1.   Adams said he did not expect strident British unionist Ian Paisley to join the talks, but said he did expect Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble to join eventually.

2.   British unionists discussed privatization in the electric utility industry and its impact on job security and future bargaining.

3.   Mitchell, who two weeks ago was prepared to leave here without having convinced British unionists and Irish republicans to cut a deal, was smiling broadly Monday.

4.   The visit, White House aides said, was political rather than celebratory, meant to nudge Irish nationalists and British unionists past the latest obstacles to peaceful coexistence.