31.   Jordanian officials have interpreted that statement as a signal that the king may be reconsidering the succession.

32.   Jordanian officials, including Moasher, sidestepped the issue when asked to confirm that account, saying that any internal family deliberations should be kept private.

33.   Jordanian officials accuse him of issuing fatwas, or religious rulings, to the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria that blessed the killing of women and children.

34.   Jordanian officials accuse him of issuing fatwas, or religious rulings, to the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria that urged the killing of women and children.

35.   Jordanian officials said that they did not hold out hope that the king would regain consciousness and that they expected he would die within hours or days.

36.   Jordanian officials say the CIA promised that Saddam would fall by May.

37.   Jordanian officials, speaking privately, said they were embarrassed by the offer President Clinton extended on Thursday to defend Jordan from any attacks by Iraq.

38.   King Hussein of Jordan decreed on Monday that his eldest son, Prince Abdullah, would be next in line for the throne, Jordanian officials said.

39.   Jordanian officials have told their American counterparts they believe that Deek was a key figure in a plot to blow up tourist sites in Jordan at the new year.

40.   Jordanian officials know from their Seattle experience that any free-trade proposal will meet resistance.