41.   ICRC representatives visit the two prisoners regularly, Risse said.

42.   ICRC representatives had also visited Russian troops captured by Chechen rebel fighters in Grozny, Grassman said.

43.   A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, however, said its representatives had visited the northern island without finding any trace of the refugees.

44.   The State Department said these consultations have been organized by US Ambassador to Zaire Daniel Simpson or held when Zairean representatives visit Washington.

45.   The student representatives are visiting Washington on an invitation from Milan Panic, a US businessman of Serb origin who briefly headed the government in Belgrade.

46.   This is the cell shown to the ICRC when representatives visit to ensure the prisoners are treated humanely in accordance with the Geneva Convention.

47.   Red Cross representatives have visited the camp and made recommendations, but Rumsfeld said the international organization asked US officials not to reveal what was discussed.

48.   The commander reportedly said the executions would not go ahead if a representative of Kovalev visited Bamut.