51.   British Aerospace and French aircraft manufacturer Dassault are to set up a joint subsidiary to make figher jets, they announced Wednesday.

52.   Dassault has pressed the French government repeatedly recently to increase its support for the French military aircraft industry.

53.   There are also French naval forces patrolling the Adriatic sea and French aircraft based in Italy.

54.   It said that purchasing French aircraft would show Arab appreciation for the stand taken by Chirac during his tour of the Middle East last month.

55.   Li said he was pleased relations had improved from a low caused by the sale of French military aircraft to Taiwan.

56.   No French aircraft were flying in the north at the time, a Pentagon official said.

57.   Reports of a French military aircraft on standby in Islamabad to fly out more foreigners have not been confirmed.

58.   Residents in the center of the city reported seeing several helicopters and then at least one French military aircraft flying low over the capital.

59.   The aircraft purchase was announced in a statement by French aircraft manufacturer Airbus Industrie from its Toulouse headquarters.

60.   The Australian government said Friday that French aircraft carrying equipment to be used in proposed nuclear tests would be refused assistance including refuelling in the country.