81.   His appointment, announced by government spokesman Alain Lamassoure after a weekly cabinet meeting, was approved by French Defense Minister Charles Millon.

82.   If open skies are the aim, a Japanese government spokesman said, Japan will take a flexible attitude.

83.   In Beijing, a Chinese government spokesman asserted that the United States was entirely at fault for the collision.

84.   In Islamabad, a government spokesman dismissed the radio report.

85.   In Beijing, a Chinese government spokesman denounced the report, which was published last Monday.

86.   In a televised address Thursday evening, a government spokesman said the president had died of wounds he sustained in a gun battle at the presidential palace on Tuesday.

87.   In Jerusalem earlier on Tuesday, a government spokesman said Arafat had still not done enough to arrest militants or implement a truce.

88.   In Hong Kong, a government spokesman welcomed the fresh reassurances by the two sovereign powers.

89.   In past summits government spokesmen many times simply did not tell the truth about the grim exchanges behind closed doors.

90.   In Moscow, an interim government spokesman said Russia had plenty of food stocked up.