European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Flee 2b the stars and stripes saturday March 11,1989 . Expels soviet aide accused of spying. L i it j � 1 b.a.,.,. In. I Rittle Irv of St Rolf Itaf acc. A. Fill Tor Fllch 111 Vic Tina Wilh the sovid Cocci Washington not the United states said their slav it was spelling a Sovic military attache who was detained wednesday night and accused of espionage. The slate department and the Fri said the soviet Diplomat. U col. Yuri n. A Klusov. Had received classified documents from an american employee of a company thai docs business with the . Government. The Locum cols desc Rich d techniques used o protect information in government computers they said. A was not immediately Clear whether the soviets would retaliate or Whicher he incident would have an Adverse Effort on inc growing cooperation Between Washington and Moscow in arms control. Human rights and Oiler Field a Sia ii department official said we Don t Sec any reason Why he soviets should retaliate. Or. A Klusov was engaged in illegal activities and the soviets know we our National Security this incident should not affect .-soviet Roanne l. Ridgway the assistant Secretary of St for european affairs summoned a soviet Diplomat to the stale department thursday and informed him that 1 Akhus of had been declared Persona Nan grata for engaging in activities incompatible Wilh his Diplo Matic status.". Under the 1961 Vienna convention on diplomatic relations foreign diplomats have immunity against criminal prosecution hut the Host country May expel them at any time Withaus having to explain its Deci Sion. The diploma who met with Ridgway. Yevgeny g. Kuto Voi is the second ranking official at the soviet. Embassy Here where he is a minister Counselor. ,. The soviet embassy issued a statement describing the expulsion order As a deliberate provocation against a soviet diplomatic it denied that Pakh Tusov had done anything wrong and said Hal the embassy had registered a Resolute protest with the Isaic department. The action came two Days after Secretary of stale James Baker me in Vienn Wil Sovil foreign mini sir Eduard a. Shevardnadze for inc first High level Contact Between the hush administration and inc soviet leadership. A Douglas Gow who is in charge of inc washing Ion Field office of the Fri. Said Pak Tusov was taken into custody by Bureau agents at 9 25 . On wednes Day. He was released into the custody of a soviet embassy official after the stale. Department confirmed he Wasa Diplomat Gow declined to name the person who turned Over the document to Pak Tusov or the company for which. He worked. -.-"1an official of the Fri said inc incident had occurred in the Virginia suburbs of Washington bul he declined to provide further Tusov began his Job Al the Sovil embassy in Washington in june and made his Firel efforts to get classified documents from the government contractor in August the stale department said. Vienna from Page 1 .15 years Wilhoi jul result. Another. Put Annai area of div agree men in he talks Tuni i my Fali go nes of weapons to be included in inc discussions % nato wats 10 Lotus on three types of weapons1 tanks artillery and or Nuu d in nip carriers. The Alliance maintains thai by Large imbalances it these areas it can re Duce the possibility of a Surprise Al Laik by they Arsow pad fhe Warow pact however. Alv wants the to include Ombal air Rall and attack helicopters areas ii which the soviets claim nato has if numerical advantage. If nato wants to reduce the possibility of a Surprise attack or Large scale offensive on Nevsky said Are Jchse three categories of weapons a Pouch to solve the prob Lem " responding so questions at his news conference i Ledogar said Wilh re Gard to aircraft we do not Rule out air Rolt but our first priority should go to the Prce units of account we outlined " nato wants to focus mostly on those weapons capable of Sei ing and holding Lerr Joiy he said noting that the iwo a rfcs Are far apart on which aircraft should and How icy shouldst. Counted in Incosky also complained about nato plan to modern a us Short Range Luik a forces in Europe and to develop Nev types of armaments to fill gaps left " the trealy eliminating nuclear weapons ii should be clearly understood thai Good will has us he said. We have Nyde quite a few major Steps let no one cherish the Hope that our profound internal Hij Ngos will a making us More Mal Leable and agreeable 10 unreasonable demands or Mali Ilij bids " the Western allies arc pushing for Sharp reductions in the nearly 2-to-l advantage the a Fiat Pacl holds in Tali and artillery a nato proposal outlined in december would Cut inc soviet dominated pact Fri Recei Lonato Levels and then further reduce Levels on both sides by about i percent " meanwhile in a proposal outlined monday the soviets called for even deeper tuts of 10 text int t i 15 percent below the lowest labels agreed to by both sides. The conventional arms talks coincide with a new round of discussions on Confidence building measures designed to reduce mistrust about military capabilities and inti i Lions i Hough increased openness on Mihura matters these in clude notifications and observations of military exercises and Oil site inspections. Cd Caine and hashish Worth an i Sli Matt s6b million arc displayed in Southam mum Kniland. Port Siu Thori cocaine Sandwich lies found the 300 Poulk of cocaine Manduie hit by he ii 2 urns of Hushi Sll Ali urday in a shipment if Balsa wid from Ecuador. The haul and several Arr is were the result of a Searlton rinses i Ailan British authorities said. Tower from Page 1. Secretary of the Navy sen William Cohen a a Sec a member of the com Mittee former defense Sec diary Donald Rumsfeld National Sec Uris adviser la rent scow Craff and former re. Jack Mienl with the outcome said White mouse spokesman Marlon Tower according to sen. Pete Wilson. R-calif., had been willing to step aside to allow Bush to select another nominee "1 e offered to withdraw More than once to the president and the president would have none of it Wilson said. Atic Bush i responded i said. But later some senators including Dole said the rancorous Battle would nol easily of or Golton. Takt democrats decided this Man had a mind of his own. Let s find someone Edwards a Ala vol Lull Saiu j i Nuu i in a. A j j. At the Pentagon Tower who watch Hwy session practically All anal Are Rophii nil the Senate Vole on i Cliviston appeared a their chairs during the Roll Call and the in any in a Pavalc dining room reserved Gary was packed with snap tylors. Defense Secretary and read a wrought to hang Ourlie ads after what we be dec to this gpo6 Man Senate re publican letter bf3olc of Kansas said in a final defiant pc sch America has loss a Good Thi president has won because he Ood bums Man for Ine Delens statement before a to camera and two re Porter. He declined to take questions Sim ply saying thank you before he left. I will be recorded As the first Cabinet nominee in the history of Fth Republic to be rejected in the first 90 Days of a presidency mainly a perhaps be harshly judged he Aid a untuned up for oppose res to 5ay-ini5 Low bul i depart from this place at peace jes experience and compel Wick on de Ritli myself knowing that 1 have Given a sense issues weren t Al Issue. Buff so nuts full measure of Devotion to my country/"1 problems exist with con Mill i to Bimini he said no other Public figure,-nia4 been subjected to such a for reaching and thorough investigation nor had his human foibles bared to Igich intensive and demeaning Public and yet there is have Ever breached Siab when Legal and ethical he said san this is going into the memory a Tot of people arc going to remembers this one for a Long Long Wil son rejection of Tower marked Only the ninth Lime in history inc Senate has turned Down n president s Cabinet Nomi Nee and inc first such decision since 1959, when the scale voted against con firming president Eisenhower s nominee for Secretary of Commerce Lewis Strauss the debate Drew loan end with inc last handful of uncommitted senators de Claring their intentions Kassebaum was inc Only Republican standards nor. Lower Aidif would return to private life in to Piaf bul would remain deeply grateful to Bush for his support and obliged a my old colleagues in the sen ale who rallied to me with Fervour Teal and eloquence in the face of staggering poll Tifal Tower also received a Telephone from Bush who expressed his Digap Post senators 01 Oom Par Nib the bitter partisan debate that consumed the Senate and Mitchell and Dole both said they hoped there a would be no last ing damage after the vote Mitchell and sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the armed services committee telephoned Bush and expressed their Hope that Congress and inc administration can work to Gether to Deal with the serious problems of the country in a positive and Cooper. Judgment and to those major in incs of a flick of into test the role of Consul Tants and the revolving door later Kassib Turni said she would have voted for Towert hers had been the deciding vote. \ "1 had Laid the president 1 would have voted for him even though 1 Hud serious misgivings she said. Because at thai Point i would t have wanted to be the Vole to
