31.   One official said the general said he could not guarantee that NATO objectives would be met by the bombing strategy.

32.   One senior diplomat said the general had said as much to him.

33.   On the contrary, the general said, he fled Czechoslovakia after trying in vain to warn Dubcek of impending Soviet military intervention.

34.   Russian generals have said they intend to use the moratorium to rest and reorganize their forces around the besieged capital of Chechnya for another round of fighting.

35.   Senior Army generals say the scope and seriousness of the scandal has taken them by surprise.

36.   Russian generals say their troops will soon surround Grozny, allowing them to launch raids on guerillas in the city and in the south.

37.   So says the general.

38.   Some escaped and hid in nearby houses, and some were wounded and have been handed over to the Red Cross, the general said.

39.   That is because generals cannot say for certain which unit was fighting where.

40.   The American general said that in this campaign the Russians were exhibiting better command and control, effectively coordinating complex operations.