51.   What emerges from that meeting, or whether it leads to a Security Council resolution, has not yet been decided, diplomats said.

52.   A British oil worker kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen was released unharmed Wednesday, a British diplomat said.

53.   A more specific resolution authorizing an international security force would take some time, and was not expected to be adopted until later this month, diplomats said.

54.   A Portuguese frigate was expected to arrive in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday to oversee the evacuation of more foreigners, diplomats said.

55.   A more patient, middle ground reaction from the council would force Iraq to make the next, conciliatory move if it wants sanctions removed, diplomats said.

56.   A preliminary report says Israel apparently fired knowingly on a southern Lebanon U.N. compound after pro-Iranian guerrillas sought refuge in the area, diplomats said Friday.

57.   A U.S. envoy has failed to persuade Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic to recognize Bosnia and plans to return to Washington for more consultations, Western diplomats said Tuesday.

58.   A Spanish radio journalist was found dead at his home in the Moroccan capital of Rabat, Spanish diplomats said Tuesday, the victim of an apparent homicide.

59.   Accession to the treaty will logically become a condition for joining NATO in future, said the diplomat, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.

60.   All British staff have left Yemen, said the diplomats, who spoke on customary condition of anonymity.