Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002000680003-3 Weather Today: Showers, thunderstornis. High 60. Low 40, Winds 15-25. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High 54-59, Winds west 20-25 mph. Yesterday: Temperature range 50-70. Details on Page D2. 1 1OTH YEAR «+. No, 115 © 1987, The Washington Post Company MONDAY, Moscow WALKABOUT SOCIATED PRESS ‘ : A Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher greets woman during a walking tour in Moscow yesterday. Story, Page A13. Civil Rights Documents Backdated By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Statf Writer eo High-ranking Education Depart- ment officials have acknowledged repeated backdating of key docu- ments to make it appear that they complied with a court order for “quick. reviews of civil rights com- plaints, according to department reports, Approved Eat ARAMA SE ae L13(07 the government was obeying strict court-ordered deadlines for the civil rights reviews, department officials acknowledged -in interviews last week. The department has been fighting the court order for more than a year. The backdating, which took place in at least six of the department’s 10 regional offices, was most prev- alent in the Boston office, where seven officials, including the former tel eee eee eo ‘that ‘they participated. The -back- Action Enabled U.S. Aides to falsely Certify Compliance With Order dating allegedly ranged from one day to two weeks, The admissions are detailed in ¢ report by the department’s inspec- tor general, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, By comparing papers with log books and other records, investigators found dates altered in 23 of 35 cases in Boston, Sugnent’s Office of Civil gebsopsus has reported evi- - $ee DOCUMENTS, A8, Col. 1
Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002000680003-3 iY, MARCH 30, 1987 ; Metropolitan Washington (Sec Box on A4) Sections A News/Editorials B Style/TV/Comics/Classified C Sports D Metro/Obituaries - Inside: Washington Business Detailed index on Page Aé Prives May Vary in Areas Outside 25¢ ler ina pec- ‘was | Post. doks ttors {35 cit &vi- Hussein Weighing USS. Visit ’ Progress Toward Mideast Peace Talks Seen as Critical Issue By Samira Kawar Special to ‘The Washington Post eee AMMAN, Jordan, March 29— Jordan is sending two top officials to Washington next week to discuss whether a visit by King Hussein would succeed in making progress ‘toward an international peace con- ference on the Middle East, a senior ‘ Jordanian official said today. Jordanian Prime Minister Zeid Rifai and Foreign Minister Taher Masri will go to Washington April 5, the official said. Such a visit by Hussein would represent a sharp change in the Arab leader's attitude. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Hus- sein, two of the United States’ clos- est Arab allies, were invited last December and January, respective- ‘ly, to visit Washington. But both turned down the invitations at the time, in large part because of anger over the Reagan administration’s sale of arms to Iran. Jordan and Egypt, both con- cerned about Islamic extremism, are two of Iraq’s most active sup- porters in its war with Iran. In Washington, a State Depart- ment official said the Jordanian prime minister is scheduled to t ite Fedideortnel ease, 2001 tate George P. Shultz and Secre- tary of Defense Caspar’ W. Wein- ae tee en KING HUSSIIN - ++ rejected latest mvitation _ “The king wants to see if this is an appropriate time to come, whether he should come this spring,” the official said. The king is - anxious to “get things moving” in the peace process again, he said. Hussein, still angered by an American retreat from an arms sale to Jordan in 1985, had worked closely with U.S. officials in trying to stem the flow of arms to Iran and thus was among the most outraged | Arab leaders after disclosure of the | secret sales to Iran. Some of the weapons sent to Iran were the same as those denied to Jordan, one of Washington's most stable Arab friends in the region. In an interview in the Arab press in the aftermath of the Iran arms sales disclosure last November, Hussein said “U.S. credibility is” zero as far as I am concerned.” In - an interview ‘last year with Egyp- tian journalists, he called the arms - deal “an insult to all Arabs.” The king also sent a letter to . ist aR a arms sales. “King Hussein is not interested in Indicted Israeli Resigns Col. Sella, Pollard’s Alleged Contact, | Cites U.S. Relations By Glenn Frankel Washington Post Foreign Service ee JERUSALEM, March 29—Is- raeli Air Force Col. Aviem Sella, who is under U.S. indictment for his alleged role in the Jonathan Jay Pol- lard spy affair, today. resigned his post as commander of one of Is- ‘rael's largest air bases, citing his concern about relations with. the United States and American Jews. Sella’s appointment to the new post late last month just days before his indictment helped touch off a new storm of controversy over the spying scandal. In his one-page let- ter of resignation to the Air Force commander, Gen. Amos Lapidot, Sella said: “The deterioration in Is- raeli-U.S. relations 29d my concern for the future of ties between the two countries and for relations with . American Jewry have induced me to ask you:to relieve me from my du- ties as commander of the Tel Nof base. an “Thad made it clear to you a long ‘time ago-that whatever role I am assigned must not constitute a bur- den or obstacle to the Air Force or the IDF [Israel Defense Force] . . . and I noted that should my appoint- ment constitute 4 obstacle of any ountry’s in- ‘| terest.above my.own and resign.” Israeli leaders reacted with relief ro. ie .