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dictator's bunker, he fought on the
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tuary.
In the letter to President Reagan,
Mr. Pastora thanks the president for
his past support and outlines his
movement's objectives:
·"Withdrawal of Cuban, Soviet
and other communist forces from
Nicaragua"
·"Reduction of Nicaragua's com-
munist armed forces, which oppress
the Nicaraguan people and threaten
Nicaragua's neighbors".
·"An end to the export of subver-
sion from Nicaragua, which would
be the logical consequence of
achieving the first two objectives."
In the bluntest possible language,
Mr. Pastora also warns the president
goal she
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struggle for freed03/we are fortunate
ragua.
"Why would the junta deal with
Mr. Pastora's questions are not
those of a diplomat or even a profes-
sional manager of violence engaged
in low-intensity conflict. He is, after
all, engaged in a life-and-death
struggle that for him has only win-
ners and losers. He also has the
advantage of knowing his former
colleagues far better than anyone
else does - in or out of the American
government.
"The communist objective is to
destroy us, and negotiations are one
see PASTORA, page 6A
Eden Pastora, Nicaragua's
Embassy in Moscow
'riddled with KGB'
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow "is
riddled with KGB operatives" who
are operating under the cover of sup-
port and maintenance workers,
according to White House and con-
gressional sources.
These sources told The Washing-
ton Times that there are between 100
and 130 Soviets working at the U.S.
Embassy at any given time. They
handle routine maintenance, electri-
cal and plumbing repairs, do the
building cleaning and, until recently,
answered the telephones.
Soviet personnel also are used as
auto mechanics and drivers for U.S.
diplomats. They run the food-
service operations and man the
kiosk in the embassy where liquor is
sold.
U.S counterintelligence officials
say that these Soviets, who are
assigned their tasks by the Kremlin,
also take orders from and report to
the KGB on goings-on at the
embassy.
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tedy Mio
that
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to
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tents of documents liyped by.
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transmitteil them to antennas hid;"
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le the
embassy."
CBS quoted one intelligence offi-
cer as saying the potential for com-
promising sensitive information
should be viewed with "considerable
seriousness."
U.S. officials have been warning .
for several years of the security
risks associated with employing
Soviet nationals in the embassy.
But, they report, the State Depart-
ment has not felt sufficiently con-
cerned to warrant changing the
situation.
"It's an outrage," one senior
in
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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steal high-technology from the
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By John Holmes
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
By Warren Strobel
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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your leadership and strength,
democracy will prevail in the struggle
Can crush them militarily? Can any-
one find an example of communist
concessions to a weak hpponent?"
against communist oppression.
Our objectives, simply put, consist
of making good the original
commitments made by the Junta to
the Nicaraguan people and to the
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re and conviction of Mengele.
ennedy has written to the Sen-
Appropriations Committee to
at the measure be included in
a spokesman said yesterday.
Kennedy's sentiments were
d by Sen. Alfonse D'Amato,
", who called The Times' ges-
an excellent idea."
ything to further the cause, to
ir the search for and seizure of
ele is all for the better," said
"'Amato, one of the senators
active in seeking Nazi war
als.
›rey General Edwin Meese
ud the reward as "a further
le of concern the people have
country, which is reflected in
tion. We have several of our
es cooperating with other
ies to locate and apprehend
le."
Justice Department joined
urch for Mengele last month
: former U.S. Army counter-
;ence officer said he believed
nerican intelligence services
rrested, questioned and
d Mengele in Austria in 1947.
Attorney General William
: Smith initiated the investiga-
which Mr. Meese, who suc-
him, has continued.
pokesman for the West
an Embassy said it had
ed no official word from Bonn
matter yesterday. He noted,
er, that "since our legal
ities have put out the reward,
n see we have every interest
Iengele can be found and
appreciate the offer of this
1. It is a warm, resonant affir-
: of decency," said Mr. Perl-
' of the Anti-Defamation
:. "Over the decades, the con-
with the apprehension of
kable beasts like Mengele
en lonely and anguished. To
paper of the stature of The
gton Times do this is reassur-
»i Hier said some of the infor-
the Wiesenthal Center has
'd since posting its reward
to be valuable," but he urged
vspaper to exercise care and
e in sifting through any infor-
it receives.
missiles nor explained how
ray for them at a time of $200
ederal deficits.
time has come to stop show-
1 other how tough we are,"
ght said. "The time has come.
on together and make an
ent of peace for all man-
KGB
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administration official said.
"When a Russian dissident, or
people wanting to give us informa-
tion, called the U.S. Embassy in Mos-
cow, his call would be answered by a
KGB switchboard operator."
The situation has prompted sev-
eral high-level investigations, the
sources said. A counterintelligence
specialist was dispatched to Moscow
earlier this year to study the
embassy staffing situation
firsthand. His report was said to
include the following:
· Soviet nationals operate the
embassy carpool and also are the
auto mechanics. In this capacity
they have access to the diplomatic
fleet. Officials suspect that bugs
may have been planted in the various
vehicles. Even if they haven't, having
a Soviet driver should make confi-
dential conversation impossible.
· The kiosk in the embassy, which
sells liquor as well as sundries, is
staffed by Soviet nationals. These
people can observe who in the
embassy may have a drinking prob-
lem - important information to
KGB recruitment or blackmail
efforts.
· The person operating the
embassy canteen is said to be a Chil-
ean by birth married to a Soviet citi-
zen. "Pablo," as he is called, is
friendly with many American diplo-
mats. But, as one source said, "What
is he doing at the embassy in Mos-
cow if he is not a Chilean commu-
nist?
"Pablo, along with Soviets
working in the kitchen, can observe
who is having lunch with whom, who
is flirting with whom, and so on," the
source said. Again, this is said to be
useful information to the KGB.
· The embassy telephone oper-
ators are Soviets. This gives them
firsthand knowledge of who is call-
ing in and the potential to monitor
conversations. One source said this
situation, at least, may have changed
since the counterintelligence offi-
cer's report.
Having Soviet nationals roaming
the U.S. Embassy has long worried
some Reagan administration offi-
cials The President's Foreign Intel-
ligence Advisory Board (PFIAB)
launched its own investigation of the
embassy staffing situation in 1983.
According to a source familiar
with the PFIAB probe, State Depart-
ment and other officials were asked
to explain the rationale for employ-
ing Soviets rather than American
citizens.
Secretary of State George Shultz
reportedly told PFIAB that he was
not personally aware of the embassy
situation. The panel also asked Rich-
ard Combs, who was deputy director
of the State Department's Soviet
Desk, for an explanation.
Mr. Combs reportedly replied that
it was standard practice to employ
Soviet nationals for menial and sup-
port work at the embassy. The rea-
son, he reportedly said, hinged on
both budgetary and policy reasons.
If Americans were hired to do the
work it would cost the taxpayer far
more, Mr. Combs reportedly .. said.
Furthermore, these lower-level
workers would be subject to
recruitment by the KGB and would
represent a security risk. According
to this source, it was felt safer to have
"known" KGB operatives around the
embassy than unknown operatives.
"Their thinking was that at least
you knew who the KGB was with the
Soviets there," the source said. "But
if the KGB recruited an American,
you wouldn't necessarily know about
it."
This logic apparently irritated
several PFIAB members, who chal-
lenged Mr. Combs. "By this reason-
ing, you would say it would be best if
all our embassy positions were
staffed by the KGB," one member
charged.
Mr. Combs, who is now director of
the State Department's Office of
East European Affairs, declined yes-
terday to comment on the situation.
"I did speak to PFIAB two or three
years ago," Mr. Combs said, "but
what you are asking about is all very.
classified information. We just can't
comment on it. It's highly sensitive."
PFIAB is a presidentially-
appointed civilian panel whose pur-
pose is to advise the president on
intelligence matters.
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Embassy Typewriter Bugging Blamed on Routine Shipment
By David Hoffman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Typewriters bugged by the So-
viets in the U.S. Embassy in Mos-
cow had been shipped through "nor-
mal channels" instead of receiving
special diplomatic handling, allow-
ing electronic devices to be placed
in them, intelligence sources said.
yesterday.
They speculated that the bugs
were "passive" devices that re-
flected signals to low -level trans-
mitters hidden in embassy walls,
presumably allowing the Soviets to
monitor what was written on the
typewriters.
Administration
officials
con-
firmed this week that the Soviets
had penetrated security at the em-
bassy for at least a year, and per-
haps longer, by "lifting things off
typewriters." They said the bugging
was ended after being discovered
last year.
One source, who asked not to be
identified, said yesterday that the
Soviets probably did not gather
much valuable U.S. intelligence by
bugging the typewriters because
little of the most highly sensitive
material would be kept in the Mos-
cow embassy.
In addition, this source said, ma-
terial kept there is handled careful-
ly in special areas that have been
"swept" for listening devices, mak-
ing it impossible for the typewriter
`bugs to work!
"I don't regard it as terribly se-
rious," the source said of the bug-
ging, suggesting that the security
breach is not as threatening to the.
United States as other intelligence.
losses to the Soviets in recent:
years.
An administration official said,
"The trouble is that you never know
exactly what they did get" with the
devices in typewriters. The incident
"was taken seriously" by U.S. offi-
cials, he said.
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