101.   The embassy described the meetings as preliminary talks aimed at gathering information about the illicit copper trades, many of which were carried out on the London Metal Exchange.

102.   The meeting was described as positive, and a day later there were several indications of positive movement.

103.   The Russian leader described the meeting in sweeping terms.

104.   The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the meeting as extremely intense and said it was largely a one-way conversation.

105.   The spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the meeting as constructive but said it did not produce any agreement.

106.   The sources described the meeting as extremely intense and said it was largely a one-way conversation.

107.   The Vatican described the meeting with Cardinal Michele Giordano, the popular archbishop of Naples, as strictly private and provided no details of the talks.

108.   The Vatican described the meeting as private and issued no details.

109.   Tobing, a government-appointed member, described the meeting as intense.

110.   Tobing, who represents the leading opposition party of Megawati Sukarnoputri, described the meeting as intense.