European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes g Canada expels 2 More soviets Page 2 d North told to list documents he wants Page 3 d Bush to attack Dukakis record Page 5 d Pope arrives for austrian visit. Page 28 the Sfa is and tripes  unofficial fuil1cation for the . Humid vol. 47, no. 6b Friday june 24, 1988 Good morning d 8693 a Burt Calls Berlin glasnost test by Dave Walczak 5tuff writer Berlin calling West Berlin the litmus test of soviet openness . Ambassador to West Germany Richard Burt thursday said air service to the divided City must be modernized and expanded to preserve Berlin s Villa links with the West. Burt in Berlin Tor ceremonies marking the Start of the Berlin Airlift 40 years ago said any lasting improvement in East West relations hinges on a bettering of the East bloc s record on human rights. This is a message of special importance for Berlin Burt said in a speech at the City s historic Tempelhof Central Airport. Berlin today is the crucial lest of soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev s commitment to glasnost. Berlin is the Laboratory for new thinking the litmus lest of soviet  he called on the soviets to join with the Western allies in a collaborative Effort to fully realize the possibilities of the quadripartite agreement and Demon Strate the sinc drily of their  Burt who travelled to Berlin aboard a restored c-47 Gootie Bird aircraft of the Type used in the Airlift said the Allied resupply ton changed this City and changed the world and forged an unbreakable Bond Between the allies and the Burti  this remains the foundation of their relationship today he said. The Airlift began in Laic june 194s, in response to a soviet blockade of Western sectors of the City. It officially ended 462 Days later having delivered 2,3 Mil lion tons of food and fuel on More than 277.000 flights. At its Peak a British French or . Airlift plane landed or took off from one of the divided City s three airports every minute. Ironically Hurt s re creation flight from Rhein main Ablo Berlin was delayed More than an hour because continued on Back Page Active duty cuts totalled 7,200 in May Washington a the armed forces continued to slash Active duty strength in May to accommodate budget cuts paring More than 7,200 positions from he ranks in one month the Pentagon said wednesday As of May 31, the army Navy air Force and Marine corps had 2,100,423 men and women on Active duly Down 7,232 from the 2,107,655 reported april 30 and 52,246 below the May 31, 1987, total. Three of the four services reported declines in personnel during May the Pentagon said. The Marine corps saw a slight increase the air Force reported Active duty so Rengh at 579,212 on May 31, Down 2,6-49 from april. The army reported 755,444 on its Rolls 4.235 below april. The Navy reported a decline of 2,100 person Nel in May to a new total of s70.047, and the Marine corps reported 195,720 on Active duly up 1,752 from april. Defense Secretary Frank c. Carlucci has or dered a Cut of almost 36,000 positions from the Active strength totals reported at the end of Fis Cal 1987. The cuts Are to be completed and the services stabilized at the new Levels by the Start qffiscall989onocl. I Carlucci has told Congress he would rather maintain a smaller Force that is properly equipped and ready to fight than a larger but hollow Force. Sib photo by Mic Mil Mimi retired col Call Halvorsen the original Candy bomber Rives a thumbs up sign while posing As a 1st lieutenant in a Vintage c-47 during a re enactment ceremony at Rhein main a la jul the Berlin Airlift s 40th anniversary. Fraud probe target talking to investigators sources say Washington a a top Navy official whose phone was tapped m the massive Pentagon bribery probe has begun cooperating with prosecutors White a Justice department official said thursday that others Are following suit. Deputy assistant Navy Secretary James Gaines whose office was searched last week has begun telling prosecutors what he knows sources familiar with the investigation said. One Justice department official speaking on the condition of anonymity said thursday that there has been some interest shown on the part of some individuals in cooperating Wilh the  he said that some information has already been obtained other sources familiar with the probe said the inter est was coming from subjects who Are working in the Pentagon at the White House meanwhile president Reagan told reporters he has arranged for a report on the pre sent status of the investigation but did not say How soon he expects to receive it. Responding to a question As he posed for pictures with visiting australian prime minister Robert Hawke thursday Reagan said i am asking and have arranged they Are coming Over to give me a full re port he said the report would Deal with the question of where Are we now and How much do we know already the los Angeles times reported thursday that investigators believe Gaines was a principal supplier of Pentagon documents to defense consultant Melvyn r. Paisley who was assistant Secretary of the Navy and games Boss until april 1987. The times quoting government sources said pais Ley allegedly arranged an elaborate scheme under which High level Pentagon officials smuggled classified documents out of the Pentagon and allowed him to copy them with the Aid of his wife. The newspaper said Paisley allegedly passed the sensitive information to Mcdonnell Douglas corp., which retained him As a consultant shortly after he left his Pentagon Post. One source told the times that Paisley received staggering fees from the company. The 2-year-old investigation is focusing on ally \ Gallons that private consultants Many of them former Pentagon employees paid bribes to obtain defense department be i cacti about upcoming contracts. Gaines made an appointment to hire a Washington area defense lawyer out then abruptly Paisley cancelled the meeting after gelling a Call trom a Federal investigator who told him that you have until 9 . Tomorrow to decide whose Side you re on according to one source. Gaines decided several Days ago to cooperate said the sources. While Gaines is talking Wilh prosecutors another Pentagon official whose office was searched Victor Cohen is negotiating with the government on whether to do the same said the sources speaking on condition of anonymity. After a meeting Wilh the chief prosecutor in the probe one of the Pentagon s strongest supporters in see probe on Back Page