European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 8 the stars and stripes . Friday Jung 24, 1994cia plan for Africa cuts questioned by Walter Pincus Washington Post Washington a Cia plan to close 15 stations in Africa because of budget reduction Sis drawing criticism inside the government on Capitol Hill and from retired members of the intelligence Community. The proposed cutback would have Little effect on the Ciao a gathering of information in Africa because the Agency built up its presence on the continent during the cold War primarily to recruit people to spy against communist states a senior i a official said. On Capitol Hill however the plan has added to apprehension that Cia director James Woolsey favors technical operations such As satellites Over human intelligence collection. Over the past month Cia officials have been briefing other government agencies and the congressional intelligence committees on the decision to withdraw 15 Cia station chiefs and dozens of Case officers who usually act under cover As . Embassy officials. A we have to rationalize our activities along with everyone else a the senior Cia official said in defending the proposal. A we have never been in Africa to report on Africa a the official noted. A a we went into Africa As part of the Covert activity of the cold War to recruit As spies soviet chinese Eastern european and sometimes Woolsey North korean officials under circumstances that were easier to operate under than in their Home  one result of the proposed Cia action would be to reduce the . Presence in More than a dozen african countries. Another would be to Cut off ongoing relationships with local intelligence and police organizations according to a top retired Cia official with Covert expert ence in the area. Another retired former Cia official said he was a a appalled by the decision. The move a will be seen by the locals As a part of the withdrawal of this country from the world scene a he warned. This retired official a Friend of Wool Seyss said that while it is not inexpensive to keep Cia operational people overseas a relatively speaking it is Small potatoes to have kept them  after a recent congressional briefing Ori the proposal several legislators suggested a keeping a couple of the posts open a one participant said. The lawmakers pointed out that there was no Cia presence in Somalia in 1992, when the decision was made to Send . Troops to that country. The Cia a cried because there was nobody there and they had to Send someone Back who had left two years earlier a a congressional source said. A a a at least keep one person there in some countries was the message Given that Day a the source said adding that Congress had funded last years budget for Covert human intelligence operations fully and would do so again this year. At the state department reaction is mixed. A it could reduce political coverage in that area a a state department official said recently. He explained that although the department privately has criticized the Ciao a Post coid War activities in some countries the departure of the Agency from a few of the african countries would put pressure on . Diplomats there who already Are Short handed because of budget cuts. Sources said the Ciao a proposed african cutback re fleets some broader Battles taking place in the intelligence Community and the Cia. The Senate select committee on intelligence has had a running Battle with Woolsey Over spending on expensive intelligence satellites. A former top Cia official said he believed the Covert operations people themselves want to withdraw from some african countries rather than remain and just report on local activities a a there a a certain mind set with them a he said. A if its not stolen its not Worth  this source suggested that Covert operations at targe Cia stations such As Bonn Germany could be reduced and the Money used in  Early Battle for Senate re election Boston up sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., is planning an Carker than usual aggressive Campaign in recognition that he is in the toughest reelection fight of his 30-year career the Boston Globe reported wednesday. Kennedy strategists Are preparing a summer Media Blitz to counter More than $1 million in paid advertising that republicans have bought to defeat him the report said. The Globe said political analysts Feci it would be a mistake for Kennedy to wait until the fall to make his Case for re election. 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