31.   The secret talks that led to the accord on Palestinian self-rule were conducted over months at different locations around this pristine capital, and Norwegian diplomats were crucial go-betweens.

32.   The surprise decision, announced after hours of secret talks with the mayor at a law firm in Philadelphia, was a setback for Edison.

33.   The U.S. goal in the months of secret talks was to arrange for the highly enriched uranium to be shipped out of Kazakhstan to a safe storage site.

34.   The Vatican and China have also had secret talks about improving relations, a Chinese Catholic bishop said in a recent magazine interview.

35.   Those secret talks were then expanded to include the attorneys generals of California, Colorado, New York and North Carolina.

36.   Palestinian officials, meanwhile, denied reports that they were holding secret talks with Israel on a resumption of peace negotiations.

37.   Private groups can do things a government would not attempt, such as disguising secret talks as humanitarian or academic meetings.

38.   Queria was one of three senior Palestinian officials held secret talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday, a Palestinian source said.

39.   Razali has brokered secret talks between the government and the opposition.

40.   A government spokesman revealed last week that Abacha had held secret talks with Abiola.