41.   The Peruvian president is in Washington on a three-day visit and on Sunday declined to discuss the developing crisis at home.

42.   The Peruvian president is scheduled to attend a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata and meet Emperor Akihito during his stay, the officials said.

43.   The Peruvian president earlier said while visiting the border town of Tumbes that neither the United Nations nor the OAS were competent to intervene in the crisis.

44.   The Peruvian president denied news reports that government intelligence officers were taking part in the talks.

45.   The Peruvian president earlier talked by phone with his counterparts from Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil as well as with US Secretary of State Warren Christopher.

46.   The Peruvian president, who has Japanese origins, will meet in Tokyo with Emperor Akihito, Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata and with businessmen on a non-official visit.

47.   Two days later he said he had won a promise that the Peruvian president would not use force as long as no lives were endangered.

48.   It also was a boon for the Peruvian president, who has vowed to wipe out the rebel movement by the end of his first term.

49.   Nevertheless the Peruvian president stressed that the talks were only in preparation for higher level negotiations the date of which has not been fixed.

50.   Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto authorized an increase in annual loans to Peru after meeting Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori during a Latin American tour.