11.   Dickinson and federal prison officials in Oklahoma refused to discuss their negotiations, citing security concerns.

12.   Dodgers officials said Friday that they could not comment on the letter as part of an agreement with the school district not to discuss the negotiations.

13.   Donna M. Morrissey, the spokeswoman for the archdiocese, said Monday night that she could not discuss the negotiations.

14.   Edward Adler, a Time Warner spokesman, would not discuss the negotiations Wednesday.

15.   Executives at Bertelsmann and Time Inc. refused to discuss the negotiations.

16.   Giants General Manager George Young does not discuss contract negotiations, and Segal could not be reached for comment.

17.   Grossman has declined to publicly discuss the negotiations.

18.   He declined to identify the firms, citing nondisclosure agreements that bar companies from discussing their negotiations with venture capitalists.

19.   He declined to discuss negotiations with other banks.

20.   IMF officials in Washington declined to comment on the proposal, or to discuss their negotiations with Korea.