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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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