51.   There were reports earlier in the week that Foreign Minister Mutawakil had slipped into Pakistan, either to hold negotiations with Pakistani officials or to defect.

52.   They agreed to hold future negotiations in Geneva six weeks after the current preliminary meetings end, according to Clinton administration officials.

53.   Under Netanyahu, official talks with Syria came to a halt, although he has recently acknowledged holding private negotiations.

54.   When negotiations are held in Boston, for example, she takes the other parties out to dinner the night before and tries to make them feel comfortable.

55.   White House officials acknowledged that prospects for the passage of any bill now are doubtful and said they had not held negotiations with Republican committee chairmen.

56.   While declining to name any parties, Time Warner executives in New York confirmed they were holding active negotiations.

57.   With all sides locked into a game of chicken, there have been no negotiations, nor even talk about holding negotiations.

58.   Yesterday, the U.N. spokesman, Fawzi, said no negotiations were being held.

59.   Peace talks in the Red Sea resort of Taba began Sunday evening, after Israel accepted an offer from Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to hold marathon negotiations.