MOSCOW, Feb I : Communist Party officials have warned the United States not to go-beyond the U.N. mandate to lib crate Kuwait reflecting concern among Soviet traditionalists that America wants to impose its will on the Mideast, reports AP.

'We call upon the leadership of the United States to take more necessary measures so that they serve the ccssa lion of the bloodshed, and serve the said

Alexander Dzasokhov, the party's ideology Chief and . mcitiber of the national legtsla lure s Foreign Altars committee. . 1

Uis statements Thursday echoed a. joint U.S-Soviet communique issued this week saying a cease-fire would be possible If Iraqi President Saddam Hussein made a com-mllmcnl to withdraw from Kuwait

The 500-member Central Committee approved a statement urging the U.S. government to limit.its objectives in the Cult

Soviet officials so far have not directly said support for the allied mission in the Gulf would be withdrawn, but major newspapers have editorialized against an escalation of the bonJHeL .. . 1 \ .

Foreign Ministry spok-esman Vitaly Churkin said this week that the Soviet Union, white urging constraint, stands by ths U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing the Gulf

In Washington, U.S. officials said the Kremlin had promised to continue its support for the U.S.'tod war in exchange for a White House pledge to "back ofT its tough line against the Sovlcl military crackdown In the Baltics this month.

Dzasokhov and other Com munist Party officials addressed a news conference before reports of the deal reached Moscow

But Dzasokhov did seem to link the Bailie crackdown and the Gulf War.

Soviet officials, mindful of their longtime Iraqi allies and fearing a powerful new U.S. presence In the Middle East, have expressed concern that U. S.-lco forces planned to de stray the government of Sad dam. rather than just drive his troops from Kuwait.

The U.S. sources, speaking on condition they not be Identified, said an unannounced agreenx:nt between Bessmertnykh and Secretary of Stale James A. Baker led lo the Joint statement on ihc Gulf. U.S. officials also received assurances the Soviets would withdraw ' some roofs from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

Reuter adds : A senior Soviet officer said In comments published Thursday he feared the Gulf war could spill over onto Soviet territory If the United States resorted to more powerful weapons against Iraq.

Even If we discount the Idea of an Intentional nuclear strike (by Ihc United Stales), one cannot exclude a simple accident. a computer error or sabotage, D. Major-General Sergei Bogdanov said.

There is no guarantee that in such circumstances the situation can be kept under control. he told the Defence Mln Islry newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.