31.   Although the newspaper said Wednesday that the ruling was a victory, Giuliani administration officials said the decision was a vindication of city policies.

32.   Among the countries most often mentioned by administration officials as potential points of refuge for the Haitian leaders are Spain and France.

33.   America is winning the war against cocaine, but the drug is being quickly replaced by chemically produced methamphetamine, a Clinton administration official said Tuesday.

34.   American concerns also need to be conveyed personally by top administration officials.

35.   American intelligence reports say Feng and Li are top military officers, according to administration officials.

36.   American officials have consistently raised human-rights concerns with their Turkmen counterparts, and administration officials say that Niyazov has promised to be more democratic.

37.   An administration official declined to say how many new embassies the State Department planned to build with this money.

38.   An administration official noted that Clinton had already been briefed by his staff on all of the incidents of possible espionage raised during the congressional session.

39.   An administration official said in an interview after the speech that this was deliberate and would not change.

40.   An administration official said Monday that Castro had rebuffed the idea.