11.   Before leaving for the restaurant, Pearl met with Jameel Yousuf, head of a citizens-police liaison committee formed years ago to combat kidnappings.

12.   Brig. Gen. Ziad Atrash, the top Palestinian official in the Israel-PLO liaison committee that deals with such issues, refused comment Tuesday on the Israeli request.

13.   Brig. Gen. Ziad Atrash, the top Palestinian official in a Israel-PLO liaison committee, refused comment Tuesday on the Israeli request.

14.   Dr Mahathir had earlier chaired the State Umno liaison committee meeting.

15.   Erekat said the Israel-PLO liaison committee was meeting to discuss the issue and it would also be taken to the Israeli Supreme Court.

16.   Erekat said the Israel-PLO liaison committee was meeting to discuss the issue, and it would also be taken to the Israeli Supreme Court.

17.   Gen. Nasser Yusef, head of the Palestinian police force, said the men were handed over to the Israeli-Palestinian liaison committee.

18.   He said as far as the State liaison committee was concerned, no one was prohibited from contesting any posts at the divisional level.

19.   He said the Selangor Umno liaison committee had found elements of money politics in some of the contests and had asked the ACA to probe all contestants.

20.   He said they could also complain to the Kuala Selangor Umno division, State Umno liaison committee or the party headquarters for action against those responsible.