51.   That decision was part of a ban on military assistance to Pakistan imposed to discourage its development of nuclear weapons.

52.   The air campaign provoked angry rumblings from President Boris Yeltsin of Russia, who hinted he might give the rebel Serbs military assistance.

53.   The agency continued secretly to bankroll the Guatemalan military even after the Bush administration cut off military assistance to protest the killings.

54.   The battered relationship with China is threatened by a legislative initiative known as the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, which calls for increased military assistance to Taiwan.

55.   The Chinese took the opportunity to express their continuing displeasure with U.S. military assistance to Taiwan and the national and regional missile defense systems currently under study.

56.   The military assistance included tanks, helicopters, communications equipment and anti-terrorism advice.

57.   The plan does not include U.S. military assistance for the Kosovo Liberation Army, the officials said.

58.   The United States has given Colombia money and military assistance to combat the drug trafficking.

59.   Their military prowess and involvement in the drug trade has alarmed Washington, which has increased military assistance to Colombia in the past three years.

60.   The U.S. State Department put the Islamic movement on its list of international terrorist organizations last year and stepped up military assistance to Central Asian states.