101.   The spokesman said the authorities had been contacted by telephone by the kidnappers on two occasions on Monday night.

102.   Jean-Charles Bokassa said he had contacted the authorities to plan the funeral, but had not yet received an answer.

103.   Police said they had contacted Cambodian authorities to request the arrest of Thongkam, who was believed to be hiding there.

104.   Since then, unidentified intermediaries have contacted the authorities here on a daily basis by telephone.

105.   Sun Myong Moon, who founded the Unification Church and is based in the United States, has contacted North Korean authorities to broaden his business base.

106.   Taiwanese negotiators complained their Hong Kong counterparts were not authorised to make any decisions, having to contact higher authorities in Hong Kong, thus delaying the talks.

107.   The Costa Rican government Wednesday expressed growing concern for the safety of two kidnapped European women and urged their abductors to contact authorities to negotiate their release.

108.   The defence ministry spokesman said the United States had not contacted Israeli authorities over the affair, but the Jewish state was ready to cooperate in any way.

109.   The human rights group, in a statement, urged members and others to contact Indonesian authorities to clarify the whereabouts of the six.

110.   The France embassy in the capital Sanaa on Friday contacted local authorities who have spoken to the kidnappers, the spokesman said.