41.  Philippine presidential spokesman Jerry Barican said in Manila Tuesday that he hoped the adjustments would enable the maids to stay in work.

42.  Pakistani presidential spokesman Maj. Gen. Rashid Quereshi denied the report.

43.  Police hinted that Muslim rebels could be involved, while a presidential spokesman implicated communist rebels.

44.  Parks Mankahlana, a presidential spokesman, said that Mandela would meet the king Thursday to discuss timing.

45.  Parliament nominated Tshisekedi as prime minister on Tuesday, and on Wednesday Mobutu accepted the choice, according to presidential spokesman Kabuya Lumuna Sando.

46.  Pawlak informed President Lech Walesa of the candidacies for defense and foreign ministers in a telephone conversation, the presidential spokesman Leszek Spalinski said.

47.  President Geidar Aliyev replaced Fikret Yusifov with Avaz Alekperov and ordered a committee set up to investigate Finance Ministry operations, said presidential spokesman Vakhid Azizov.

48.  President Gustavo Noboa directed Emanuel to step down, presidential spokesman Oscar Zuloaga said at a press conference Sunday.

49.  President Hafez Assad of Syria and Lebanese President Elias Hrawi held talks with senior aides from both sides in Latakia, presidential spokesman Jubran Korieh said.

50.  Presidential spokesman Adhi Massardi said it was now unlikely that Wahid would declare a state of emergency because an accord appeared within reach, Antara reported.