1.   In a close vote last December, the tribal council authorized Jacobs to proceed.

2.   The group wants the council to authorize a feasibility study, which the economic development corporation needs before it can sell industrial revenue bonds for construction of the project.

3.   Although the council did not authorize an immediate military intervention, French diplomats said they were satisfied with the resolution.

4.   But he noted that the council had never authorized the West Africans to use force to oust the junta.

5.   Council authorizes international force and administration for Kosovo.

6.   Following a briefing by Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Elaraby, the council instead authorized its president, Alfredo Lopes Cabral, to issue the call.

7.   French diplomats said they were satisfied with the resolution and expressed confidence that the council would authorize the force in a few days.

8.   France had proposed the council authorize sending a multinational force to eastern Zaire to reopen aid corridors closed by the fighting between Tutsi rebels and the Zairian army.

9.   In approving the mission, the council authorized interested countries to send an Italian-led multinational force to the country to help restore order.

10.   In an interview, he said he wanted the council to authorize an investigation into the raids.