1.   On board, the ransom negotiations began immediately.

2.   The code allowed relatives to broadcast messages updating Jorge on the status of ransom negotiations.

3.   They said it would almost certainly be decided by secret ransom negotiations with the rebel group by Filipino go-betweens.

4.   Colombia has closed its borders to a German-born bishop based in Ecuador, saying the clergyman has been involved in illegal ransom negotiations with rebel kidnappers.

5.   He said his kidnappers told his son during ransom negotiations that they had police protection.

6.   She had cautiously kept the ransom negotiations out of the knowledge of police.

7.   The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Monday a London newspaper claim that the Australian Embassy in Cambodia bungled the ransom negotiations was untrue and misleading.

8.   The military is not involved in the ransom negotiations, the report said.