51.   The chief Red Cross delegate, Pierre Gassman, said the rebels radioed him Wednesday to send in a team.

52.   The chief Red Cross delegate, Pierre Gassmann, said the rebels radioed him Wednesday to send in a team.

53.   The chief U.S. delegate to the World Bank-sponsored pledging session alluded to growing sentiment against foreign aid among members of the Republican-controlled Congress.

54.   The chief Palestinian delegate, planning minister Nabil Shaath, said he was satisfied with the outcome.

55.   The lack of apparent progress followed optimistic remarks Tuesday by chief PLO delegate Saeb Erekat, who said the months of negotiations had entered a new chapter.

56.   The talks in Seoul were the latest step in that process, and chief North Korean delegate Jon Kum Jin was upbeat after two rounds of discussions Sunday.

57.   The representative said a new chief delegate was expected at the end of the month.

58.   The stalemate followed optimistic remarks Tuesday by chief PLO delegate Saeb Erekat, who said the months of negotiations had entered a new chapter.

59.   Thomas Graham, U.S. chief delegate to the preparatory talks, disputed that view at a separate news conference Thursday.

60.   Topics include drawing up a negotiating schedule, Israeli chief delegate Yosef Hadas told reporters.