1.   An international commission would verify IRA compliance.

2.   Nicholas said Russian officials have sent word that more time is needed for a special government commission to verify the identities of the remains.

3.   The commission now will verify the signatures submitted by parties and individual candidates.

4.   The United States is waiting for an international disarmament commission to verify that the Irish Republican Army has begun to disarm, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Tuesday.