11.   In an interview Thursday the president of the rebels, Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, described the talks as useful but declined to give details.

12.   Jackson and others who participated described the talks as cordial.

13.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Friday that Deputy Mayor John S. Dyson had met with Citicorp officials in recent weeks, though he declined to describe the talks.

14.   Nemeth described the talk as frank.

15.   One person described those talks as being difficult.

16.   One K-State staff member described the talk as a primer on the seven habits of highly effective people.

17.   Rosenblum described her talk as social history and otherwise declined to comment.

18.   Russian officials described the talks as fruitful.

19.   The official described talks between the teams as serious.

20.   The talks were described as being at an advanced stage, although an announcement is not imminent, these people said.