11.   He said an anti-hijack exercise had been planned, but no date had been announced.

12.   He said Australian defense and government authorities had put considerable effort into planning the exercise, and he gave Parliament a summary of a detailed environmental planning report.

13.   He said the exercises were planned six months ago.

14.   He said that the exercise was planned during Mideast arms control negotiations last month.

15.   In the meantime, no exercises were planned on Christmas.

16.   India planning military exercises in two border states this month, but the general underlined that the broader buildup of troops at the border was no practice run.

17.   Joint exercises also are planned.

18.   Krishna said an anti-hijack exercise had been planned, but no date had been announced to maintain the surprise element, he said.

19.   MacKenzie noted that the Adriatic Sea exercises had been planned long before the current crisis.

20.   Officials said the exercise was planned before the current problems over the nuclear deal arose.