101.   Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for the rapid deployment of a multinational force during a visit to New Delhi in India.

102.   Officials of the European rapid deployment force, known as Eurofor, are to go to Bosnia by the end of April, its commander said Friday.

103.   Opponents of the rapid deployment force want Finland to only take part in traditional peacekeeping operations and favor the use of arms only in self defense.

104.   Pre-positioned forces and agreements with six Gulf states with whom the US conducts joint exercises would facilitate the rapid deployment of additional troops if needed.

105.   Speaking to journalists after a religious ceremony Wednesday, Mladic said it would make no sense if Germany sent troops to Bosnia as part of a rapid deployment force.