71.   Kumaratunga offered to take Colombo-based diplomats to assess progress in Jaffna, but diplomats said those plans were now likely to be shelved for some time.

72.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher will join Israeli and Syrian peace negotiators Thursday to assess their progress in preparation for his trip to the Middle East next week.

73.   The following year they formally put Nairobi under surveillance for six months to assess progress on political and economic reform.

74.   The ICRC held a working meeting this week in Sarajevo to assess its progress in tracking down the missing.