1.   Efforts to arm the federation have required U.S. pressure throughout to get the Muslim-led Bosnian government and Bosnian Croat armies to meld their forces and command.

2.   In the Turkish capital Ankara, a US-backed conference was due on Friday to discuss the subject of arming the federation.

3.   In the Turkish capital Ankara, a US-backed conference was due on Friday to discuss US proposals to arm the federation.

4.   International moves to arm that federation have meanwhile provoked a row between the United States and Europe.

5.   The subject of arming the federation is to come up at an international gathering in Ankara Friday.

6.   The European Union opposes arming the federation, fearing more violence after NATO withdraws, and is concerned by the fragility of the alliance between the Moslems and Croats.