61.   Keating said Australia supplies uranium to France for use in its extensive power generation program.

62.   Keating said he had discussed the matter with U.S. Ambassador Edward Perkins, and would be sending envoys to other countries to explain the agreement.

63.   Keating said he would be surprised if Malaysia did not regard the agreement as a healthy development for the region.

64.   Keating said Howard was mean-spirited and believed the aboriginal flag was less worthy than other Australian symbols.

65.   Keating said investors were demonstrating some cautious optimism, evidenced by the fact that more stocks were rising than falling.

66.   Keating said it likely would take six months to rebuild the bridge.

67.   Keating said that a paper presented at the meeting on industry issues argued there needed to be an effective policy framework between government and industry.

68.   Keating said the threat to France lay in environmental, not military catastrophe.

69.   Keating said trade sanctions and or a complete severing of defense relations would be an overreaction.

70.   Keating subsequently said he had determined that the treaty article had not prevented Valdez from receiving a fair trial.