March 10, 1987

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: P.M. Shamir states Jonathan Pollard's fate is no concern of Israeli government. "Citizens for Pollard" begins soliciting donations to assist Pollards with their legal fees [NYT 3/11].

Other Countries: U.S. administration officials say they made a mistake in not questioning Israeli P. M. Shamir "more forcefully" on the Pollard spy case during his February visit [JP 3/11]. U.S. State Dept. confirms that it has confiscated passport of M. T. Mehdi, secretary general of National Council on Islamic Affairs, for violating ban on travel to Lebanon [BS 3/12].