North, Fired From NSC Post, Reports to Marine Corps HQ

WASHINGTON — Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, the National Security Council staffer fired by President Reagan for his role in the Iranian arms affair, reported for duty as ordered today to the headquarters of the Marine Corps.

Lt. Col. John Shotwell, a Marine Corps spokesman, said North--whom Reagan on Sunday called “a national hero”--was spending this morning dealing with the paper work surrounding his return to the corps and had not yet received a specific job assignment.

“Lt. Col. North has reported in,” Shotwell said.

Pentagon sources had said last week that North, 43, might be planning to seek retirement from the Marine Corps. Shotwell said there is no indication of such a move as yet.