91.   Among the possibilities being weighed is a French proposal to intervene militarily in Bosnia to protect the remaining UN safe areas.

92.   Besides the use of air strikes, the options under discussion include a French proposal for a US helicopter airlift of French reinforcements into Gorazde.

93.   Britain reacted coolly to the French proposal, saying any intervention should be done through the United Nations.

94.   Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer on Sunday dismissed French proposals for a political body to counterbalance the power of the bank as an attempt to compromise its independence.

95.   But British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind said in an interview with BBC television that the French proposals were still imprecise.

96.   British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd on Tuesday endorsed the French proposal but said his government did not intend to contribute troops to the planned mission.

97.   Both France and Canada have said that US soldiers should also be involved in the force, but Washington remains hesitant, saying it wants clarification of French proposals.

98.   Both Tehran and Damascus have expressed support for a French proposal to end the fighting, rather than a parallel US initiative which has won the backing of Israel.

99.   British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind called the French proposal useful and said it would be discussed during a Franco-British summit Thursday and Friday in Bordeaux, France.

100.   But Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind said the French proposals were still imprecise.