European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday March 5,19b9 Aff Emfs Fqy halt drug traffic blocked study says Medford mass up a two year study by a Senate panel shows High . Officials intervened numerous limes to halt operations against overseas drug Kingpins. Sen. John f. Kerry says. I think you will be shocked by the degree of nonfeasance and Al times malfeasance on the part of our the Massachusetts Democrat said of the study scheduled for release this week. We found thai a . Ambassador to the Bahamas had shut Down a Justice department Sling operation aimed at Bringm Down corrupt bahamian officials Kerry added. He said the United Stales has known since 1972 that the do Facio Leader or Panama on. Manuel Antonio Noriega was involved in drug trafficking. So Why did we Wail so Long to act he said. In Plain English Noriega had been helpful to the . Policy of waging the coven War against the sandinista in Nicaragua us Well As assisting m other . Intelli gence efforts.". He said former Miami . Attorney Richard Gre Djoric who worked to have Noriega indicted testified before the subcommittee Grcgorio said he d give he state department and foreign policy people the Grade of an f for their handling of the War on drugs arid that they d interfered with his investigations and prosecution of some major narcotics trafficking Kingpins Kerry said things got so bad. That Grcgorio became so disgust Chc just quit the War on drugs and went Back to private Law Ulun u v .1 t. Mimi Trunnion so c March 3 Hilo in i it ft61 m i Jum h 16 in 19 4 so 4s 44 3s j1 64 13 w ii -1 w 11 bit 31 19 a h 21 � ii 11ol it 69 5j hum Pune Oil Biu cum american express closing books in England far East 11 i a drum Ivy fit pro Rinius 01 09 34. To a39 40 4101. Soss � 17 mar u13 k 1. Ura 46re european weather b Dave Diehl attic department of defense is review ing a number of proposals from Compa Hies interested in providing military banking services in England and the far East beginning oct. 1, but the company thai has the most experience in thai re Gard no longer wants the Job. American express which has operated military banking facilities somewhere in the world since shortly after the end of world Ward has told is employees it will get out of the business no later than sept. 30. That Means the last 49 Ameri can express Banks at us. Military bases will close when inc company s contracts to provide Hanking services in the United kingdom Iceland Panama Korea and Chr Philippines expire. American express officials said. A defense depart men official in Washington said it s his understanding that american express no longer is inter ested in running retail banking operations anywhere in the world am thai he decision was made at inc highest corporate Levels Joe Savirino the company s general manager for military banking in new York said Only thai changes in the department of defense guidelines made it prohibitive for american express to continue As a banking contract 1 uni Fri morally 6 oui ii 10 to oozy Lovdy nm1 Ortr
