51.   Walters acknowledged that the Arellano Felix operation is still alive, but said Mexican officials have assured him it has been seriously damaged.

52.   A Chinese official assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that China has ceased all nuclear cooperation with Iran.

53.   A Chinese official assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday that China has ceased all nuclear cooperation with Iran.

54.   A senior information ministry official assured foreign press correspondents Wednesday that Abdel-Sid was receiving good treatment and would soon be released.

55.   A senior information ministry official assured foreign press correspondents on Wednesday that Abdel-Sid was receiving good treatment and would soon be released.

56.   A top Russian Communist official assured French Prime Minister Alain Juppe on Thursday that nothing disastrous will result from a victory by his party in June presidential elections.

57.   A ranking U.S. military official Tuesday assured Macdeonia of American support for its independence and suggested increased military aid in the offing.

58.   A Yugoslav official assured that security forces in the secessionist province will withdraw in time to avoid threatened airstrikes.

59.   An official assured Caribbean states Wednesday that Japan has taken precautions against any accidental leakage of nuclear waste it ships through their region.

60.   Baril said he was concerned that Rwanda opposed the idea of the force but that Rwandan officials had assured him the soldiers would be allowed to transit the country.