1.   Outgoing U.S. Ambassador Robert Gelbard paid a farewell visit to President Megawati Sukarnoputri at the state palace but made no comment to reporters.

2.   Acting presidential spokesman Bambang Kesowo said Megawati would make the announcement at the state palace.

3.   Armored personnel carriers and small tanks were stationed near the state palace and thousands of troops stood guard at the Parliament building and elsewhere across the city.

4.   At the nearby state palace, President Megawati Sukarnoputri declined to bow to mounting pressure to pull out of the U.S.-sponsored war against terrorism.

5.   At the state palace, a relaxed head of state maintained he had done no wrong, and told reporters he would not resign.

6.   Defying protesters ringing the state palace, President Abdurrahman Wahid rejected calls on Monday to quit, saying Indonesia would break apart if he stepped down.

7.   Dozens of troops were stationed at the state palace complex, which houses the offices of President B.J. Habibie and other senior government officials.

8.   Earlier, at the state palace, Wahid promised greater cooperation with the legislature, which accused him of breaking his oath of office and violating anti-graft laws.

9.   Earlier at the state palace, Wahid promised to cooperate more with the legislature.

10.   Foreign Minister Ali Alatas met separately with Marker and then accompanied him to the meeting with Habibie at the state palace.