31.   Union and government negotiators met at an undisclosed location under a media blackout Sunday, and neither side would say if progress had been made.

32.   Union and government negotiators met at an undisclosed location under a media blackout Sunday.

33.   Yasser Arafat ordered a media blackout.

34.   A media blackout has surrounded much of the talks so far, with little said about the state of play or what decisions still need to be made.

35.   A spokesman added that, given the nature of the contacts, France would maintain a media blackout on the situation until further notice.

36.   Because of a Bosnian Serb media blackout on the airmen, it was impossible to confirm the witness reports.

37.   Beye, who slapped a media blackout on the talks at the beginning in November, refused to make any comment on the UNITA move.

38.   China had previously refused to discuss the case with South Korea, reportedly accusing Seoul of breaking an agreement to maintain a media blackout on defections through Beijing.

39.   Combat areas are blocked off, and Israel has been accused of imposing a media blackout to give it a free hand to wage its campaign.

40.   The spokesman added that, given the nature of the contacts, France would maintain a media blackout on the situation until further notice.