31.   Although Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa spoke of a total blockade on raw materials, a Rwandan official was more circumspect.

32.   An Rwandan official, who asked not to be further identified, said he had been told both Hillary and Chelsea would come.

33.   And Rwandan officials are among the pessimists.

34.   Assistant U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sergio Vierra de Mello planned to meet Rwandan officials in Kigali late Monday to organize humanitarian corridors to feed the refugees.

35.   At the border with Zaire on Wednesday, Rwandan officials were screening returning refugees for possible links to war crimes.

36.   Baril said he was concerned that Rwanda opposed the idea of the force but that Rwandan officials had assured him the soldiers would be allowed to transit the country.

37.   Burundian officials accused the refugees of aiding Burundian Hutu rebels, and Rwandan officials accused extremists of preventing the refugees from returning home voluntarily.

38.   But Rwandan officials disagreed.

39.   But Rwandan officials denied the request, a Kigali airport official said.

40.   But Rwandan officials warned that the agreement was not complete and would not work without the rebels.