University Daily Kansan, November 29, 1984 Page 13
NATION AND WORLD
Soviet ships may carry arms
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — President Reagan revealed yesterday that six more Soviet ships were apparently carrying offensive weapons to Nicaragua, and said that if they contained MiG jet fighters, "This is something we cannot sit back and just take."
It was the second time this month the Reagan administration has charged that MiGs were being sent to the Marxist government of Nicaragua. The first time, the accusation could not be proved because the crates unloaded in Nicaragua did not contain MiGs.
In an interview published yesterday in The Washington Times Reagan said, "There are six more Russian ships, as nearly as we can count, that are on their way to Nicaragua now with more arms."
HE SAID HE did not know whether the ships contained MIGs, but “we do know that in several of the ports where those ships have touched down, there has been evidence of crates and crates that could contain them.
"We're keeping a watch on what's
"We've made it plain that we're not going to make it by quietly and accept" a delivery of jets, he said. "That would just be the crowning threat to the area and the hemisphere."
there We're not going to raise Cain over a purely domestic cargo, but we are in contact with the Soviet Union.
MEANWHILE, DEFENSE SECRETARY Caspar Weinberger pledged yesterday that U.S. troops would not be drawn slowly into Vietnam-style combat in Central Asia, and six tests for going to war.
In a speech to the National Press Club, Weinberger said, "Let no one entertain any illusions — if our vital interests are involved, we are prepared to fight. And we are confident that if we must fight, we must win."
Weinberg listed the six "major tests," saying they "can be helpful in deciding whether or not we should commit our troops" in the future:
- Forces should not be committed unless it is "deemed vital to our national interest or that of our allies."
*There must be a "clear intention of winning" and there should be no hesitation to commit limited forces "sized accordingly," such as in the U.S.led invasion of the Caribbean岛 of Islanda Oct. 25, 1983.
- Political and military objectives should be "clearly defined."
- The relationship between the size of the force and the objectives "must be continually reassessed and adjusted if necessary."
- *“Before the U.S. commits combat forces abroad, there must be some reasonable assurance” of support from the people and Congress. “We cannot fight a battle with the Congress at home while asking our troops to win a war overseas or, as in the case of Vietnam . . . ask our troops not to win, but just to be there.”
- “Finally, the commitment of U.S. forces to combat should be a last resort.”
A prominent theme in Weinberg's speech was the desire to avoid another Vietnam.
Reagan delays budget issues
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — President Reagan yesterday delayed a decision on recommendations by budget director David Stockman on how to make a series of cuts in social programs and whether to slow down military spending.
Among programs facing deep cuts, according to reports that have not been denied, are student loans, farm supports, veterans' benefits, and the retirement programs for the Civil Service and the military.
The president met for 90 minutes with a dozen members of his "core group" of economic advisers in the Cabinet room to review "a lengthy
list of domestic and military programs," spokesman Larry Speakes said.
Before the meeting, Speakes, a member of the group, said Reagan would tell Stockman which of hundreds of programs to cut. After the meeting, however, he said, "The president made no decisions."
The president is seeking to reduce to $100 billion within three years a budget deficit now approaching $200 billion.
The president has ruled out any cuts in Social Security, but one office has said its options for other programs amount to "Dragonian cuts."
programs that would have to be cut or eliminated to reach the target, but the spokesman would not characterize the meeting except to say the president, an ardent believer in minimal government spending, was not surprised by the depth of recommended cuts.
Speakes said Stockman read from a loose-leaf notebook examples of
Speakes said Reagan might meet again with the group today and then with congressional Republicans.
Final decisions will be made in the next several days, Speakes said.
Reagan — who has promoted adoption of a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget — told the Washington Times yesterday that he would not submit a balanced budget to Congress.
CIA employee charged as spy
By United Press International
NEW YORK — A Czech-born CIA employee who allegedly infiltrated the agency as a double agent tunneled the identities of American spies to Czechoslovakia for at least three years, a federal official said yesterday.
said Koecher planned to plead not guilty.
Karl Koecher, 50, the employee,
was formally charged with espionage
yesterday. A bail hearing was
postponed until today at the request
of his lawyer, Joseph Callori, who
U. S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani told a news conference that "virtually every piece of information that came into his (Koecher's) possession was turned over" to Czechoslovakian intelligence.
Giuliani said it was the first time a Czech had been able to penetrate the CIA.
The complaint alleged that Koecher turned over the identities of "those individuals who worked for the company," and 1975, the vears he was a CIA
translator in Washington. Between 1975 and 1977, Kocher worked for the
Authorities said Koecher worked as a spy for 19 years.
Koecher's wife, Hana, 40, was held as a material witness.
Kocher's lawyer said yesterday's hearing, not officially an arrangement because no ball was set, was "a bit tougher" than done for the benefit of the press.
Koecher was charged with providing classified national security information to the Czechoslovakian Intelligence Service.