71.   Diplomats said Russia dropped a proposal for a CSCE council modelled on the Security Council that would give it a permanent seat.

72.   Efforts to get the Japanese a permanent seat on the Secuty Council are, by most accounts, stalled because of the sensitivity and complexity of council refgorm.

73.   Efforts to get the Japanese a permanent seat on the Security Council are, by most accounts, stalled because of the sensitivity and complexity of council reform.

74.   For example, China, with a fast-growing economy, pays a small percentage but has a permanent seat on the Security Council.

75.   For example, the Africans have decided they deserve two permanent seats and five nonpermanent ones.

76.   German President Roman Herzog said Tuesday that Japan and Germany deserve permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council.

77.   Germany and Japan could well insist on increased clout, such as permanent seats on the Security Council, if they have to pay more.

78.   Germany refuses to pay higher United Nations dues as a way to gain a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel said Tuesday.

79.   Germany is also hoping to gain a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council for more say in its decisions.

80.   Gaining a permanent seat on the council has long been a goal of both countries, which are major contributors to U.N. coffers.