1.   American officials confirmed that the videotape was received at the consulate but provided no other details.

2.   A GM spokesman said just after midnight that the two sides were continuing discussions, but no other details were available.

3.   A joint press release issued by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Burelli Rivas and his Trinidadian counterpart Ralph Maraj offered no other details.

4.   Bugel said it was his decision, but he offered no other details.

5.   Dneikin provided no other details.

6.   Ed Hall, an FBI spokesman, confirmed the bureau was in the initial stages of an investigation, but he provided no other details.

7.   For security reasons, she said on Monday, she would reveal no other details until the taping was over.