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Myer, Virginia, just outside Washington, Levi said that one American official had expressed the opinion that the Pollard affair would not overly damage U.S7Israeli relations. Levi, on his second visit to the United States since becoming Chief of Staff, refused to identify the U.S. official who had raised the sensitive subject. Levi in- sisted that the Pollard matter did not come up in any other talks with ranking American civilian and military officials. In fact, Levi pointedly noted that his American counterpart, Admiral William Crowe, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had invited him to par- ticipate in a highly classified national security briefing at the Pentagon It was unusual for a - foreigner to attend such ses- sions, he said. Levi said he was impressed by the high caliber of intelligence put foward during that briefing, which focused on the latest developments around the world. The Lt. Gen., responding to questions posed by reporters, conceded that U.S.Israeli in- telligence cooperation had suf- fered a setback last November when Pollard was first arrested outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington. But since then, Levi said, the strategic coopera- tion has returned to normal. Admiral Crowe was Levi's guest in Israel last January; shortly after being named Chair- man of the Joint Chiefs. At that time Levi brought Crowe to his home at Kibbutz Bet Alpha. "I wanted him to see what a kib- butz really was," recalled Levi. On July 7, Crowe reciprocated by welcoming Levi to his home for breakfast and an early round of talks on U.S7Israeli military relations. Later in the day, Levi attend- ed the Defense Intelligence Agency briefing and held sep- arate meetings with Deputy Defense Secretary William Taft, Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, Deputy Secretary of State Michael Armacost, Assis- tant Secretary of Defense Richard Armitage, and the respective commanders of the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Israeli general then left Washington for a week-long tour of U.S. military facilities around the country, including a sub- marine base in Norfolk, Virginia, and a Strategic Air Command base in New Mexico. Before returning to Israel, he is also scheduled to meet with the Con- ference of Presidents of Major T . American Jewish Organizations in New York. Levi said that during his first visit to the United States two years ago, he spent most of his time reviewing U.S. military matters directly related to Israel's needs. On this second trip, however, he has decided to focus more on the unique mil- itary needs of a nuclear super- power — matters not directly related to Israel's more limited and conventional requirements. Levi said he had did not come to. Washington to discuss any specific issues with the Amer- icans, such as the continuing controversy over Israel's devel- opment of the Lavi jet fighter. But he disclosed that the matter did come up and that Americans had promised to accelerate their A Heritage Foundation study wants the U.S. to "integrate Israel discreetly into the global anti-Soviet defense system . ." current feasibility study aimed at providing Israel with some possible alternatives to the Lavi. These proposals will be pre- sented to Israel by September, Levi said. The Pentagon's chief expert on the Lavi, Assistant Deputy Secretary Dov Zakheim, attend- ed some of the sessions with Levi. U.S. officials are considering an arrangement whereby Israel might co-produce a modified ver- sion of the F-16, including Lavi related avionics, as a possible replacement to the Israeli plane. Levi, during his session with the press, reiterated his opinion that Israel should move ahead with the Lavi as a national priority. He said that Israel was cur- rently completing a new multi- year defense plan which would be presented to the United States. There was also a general review of the military situation in the region, including a discus- sion on international terrorism. He praised the U.S. decision to bomb Libyan terrorist targets two months ago, insisting that it has had a positive effect in stemming Libyan-sponsored terrorism. Asked about the suspected Syrian involvement in the most recent attempt to bomb an El Al. airliner in Madrid, Levi linked the incident to Abu Musa, the pro-Syrian PLO official. He said that Abu Musa's forces have freedom of action in Syria but it was still unclear whether the Madrid incident was directly organized by the Syrian govern- ment — as was the earlier unsuc- cessful attempt to bomb an El Al airliner in London. "Certainly, the Syrians to the least create an atmosphere which promotes such incidents," Levi said. Joining Levi at the meetings was the Israeli Embassy's new military attache, Gen. Amos Yaron, who was reprimanded by the Kahan Commission's report on the Sabra and Shatila massa- cres in September 1982. The Kahan report recommended that Yaron, who had served as com- mander of the Israeli Forces in Beirut during the massacres, be denied a command position for three years. Still, he was sub- sequently appointed to head the manpower branch and was later promoted to General. But he was denied a regional command and, as a result, accepted the Washington appointment. He replaces Gen. Uri Simchoni, who is returning to Israel. Simchoni has just received a U.S. medal from the Pentagon reserved for foreign military attaches who have served in a distinguished manner in Washington. Coincidentally, Levi's visit came just as a a new study on U.S:Israeli military relations was released by the Heritage Foun- dation, an influential Washing- ton "think tank" closely asso- ciated with Republican con- servatives. The United States, it recom- mended, should "integrate Is- rael discreetly into the global anti-Soviet defense system to strengthen deterrence of the Soviet Union in the strategic area between NATO's southern flank and the Persian Gulf." The 12-page study suggested that the U.S. and Israel should "secretly" draw up joint con- tingency plans "to keep Moscow and its regional allies guessing about the extent to which Israel is willing to commit itself to con- taining Soviet aggression in a crisis." "The eastern Mediterranean region should be the focus of such joint contingency planning because Israel's vital interests and greatest capabilities vis-a- vis • the Soviets are centered there," it said. An active Israeli role in Per- sian Gulf contingencies, on the other hand, should be minimiz- ed "to ease Arab anxieties about Israeli involvement and Israeli anxieties about being drawn into conflicts in areas outside the bounds of its vital interests." The Heritage study referred to the November 1981 and Novem- ber 1983 U.S:Israeli agreements designed to strengthen strategic cooperation. In 1983, the two countries established their Joint Political Military Group, a forum which meets regularly to review common threats posed by the Soviet Union and its clients. But the Heritage study urged the Reagan Administration and Israel to go beyond that existing framework.