41.   The United States and Germany initialled accords Friday for the de-regulation of air traffic between the two countries and improvement in air traffic security.

42.   They hoped to initial an accord later Wednesday after three days of tough talking.

43.   The White House said later Friday that Karadzic himself had initialed the accord.

44.   Iraqi Oil Minister Safaa Hadi Jawad initialled the accord with Russian Energy Minister Yuri Shafranik, the official Iraqi agency INA said.

45.   Israeli spokesman Shai Bazak said the chief negotiators for the two sides, Dan Shomron for Israel and Saeb Erakat for the Palestinians, initialled the accord.

46.   Israeli television had said earlier Tuesday that Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would initial an accord on Hebron on Wednesday.

47.   Israeli television had said earlier Tuesday that Arafat and Netanyahu would initial an accord on Hebron on Wednesday.

48.   Kuwait refused to initial the accord until it had been approved by parliament, while Qatar boycotted the November meeting in Riyadh to protest Saudi attacks on its territory.

49.   Kyrgyszstan President Askar Akayev and European Trade Commissioner Leon Brittan initialled the accord at EC headquarters in Brussels.

50.   Karadzic initialled the accord under pressure from Milosevic, his political rival and the chief negotiator for the Bosnian Serbs.