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CITY OF HOPE HELEN ROSENBERG
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"OLAMORAMA"
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Pro-Arab Lobby Seeks To Receive Old
Defense Dept. Employee Spy Case
Featuring: Janine's - Loretta Lorton - The Studio & Studio
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Washington (JTA) — Against obstructing efforts by the law who allegedly had contacts with
the background of recent ten- firm to obtain all the documents Pollard.
The case therefore was not
sions over alleged Israeli spying it has requested under the act.
activities in the United States, a
The Shipler article quoted closed by the American state-
pro-Arab lobbying group is John Davitt, who headed the ment. Its wording, implying that
boosting its long standing efforts Justice Department's internal the United States expects ongo-
to revive an old espionage case security section at the time of ing cooperation from Israel was
against a senior member of the the investigation, as saying he insisted on by State Department
had objected to the appointment legal adviser Abraham Sofaer,
Department of Defense.
A Justice Department investi- of Bryen to an extremely sensi- who headed the American team.
It is awkward for Israel ob-
gation was undertaken in 1978 tive security post in the De-
servers say, • because while
to explore the possibility of es- partment of Defense.
Jerusalem was indeed anxious
Bryen's responsibilities in-
pionage charges against Steven
Bryen, then a senior aide to the clude the protection of U.S. to return to the United States
Senate Foreign Relations Com- military technology from foreign sensitive documents it obtained
by unauthorized means, it is not
mittee, after former director of powers. In his interview with
the National Association of Shipler, Davitt said he found it willing to contribute directly to
Arab Americans (NAAA), "difficult to understand how the conviction of Pollard in an
American court.
Michael Saba, claimed he over- anyone reading this (Justice
According to these observers,
heard Bryen offer secret Penta- Department) file could conclude
Israel and the U.S. Justice De-
gon documents to an Israeli 'Well, this matter was investi-
partment. as well would prefer
Embassy official at a
that the 31-year-old Navy coun-
Washington hotel.
terintelligence analyst plead
The investigation was dropped The investigation
guilty to lesser charges than es-
two years later after the Justice
pionage. Such plea would relive
was dropped after
Department reported that it had
Israel of any further role in the
failed to find conclusive evi- the Justice
legal process and would avoid. a
dence of espionage activity.
long, unprepossessing trial with
' Maintaining that the case Department reported
intense media coverage focused
against Bryen, who was sub-
on Israel.
sequently appointed assistant that it had failed to
Israeli authorities meanwhile
deputy secretary of defense for find conclusive
have dismantled the Liaison
economic trade and security
Bureau for Scientific Affairs, the
planning in the Reagan Ad- evidence of
obscure unit of the Defense
ministration, had been closed espionage activity.
Ministry tha apparently was in
prematurely and under pres-
the intelligence gathering busi-
sure, the NAAA has been trying
ness and allegedly used Pollard.
to get the case reopened for
gated and he was given a clean
Raphael Eitan, the former
some time.
bill of health and all of the alle-
chief of Mossad who had served
But the auspicious atmos-
gations were resolved in his ther last three prime ministers
phere created by the recent favor.' "
of Israel, was removed as head
string of "Israel spy scandals" --
Davitt said that a suggestion of the disbanded unit. He has
including the case of Jonathan
by some of the prosecutors hand- not however been dismissed
Pollard, a Navy intelligence
ling the case to have it brought from government employ.
analyst accused of passing intel-
before a grand jury several
In the aftermath of the Pol-
ligence documents to Israel, and years ago was rejected by Philip
lard scandal Jerusalem Post cor-
a current investigation into the
Heymann, who headed the Jus- respondent Wolf Blitzer called
possible illegal sale to Israel of tice Department's Criminal Di-
for Israel and the United States
military technology for improv-
vision.
to create a formal defense pact.
ing cannon barrels, the lobbying
Pushing his case against
Writing in the op-ed page of
group has begun to push its case
Bryen before reporters, Sadd ,ob-
New York Times, Blitzer
the
into the public eye.
served that Bryen had been noted that slowdown of intelli-
An article by David Shipler
employed by the American Is-
gence sharing between Israel
that appeared on the front-page
rael Public Affairs Committee
and, the United States only
of the New York Times, describ-
and that his wife, Shoshana,
serves to aid the causes of ter-
ing a hightened concern in U.S.
currently heads the Jewish In-
rorists, radical Arab states and
agencies over intelligence leaks
stitute for National Security Af-
the Soviet Union.
to Israel, recounted much the
fairs, a pro-Israeli organization.
Blitzer also said that the pact
case against Bryen conveyed at
Defense Department spokes-
would
not change America's
an NAAA- conference in
man Robert Pruscha told the
standing with the Arab states
Washington.
JTA that this department re-
who, he said, "understand that
The NAAA, which lobbies
gards the investigation of Bryen
Washington and Jerusalem have
against U.S. economic and
as "fully closed," and the NAAA
a de facto alliance, and they
military aid to Israel, an-
repott as "an old story in a new
recognize that America would
nounced its release of a. 180-
wrapper."
not allow Israel to disappear."
page report by a Washington
He maintained that Bryen's
Blitzer said a "signed docu-
law firm which it said corrobo-
background had been
ment would merely confirm this,
rates its claims that the Bryen
thoroughly reviewed by the Jus-
and America's hands in dealing
case was closed prematurely and
tice Department and that the
with the Middle East would not
under pressure and that the as-
assistant deputy secretary had
be tied much more than they
sistant deputy secretary should
been cleared of all the allega-
are at present. There would,
never have been given a top-
tions.
however, be less room for confu-
secret security clearance.
Bryen was recently promoted
".on and unpleasant surprises."
NAAA Executive Director to the post of under-secretary of
David Sadd said the report had
defense for trade and security
been forwarded to the "approp-
policy.
Harbinger Dance
riate oversight authorities" in
Company Performs
Meanwhile, Washington has
the Justice and Defense De- left
open the possibility that
partments and the House and further cooperation from Israel
Harbinger Dance Company will
Senate Judiciary and Armed may be necessary as the legal
turn to the Music Hall Center for
Services Committees, fr6m
performances today, Saturday
process in the Jonathan Pollard
whom they requested an inves-
and Sunday. These concerts are
spy case unfolds in the United
tigation into the manner in
presented in association with
States.
which the Bryen case was pur-
WQRS-FM.
This is the interpretation by
sued and subsequently closed.
All performances will be at 8
observers here of the statement
The report includes numerr- released by the State Depart-
p.m., except the Sunday perform-
ous documents from the Bryen ment following the return to
ance which will be at 2 p,m. Tic-
investigation obtained by the Washington of the team of U.S.
kets are available at the Music
NAAA under the Freedom of In- investigators sent to Israel two
Hall box office, 963-7680, Hud-
formation Act. But Sadd accused weeks ago to question persons
son's and Ticket World.
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