European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday May 28. 199 i the stars and stripes a Page 3bush seeks to renew Trade for China calling it moral course new Haven Conn. President Bush announced monday that he will push for unconditional renewal of Trade privileges for China telling his Alma mater Yale University a it is not moral to isolate Sci a gang. A a some argue that a nation As moral and just As ours should not taint itself by deat Fng with nations less moral and just a he said in a commencement address. A but you do not Reform a world by ignoring at the same time however the Whitemouse said Bush was taking Steps to curb China a exports of missile technology to Pakistan and other third world buyers. Officials said he was cutting off exports of High Speed computers to Beijing. Bush a 1941tgraduate of Yale was making his first visit to the school As president. In keeping with school tradition plans for the presidents appearance had been shrouded in secrecy in Advance of ins mid morning arrival in new Haven. His announcement came nearly two years after chinese leaders cracked Down on student dissidents. _ Bush earlier this month signalled his intention to seek a renewal of most favored nation Trade status for the communist government in Beijing telling Republican members of Congress he thought it was appropriate. But Senate majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine and other democratic leaders immediately criticized his plans saying the chinese had not made enough improvements in human rights. But Bush ambassador to China in the mid-1970s, prides himself on his understanding of its aged communist rulers. A it is wrong to isolate China if we Hope to influence it a Bush said monday. Bush calling for a one year renewal of Trade preferences for Beijing said the Campaign a to censure China Cut out ties and isolate. Is not Wise and in spite of the Best intentions it is not China had 20 requests pending with the . Government for Export licenses id $30 million Worth of High technology work stations that cart be used to control missiles. A those will not be approved Quot said a senior official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The official said Bush was taking three Steps to and you do not Reform a world by ignoring it it. A president Bush a a a dress concerns about chinese arms sales a denying licenses for the High Speed computers that a directly relate to missile control a barring High technology exports As required by the defense authorization act of 1990, to the chinese precision machinery import Export corp., which was involved in the exports of missile technology to Pakistan. V a. A a. A. Quot a a. A preventing new satellite licenses to be issued to the chinese a until we have satisfied our missile technology control concerns a he said. The official said the action regarding Hie arms sales was not directly tied to China a Trade a thus. A one is not being done to sell Llic the official said. A scattered protests in a crowd of several thousand people including 2.800graduates on the Yale quadrangle. One dissident held aloft a sign Reading a a honoured for 100,000 dead Quot referring to the. Reported iraqi death toll in the persian Gulf War. Taking the protests in stride. Bush offered a phrase in latin that he translated As saying. A if you re holding up a sign you can to throw eggs Quot Bush decided against putting conditions on the Trade renewal in part because lie fell that corporations Selling goods to China a have got to make plans for the future Quot the official said. Using loftier language in his commencement address Bush said the United states was the list nation to impose sanctions on China after the june 1989 massacre of students a and we Are now the last alone among the Western democracies to keep those original sanctions in a we will continue to Advance our interests and ideals for free and fair Trade for broader democratization for respect Lor human rights throughout China a he said. A men most favored nation is not a special a it is not a favor. It is t he Ordinary basis of. Trade worldwide a Bush a said.-. A a a a. A a a. A we will have no leverage. We will not be Able to Advance our cause or resist reaction if we pull Back and declare that China is simply too impure a place for us Quot the president added. -.white. House officials said Bush will formally notify Congress of his intention to renew most favored nation status when lie returns to Washington later this week. The lawmakers would have to pass a joint Resolution of disapproval within 90 pilots have Clear picture of kurd plight by Joseph Owen staff writer aboard the Theodore Roosevelt a if iraqi refugees Ever put together a scrapbook of their flight into the mountains they might consider asking the Navy for some snapshots. The Navy should be Able to come up with something having shot More than 33 Miles of film on the subject. Since april 20, the pilots of fighter so 84, Carrier Wing 8, have made daily flights from the aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt to photograph the mountainous turkish iraqi Border area to which hundreds of thousands of kurdish refugees began fleeing two months ago. The Roosevelt which operated in the persian Gulf during the War with Iraq was ordered to the Eastern Mediterranean sea just South of Adana Turkey for the photographic reconnaissance flights. Flight Crews take pictures with a tactical air reconnaissance pod system or tarps mounted on the Bottom of f-14a tomcat fighter jets. When they return intelligence officers on the Roosevelt examine the pictures to track the volume position and movement of the refugees and also to locate any iraqi troops in the area. The ships photographic Laboratory has produced More than 7,000 prints for distribution to the military organizers of operation provide Comfort. A a in be been in the Navy for 17 years in intelligence and in be never Seei anything like it a said cmdr. Mark Lawrence the Roosevelt intelligence officer referring Quot to the scale of the reconnaissance Effort from a single Carrier. Sailors processing evaluating and distributing the pictures must work very quickly because commanders on the ground need the data before further refugee movements Render the pictures obsolete. A 1 photographic Mission lasts More than four hours with half of that time consumed by just getting to and from Iraq Over Turkey. A two or three planes amps Josoph Owen an f44 takes off from the aircraft Carrier 1 Heodore Roosevelt on a reconnaissance Mission to the turkish iraqi Border. Relay is in the sky to perform the missions continuously and the Squadron alternates with a land based air Force unit to cover each 24-hour period. Crews shoot film from altitudes of 4,000. To 14,000 feet depending on the Type of camera used. Because the camera pods done to have zoom lenses the Pilot has to position the plane at specific altitudes to get the desired shots. The Crews usually photograph the entire turkish iraqi Border. _. The film is handed off the Jet for processing even before the plane stops moving. Petty officer 1st class Michael Harrison the photographic Laboratory supervisor said his Crew once delivered a finished photograph to the Fleet Admiral nine minutes and 40 seconds alter a Jet landed with the film. Some of the film is infrared because the Squadron also flies at night. Intelligence officers examine each shooting twice Lawrence said. In the beginning each Complete examination required six to 10 hours. Now three or four hours suffice. Troops in the Field from several coalition nations and the United nations receive prints that Are less than 24 hours old. . Marines in Remote areas get them in Sono buoys dropped by s-3a Viking plane Crews. Sailors participating in the reconnaissance project stressed that watching the iraqis was As important As finding and feeding refugees. A a we re Hying Over somebody vises country who does no to want us to be there and that adds a Little excitement to it a said it. John k. Einhorn 29, who had flown seven operation provide Comfort missions. Lawrence said iraqi anti aircraft guns other artillery tanks and mortars All Are within Range of Dot Vuk Iraq where coalition forces Are trying to help refugees return Home and get their City working again. A it Here is a threat out there. Its not a paper threat a said strike intelligence of finer it. John Clifton. A liven though Roosevelt Crew members done to get to witness firsthand the refugees distress or the resettlement efforts they said they receive satisfaction from knowing their work is a key part of those efforts. A i suppose we re a Little bit detached because in be never actually seen a kurd and i probably never will a Einhorn said. A but the work that we re doing is actually producing
