61.   He has closed four military bases in Chiapas, released some rebel sympathizers from jail and sent Congress an Indian rights bill supported by the rebels.

62.   He promised that the first law he proposes to Congress will be a Zapatista-backed Indian rights act that outgoing President Ernesto Zedillo had refused to accept.

63.   He said they had consciously limited their demands to Indian rights.

64.   He has closed four military bases in Chiapas, released rebel sympathizers from jail and sent an Indian rights bill to Congress.

65.   His counter proposal outlines Indian rights within the context of existing local, state and federal law.

66.   His first act of government was to send to Congress an Indian rights bill drafted in peace talks with the Zapatista rebels, and which his predecessor had rejected.

67.   His negotiator, Luis H. Alvarez, is respected by the rebels for helping write and defend an Indian rights bill that Zedillo refused to endorse.

68.   His top commanders will accompany him, he said, in an effort to ensure that the Indian rights bill is approved in Congress.

69.   Hundreds of supporters welcomed back Zapatista rebel leaders who returned Sunday to their home state of Chiapas from a march to the capital campaigning for Indian rights.

70.   Implementation of the Indian rights accord is considered crucial for continuing with other themes in the talks ranging from justice to agrarian reform.