31.   In a Dominican government report, Pinales also was quoted as saying that fights broke out among the migrants.

32.   In March, U.S. officials gave the Dominican government names of people whose vehicles were stolen by the ring.

33.   Last month, the Dominican government promised to be more careful to protect human rights when repatriating undocumented Haitian nationals.

34.   No official response was expected Tuesday from the Dominican government, since both President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Affairs Minister Eduardo Latorre were on a official trip to Mexico.

35.   On Tuesday, the Dominican government planned to transport the two survivors by ambulance across the border and put them in a Dominican hospital.

36.   Suazo said the recorders would be delivered swiftly to Washington, where, at the request of the Dominican government, they would be analyzed by the safety board.

37.   The conference is sponsored by the OAS and the Dominican government.

38.   The Dominican government also agreed to work with its French-speaking neighbor in repatriating illegal Haitian immigrants.

39.   The Dominican government approved an extradition law last year.

40.   The Dominican government has not responded to the request.