41.   BAE officials referred questions on the plane to French-based Airbus, an independent company created by BAE and European aerospace company EADS.

42.   But officials here refer to the Chinese threat in dire terms.

43.   Government officials have increasingly referred to the group as a terrorist organization despite its disavowals of violence.

44.   Hospital officials referred questions to Kelly.

45.   Hospital officials referred inquiries to Abiomed Inc., the Danvers, Mass.-based company that built the device.

46.   Iranian officials usually refer to members of the Iraq-based Mujahedeen Khalq opposition group as counterrevolutionaries.

47.   Mexican officials referred questions to Derbez, who was traveling and unavailable to comment.

48.   New York City police officials referred all calls to the State Department, which would neither confirm nor deny the report.

49.   NTSB officials referred questions to Colombian authorities, who are in charge of the investigation.

50.   North Korean Embassy officials referred queries on the matter to the Thai Foreign Ministry.