81.   Arafat is expected to face criticism over the pace of the talks when PLO leaders convene a meeting in Tunis Wednesday.

82.   As for the two would-be chairmen, Gargan contends that the Nashville meeting was convened illegally and that the vote to oust him and install Choate was invalid.

83.   Arafat planned to convene a meeting of his negotiators Tuesday to discuss the proposals.

84.   Arafat said he planned to convene a meeting of all Palestinian groups - including the militant Islamic factions of Hamas and Islamic Jihad - to discuss what to do.

85.   Arafat had convened a meeting of his security chiefs the night before, Palestinian officials said.

86.   Both have convened meetings this month to discuss the doping issue.

87.   But Gargan argued in court that the meeting was convened illegally and that the vote to oust him and install Choate was invalid.

88.   But hours after the scheduled starting time, no formal meeting had been convened because the Chinese delegation claimed it had no instructions from Beijing on how to proceed.

89.   But State Department spokesman James P. Rubin said it was not clear whether the decision to convene the meeting meant a settlement was near.

90.   But it appeared unlikely such a meeting could be convened so quickly.