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on/Page6 = er1/, 198|: national Battalion/Page 7 November 17, 1982 c iTrial likened to spy novels I bankrupt, md they sa j t uld ask for. Ex-CIA man under U.S. gun tlization platg United Press International read^topAlexandria, va. — The sive reorgatljbyan arms smuggling trial of isen said former CIA agent Edwin Wilson ance in Fori a bizarre m ‘ x °b foreign intri- bankrup jue and black humor, tve to ask Iff Wilson, 54, a multimillionaire Ho started an export business 5 doser tHer leaving the CIA, is charged reements with conspiring to violate U.S. s),” he s^ilnsexport laws in turning over a ways to four handguns and an M-16 to nistic we ■ the Libyans. ts with allei Wilson’s lawyers contend the Heration was a CIA mission to ure withP- l eartl more about Soviet niff will [tHapons in Libya. The govern- l Ant was expected to rebut that atne bt i and juJim in court Tuesday. • In testimony the opening day ■ the U.S. District Court trial Monday, nine government wit nesses traced the paths of four ytns purchased in North as Carolina, and an M-16 automa tic rifle formerly belonging to an Army general, into the hands of strongman Col. Muammar Kha- dafy and his associates. The prosecution planned to complete its presentation Tues day by calling two star witnesses: Adm. Bobby Ray Inman, for mer chief of the super-secret National Security Agency and former deputy CIA director, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Secord, the top Penta gon expert on U.S. arms deals in the Mideast. The military men are ex pected to rebut defense claims Wilson was with the CIA while operating out of the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Monday’s testimony was full of the intrigue that is grist for spy novels — Swiss bank accounts, late-night rendezvous in Bonn and Tripoli to transfer weapons, and a jet chartered solely to deliver a single M-16 from Europe to the Libyan capital. Prosecution witnesses testi fied about Wilson as a business man who told his employees he needed to obtain handguns and an M-16 for use as samples to prove to the Libyans he could deliver a huge weapons ship ment. If convicted of all counts, Wil son could be fined $245,000 and sentenced to 44 years in prison. Reginald Slocombe, an unin dicted co-conspirator testifying under immunity, described obtaining four handguns he car ried in a tool box from Washing ton, via London and Rotterdam, to Bonn, where they were turned over to a Libyan official. Slocombe testified he hid an M-16 obtained in Washington in a trunk, packed with several iron bars to make it look like tools, and took it to Europe, where it was put on a charter flight to Tripoli. A Wilson employee in Lon don, Roberta Barnes, testified as a result of the shipment’s suc cess, the company landed a $22 million contract to supply 5,000 rifles, assorted ammunition and handguns to the Libyans. None of the promised weapons, other than the samples, was ever deli vered. The trial also had its black humor. Wilson’s London office manager, Peter Goulding, re counted his boss’ description of the reaction of a Libyan military officer in Tripoli when the M-16 w r as delivered. “He loaded the weapon and gave it a full-function test out the window of his office,” Goulding said. Goulding said his boss “was roaring with laughter” as he de scribed the event. “He (Wilson) said it was prob ably the most expensive M-16 in the world,” Goulding said. “It probably cost $35,000, with the charter and all the other ex penses. But he said it was suc cessful.” Wilson also faces numerous charges in three upcoming trials, two in Washington and one in Houston, ranging from conspiracy to murder to con spiracy to set up a terrorist train ing camp in Libya and illegally exporting explosives. Relax, Have Fun, Enjoy -o Enter a new wonderful world of excitement. The atmosphere is different — the perfect setting - for your favorite cocktails! And what food! The menu offers a variety that all the family will enjoy. Popular prices, too. Discover Julie’s Place soon it’s the kind of restaurant that makes you want to come back again and again. 607 Texas Ave. College Station Phone: 696-1427 Open every day — Lunch, Dinner, Cocktails ‘ Factory output till declining .M S C. i officials l 1 to a gram Justice De stitution | tnt cri said. Hesaitl werecausd conspiw United Press International WASHINGTON — Factory bducdon dropped 0.8 percent ist month for the steepest de- fie in seven months as auto bduction and business equip- |nt manufacturing were cut tk, a Federal Reserve report production was down 0.6 per cent, held back in part because of a reduction in coal output fol lowing the end of the brief rail strike. shortages it 1 irris Count; south Dab icts were ti ll racy. The closely-watched indi- ;or of the nation’s mannfac- ingoutput has declined in 13 the past 15 months as it has alleled the month-by-month terioration of the economy ice the recession began. jAuto production dropped to tages in t anannual rate of 4.7 million un- y’s 400 preB the report said, “down sharp- : problem! ffrom the 5.5 million rate in n the com tith September and August.” usedtodis i Elsewhere the production rstodeliw anges were mixed, with busi- ss equipment output down ; arply but appliance output^ Factory production in the [evious month, September, ias originally reported to be own 0.6 percent but was actual- y off 0.7 percent, the latest re- jori said. The Fed’s industrial produc- on index, at 136.3 percent of : 1967 average, was 11.4 per il under its level when the re- ision began in July 1981. 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