101.  Col. Alexander Kondratyev, chief spokesman for the Russian border guards in Tajikistan, said that the border itself was secure.

102.  Chief presidential spokesman Park Jie-won praised the swift military action.

103.  Chief presidential spokesman Yoon Yeo-joon said that at the luncheon, Kim briefed Gingrich on the security situation on the Korean Peninsula.

104.  Earlier, his son and chief spokesman, Nzanga Mobutu, told The Associated Press Mobutu would return to Zaire by Saturday.

105.  Earlier, Sergei Medvedev, chief presidential spokesman, told Associated Press Television that Yeltsin was getting better and increasing his work load everyday.

106.  Grigory Karasin, chief spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said the men had refused to meet with Russian Embassy representatives in Helsinki.

107.  He had no immediate comment as the standoff continued Tuesday afternoon, but his chief Cabinet spokesman said the administration would seek further talks with the governor.

108.  He also was chief spokesman for the U.S. transportation secretary and the Federal Highway Administration.

109.  He was accompanied on the trip by Finance Ministry chief spokesman Alejandro Valenzuela, who said he plans monthly visits to New York to brief the press.

110.  Her husband, James Rubin, is the former chief spokesman and adviser to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.