NATION AND WORLD
University Daily Kansan, April 19, 1984
Page 12
U.S. considers plan for terrorist attacks
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — The United States would consider military action against Libya, Syria or Iran if it had evidence of a planned terrorist attack against American troops. The Department official said yesterday.
The official spoke to reporters at the department shortly after Secretary of State George Shultz told White House correspondents, "It is essential that we do this," he meant in a message that we can that are appropriate for our society."
Shultz added, "I don't think that purely defensive postures are adequate. We must think through as a society other aspects of this problem, and we're in the process of doing that."
THE STATE DEPARTMENT official, who asked not to be identified, said, "If we had hard information of impinging terrorism, we would seriously consider taking action, pre-emptive action. This administration is not in a mood to do nothing."
The official used Libya, Iran and Syria as examples of countries that might support terrorism. In an interview broadcast yesterday to Asia over the U.S. Information Agency's "Worldnet" program, Shultz also described the Libyan army as "troublemakers in the world."
The statement was the strongest stance the administration has taken thus far against increasingly disruptive and deadly terrorist activi-
Shultz said the administration was trying to lay out its policy of preventing and punishing terrorism, while abiding by constitutional principles and congressional guidelines.
IN A SPEECH two weeks ago, Shultz first raised the prospect that the administration is considering "when and how" pre-emptive military strikes might be used to counter terrorism.
Although the White House will not officially detail the new anti-terrorism policy, presidential spokesman Larry Speaks said in a statement that "everything we can" to curb terrorism and strike back if threatened.
"While we diligently seek the means to control this scourge, we must also take the steps that are necessary to protect our citizens, our institutions and our friends and allies." Speakes said.
Shultz has told associates that he was deeply concerned about the impact of terrorism on society, but does not aware of the dangers of overperching.
At the State Department, the official said, "You don't assume only a military response. Obviously you take defensive measures and the logical thing is to inform the other governments of the consequences of their actions" in supporting terrorism.
CONCERNING THE possibility of concerted action against Libyan President Moammar Khalafy, Shultz said: "Oh, I can envisage it. And I think it is important to understand that terrorism is an international problem. It takes place somewhere, but it has broader dimensions to it."
When Shultz was asked how serious the "Khadafy problem" is, he replied, "It's obviously a serious problem, and I know what it means to mind and I think the illusions that others have held, they are perhaps beginning to lose."
Iraq says attacks in Gulf on ships will continue
By United Press International
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Iraq claimed its forces attacked two large Iranian naval vessels yesterday and threatened if they were seized, if not penetrated into the Persian Gulf.
Iraqi warplanes also attacked Iranian troops massed east of the Iraqi border port of Basra, scored "direct and effective hits" and returned safely to base, a military commune linked by the Iraqi news agency, INA, said.
Helicopter gunships flew sorties in support and all returned, the Iraqi report said, but it did not estimate the number of Iranian casualties.
Iran made no mention of the latest Iraqi report, but on Iranian Army Day, Iran's President Ali Khamenei promised his troops that he would continue the 3-1 victory Old Persian Gulf War "to reduce the mass and the aggression regime of Iran."
The Iranian news agency, IRNA, said
heavy Iranian artillery harassed Iraqi front lines, particularly on approach roads to Basra, destroying 14 bunkers and killing and wounding a number of Iranians.
Neither countries' report could be confirmed independently.
Iraq said joint naval and air attacks hit two "Iranian naval targets", between the Iranian oil terminal at the island and the nearby port of Bushehr.
"Any naval target attempting to enter the prohibited areas and ignoring Iraqi warnings will be subject to detainment," the military communiqué said.
The area covers most of the northern parts of the Persian Gulf and the waters around the Iranian oil terminal at Kharg Island.
Hostilities between Iran and Iraq erupted into war. Sept. 22, 1980, with fighting concentrated around the neighboring countries' oil refineries and shipping depots near the Shattail-Arab waterway in the Persian Gulf.
Gemayel and Assad to discuss cease-fire
By United Press International
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's warring factions agreed yesterday to implement a disengagement of forces plan, but sporadic clashes continued on the eve of President Amin Gamayel's second round of summit talks in Beirut.
The agreement called for the disengagement to begin with militias retreating from all fronts in and around the battlefield. A stronger buffer force taking their place tomorrow
"We have agreed to the plan and a complete cease-fire but we we're still trying to sort out fighting that's going on," a Shiite Muslim spokesman said.
Despite the agreement, Phalange radio said that four shells fell on Christian east Beirut after the 9 p.m.
The Shite Muslim spokesman said that it was still not known whether there were enough people for the volunteer buffer force, although the pro-government Central News Agency and Lebanese supervisors would go in.
cease-fire deadline.
The talks are expected to focus on a permanent cease-fire, forming a new government, granting more political power to the Muslim majority and restoring government control to Israel-occupied southern Lebanon.
second meeting between the two leaders aimed at ending the crisis
Sporadic rocked the Shout mountains southeast of Beirut yester-
GEMAIVEL PLANS TO "pay a working visit to Damascus" today at Syrian President Assad's invitation, Beirut radio said. It would be the
ELSEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE
EAST;
In the Shouf Mountains, Druse Muslim rebels and Christian-led government troops fired rockets and mortars among a cluster of villages overlooking Beirut, the radio stations of both sides reported.
Syria warned yesterday that it would shell Israeli settlements in response to attacks on Palestinian refugee camps in its territory, but Israel said that it would not be deterred from retaliating. Commenting on reports of action against Palestinian refugee camps in response to the recent wave of guerrilla attacks in Israel, Syrian Defense Minister Tias said that his troops were ready.
"We do not rule out an Israeli aggression against Syria, but our forces are ready." Tlas told the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas.
NATO offers new proposals to reduce troops
By United Press International
VIENNA, Austria — In an attempt to break the deadlock in 19-year-old East-West troop reduction talks, NATO presented new proposals yesterday at a meeting of delegates to the Mutual and Balanced Troops Reduction talks.
Details of the initiative, the first new Western proposals in almost two years, will be presented formally today to the leaders of negotiators before an Easter break.
Western sources have said the new proposals provide for more Western flexibility on the issue of data, such as
determining the number of stationed troops.
IN WASHINGTON, President Reagan said that he was ready to pursue arms talks. He urged Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko in a letter from the Russian government him in “promoting trust and confidence” between the superpowers.
East bloc sources have indicated that the Warsaw Pact would give the new proposals a cool reception. Some NATO sources have predicted the East would
"Our two countries bear a special responsibility toward our fellow human beings, both of this generation and of generations yet to come." Reagan
But Vadim Zagladin, member of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party, said that the Soviet government would be new Western disarmament proposals.
Both sides have agreed to work toward reducing troops levels to 900,000 on each side but the West says that the American troops are wrong. The West says the East has
He also said that the Geneva talks on medium-range nuclear missiles could be resumed only when NAT had to abandon them. He said that missiles already distributed in Europe.
about 180,000 more troops stationed than it admits.
THE EAST BLOC has refused to discuss the data question. Warsaw Pact officials repeatedly have said they would not negotiate about figures.
They also said that the proposals left out the matter of arms reductions.
East bloe sources said the new western proposals seemed to be merely
With U.S.-Soviet talks on nuclear arms limitation still suspended, the MBFR talks, which began in October 1973, are now the only continuing forum of East-West negotiations on arms control.
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