51.   A South Korean official who spoke on condition of anonymity denied that Seoul had requested help with security.

52.   A South Korean official, speaking on condition of anonymity, denied that Seoul had requested help with security.

53.   A Vatican magistrate will carry out the investigation, without requesting help from Italian authorities, Navarro-Valls said.

54.   An FBI investigative team and other personnel were on standby if Pakistani officials were to request help, an official said.

55.   An FBI team of investigators and other personnel were on standby if Pakistani officials request help, an official said.

56.   At the same time, Foley said the U.N. commission drew on several U.S. agencies for expertise and also requested help from dozens of countries.

57.   Authorities in the Khabarovsk region of the Russian Far East also requested help from Japan and China, Interfax said.

58.   Britain has offered to mediate the talks if both sides request its help.

59.   But Folco Galli, spokesman for the Swiss Office of Police Affairs, said Indonesia had yet to take or announce any formal step to request legal help.

60.   But Folco Galli, spokesman for the Swiss Office of Police Affairs, said Indonesia has yet to take or announce any formal step to request legal help.