41.   But the indefinite postponement of the planned Thursday talks between Ciller and Erbakan was met with unease at the Welfare headquarters.

42.   But the operation was shelved because of the planned talks, a defence officer said.

43.   But the timetable and venue for the planned talks have yet to be fixed, the official said.

44.   China Tuesday welcomed the resumption of dialogue between North and South Korea next month and expressed hopes that the planned talks would be fruitful.

45.   Christopher was late arriving in Damascus and the planned talks would have clashed with a meeting between Assad and visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Burns said.

46.   During the planned talks, Eto may invite Grachev to visit Japan, they added.

47.   The planned talks are seen as a last-ditch effort to settle the bilateral dispute before US President Bill Clinton arrives Tuesday for a state visit to Japan.

48.   The offensive jeopardized the planned talks, with a spokesman for Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudayev, Usman Imaev, saying they would not open unless there was a ceasefire.

49.   The United Nations said Friday that planned talks between an Iraqi delegation and UN officials had been postponed at the request of the Iraqis.

50.   The United States has called off planned talks here this week with Britain to liberalize bilateral air traffic, charging that the latest British proposals were inadequate.