*$nait~toAlardi U. S. NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY. CUBA Wednesday, February 20, 1974 Kissinger plans visit to Mideast next week WASHINGTON (AP)--U.S. Secretary of kaf of Saudi Arabia. Their meeting, the White House meeting. State Henry A. Kissinger will begin with Kissinger marked the end of on Monday a second round of shuttle a three-day visit of the two Arab There was, however, no doubt that diplomacy in the Middle East, this ministers to Washington. the news referred to an Arab proposal time seeking a formula to separate worked out at the Algiers mini- Israeli and Syrian forces on the Fahmy and Sakkaf brought a mes- summit, aimed at ending the deadlock Golan Heights. sage to Nixon from the heads of between Syria and Israel. President Nixon made the announce- state of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria The meeting here focused on the ment yesterday of Kissinger's new and Algeria, who met in Algiers Syrian-Israeli disengagement issue, mission, appearing in the White House Feb. 14. What the message was but the question of lifting the oil rose garden, flanked by the foreign neither the two ministers nor embargo also came up. ministers of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. American officials disclosed. Both The purpose of the mission, Nixon Fahmy and Sakkaf repeatedly termed When asked if the disengagement said, is "to get the talks started." it as "good news." talks and the lifting of the em- "We brought good news. Who is bargo are connected, Kissinger re- Nixon conferred for 90 minutes with going to release it I don't know," plied: "Not necessarily the way you Ismail Fahmy of Egypt and Omar Sak- Sakkaf told a news conference after (See TALKS, Page 2) Judge Sirica asks attorneys not to speculate about tapes WASHINGTON (AP)--A federal judge week that a federal judge has yesterday moved to halt further warned lawyers involved in the public speculation about the find- Watergate cases against continued ings of technical experts exam- public statements. ining the subpoenaed Watergate tapes. U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica Gessell urged on Friday that the imposed the gag rule after meeting White House and special prosecutor's with attorneys from the White House. office stop issuing statements about the credibility of ousted A month ago Sirica had referred White House Counsel John W. Dean III. questions about the gap in one tape and the claim that two other con- Sirica also summoned the grand versations were never recorded to jury looking into the tapes case Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski. to his courtroom to caution its with a recommendation he turn it members against discussing the case. over-to a grand jury. Sirica moved after a flurry of re- After yesterday's meetingSirica ports over the weekend about pos- issued a brief statementsaying, sible preliminary findings of the "All participants in the meeting six-member panel of experts exam- have agreed that continued public ining the tapes. comment on the grand jury's work by those who have any association A published report said that one with the investigation is inappro- panel member had told the White priate." House prosecutor's office early in January that he suspected that It was the second time within a (See TAPES, Page 2) .meets with lawyers Page 2--LATE NEWS ROUNDUP Guantanamo Gazette Wednesday, February 20, 1974 iO TALKS- GAZETTEER (Continued from Page 1) .a digest of late news think they are connected." "Once we see that intentions are good, it (the embar- go) might be lifted. .Who knows, it might be lifted in one or two months," Sakkaf said. WASHINGTON LAP)--The Senate Watergate Committee But then, pressed repeatedly on this point, and voted yesterday to cancel all further hearings. Chair- asked whether the Syrians hold the key to the embargo, man Sam J. Ervin Jr., D-N.C., announced the 6-1 de- the Saudi minister said: "In a way, yes." cision and said: "The passage of time and the development Neither Nixon nor the two Arab ministers mentioned of new events have persuaded the committee to success- the oil question when they made brief remarks in the fully complete its work. The committee believes that rose garden, but Sakkaf said: "We believe something it should be careful not to interfere unduly with the will happen soon for the benefit of the United States ongoing process of the House Judiciary Committee or and the world." Nixon stressed that he is seeking a the criminal cases which will soon be prosecuted by permanent settlement in the Middle East, but added the special prosecutor, on which the attention of the that the immediate problem is disengagement of country appears now to be focused." Syrian and Israeli forces. MEXICO CITY (AP)--The U.S. State Department was ready Although both Fahmy and Sakkaf lavished praise on yesterday to approve the sale to Cuba of automobiles the United States in general and Nixon and Kissinger and trucks made by North American automotive firms in in particular, Sakkaf in effect said that the oil Argentina, Argentine diplomatic sources reported here. embargo against this country was justified. The approval of the sale of the vehicles by subsid- "It was the United States and not France or Britain iaries of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler would sig- which sent arms and is now giving $2.2 billion to nify an important breach in the U.S. economic embargo Israel," he said. against the regime of Fidel Castro imposed in 1964. The Argentine government recently announced a credit "We want the United States to help the Middle East. of $200 million for Cuba to purchase trucks and cars We want some of the $2.2 billion which is going to the from Argentine-based firms, totalling around 60,000 other side diverted to Arabs who need it more, who vehicles. live in tents," Sakkaf safd, referring to Palestinian A& refugees. LOS ANGELES (AP)--Sonny Bono has filed suit for a legal separation from his wife and singing partner, Cher, a spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman for the TAPES- entertainer said the petition cited irreconcilable (Continued from Page 1) differences. Bono, 37, and Cher, 27, were married Oct. 27, 1964, and have a daughter, Chastity, born in two of the subpoenaed tapes given to the court were 1969. Rumors of a marital rift between the two popular not originals. entertainers had been circulating for months in Holly- James D. St. Clair, President Nixon's chief Water- wood and Las Vegas. There was no immediate word from gate lawyer, said Sunday that such a preliminary re- the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) on how the port had been made. But he added that a technical separation would affect their highly rated television investigation by the White House had disclosed that series, "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour." It has been the findings "are actually characteristic of the Sony speculated, however, that it would mean an end to the show. recorder and do not indicate a rerecording was made." Water status Guantanamo. Local Forecast Gazette Water figures for yesterday: Rear A0M. O.lph H. nomleyO 0.o0. Michael . NOrkin Partly cloudy. Visibility 7 miles, WATER PRODUCED: 1,358,000 occasionally reduced less than 7 miles . J .Pubi. Affairs Off in haze. Winds northerly 3-5 knots J .BradDure. .Edi . r. WATER CONSUMED: 1,343,000 becoming southeasterly 10-14 knots with gusts to 23 knots during the WATER GAIN: 15,000 JOSN P. 'Spa y" t . .R r afternoon, returning northerly 3-5 josh Sandy a1-. .f. eotr. knots after 83. WATER IN STORAGE: 17,870,000 sunset. High today Low tonight 65. Bay 00.00 f th* N-0, 5-. p-00 .0. - ffio '. t00. poiod f-,c condition 3-4 0 feet. High tide 2039. Low tide 1527. Of.,. ~~ ~ ~ ' tO00.o.000 h.0.:O. , Wednesday, February 20, 1974 Guantanamo Gazette LOCAL NEWS--Page 3 * Does anybody know what that loud noise was? By JO1 Mike Kiefer As the newly-arrived housewife is busy with her morning chores a blast shakes her quarters, the puppy dives under the bed and a precariously-placed curtain rod falls to the floor. She says to herself, "My gosh, what was that? Are we under attack?" Just then the local radio announcer informs the listening audience that EOD will be deton- ating ordnance that day until four o'clock. Well, just what is EOD and why is there such a disturbance? Explosive Ordnance Disposal was begun in World War II to render harmless German bombs. The number of men in the Navy who are qualified EOD technicians number less than 300. The men are volunteers from all ratings. Their training involves scuba and "hard-hat" diving, parachute jumping and identifying and knowing the safety precautions for and rendering safe over 10,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance (both U.S. and foreign) from small arms to nu- clear bombs (bothlon land and in the wa- ter). During their training, one-half Unexploded ordnance may be found at various places on base. If pound blocks of live explosive add realism you find some, contact EOD or base police--it's dangerous. (Of- to the course. ficial U.S. Navy photo by PH2 Dave Clarke, USN) Guantanamo's EOD team is headed by Chief Warrant Officer (W-2) Ron Woods, officer in charge under the command of Commander Explosive Ordnance Group II in Fort Story, Va. "Gunner" Woods was a chief machinist's mate before becoming a warrant officer in 1969. He relates one of his most harrowing experiences as occuring when he was stationed in Newport, R.I.