European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                , january 13,1993 . The stars and stripes b Page 7 no change president elect Clinton talks wednesday to reporters in Little Rock about problems he will soon inherit. In haitian Washington a president elect Bill Clinton told haitians thursday in a radio address that he will temporarily continue the Bush administration policy of fore ably returning boat people out of concern for their safety. �?o1 have been deeply concerned by reports that Many of you Are preparing to travel by boat to the United states and 1 fear that boat departures in the near future would result in further tragic losses of life a Clinton said in a taped broadcast. A a for this reason the practice of returning those who flee Haiti by boat will continue for the time being after i become president a Clinton said. Clinton had raised the Hopes of haitians during the . Presidential Campaign by sharply criticizing the Bush administrations policy. Clinton had promised to give fleeing haitians Refuge and consider them for political Asylum until democracy is restored in their country. He had said he would urge other nations to follow Liis policy. Earlier thursday defense Secretary Dick Cheney said he expected that a a massive influx of haitians May be one of the first policy crises Clinton faces when he takes office wednesday. A the evidence is there that thousands perhaps hundreds of thousands of haitians Are in fact preparing to descend upon Florida As soon As Clinton takes office Cheney said in an interview with a network news. Clinton in his taped broadcast declared a those who leave Haiti by boat for the United states will be inter sex now cup Ted and returned to Haiti by the . Coast  his office in Little Rock ark., said the comments were taped for broadcast to the haitian people and haitian communities in the United states. Quot i speak to you today before 1 take office to express my Strong support for the return of democratic government to Haiti Ancito help prevent the tragedy of injuries and death coming from boat departures from your country a Clinton said in beginning the broadcast. Clinton noted that hundreds of haitians have died while trying to flee to the United states including 400 lost at sea when a boat Sank earlier this week. A to avoid the human tragedy of a boat exodus i wanted to convey this message directly to the haitian. People leaving by boat is not the route to Freedom a Clinton said. He urged people who feel they have to leave to apply for refugee status while they Are still in Haiti promising he will immediately make that easier when he takes office next week. A Clinton said he would a substantially increase the numbers of . Officials in Haiti and work with . And Oas officials to protect human rights in the country. A restoring democratic government is the Best Hope for the people of Haiti and 1 want to Tell you again i am committed to working toward that goal a Clinton said. The Bush administration contends that the vast majority of haitian refugees arc fleeing poverty not persecution. Haiti is the hemispheres poorest country. Byra Crowden Washington Bureau Washington Navy Secretary Sean c. Of Keefe signed a new regulation this week that clarifies and strengthens the services position on which actions Between men and women in the service Are punishable. The signing conies just Days before of Keefe prepares to leave office in favor of appointees selected by president elect Clinton. _ a sexual harassment was the first major Issue of Keefe faced when he took Over As Navy Secretary in july. His predecessor h. Lawrence Garrett Iii was among the casualties of the Navy a handling of the Tail Hook scandal. That incident occurred in september 1991 in Las vegas at the annual meeting of the Tail Hook association a private organization of Active and retired aviators. According to news reports several dozen women including 13 Navy officers were pawed disrobed and otherwise molested in a hotel hallway Gauntlet during the groups annual convention. A much of the association s leadership was made up of senior uniformed officers until the Navy barred Active duty personnel from involvement with the organization last year. Of Keefe s new policy is a Complete revision of an earlier Navy document that was criticized As being too vague by a recent Pentagon inspector general report. A it codifies All of the policy changes that have taken place Over the last year or so a said Navy spokeswoman it. Cate Mueller on wednesday. Compared to the previous version of Secretary of the Navy instruction 5300.26b, the new version a provides a clearer definition of what constitutes sexual harassment. A a states that sexual harassment guidelines can be enforced through punitive disciplinary or administrative actions for both sailors and Navy civilians. A prohibits reprisals aimed at those who provide information concerning sexual harassment. A mandates administrative separations As a result of some offences. A requires command level measures for resolving sexual harassment complaints and creates a centralized system for tracking such complaints. A prohibits false accusations of sexual harassment. A forbids commanders and supervisors from condoning or ignoring offensive activity. According to the new Navy regulation a sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that involves unwelcome sexual advances requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual  it said such actions could include explicit or implied sexual advances As a term or condition of a persons Job or career particularly when such conduct interferes with an someone a pc for Mance or a creates an intimidating hostile or offensive environment a the regulation orders offenders to be discharged after the first substantiated incident of sexual harassment that includes Exchange of sexual favors for career or Job influence or if the offence involves sexual Contact that could result in a punitive discharge through the military court system. Criminal offences could include rape sexual assault adultery and sodomy. The new regulation was one of the top recommendations of the standing committee on military and civilian women in the Navy. Creating the committee was one of of Keefer a first acts As acting see rotary. Secretary of defense Dick Cheney appointed o Keefe to the Navy Job in july after Garrett resigned. That change in leadership came just before the release late last year of the first of two reports by the defense departments office of the inspector general on the Tail Hook affair. The first inspector general report characterized the atmosphere of the Tail Hook convention As Bawdy Drunken and unchecked by the Many senior Navy officers in attendance. The second report is expected to be released soon. Nominee Baird reportedly hired illegal aliens Washington a attorney general designate Zoc Baird hired a South american couple who were Ille a gaily in the United states when she was unable to recruit a . Citizen to care for her child government sources say. Baird told lawmakers and Clinton transition officials that in 1990 she hired the couple because no one had responded to want ads she placed for a Nanny said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Baird volunteered the information on an Fri background questionnaire and discussed the situation with sen. Joseph r. Biden jr., d-del., chairman of the Senate judiciary committee a committee source said the sources confirmed a report published thursday in the new York times. The newspaper reported that the couple was from. Peru and that the husband worked As a part time Driver for Baird. The husband quit last March but his wife continued working for Baird until last fall the committee source said. The disclosure was a potential source of embarrassment for Baird who would oversee the immigration and Naturalize lion service and its enforcement of immigration Laws if confirmed As attorney general. Ins a component of the Justice department is charged with enforcing the 1986 immigration Reform and control act which bars americans from knowingly hiring illegal aliens. Baird and her husband Yale univer sity Law professor Paul Gewirtz hired the couple to take care of their Young son in 1990 after Baird was hired As general counsel of Aetna life and casualty co., said the committee source Baird told Biden that she hired the couple on the advice of a Connecticut lawyer who instructed her to notify both the ins and the labor department the source said. Baird reported that she filed labor certification papers with both agencies. The lawyer also advised that because the couple were not Legal immigrants Baird and her husband did not have to pay social Security payroll tax. Baird and her husband recently paid the government a Lump sum for Back taxes on the advice of a Washington immigration lawyer the committee source said. . To its in Panama Washington a the United states will Cut the number of troops stationed in Panama by about Naif by 1995, the Pentagon said thursday. That Means the 10,000 men and women stationed there will be reduced. To about 6,000, Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said. The step is being taken in conjunction with planned hand Over of the Panama canal to the Republic of Panama which is scheduled to take place on dec. 31,1999. Under the 1977 Panama canal treaty All . Troops Are to be withdrawn from Panama and All . Military facilities Are to be transferred to the government of Panama by that Date. The vast majority of the troops drawn from Panama will be . Army personnel said one senior military official who spoke on con Alf porch units Are cuts Are not expected to affect them for a year or so the official said. There Are some 10 major military installations and 4,800 buildings on about 85,000 acres of land that Are expected to be handed Over said the official. The Cut in troops will also mean a major shift for the family members  them. About 3,000 such dependents Are expected to leave the country during the first major phase of the troop Cut the official said. There were 22,750 . Troops deployed to Panama for operation just cause which lasted from dec. 20,1989, to Jan. 31, in president Bush directed the troop deployment As a Means of toppling Gen. Manuel Noriega. Noriega is serving a 40-year sentence in Federal prison for a drug trafficking conviction last year. Milmary of Ciai who Spur in edition of anonymity. Air it Navy and Marine carps units stationed in Panama but the