41.   He spent much of Monday in sessions with Asian and Arab diplomats, lobbying for votes for indefinite extension.

42.   He said Ukraine supports the indefinite extension of the NPT, one option for debate at the New York conference that began Monday.

43.   Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono also urged Egypt to support indefinite extension of the international treaty to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

44.   Many non-nuclear nations are unwilling to agree to an indefinite extension until a test ban is in force.

45.   McKinnon strongly criticized China for carrying out the test only days after it agreed to an indefinite extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty last week at the United Nations.

46.   On Thursday, the delegates adopted, without a vote, an indefinite extension of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, a pillar of arms control in the nuclear age.

47.   Participants in Third World caucuses say some express concern that an open vote against indefinite extension might draw diplomatic retribution from the United States and other big powers.

48.   Ramos did not give any explanation for the indefinite extension in his speech.

49.   Russia, which backed an indefinite extension of the sanctions, abstained.

50.   Russia and the United States have joined in promoting an indefinite extension.