1.   The house has been carefully preserved, and both Vietnamese and foreigners visit it daily to see the simple long table where Ho met his generals.

2.   Up to now, India has given no public hint that Vajpayee might be willing to meet the general to talk about the current crisis.

3.   But sources in the international verification force, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Milosevic told diplomats he was too busy to meet the generals.

4.   But sources in the international verification force, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Milosevic had told diplomats he was too busy to meet the generals Monday.

5.   In his statement, Hodoyan wrote that he met the general during months of military interrogation in Guadalajara.

6.   We have pictures of Rodionov meeting the generals with Kremlin chief-of-staff Anatoly Chubais and Interior Minister Anatoly Kulikov.

7.   An envoy sent by US President Bill Clinton, Paul Hare, was also at the airport to meet the generals.

8.   Yazuri told AFP he had neither met the general nor discussed the kidnapping with him by telephone.