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Russia expels U.S.diplomat
The Associated Press
MOSCOW — Russia expelled a senior U.S. diplomat yesterday to retaliate for Washington's expulsion of a Russian intelligence officer — a tit-for-tat action reminiscent of the Cold War.
Among his own spies, President Boris Yeltsin did some housecleaning, firing the head of Russia's counterintelligence agency, which provides the Kremlin with reports on the political situation inside the country.
The abrupt removal of Nikolai Golushko was another sign of continued disarray in Yeltsin's camp, as well of the ongoing turmoil in Russia's internal intelligence operations.
But Russia reacted swiftly on the foreign front, ordering U.S. Embassy counselor James Morris to leave the country within seven days.
Russia's expulsion of a U.S. diplomat had been expected after Alexander Lysenko, chief of Russia's intelligence station in Washington, was ordered Friday to leave the United States within seven days.
U. S. officials said Lysenko "was in a position to be responsible" for CIA officer Aldrich Ames and his wife, Rosario, who were charged last week with spying for Moscow since 1985.
The reciprocal expulsions were the first between Moscow and Washington since the Soviet bugging of the U.S. Embassy in the mid-1980s. But they were not expected to spoil relations between the two countries.
The Russian Foreign Ministry, in turn, said Morris was a CIA officer and was expelled in retaliation for "the unjust actions of the American side."
"We have received a request from the Russian government to withdraw a senior official of the embassy. We expressed our great regret and concern over this action," the U.S. Embassy said in a statement.
White House Press Secretary Dee Deey Merys said the United States would not retaliate for the expulsion of Morris. "We do not expect to take any more diplomatic action," she said.
Military reserve slots slated for inactivation
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — About 55,300 positions will be cut from Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps reserve units this year, the Pentagon announced yesterday.
The changes, which are in line with apost-Cold War治国 and reshape the U.S. military, will hit units in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts and California the hardest.
Under the plan, New York is slated to lose 5,217 positions; Pennsylvania, 4,254; Illinois, 3,179; Massachusetts, 3,017; and California, 2,828 before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
The changes also will result in some unit realignment, bringing an additional 400 positions to Louisiana, 336 positions to Connecticut and 150 to Nevada.
Defense Secretary William Perry said the changes were in line with the Pentagon's "bottom-up review" of national security needs and military forces. The review calls for keeping costs down by relying more heavily on reserve units, and adding more punch to a smaller active-duty force.
The plan to change the reserve force was announced Dec. 10.
The Pentagon announcement said that while about 55,300 positions would be "inactivated," it was not clear how many people would be affected by the change.
Persons in the effected positions will be "given the opportunity to join another unit within a reasonable distance of where they live." If no position is available, the individual will be discharged with appropriate benefits. If reservists declines the new assignments, they will be discharged without benefits.
At the reserves' peak in 1989, about 12 million men and women were reservists. Under the restructuring plan, that number will be cut to about 950,000 by 1999.
In line with the cuts, some of the forces' missions will change. In general, the Army National Guard will focus on preparing for wartime combat, while the Army Reserve will handle combat support jobs.
The Air National Guard will assume all continental air defense, while the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve will increase their involvement in strategic mobility and adopt bomber missions for the first time.
The Naval Reserve, while smaller, will provide support to nearly all naval missions. The Marine Corps Reserve will continue its mission of Corps sustainment, the announcement said.
Kansas escapes major military cuts
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Kansas escaped the major cutbacks in National Guard and military reserve units announced yesterday by the Pentagon. It also announced some active-duty changes at McConnell Air Force Base near Wichita.
The only net force reduction listed for Kansas by the Department of Defense for this year is the elimination of five small Naval Reserve units totaling 161 positions in Wichita, Topeka and Hutchinson.
Two other Army Reserve units were on the deactivation list: the 406th Utilities Team in Leavenworth and the 115th Legal Service Detail in Topeka. But because of other personnel moves statewide, such as transfers, Kansas overall stands to gain 171 Army Reserve positions.
Similarly, Kansas' National Guard units will gain 16 slots, with the state's Air National Guard to pick up 12 positions.
Kansas will have a net gain of 38 reserve and guard positions this year, for a total of 15,740 personnel.
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