11.   Adding more intrigue, Swiss officials strongly suggested that the funds may be connected to drug trafficking.

12.   After years of collaboration with American law-enforcement agencies, Swiss officials assumed they could count on help from the United States.

13.   Brazil wants legal aid in connection with a Geneva account said to belong to a fugitive judge, Swiss officials said.

14.   But Swiss banking officials said that without an account number, they could not help her.

15.   Earlier this fall, Swiss officials were talking about reducing the number of cows tested because of the cost.

16.   Failure to comply can result in criminal penalties or fines, but the reporting system relies on voluntary compliance, Swiss officials concede.

17.   In any case, Swiss officials promised to determine what happened to deposits affected by such agreements with Communist countries.

18.   Local press reports have highlighted the slow pace at which Swiss officials in Macedonia have processed applications from Kosovo refugees there seeking to come to Switzerland.

19.   Men were put to work in fields, forests and factories while women and girls cleaned the homes of Swiss officials.

20.   Nonetheless, senior Swiss officials acknowledged recently that some Swiss bankers opposed the publication of the names.