41.   On Wednesday, Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev approved the accord.

42.   Sarid said he was confident parliament would approve the accord.

43.   Still, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was pleased when Israel approved the accord after two weeks of delay.

44.   Sir Leon Brittan, EU trade chief, said he was confident the group would approve the accord by the new year.

45.   Spirits were calmed, and the accord was approved a few hours later.

46.   The accord was approved during the height of the Cold War when no one seriously thought germ warfare was a possibility.

47.   Still, Arafat was pleased when Israel approved the accord after two weeks of delay.

48.   The accord must be approved by the Mexican Senate and the European Parliament.

49.   The accord was approved at a session of the rebel Defense Council late Tuesday, he said.

50.   The accord was approved during the height of the Cold War when no one seriously thought germ warfare possible.