CAPITOL REPORT Studio In Harvard Row Mall Skeletons In Closet Pop Out to Haunt Sella WOLF BLITZER Capitol Correspondent I n the aftermath of sharp U.S. protests, Israeli Air Force colonel Aviem Sella has lost his three-week ap- pointment to a senior position of a major Israeli defense company. Sella, who was indicted in March 1987 by a U.S. federal grand jury on three counts of espionage related to the Jonathan Pollard spy ring, had taken a leave of absence from the Air Force to serve as a consultant to Electro-Optics Industries, Ltd. of Rehovot, better known as El-Op. Defense News, a respected Washington military publica- tion which last week had editorially blasted the Sella appointment, quotes Nati Sharony, El-Op's president and chief executive officer as While on leave from the Air Force to study at New York University Sella was involved in the the recruitment of Pollard, then a civilian intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy. saying in the forthcoming issue: "Though it is true that we did intend to employ him as a consultant to a project outside the normal scope of our activities, this intention did not materialize." Pentagon spokesman Dan Howard told reporters on March 16 that "U.S. officials abroad or contractors on U.S. official business" would not conduct "government business with individuals who are under indictment by the U.S. government." Howard said the United States had not independent- ly clarified Sella's status with El- Op, but conceded that it the would restrict contact with the company if Sella was hired. According to Defense News, a substantial portion of El- Op's $100 million in annual sales involves exports to the United States military. Sella's continued involvement with the company could have jeopardized those sales. Phil Giaramita, a spokesman for Martin Marietta, an American defense firm which works with El-Op, was quoted as saying: "We were informed by El-Op that Col. Sella is no longer associated with the company?' Defense News said that Sella was hired by El-Op on March 1 as a special consul- tant to head a classified pro- ject involving advanced technology for potential ex- port to the United States and other countries. Quoting Israeli industry sources, the publication said that Sella had been "on loan," or detailed, to the company by the Air Force, where he re- tains an active duty status. In early 1984, Sella, while on leave from the Air Force to study at New York Universi- ty, was involved in the recruit- ment of Pollard, then a civilian intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy. For some 18 months, until his arrest in November 1985, Pollard pro- vided thousands of top secret U.S. documents to a since- disbanded scientific in- telligence gathering unit of the Defense Ministry. After pleading guilty to es- pionage for Israel, Pollard was sentenced to life in prison. He will become eligi- ble for parole after serving 10 years. Sella was indicted just prior to Pollard's sentencing. At the time, Sella had just been appointed commander of the Tel Nof Air Base near Tel Aviv. But in the face of an angry U.S. reaction, including threats to boycott the base, the appointment was withdrawn. Sella instead went to work at the IDF staff college. The B SP S 50°/0-70% OFF ALL NAME BRANDS • • • • Vertical Blinds Levolor Blinds Pleated Shades Wood Blinds 21728 W. Eleven Mile Rd. 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