European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 24, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 Trost warns against Navy cutbacks says pack with soviets could pose peril san Diego dim the Navy s lop Leader warned Friday Hal inc United slates should not he lulled Inlo reducing its strength Al a at a time Uhn soviet talk of arms reductions May actually be an at tempt to buy time. In a speech before the defense orientation Confer ence association a group of defense contractors adm. Carlisle . Trost said that naval arms control is a matter of serious concern but has been overshadowed by proposals to reduce nuclear arms and conventional forces in Europe. In some respects i would prefer that the subject of naval arms control remain Low  Trost chief of naval operations said in a prepared speech to the organi action. On the other hand i sense a real danger that if the american people Are not fully aware of the consequences naval arms control might get caught in whirlwind of  Trost said in his speech which was closed to the Public that reductions in naval forces would seriously a Lopardi a . Security while doing no More than ridding the soviets of some obsolete submarines that would have to be decommissioned in the near future anyway. It s no bargain when the soviets rid themselves of excess baggage and the United states is left with a void in our ability to protect our vital  Trost said. He warned that seeming la peaceful overtures to the West by soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev could actually be a ruse that would Lead the United states and its nato allies to negotiate themselves Inlo a position of weakness at a time when the soviet econ omy is faltering under the weight of its huge military budget. The Admiral said that despite talk of arms reduction. Soviet shipyards Are Busy turning out new aircraft carriers and submarines. Or. Gorbachev May Well be using his policy of openness glasnost. In concert with reductions in Mili tary expenditures to buy time and allay Western car in order to let acres troika put life Back in the battered soviet  Trost said referring to the soviet Leader s restructuring program. On recent soviet proposals to limit areas in which the naval forces of both nations May operate Trost said the Navy s ships must be allowed to roam at will in order to keep missile launching submarines hidden and protect sea lanes from soviet attack and from third world nations that he said were arming them selves at a level far above what was needed for defense. In Short they propose a direct threat to our ability to deter aggressive activity not Only by inc soviet Union but any nation Trost said. Thatcher arrives for Brief visit with Gorbachev Moscow Al British prime minister Margaret Thatcher met with president Mikhail s. Gorbachev on sat urday amid reports of a breakthrough in .-soviet arms negotiations. Gorbachev Shook hands with Thatcher when she arrived at the ornate grand Kremlin Palace the official soviet news Agency Tass reported. Thatcher was scheduled to meet i