41.   EU leaders promised Mandela at a summit last June that they would work to quickly conclude the deal.

42.   EU officials said the American efforts to conclude separate deals with member nations could weaken the European negotiating position.

43.   EU sources said they were close to achieving a Canadian promise to repay the Estai owner, but that no deal could be concluded without such a promise.

44.   He added that the dealers themselves suggested concluding the deal in Germany.

45.   He cautioned that much remains to be done to conclude the deal.

46.   He said that once the deal is concluded, the Princess chain, owned by the U.K. group Lonrho, will be put under the management of Fairmont Hotel.

47.   He stressed that no deals have been concluded yet.

48.   Holding di Partecipazioni SpA, whose interests are concentrated in the textile and publishing sector, said it was conducting thorough examinations before concluding any deal.

49.   However, some have not been able to conclude deals with their prospective investors.

50.   If the deal is concluded, Holum warned, at some point down the line the Russians will discover that their neighbor Iran will have developed nuclear weapons.