51.   The king had said he would soon return for Buddhist observances.

52.   The king said earlier Saturday he could not grant the pardon because Hun Sen had not agreed to it.

53.   The king said he was resuming full powers after finishing convalescence following his illness in late November, whose nature was never officially divulged.

54.   The king said many American specialists were involved in reaching a diagnosis and the private physician of President Clinton has been placed at his disposal.

55.   The king said Monday he doubted that, even with a pardon, Ranariddh would be able to come back to participate in the polls.

56.   The king said nothing to reporters before leaving.

57.   The king said people may question why he was talking about politics.

58.   The king said that finances played a major role in his doubts about the current candidacy, but did not elaborate.

59.   The king said the majority of the Israeli people, as well as Palestinians, went peace.

60.   The former king has said he does not want the monarchy restored, but he has not ruled out serving as head of state if drafted.