1.   But it was confirmed he briefed an official of the Parades Commission, which is supporting his attempt to resolve the impasse.

2.   American officials have begun to brief Russian officials here on the text of the charter and expect a more negative public reaction after the signing on Friday.

3.   A team of negotiators broke off late Tuesday and headed for the White House to brief officials there on the status of the talks.

4.   But a White House spokesman was more forthcoming after American officials were briefed by the Red Cross.

5.   Gallagher and Dickerson were responsible for briefing Commerce officials on business and trade intelligence.

6.   In Reno, Schweickert, Lahren and Smith recently briefed officials of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on the implications of the research.

7.   Netanyahu also sent several top aides to Cairo on Monday to brief senior officials.

8.   Philip Morris, RJR and other cigarette makers are represented in the talks by attorneys and top company officials are briefed regularly.

9.   Rumsfeld, who was expected back in Washington by this weekend, will brief officials on the evidence in the case.

10.   The officials were briefed by Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbot, who had met for two days with Finnish and Russian leaders in Helsinki.