71.   Serbia has barred tribunal officials from entry since the end of the Kosovo bloodshed.

72.   Senior tribunal officials will travel to Belgrade next week to discuss the case.

73.   Serbia delivered the former dictator to a tribunal official, ignoring a court ruling that barred his extradition to stand trial for alleged atrocities in Kosovo.

74.   Since then, Akayesu has indicated his desire to be represented by a Canadian, John Philpot, but tribunal officials say the lawyer lacks the required credentials.

75.   Tadic said Tuesday he had been in contact with tribunal officials for two years to discuss his possible surrender.

76.   The announcement followed numerous visits to Belgrade, capital of Serb-dominated Yugoslavia, by tribunal officials seeking better Serb cooperation.

77.   The appointment of a liaison officer to work with the U.N. court was agreed earlier this year when senior tribunal officials visited the Bosnian Serb stronghold of Pale.

78.   The detainees said in a letter to tribunal officials that they had ended their hunger strike, but still has concerns about the judicial process.

79.   The identity of the suspects was not revealed for fear that they may try to go into hiding, a tribunal official said.

80.   The man was not on a list of suspects indicted by the international war crimes tribunal, but tribunal officials have been notified.