1.   Castor, a prominent Socialist deputy, threatened to resign from the party.

2.   A Socialist deputy, Yann Galut, warned that Jospin would have enormous difficulties getting the proposals through the National Assembly.

3.   Earlier, Prime Minister Lionel Jospin vowed in a closed-door address to Socialist deputies that the government would ensure the Vilvoorde plant closure does not entail any firings.

4.   Socialist deputies have limited themselves to debates in parliament and fruitless no-confidence challenges easily dismissed by the conservative majority.

5.   A police cordon sealed off the parliamentary chamber where Socialist deputies were holding an emergency session.

6.   Allende, a Socialist party parliamentary deputy in Chile, said she had come to Spain to await the announcement of the British ruling.

7.   All are Socialist deputies in parliament.

8.   Among the defendants are Socialist Sen. Josep Maria Sala, former Socialist parliamentary deputy Carlos Navarro and former party administrators and businessmen.

9.   Among the defendants accused of helping run the front companies are Socialist Sen. Josep Maria Sala, former Socialist parliamentary deputy Carlos Navarro, former party administrators and businessmen.