31.   But several Western officials familiar with the meeting in Belgrade said that Kornblum and Bildt were privately pessimistic about getting more than the deal Milosovic proposed.

32.   But other current U.S. officials familiar with the matter said that Deutch did not try to suppress the document.

33.   But the government version of the DeVine case is more complicated, said officials familiar with a federal investigation nearing its completion.

34.   But two high-ranking law enforcement officials familiar with statements Ambrosovich made after his arrest on Thursday night painted a far more malevolent picture of his motivations.

35.   But the White House has had little success in a less public approach to corporate leaders to give to the fund, officials familiar with the effort said Friday.

36.   But U.S. officials familiar with the National Accord say it does not amount to anything like an armed resistance group capable of mounting a coup.

37.   Clean air advocates and government officials familiar with the findings of the report praised it.

38.   Clinton administration officials familiar with the policy were not immediately available for comment.

39.   Cohen said he was not surprised at the resistance, which, officials familiar with the deliberations said, has been most vigorous in the Marine Corps.

40.   Chinese President Jiang Zemin could come to Washington for a state visit as early as next year, according to a Clinton administration official familiar with the plan.