61.   Yumashev and others in the Kremlin have openly said that Yeltsin is too weak to handle day-to-day affairs.

62.   His democratic credentials remain in doubt and many Africa analysts here say he does not have the stature to handle the affairs of state.

63.   If he manages to form a new government he will succeed Hakki Atun, who resigned earlier this month but who has been handling day-to-day affairs.

64.   In addition to MIA matters, it will handle consular affairs and give some commercial backing to US companies operating in Vietnam.

65.   A conciliatory note was struck by Lau Siu-kai, member of the Preparatory Committee appointed by Beijing to handle Hong Kong affairs.

66.   A possible action against the club could be an investigation into how the Irabu affair was handled, or mis-handled.

67.   Beijing has asked for wide-ranging help for its Preparatory Committee, set up to handle transition affairs.

68.   But he told AFP he could give no further details as the affair was being handled by the State Department in Washington.

69.   But the House and Senate committees have focussed exclusively this week on how the White House staff handled the affair when it first threatened to embarrass the president.

70.   Ciller will handle government affairs on a caretaker basis until a new cabinet is created.