61.   Abington said Friday such a request was made by a CIA official who also met with the Palestinian leader.

62.   Bush stepped in Thursday without such a request.

63.   But Madeleine Moulin-Acevedo of the U.N. Department for Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva said North Korea has never made such a request.

64.   But Australian team officials denied they had received such a request.

65.   But he said his government will consider sending combat troops if the U.S. government formally makes such a request.

66.   But Thursday, Bush stepped in without such a request.

67.   De la Rosa said she did not know of any country to have made such a request.

68.   Downer said the United States had not raised the issue with Australia, but such a request would be considered in the context of the overall fight against terrorism.

69.   French officials said they asked for Melouk to be extradited, but Brussels State Prosecutor Benoit Dejemeppe said Friday he had not yet received such a request.

70.   Fujimori did not say whether such a request was made, and there was no immediate comment from the Cuban government.