European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The St  3" authorized unofficial publication for the . A fled Forcer Good morn at vol.47, no,234 thursday. December 8, 19bs 254  Aryl sunday is too reduction of convention a d 8693 a Cut arms tells . Of soviet switch to defensive Force Structure Mikhail Gorbachev k Scales Davi Tarrant staff writer for the past five months soviet and . Military transport planes have been Landing in such cities a Moscow Washington and Frankfurt West Germany carrying officials Laden with cameras tape measures flashlights weighing Scales and radiation detecting equipment. ,. They arc the worker bees on an intricate and tin precedent cd treaty constructed one year ago Loday when president Reagan and soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to eliminate All intermediate Range nuclear missiles. ,. By itself the inf treaty Calls for the elimination Over three years of about 2,600 missiles including More than 1.800 on the soviet Side. But the treaty also Calls for the elimination of More than 8,000 pieces of equipment on both sides including missile launchers. As of wednesday the United states had destroyed 4r ground launched cruise missiles. 58 Pershing la missiles 11 Pershing ii first stages and nine Pershing ii second stages. The United Stales also has destroyed seven launch ers for ground launched cruise missiles one Pershing la Lauren or and nine Pershing i launchers on tuesday Belgium will become the first of the nato nations covered by the treaty to have All of its missiles removed when inc last of 16 gloms deployed at the 485tli tac missile Wing at Floren Ries a leaves. The soviet Union has destroyed 84 ss-20s, 244 is i2s 25 is is and 80 ssc-x-4s. It has not yet destroyed any ss-23s or ss-5s. The soviets also have destroyed 64 ss-20 launchers 58 ss-12 launchers. 17 ss-4 launchers and is ssc-x-4 launchers. A  there is no official schedule for elimination of inf missiles and equipment said Susan. Franklin a spokeswoman for the on site inspection Agency in Washington  treaty requires 30 Days Advance notice Fortach series of eliminations but there is no requirement for certain number of series to take place curing any particular time Frame. Franklin said. The United slates has four Sites designated for destroying missiles and equipment. They include the see treaty on Back Page classified ads in St Trifie Magazine today