51.   The package is due to be announced after expected approval at a regular cabinet meeting Tuesday.

52.   The plan now goes before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul Hyman for approval at a hearing tentatively set for October.

53.   The plan will be referred to member nations for approval at the Friday meeting.

54.   The proposal could gain final approval at the end of the year, just before President Clinton leaves office.

55.   The sale is still subject to supervisory board approval at both companies.

56.   To become final, the decision will need approval at a general shareholders meeting Thursday.

57.   His assessment came on the heels of wide public approval at a critical time.

58.   International Trade and Industry Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto also hailed the US approval at a separate news conference and vowed to make efforts for early ratification by Japan.

59.   It requires a two-thirds majority in parliament and approval at a national referendum to pass.

60.   Alliance foreign ministers will endorse the provisional approval at a winter session Tuesday and Wednesday at NATO headquarters here.