1.   Among those likely to remain if NATO polices a peace settlement are rapid-reaction forces from Britain and France, who are only nominally under U.N. command.

2.   British Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President Jacques Chirac have committed ground forces to police a settlement.

3.   But the Contact Group cannot agree on the makeup and even the need of NATO troops to police a settlement.

4.   Discussing the planned NATO military mission to police a settlement, Izetbegovic said he opposed stationing NATO troops only along the fault lines separating the antagonistic parties.

5.   In the short term, he says, the bombing must stop and the United Nations must take the lead role in policing a settlement.

6.   Opponents countered that Europe, not the United States, should police a settlement.

7.   The settlement would be policed by an international military presence, or ground force.

8.   While no one here would say it publicly, the Americans want the Europeans to take most of the responsibility for policing a settlement, if one emerges.

9.   A final settlement would be policed by a NATO force, possibly including U.S. troops and non-NATO soldiers from Russia.

10.   European allies and other countries to police a settlement.