31.   Schmidbauer said upon his return to Frankfurt Monday night that he believed an Israeli airman captured by Islamic militants in Lebanon nine years ago was still alive.

32.   Rashid said upon completion of the proposals, RHB Holdings will emerge the holding company for RHB Capital and RHB will remain the ultimate holding company for RHB Group.

33.   She said upon completion of the new building, the present National Art Gallery in Jalan Hishamuddin will be handed over to YTL Construction for development.

34.   The son, Hong Won Myong, had first said upon his release this week that he wanted to return to his home country.

35.   Wu and Chang said upon their release from jail that the acquittals proved their innocence.

36.   Arafat said upon his arrival that he was optimistic about the outcome of his one-day visit to Oslo and the overall peace process.

37.   Christopher said upon arrival from Chile that US relations with Argentina were better than ever, and thanked the country for sending troops to a multilateral force in Haiti.

38.   Finnish Foreign Minister Heikki Haavisto said upon arriving here Monday that his two-day official visit would focus on trade relations and human rights issues.

39.   Nevertheless, Grachev said upon his arrival in Geneva Saturday that he was optimistic about the outcome of his meeting with Perry.

40.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is hoping for a breakthrough in the deadlocked peace talks with Israel, he said upon arriving in Oslo for a two-day visit.