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   PR # 11060
    Since their discovery, two decades ago, gamma ray bursters have
    remained an enigma. A subset, the soft gamma ray repeaters (SGR), are
    widely believed to be associated with Pop. I objects.  Recently we
    have identified an SNR, G10.0-0.3, within the narrow localization of
    SGR1820-06.  Based on this and the previously claimed association of
    SGR0526-66 with SNR N49 we speculate that SGRs are highly magnetized
    young neutron stars.Given the paucity of clues, further investigation
    of G10.0-0.3 and also two SNR candidates in the SGR 1900+14 localiz-
    ation is clearly desirable. We request ASCA time to detect X-ray
    emission from the SNR and possible pulsations from the putative
    pulsar. Inparallel, VLA observations of these candidates are being
   carried out.
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