41.   A small US force covering the withdrawal of US IFOR soldiers is due to end its mission in March next year.

42.   A UN fact-finding at the weekend ended a mission in Nigeria during which it investigated the execution of the minority rights activists.

43.   CBS television and CNN said Carter came under pressure from Washington to end his mission in mid-afternoon but insisted on continuing last-ditch efforts to hammer out an accord.

44.   The promise was made to Ekeus when he ended a mission to Baghdad Monday, the official said.

45.   The promise was made to UN disarmament chief Rolf Ekeus when he ended a mission to Baghdad Monday, the official said.

46.   The second ends the mission entirely.

47.   The UN team led by Nikita Smidovich, searching for banned missile components, now has ended its mission and its full results have yet to be assessed.

48.   US diplomatic sources said Christopher, who ends his mission on Sunday, would telephone Syrian President Hafez al-Assad before meeting Peres.

49.   It will end its mission in the Western Sahara itself.

50.   News of the talks came as UN special envoy Joe Clark ended a mission to Cyprus, after failing to get face-to-face talks going between the two leaders.