41.   It said the office would be in Hanoi, and the Vietnamese authorities have granted approval.

42.   McCurry singled out the fact that Iraqi authorities had granted CNN access to the Americans.

43.   Planning laws had been respected and local authorities had granted permission for the supermarket, clothing and garden store complex in existing buildings.

44.   The authorities granted illegal immigrants an amnesty of several months to allow them to leave without facing prosection or renew their visas.

45.   The Canadian authorities granted him a visa.

46.   The decision was made possible after the US immigration authorities granted Chang Hsueh-liang and his wife Chao Yi-ti permanent residence status, the CNA said.