31.   Rumsfeld met Monday with senior Kuwaiti government officials, including Defense Minister Sheik Jabir al-Mubarak.

32.   Rumsfeld met later Sunday with several senior Kuwaiti government officials.

33.   Rumsfeld later met with several senior Kuwaiti government officials.

34.   Several maids have died in recent years after severe beatings, and human rights organizations have criticized the Kuwaiti government for not doing enough to protect foreign workers.

35.   Several maids have died in recent years after severe beatings, and human rights organizations have criticized the Kuwaiti government for not doing enough to protect the foreign workers.

36.   Some of the women stay at their embassies for months before they are sent home at the expense of the Kuwaiti government or their employers.

37.   Sudan was a major recipient of Kuwaiti government aid before the Gulf crisis.

38.   The Kuwaiti government is more cautious about such moves.

39.   The human rights groups also asked the Kuwaiti government to release Palestinian and other Arab prisoners it holds.

40.   The Kuwaiti government has an ambitious plan to privatize the economy, which is largely dependent on oil.