71.   The Chilean government, meanwhile, continued to press its case that a Pinochet trial on its own soil is possible.

72.   The move upset the Chilean government because he has a diplomatic passport and senator status as a compromise between his right-wing supporters and the new democratic government.

73.   They also agreed to let the Chilean government participate.

74.   Those groups include the Chilean government as well as human rights groups such as the New York-based Human Rights Watch and the London-based Amnesty International.

75.   Though the Chilean government says he could face trial there, he is widely protected by an amnesty law he passed while still in power.

76.   U.S. officials have told Chile to expect to begin talks soon after the first of the year, according to a source close to the Chilean government.

77.   The Chilean government had invoked the UN agreement on sea rights that provides that navigation should not endanger the environment and threaten living species.

78.   The Chilean government said the funeral in Santiago was private and that other than a police guard no officials would attend.

79.   The ESO argued it has immunity and said the legal dispute should be resolved between the Chilean government and the family.

80.   The protest from the Chilean government to Britain, France and Japan was being sent through diplomatic channels, the foreign ministry said.