1.   A special envoy was sent to Manila to try and secure the release of the hostages.

2.   A special envoy will be sent to us from Anacreon.

3.   The United Nations is sending a special envoy to the area.

4.   Although the special Soviet envoy to the Middle East Yevgeny Primakov visited the region in mid-September, his priority had been the discussion of economic issues.

5.   It is said to be thinking of appointing a special envoy to the interim government set up in February in the Pakistan border town of Peshawar.

6.   THE United States yesterday threw its support behind what it said was a new effort by UN special Angola envoy Alioune Blondin Beye to revive Angolan peace talks.

7.   His support for the idea of sending a US special envoy to Northern Ireland has attracted the most attention during his three-day visit, which ends today.

8.   This link with the President has given rise to speculation that Mr Morrison may be acting as a pathfinder to the appointment of a special envoy.

9.   Since the election, officials on both sides of the Atlantic have toned this down to a special envoy, one that would be on a fact-finding mission.