51.   He said the ultimate judgment about Iraqi compliance must be made by the technical experts of the inspection teams, not diplomats or politicians.

52.   His words seemed to allow for a lessening of U.S. representation on the inspection team.

53.   Hours later, the reaction seemed prudent when Iraq did not object to a surprise search by the UN inspection team.

54.   However, Berger also signaled that the administration could accept having fewer Americans on the inspection teams, as Iraq has demanded.

55.   In New York, Richard Butler, the chief of the U.N. inspection teams, said all units would go ahead with their work Tuesday.

56.   In Baghdad on Tuesday, Ritter noted that the inspection team included scientists and technicians with expertise in chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles.

57.   In recent months, however, Saddam has placed growing constraints upon the U.N. inspections teams.

58.   In the past Annan has stated publicly that the U.N. alone should determine who will be members of inspection teams.

59.   INA reported that additional UN inspection teams today visited sites that are monitored by UN surveillance cameras.

60.   Inspection teams, including the American one, have found little or no poppy.