71.   Vatican leaders have responded by launching a campaign to try to persuade parents to have a third child.

72.   Kinkel called for the meeting to take place Tuesday and Wednesday but it was unclear whether the federation leaders had responded to his offer.

73.   The Iranian leader responded by saying Iran wanted to maintain relations with Germany, its largest trading partner.

74.   The leader was responding to a question on the subject as a religious authority, or Marja-e-Taghlid, for Shiite Moslems throughout the world.