21.   Some delegates expressed dismay with the U.S. position.

22.   Some delegates were already expressing concerns that working out the details could pose a problem in the months ahead.

23.   Security around the city was tight, so much so that some delegates expressed misgivings.

24.   Some delegates expressed skepticism over the wisdom of turning bureaucrats into industrial magnates.

25.   Some delegates expressed surprise at the bluntness of the American position.

26.   The Armenian delegates expressed hope that contact between the two peoples would continue.

27.   The delegates expressed confidence that the government would in some way cushion the cuts in wages and pension contributions, which many Singaporeans use to make their mortgage payments.

28.   The Thai delegates have expressed their readiness to meet and listen to them.

29.   A union delegate expressed concern about the job cuts though he conceded that the UN could be run more efficiently.

30.   The US delegate also expressed support for a proposal that the contact group of western nations meet a similar body that was recently formed by Islamic governments.