The Region - News from July 25, 1985

Sen. Pete Wilson (R-Calif.) announced plans for Senate hearings on problems in the Navy supply system and raised the possibility that the transfer of stolen aircraft parts to Iran may be a violation of espionage laws. Bill Livingstone, a Wilson spokesman, said the senator will head the special hearings in September to determine if the transfer of sophisticated aircraft parts violated espionage laws. “If the selling of parts to Iran did not violate espionage laws, maybe the existing laws should be modified to make something like this an act of espionage, Livingstone said.