51.   Richardson downplayed the urgency of the situation, saying his main objective was to ensure that a U.N. peacekeeping mandate is extended for four months.

52.   Richardson down-played the urgency of the situation, saying his main objective was to ensure that a U.N. peacekeeping mandate is extended for four months.

53.   Richardson played down the urgency of the situation, saying his main objective was to ensure that a U.N. peacekeeping mandate is extended for four months.

54.   Security Council extends mandate for Eastern Slavonia until Jan.

55.   Ter Horst said he advised the council of the need to extend the mandate until the end of this year and possibly into the next during a briefing Wednesday.

56.   The Constituent Assembly angered President Fabian Alarcon when it voted last week to extend its mandate, which expired Thursday, and grant itself powers to override congressional actions.

57.   The alliance wants to extend its mandate, currently limited to Bosnia, to cover shelling from Croatian Serb land into Bosnia.

58.   The alliance wants to extend its mandate, currently limited to Bosnia, to cover shelling from Serb-held lands in Croatia into Bosnia.

59.   The council also extended the mandate for the African force until March.

60.   The council was debating a request by Preval to extend the mandate of U.N. peacekeepers.