European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes sunday november 18,1990 so watchers spot Atlantis payload Cape canaveral Fla. Up a secret spy satellite carried aloft by the shuttle Atlantis apparently was spotted by Amateur sky watchers Friday indicating the primary goal of the flight had been accomplished. Nasa officials meanwhile lifted the veil of secrecy surrounding the Mission Long enough to announce that Atlantis and its five Man military Crew will land monday Between 2 and 5 . Post at Edwards fab Calif. The four Day Mission is the last fully classified shuttle flight currently planned. On Board Are commander Richard Covey 44, an air Force colonel Navy cmdr. Frank Culbertson 41, the co Pilot army maj. Charles Gemar 35 Marine corps col. Robert Springer 48 and air Force it. Col. Carl Meade who turned 40 Friday in orbit. Under a Pentagon imposed news blackout space Agency officials would not even say How Meade celebrated his birthday. Nasa officials would not discuss any aspect of the payload including when the Crew planned to release it into orbit. But Sean Sullivan an Amateur satellite tracker who routinely follows shuttle missions said an associate who wished to remain Anonymous spotted the satellite from a Tampa suburb. Quot he saw both the satellite and the shuttle Quot Sullivan said. A the saw the satellite first. The satellite was 24 seconds ahead of the shuttle. The pass was at 6 46 .&Quot the observer said the satellite appeared to be spinning about once per second based on Subtle variations in color. Given the time separating the two objects the satellite was about 100 Miles ahead of the shuttle. A there is no doubt in my mind at All this is the satellite that came out of Atlantis Quot Sullivan said. Ted Molczan a Well known satellite tracker in Canada said in a Telephone interview that he a put a fair bit of credibility on that report. Whatever it is its a Good sized  Atlantis blasted off thursday after a near flawless countdown to launch a satellite that some say might be used to spy on Iraq in support of operation desert shield. But such satellites take years to build and the one launched aboard Atlantis clearly was ordered Well before the iraqi crisis began. In addition Atlantis was launched into an orbit that will carry it Only 28.5 degrees to either Side of the Equator Well South of Iraq. As for Atlantis Nasa released a Brief statement about 90 minutes after launch thursday saying the shuttle and its Crew were in Good condition. Sources said Friday that Atlantis was operating flawlessly with no significant a in flight  Baker from Page 1 option cannot and should not be ruled out a he said. Baker also in Brussels for Trade talks with the 12-nation european economic Community was to meet saturday in Geneva with the foreign ministers of Ethiopia Ivory coast Ana Zaire a All Security Council members. An aide to Baker said thursday the United states would like to introduce the Resolution this month while its Diplomat presides Over the Council. Yemen a pro iraqi member of the 15-nation Council holds the presidency for december. . Diplomats said Baker was consulting with Security Council members on banging foreign ministers to new York to adopt such a Resolution. Foreign ministers occupy their country a seats on the Council Only in grave situations. Sprucing things up a the scent of Christmas was in the air Spruce into place in new Yorkus Rocke Friday despite 70-degree weather As Feller Center. The tree will be decorated workers hoisted a 75-foot Norway with More than 20,000 coloured lights. Ies. Veto last week Onrush from Page 1 exports of sensitive military technology but the state department urged the wounds that a unilateral sanctions could alienate our friends and allies or unfairly punish companies that have taken Independent Steps a to preclude further violations a according to a recent memorandum by assistant Secretary of state Janet Mullins. . Industry is divided on the Bill Mullins said in the memo which was addressed to the director of the office of management and budget Richard g. Dar Man and obtained by the Washington Post. A the . Chamber of Commerce and various companies want the Bill vetoed while the computer Industry and other High tech sectors want it  Bush vetoed the Bill by refusing to sign it. At the same time he signed an executive order giving Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii Broad authority to impose Trade sanctions against foreigners who Are found to knowingly and materially contribute to chemical and biological weapons proliferation for As Long As such activities continue. Bush a order also authorizes economic and Trade sanctions against countries that use or prepare to use chemical weapons. Unlike the congressional Bill however Bush s order allows exemptions for military con tracts and a significant foreign policy and National Security  sen. Claiborne Pell d-r.i., chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee and sen. Jesse Helms n.c., the committees senior Republican drafted the legislation in response to iraqis use of chemical Weap-1 on during its eight year War with Iran and its Campaign against members of the kurdish ethnic minority within its Borders. . Intelligence officials said that much of iraqis Poi-1 son Gas technology was obtained from western1 firms i virtually All Trade Between Iraq arid other nations was halted under a . Resolution adopted shortly after iraqis aug. 2 invasion of  from Page 1 each to 30,000 armoured combat vehicles 20,000 pieces of artillery 6,800 combat aircraft and 2,000 attack helicopters. A it Means that in the Atlantic to the ural zones 55,000 pieces of major armament will have to be destroyed another nato official said adding the equipment already moved out of the Region since negotiations began the treaty altogether reduces weapons in the Region by 100,000, the source said nato countries As a whole must destroy 10,000 pieces of equipment. The total amount of equipment left in Europe following the implementation of the treaty will be about 155,000 pieces a a 40 percent reduction from the present total. Nato will not have to destroy any combat aircraft under the treaty. But the soviet Union alone will have to eliminate 2,000 fighters. This includes interceptors which the soviets had originally wanted to exempt from the negotiations because they considered them defensive. The treaty does not include land based naval aircraft strategic bombers or Carrier based air Craft. The treaty also puts a Cap on what any one country can have in each category of weapons a in the new Europe which we Are building no single country will have More ?�?"11 a site <?vera11 conventional militant kit held by both sides said the Jqhn h k official. A and no state should be m a position to dominate Europe by Force of  the nato allies also reached an thursday a a a a to to divid Quot my up the weapons remaining after the so thetis f f Reaty the official said. The totals for each country weren to released a a a the redistribution will allow the Alii Ance to keep its newest and Best weapons and will result in a shift from the Central Region where the greatest concentration of weapons exists to the flanks. The Paris Summit will also endorse an agreement of Confidence building measures that will if elude an Exchange of information among 34 european countries. The Exchange agreement sought since 1984 will cover a variety of military information. Among other things that agreement will establish a conflict prevention Cen-1 Ter to resolve concerns about unusual Mil Italy activities