11.   The only vocal opposition at the United Nations is likely to come from Israel, though its diplomats are unlikely to comment before the election.

12.   Abdul-Rauf would not comment before the game.

13.   Commenting before receiving the summons, Prawat said he would cooperate with the investigators.

14.   De Klerk, reached in London, said he could not comment before speaking with his lawyers because the matter was in the courts.

15.   He could not be reached for comment and his attorney, Lionel Hancock III, declined to comment before speaking with Whitaker.

16.   He no longer lives in Berlin, and he and his lawyer declined to comment before the trial.

17.   Hill would not comment before the game.

18.   Hor Nam Hong said he would not comment before meeting Annan.

19.   In Jerusalem, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said it would not comment before investigating the claim.

20.   Japanese and North Korean diplomats did not comment before meetings at the North Korean and Japanese embassies.