41.   They said their agencies had received no official word from Zairean authorities on any such plans.

42.   The Zairean authorities are attempting to recover territory in eastern Zaire held since the Tutsi rebels launched an offensive in September.

43.   The Zairean authorities have also accused the Tutsi-dominated government armies of Rwanda and Burundi of supporting the Banyamulenge, accusations strongly denied by both Bujumbura and Kigali.

44.   The Zairean authorities have introduced strict measures to protect the city of four million people from the highly contagious disease, for which there is no medical cure.

45.   The Zairean authorities say they will first seal each camp targeted, penning in the refugees and banning all commerce, then eventually close it down.

46.   The UNHCR has been working with the Zairean authorities to try to move people out of overcrowded Bukavu town which is still teemimg with many thousands of Rwandan refugees.

47.   The UNHCR urged Zairean authorities to help find the missing persons and protect them.

48.   There was no immediate reaction to the radio report from Zairean authorities.

49.   They have been accused by Kinshasa of launching a rebellion, but have hit back in turn that Zairean authorities are trying to wipe them out.

50.   They were given Zairean nationality at one point, but it was later withdrawn and Zairean authorities now consider them to be Rwandans.