91.   And Keating said that in addition to limiting military cooperation with Paris, Canberra would take retaliatory measures against France.

92.   But Keating said he did not raise a timetable with Murayama.

93.   But Keating said the French still had a constructive role to play in the Pacific and the issue of independence for French territories was a matter for France.

94.   But Keating had said they were legally irrevokable.

95.   Keating has said he is neither anti-British nor ideologically anti-monarchist.

96.   Keating said he was looking forward to discussing the situation with Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds when he visited Canberra later this month.

97.   Keating said it was important to commemorate Australians who fought in the battle of Britain, the battle for Europe and those involved in the D-Day landings.

98.   Keating said the commission should be large enough to encompass a range of specialisations needed for its task but not so large as to be unwieldy.

99.   Keating said they were to meet French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette in Paris next week.

100.   Keating said.