71.   Jett said the United States, like Japan, was prepared to assist the Peruvian government in any way necessary.

72.   Later Tuesday, the Peruvian government recalled its chief of mission in Montevideo, Uruguay.

73.   Ortega said the Red Cross was open at all times both with the Peruvian government and the rebels.

74.   Representatives for hundreds of absolved terrorism prisoners on Wednesday sued the Peruvian government, demanding compensation for time unjustly spent in prison.

75.   Recently, Fujimori replaced many of the Peruvian government officials being held, including the foreign minister, six supreme court judges and the head of state security.

76.   She plans to meet with various ministers in the Peruvian government and with President Alberto Fujimori.

77.   Some in the Peruvian government had accused the Red Cross of interfering with the efforts to resolve the crisis.

78.   Spokesman John Dinger said the United States was in close contact with the Peruvian government.

79.   The crime occurred in Peru and it was the Peruvian government that bore the primary responsibility, it said, even though the residence is technically Japanese territory.

80.   The dean of the Lima Bar Association asked Costa Rica for political asylum Monday, claiming she is being persecuted by the Peruvian government.