1.   American technicians trained Indian scientists to reprocess spent fuel for plutonium.

2.   Last week, for the first time, Chinese officials allowed American technicians to examine the damaged aircraft.

3.   Some American civilian technicians are inside Bosnia and American forces are nearby in Macedonia.

4.   American technician Richard Bliss, charged with spying in southern Russia, may be heading home for the holidays, the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday.

5.   American technicians are still examining a grounded spy plane, unaffected by an order to review military ties with China, a U.S. government spokesman said Thursday.

6.   Also, American technicians were unable to travel to Israel to maintain equipment at Intel facilities.

7.   Because they were unable to complete their inspection today the American technicians planned to resume their work tomorrow, the official said.

8.   Because they were unable to complete their inspection Thursday the American technicians planned to resume their work Friday, the official said.

9.   China accused the U.S. plane of violating international law by landing without permission, and it refused to let American technicians fix it and fly it out.

10.   China blamed the crash on the U.S. plane and refused to let American technicians fix it and fly it out.