1.   The usual deep Stollen had been dug, and sappers had run several mineshafts beneath the French defences.

2.   German government sources said Chirac wanted to brief Kohl on the impact of planned French defence reforms, due to be announced Monday, which have aroused German concerns.

3.   Former French defence minister Francois Leotard on Monday demanded an explanation from Gaullist Prime Minister Alain Juppe for wire-taps placed on the phones of two of his former aides.

4.   French defence officials have announced the current series of nuclear tests in the South Pacific are to end by late February -- three months earlier than planned.

5.   French defence manufacturers already appeared under threat in New Zealand, where the government is considered to have adopted a tougher stance than Australia.

6.   French defence officials announced on Wednesday that the series of nuclear tests in the South Pacific would end by late February, three months earlier than planned.

7.   French defence officials have announced the current series of nuclear tests in the South Pacific would end by late February -- three months earlier than planned.

8.   French defence thinking also takes in a NATO role in the future operations of the Eurocorps force being formed by Germany, France, Belgium, Spain and Luxembourg.

9.   However in Paris, the French defence ministry said French forces had not fired any shots Saturday.

10.   However, the French defence ministry declined to comment on the report.