European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nato May scrap command plan to terminate Northern Europe group by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Allied forces Northern Europe May cease to exist by late 1993 if nato defense ministers approve a restructuring proposal already sanctioned by the four countries it would affect. Germany the United kingdom Norway and Denmark have agreed to an arrangement that would group All British and norwegian forces and the danish Navy under a new Northwestern command. The plan which norwegian defense minister Johan Jorgen Holst revealed wednesday also Calls for Allied forces Central Europe to assume responsibility for All of Germany and for the danish army and air Force. The ministers Are scheduled to consider the proposal Shamir s delay tactic offer to Compromise sends mixed signals during their dec. 11-13 meeting in Brussels Belgium. A nato spokesman in Brussels reached by Telephone Friday evening confirmed the proposal but said i can to say anything  he confirmed that defense ministers planned to discuss the idea at their meeting. Allied forces Northern Europe includes All of Denmark and its armed forces Ana Germany a northernmost state Schleswig Holstein. Germany made the restructuring proposal earlier this year according to a North spokesman Eivind Berdal. A it was perhaps logical that the germans insist on no dividing command lines in their country a he said. But Navy cmdr. Walter Reichin Miller a German defense ministry spokesman said the proposal resulted from suggestions among All four affected countries. But Eichenmiller refused to confirm specifics of the plan. A North was established in 1952, three years after nato. Its Headquarters at Kolhaas Norway employs about 800 people including about 350 non commissioned officers 250 officers and 200 civilians. Canada Denmark Germany the Netherlands Norway the United kingdom and the United states provide personnel for the command Headquarters. If the restructuring occurs the nations would continue to assign personnel to Kolhaas Berdal said. The site would become Headquarters of a subordinate command in the new regional command and its commander would be a norwegian. Under the current arrangement a British officer serves As commander. Berdal declined to predict How Many people would remain at Kolhaas if the plan is approved. Jerusalem apr prime minister Yitzhak Shamir on Friday insisted on a five Day delay in Middle East peace talks scheduled next week in Washington but also said Israel was open to Compromise. A the decision taken by the government of Israel. Stands a Shamir told reporters. However he added a talks Are continuing in Washington. If something new will come up it could be that something new May come up Here  asked later what he meant by a something new a he said he did no to want to speculate. A i done to think that the peace process will collapse Over such an Issue. There Are too Many parties interested in it and having it continue a he said. Israel wants the talks to resume dec. 9, five Days after the  Date. The Arab states and palestinians have accepted the . Offer aimed at breaking an impasse Over when and where to continue the talks that began in Madrid Spain last month. Washington has said it will go ahead with the wednesday meeting whether or not Israel attends. An israeli official who requested anonymity said Israel apparently miscalculated when it tangled with the americans Over the timing. A we wanted to make a Point with the arabs that they could not circumvent us a the unidentified official told the Jerusalem Post daily. A however it is costing us in .-israeli ties and also on terms of our own Public  in its response to the . Invitation Israel had insisted the talks be moved to the Middle East after several Washington sessions. The israeli daily Haartz quoting government officials Friday spelled out possible compromises. It said Israel May agree to come to Washington on dec. 4 for preparations with an understanding that substantive talks begin dec. 9. Israel might also agree to Start talks dec. 4, if subsequent sessions Are moved closer to the Middle East and with the Assurance that meetings Are not held simultaneously Haartz said. Atlantis changes course to miss soviet space junk space Center Houston a the Atlantis astronauts became the second shuttle Crew forced to Dodge a piece of space junk but Nasa attributed the incidents to Chance not an increase in orbiting litter. Atlantis commander Frederick Gregory steered out of the path of a spent soviet rocket body thursday afternoon about 10v hours before it would have passed too close to the shuttle for nasal a Comfort. Atlantis would have been travelling three Miles behind the Cosmos Booster and the Man Euver was to increase that distance to about 35 Miles. The last shuttle Crew also had to veer out of the Way of another piece of rocket junk two months ago. However Nasa flight director Phil Engelauf said the two instances did not mean that space flight suddenly has become riskier. A a it a not like this was due to any increase in the amount of space junk traffic a he said. A it was just sheer coincidence that we be had two of them  a shuttle Crew had to Dodge another soviet rocket part in september in the first such incident. Atlantis blasted into orbit sunday night and is scheduled to land wednesday. The Crew accomplished its primary goal monday with the release of a $300 million missile detecting satellite. Hand to hand the massive exodus of haitians from their country has Given this child a Handy Opportunity to learn a Little something about . Customs. Above a Marine gives the child a Low version of a High five at the Guantanamo Hay c Uba Camp which is housing the refugees