1.   Among the four teams here, undoubtedly the least likely participant is Notre Dame, which entered the tournament as the sixth seed in the East Regional.

2.   Austria and Ireland were seen as the most likely additional participants.

3.   Issing declined to name the likely participants, saying that the treaty permits as few as two to go ahead.

4.   Other likely participants are Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, House Speaker Newt Gingrich, House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley and their Democratic counterparts.

5.   Other likely participants in the March meeting include the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations.

6.   Indonesia and New Zealand have offered to send peacekeepers, and U.S. officials say Bangladesh and Jordan are also likely participants.

7.   Indonesia and New Zealand have also offered to send peacekeepers, and U.S. officials say Bangladesh and Jordan are also likely participants.

8.   It seems likely most participants will agree.

9.   Likely participants in a combined peacekeeping force include Turkey, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Jordan, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

10.   New Zealand has offered to send peacekeepers, and U.S. officials say Bangladesh and Jordan are also likely participants.