51.   Western government, including Britain and the United States, have said there is growing evidence that the Liberian government is supporting the rebels.

52.   He added that they were released after the Liberian transitional government intervened, but did not give further details.

53.   He said the international community would fund seven million dollars of the new budget, while the Liberian government would foot the rest.

54.   In Accra, the capital of Ghana, President Jerry Rawlings called on the Liberian government to suspend its arrest warrant against Johnson.

55.   African peacekeeping troops on Friday arrested retired General Charles Julue, the leader of renegade soldiers who seized control of Liberian government buildings before they were blasted out.

56.   But the official could not say whether rebels had re-established a grip on Kolahun, which the Liberian government says is their main supply route to Guinea.

57.   The sanctions also include restrictions on air travel by senior Liberian government and military officials and their wives.

58.   Last week, the Liberian government also pardoned Raleigh Seekie, founding chairman of the defunct ULIMO group, which later disintegrated into Krahn and Mandingo factions.

59.   Recent fighting between Liberian government troops and LURD rebels in the northwest of the country has driven thousands of people into camps which lack adequate facilities for them.

60.   Renegade troops seized control of Liberian government buildings in a coup attempt Thursday evening, but were blasted out.