41.   The office declined to say if radical rightists were among those in France.

42.   The office declined to go into detail about what documents had been handed over and which were still being withheld.

43.   The office declined the lunch invitation, and U.S. State Department security had them arrested on trespassing charges.

44.   The presidential office declined to confirm the report.

45.   The Sri Lankan consular office declined comment.

46.   The White House press office declined comment when contacted by The Associated Press.

47.   There was no immediate comment from Peres who was on a visit to Hungary and Poland, and his office declined comment.

48.   When contacted by telephone, the UNHCR office declined to comment, saying Feller was busy.

49.   The ICRC office here declined comment.

50.   The local conservation office declined immediate comment on the reported killing of the protected species, Antara said.