official insisting on anonymity. Kiaie department spokeswoman Phyl Lis Oakley confirmed thai Horan is being reassigned but provided no further de tails except to say thai he is being consid ered Tot a new Post. Secretary of state George p. Shultz will Stop in saudi Arabia this week As part of his Effort to win acceptance Tor his Middle Hast peace proposal. Both saudi and american officials de Nied a Washington Post report that the saudi government had asked that Horan be replaced. A . Official also denied that Koran s reassignment was related to a .-saudi dispute Over that country s acquisition of missiles Tram China. Horan had 3 person Lily Ronnick with King fahd the official said. The decision to recall him was made Here not in saudi Arabia. They did nol specifically ask us to withdraw him he said. This is the second abrupt departure by an american ambassador in saudi Ara Bia during the Reagan administration. Former ambassador Robert o. Neu Mann was forced out in 1981 by Secre tary of state Alexander m. Haig after Only two months on inc Job. Culler since leaving Riyadh last year has served As diploma in Orcsi dance 31 of Argelon University Here. Saudi Arabia s Purchase of chinese missiles which have a Range of More than 1.000 Miles has been a contentious Issue in .-saudi relations. Israel it within easy reach of inc mis Siles which Are capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The saudis have said it missiles wont be filled with such War Heads. A group of 32 senators has written a letter to Shutlz asking thai he United slates reconsider further arms sat to saudi Arabia until inc missiles arc with drawn. The admin isrial Ion has been sex peeled to notify Congress shortly thai it Ament to to sell jj5uinilion Vonh of sup port equipment for surveillance aircraft the saudis acquired recently. Veteran reunited with Viet daughter Providence , up after Yean of Cut Ling through red tape a 20-year army Veteran and his viclnamc5c-t Orn wife enjoyed a Icar Ful reunion Friday with inc daughter icy left a a Saigon air port nearly 16 years ago. Bruce and Rose Mason of Little Compton gave a Long welcoming hug to their daughter Truong Thi Thanh Nuy now 18, after she arrived at new York s Kennedy International Airport. She s Beautiful she s definitely everything we expected she would be said Mason who served i rec Tourso duly in Vietnam. We re going to gel her Home feed her a Good meal and gel her some rest and privacy for a Day or two he said. Mason who works in fall River. Mass. Last saw has daughter in May 1972, when he icel Vietnam for his father s funeral in the United slates. His wife had planned to bring the child to Ameri Ca inc fallowing month but vietnamese officials refused her departure because her cult permit was nol in order. Rose Mason was forced to leave Thuy Al Saigon s ton son Nhul Airport on june ii 197bul had Hopes officials would soon allow the daughter to leave. The communists took Over South Vietnam in april 1975, making departure impossible until recently. Thuy arrived in Bangkok Thailand last month along with her Grandfather aunt Uncle and two cousins. She originally was logo to the Philippines for several months of orientation to the american life style bul Mason said it was decided she would go directly to the United Stales along with her Grandfather. The masons have iwo american born sons is and 9, in