31.   Congolese officials said they had no intention of preventing the team from investigating.

32.   Congolese officials Thursday dismissed the report as flimsy and Garreton as in no position to pass judgment on them.

33.   Congolese security officials arrested and then released three Belgian diplomats, accusing them of keeping military assault weapons, Congolese officials and state television said Saturday.

34.   Congo has expelled a British embassy worker following the arrest of four British citizens and one American, a top Congolese official said Wednesday.

35.   Congolese officials are insisting the U.N. team limit its investigations to the eastern part of the country.

36.   Congolese officials could not be reached for comment.

37.   Congolese officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

38.   Congolese officials in the capital, Kinshasa, refused to say if he was still there.

39.   Congolese officials met potential donors, including the United States, the European Union and International Monetary Fund to assess reconstruction priorities of the vast central African nation.

40.   Congolese officials routinely block efforts by humanitarian workers and journalists to visit the troubled areas of the northeast.