1.   The Vietnamese foreign ministry press officer, who arranged all my appointments with officials, was so helpful.

2.   Two sought GATT information from a communications ministry officer.

3.   Other measures taken include the presence of ministry officers at meetings where movement of funds are monitored.

4.   A ministry duty officer declined to confirm the report, saying he was too busy.

5.   A ministry duty officer refused to comment on the report.

6.   A ministry duty officer said an investigation had been launched into the causes of the fire, and that an electric short-circuit was the most likely cause.

7.   I asked the ministry officers for a written statement from the Minister on the reasons for this, and was told that my son had no identity card yet.

8.   The Azerbaijani government has cracked down on opposition leaders and fired several top interior ministry officers following the abortive mutiny of the special police force last week.

9.   The dates were confirmed Saturday by a ministry duty officer, who declined to give his name.

10.   The generals also decided to stop issuing weapons to soldiers on guard duty, the newspaper said, citing a senior defense ministry officer.