1.   It was admitted by Mr Ward that the Board had not authorized the payment.

2.   The other names were those who could authorize payments.

3.   This was extended to officers who were allowed to authorize payments from source direct to naval tailors for their uniforms.

4.   He said that he had authorized the payments which were strictly within the mandate to combat sanctions.

5.   Although the payment was authorized before Matos Azocar was minister, critics charged that he did little to investigate the matter.

6.   And state law authorizing payment from the previous pot expires at the end of the month.

7.   Before last May, the Unpaid Check Fund apparently had no formal guidelines for approving disbursements, other than the requirement that two officials authorize payment.

8.   Abu Marzook said it must have been a business partner, not he, who authorized such payments to the man, Mohammed al-Hamid Khalil Salah.

9.   According to Montgomery Securities, subscribers initially will be able to authorize bill payments directly from their checking account.

10.   But if history is a guide, Congress will authorize payment in full for their deferred wages when it resolves the budget impasse.