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( 1 ' I alion/Pags ary 19, \§\ national Battalion/Page 9 January 19, 1983 .S. will defend Persian Gulf U United Press International I: WASHINGTON — The De fense Department envisions a 'MVhitloo major conflict between the Un- en foundicl ited States and the Soviet Union est-centra! if Moscow attempts to seize the ilima. Persian Gulf oil fields with con- s to other p; ventional forces, according to a >ie to ll Pentagon document. it, we'llbeuB The secret 136-page docu- juar.inline ment considers the region so vit- industh . al it directs preparations for in- ed million troducing U.S. forces into the area even if the security of access ist, 129,(KK to Persian Gulf oil is only nit, H5jn,‘ threatened and there is no out- 110,mi' right invasion, nd about5(9 Titled “Fiscal 1984-1988 De es haver fense Guidance,’ the chilling exico. diKument sets forth policy, strategic planning and spending priorities during the next five years and reflects Pentagon thinking. It is accompanied by a memorandum dated March 22, 1982, signed by Defense Secret ary Caspar Weinberger. It was made available to Un ited Press International by sources familiar with defense issues. The Reagan administration has made no secret of its intent to defend Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states — the major suppliers of oil to the West and Japan. The adminis tration has been molding a Rapid Deployment Force shaped specifically to carry out that objective and the document directs its buildup. Although it is not specified, the document appears to go beyond the administration’s publicly stated policy by suggest ing U.S. forces, in a crisis, would enter the gulf without invitation. “Our principal objectives are to assure the continued accesSto Persian Gulf oil and to prevent the Soviets from acquiring poli tical-military control of the oil directly or through proxies,” it said. “To achieve these goals, we must allocate a disproportion ately larger investment to this region, and we must upgrade our capabilities to project forces to, and operate them in, the re gion,” the document said. “We should also urgently increase and improve the capabilities of friendly indigenous forces. “It is essential the Soviet Un ion be confronted with the pros pect of a major conflict should it seek to reach oil resources of the Gulf. If the Soviets perceive this to be a real prospect, we believe it will deter such Soviet action.” The administration has allo cated hundreds of millions of dollars for construction of base facilities in Egypt, Oman, Kenya and Somalia for support of the Rapid Deployment Force. The document directed they “be completed in fiscal 1987.” The document, a key compo nent of the administration’s strategy for countering the Soviets, spells out use of non nuclear forces worldwide to combat perceived Soviet aggres sion and directs the buildup of U.S. forces over the next five years to assure there is military muscle to enforce that policy. And, should it develop into a global conflict, the document adds,“If conventional means and total mobilization are insuf ficient to ensure a satisfactory termination of war, the United States will prepare options for the use of nuclear weapons.” redReagan may delay benefit hikes United Press International WASHINGTON — President Reagan is considering whether lar to ml to apply the proposed six-month l ' ,rl °J lh nay in Social Security cost-of- I,,' Jiving benefit increases to other government pension and retire- I II ment programs, aides say. [ A temporary lid on such hikes, they explained, w-ould be 1 Pe^H .' J ®iother major move to bring down the projected S200 billion budget deficit. le DallascA- Aides said the six-month icant beauj,postponement of cost-of-living stsdiscomBposts in benefits may be ap- uted. plied to civil service, military, vetderidrlCoast Guard, and government ls retirement, as well as railroad retirement and veterans’ com- 'arf mfe P^sation and pensions. . JH Under the Social Security Morning v ' bail - out P lan > the cost-of-living increase due July 1 would be de layed for six months. Aides said the question of savings in benefit programs — a major part of the federal budget — is one of only a handful of decisions that still must be made on the fiscal 1984 budget Reagan submits to Congress Jan. 31. Deputy press secretary Larry Speakes said Monday as much as 80 percent of the budget text has gone to the printer, and the re mainder should be wrapped up in a few days. Also on Reagan’s desk await ing an llth-hour decision is a proposed contingency tax in crease — perhaps a surtax on income — that would trigger in fiscal 1986 if the deficit exceeds a certain level. Reagan has not said whether he will adopt a recommendation from some key Republican law makers to freeze total spending on non-defense, non-entitle ment, discretionary programs at the fiscal 1983 level of about $140 billion. On all such questions, Speakes is telling reporters to wait for the unveiling of the budget. Speakes said Reagan’s at tempt to plug news leaks on the budget is generally working well, but he admitted some re ports on the president’s budget deliberations continue to seep out. Reagan’s drive to curb the de ficit next year received ?. shot in the arm during the weekend from his advisory commission on Social Security. Administration officials said a package of reforms hammered commission and top White House aides, including acceler ated tax hikes and deferred be nefit increases, would trim bil lions of dollars from the deficit if out during the weekend by the approved by Congress. 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