1.   Armenian nationalist leaders warned that any attempt by troops to disarm the militias operating there might produce a bloodbath.

2.   Authorities have conducted several campaigns to disarm the militias in the past, collecting hundreds of weapons.

3.   But any effort to disarm the militias is considered too dangerous to attempt on a massive scale.

4.   Disarming this militia is the most difficult task outlined in the cease-fire plan.

5.   Habibie must send disciplined and reliable police and military forces into East Timor with orders to disarm the militias and see that the referendum results are carried out.

6.   He noted, however, that there several difficulties in disarming the militias.

7.   He must first disarm the militias and restore security.

8.   Several French commanders have said since their arrival that they do not have the authority to disarm the militias.

9.   The government has said it will use force to disarm the militias if they do not hand over all their weapons by Tuesday.

10.   The Patriotic Front has been kept out, the former government soldiers have been chased out, and, above all, the Hutu militias have been disarmed.