21.   The dollar was little changed as investors and traders waited to see if the U.S. and Japan could reach a breakthrough in the auto dispute, traders said.

22.   The Export-Import Bank official said the loans were not connected to the auto dispute.

23.   The main protagonists in the auto dispute, Kantor and Trade Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto of Japan, are attending the OECD meeting.

24.   The similarities between the Kodak complaint and the U.S.-Japan auto trade dispute reflect the involvement of Washington trade attorney Alan Wolff of the law firm Dewey Ballantine.

25.   The purchasing plans of the Japanese car companies are the central issue in the auto trade dispute.

26.   The session was envisioned as an opportunity to discuss global trade problems, not as a negotiating session on the auto dispute, Canadian officials said.

27.   The U.S. and Japan are meeting today in Geneva to try to resolve their auto trade dispute.

28.   U.S. and Japanese officials ended another negotiating session without agreement on their auto trade dispute.

29.   U.S. President Bill Clinton will make a statement tomorrow on the auto trade dispute that is pitting his country against Japan, said a U.S. official in Geneva.

30.   What sets this case apart from the auto dispute is that sanctions to enforce a bilateral aviation accord violate no international treaty.