91.   Patten denies the charge, while Jardines has withheld comment.

92.   South Korean officials withheld official comment Thursday but privately voiced concern over the speed of normalization in Japanese-North Korean relations.

93.   The foreign ministry here withheld official comment, but ministry officials privately said the proposed resolution would fail to satisfy South Koreans.

94.   The foreign ministry here withheld immediate comment on the resolution, saying they were studying the text.

95.   The official media as well as moderate dailies withheld any comments.