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Show p 10A Friday, March The Salt Lake Tribune Beirut Appears to Be Holding Cease-Fir- e - A comBEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) mittee monitoring Lebanons new cease-fir- e met Thursday under protection of French troops, while in the streets a relative quiet was broken by isolated sniping and occassional bursts of grenades. that took effect The cease-fir- e Tuesday appeared to be holding;, despite the scattered incidents of fighting. Police reported no casualties from the shooting. rocket-propelle- 16, 1984 d At the same time, it was learned that a U.S. Marine officer who was shot in the back Tuesday apparently d had strayed into in Lebanon. territory American military officials in Beirut have declined to discuss the incident, but reporters aboard the USS Trenton off the Lebanese coast overheard a briefing on the incident. As described by the briefing officer, both in civilian two U.S. Marines were shot at by Syrian clothes Syrian-controlle- 489 Iranian Soldiers Killed In 2 Battles, Iraq Claims - Iraq Cyprus (AP) claimed its forces killed 489 Iranian soldiers and wounded scores more in two fierce battles on Thursday east of Basra. A communique broadcast by Baghdad radio said Iraqi forces attacked Iranian positions east of Basn ra, Iraqs second largest city, in hours on Monday and destroyed the enemy positions and weapons. Iranian forces in another area tried to advance, the communique said, but were forced to retreat, leaving behind more dead or wounded soldiers. n The fighting is close to Iraqs Islands oilfield captured by Iran in the early stages of the offensive it launched Feb. 21. The Iraqis have made repeated efforts to ree islands, believed gain the to have crude oil reserves of 2 billion barrels. Irans official Islamic Republic News Agency also reported fighting along the front and said its forces had strengthened their positions on the islands. In Washington, a U.S. official who spoke on condition he not be named, said the United States was trying to stall Irans offensive by urging gray market weapons dealers to stop selling arms to Iran, which gets most of its weapons from such private sources. Seems to Be Gaining "We wish that dealers wouldnt sell to either party, a U.S. official said. But since Iran seems to be gaining ground were concentrating on its suppliers. The United States is officially neutral in the war. It has accused Iraq of using mustard gas, banned by international law, and has blamed Iran for prolonging the war by refusing Iraqs offers of peace. ' Arab countries, particularly the h states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, have provided Iraq with financial aid estimated at $30 billion. Irans radio and news service on Thursday warned Arab governments against intervening in the war apparently in reaction to the meeting of Arab League foreign ministers on Wednesday in Baghdad, where they called for an end to the fighting. Iran a Moslem Nation The Iranian statement said that Arab states which were not actively involved in the war "should leave the Baghdad regime and its supporters alone to bear the responsibility of the innumerable crimes they have perpetrated against the Moslem nation. Iran is a Moslem nation, but not Arab. The West German news magazine Stern reported Thursday that Israel NICOSIA, has been secretly airlifting shells Lance missiles and American-mad- e to Iran for quite some time and has earned $135 million from the sales. soldiers after they inadvertently d territodrove into ry in the mountains east of Beirut. Syrian-controlle- Only one wa3 wounded. The U.S. Defense Department has identified the wounded Marine as Maj. John Todd. The meeting of Lebanons security committee was held at the citys green line frontier. Later, the panel issued a statement saying it had discussed forming an observation team to monitor in Beirut and in the the cease-fir- e hills to the east. Panel members represent the army and the warring Shiite, Druse and Christian militias. In Lausanne, Switzerland, Lebanese political leaders agreed that all civil war prisoners be released, and the security committee in Beirut was notified by telephone. The reconciliation conference in Lausanne, aimed at reconciling the warring Christian and Moslem fac tions, adjourned until Saturday with no other points of agreement. The security committee said it planned to meet again Saturday to complete arrangements for deploying observers in disengagement zones along the citys green line. Army sources said similar observation teams of retired Lebanese army officers would be deployed in Beiruts Shiite Moslem southern suburbs and around the mountain-to- p town of Souk where the d Druse army faces insurgents. Meanwhile, the commander of Lebanons largest Christian militia said he was organizing an "independent movement to combat Syrian influence in Lebanon. Fadi Frem, head of the Christian militia called Lebanese Forces, made the comment in an interview the newspapublished by per of the Christian Phalange Party. Beautifully Styled VESTED SUITS s7975s8975 Syrian-supporte- These suits regularly retail for $175.00 and more! Sizes to fit every man including big and tall, 36 to 60, short to extra long. A huge variety 0f fabrics and colors. 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