1.   Thailand responded by placing air force units on alert and by reinforcing troop numbers along the border.

2.   This week, too, Ivanov said that troop numbers would be cut faster.

3.   Although Robertson declined to give figures for a possible reduction in troop numbers, NATO officials have talked about cutting the force by up to a fifth this year.

4.   Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer Friday warned that the disclosure of troops numbers in East Timor could derail the reconciliation process.

5.   Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer warned Friday that the revelations of troops numbers in East Timor could derail the reconciliation process.

6.   Ball argues this would be far more important to regional security than the preoccupation with troop numbers and other military statistics.

7.   Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer Friday warned that the revelations of troops numbers in East Timor could derail the reconciliation process.

8.   By facsimile and computer, there have been rumors and dire warnings, including that the troop numbers are much higher than reported publicly.

9.   Earlier this year Indonesia said it had reduced troop numbers there but pro-indepenence activists claim that has not happened.

10.   He did not give troop numbers.