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...have been disappointing to Washington. In his first draft budget, presented last December, Nakasone lowered the planned purchase of U.S.-built F-15 fighters from 20 to 13, dropped one of three destroyers from its naval buildup, and reduced tank orders from 75 to 60. State Department Spokesman Alan Romberg later declared that Japan's defense commitment "falls short" of its responsibilities, although he noted that the country faces "domestic financial difficulties...
...being undermined by Congress. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations unexpectedly boosted the Reagan Administration's aid request for Israel from $2.5 billion to nearly $3 billion. The increase included $350 million in military assistance. "We are now at a touchy time," said State Department Spokesman Alan Romberg. "The danger of this bill is that it would make it far more difficult to bring about a quick and easy settlement in Lebanon." In the longer run, it would also weaken the U.S.'s " credibility in this region, and therefore any attempt to neutralize the P.L.O. hard-liners...
...soon be established on the West Bank. In his Sept. 1 speech outlining a new peace plan for the Middle East, President Reagan had specifically urged the government of Prime Minister Menachem Begin to freeze the development of all new settlements in the occupied territories. State Department Spokesman Alan Romberg described the latest announcement from Jerusalem as "most unwelcome." Said he: "We cannot understand why, at a time when we are actively seeking broader participation in the peace process, Israel persists in a pattern of activity which erodes the confidence of all . . . in the possibilities for a just and fairly...
...Washington press conference last week, the President astounded aides by intimating that the Marines would not leave Beirut until all Israeli and Syrian forces had withdrawn from Lebanon. Officials at the State Department and White House subsequently issued elaborate clarifications of what Reagan really meant. State Department Spokesman Alan Romberg insisted that the withdrawal of foreign troops was a goal but not "a criterion" for a U.S. departure. Testifying on Capitol Hill, Assistant Secretary of State Nicholas Veliotes set the end of this year as "the outer limit," while a Pentagon spokesman said the troops would be there "as long...
...Within the limited period of time the multinational force will be there the United States expects the Israelis and Syrians will follow through on their intentions and with draw from Lebanon," said deputy spokesman Alan Romberg. "The very presence of the multinational force should encourage early agreement on these withdrawals...