61.  The captain reported his concerns to at least eight officers on the staff of Maj. Gen. David C. Meade, then commander of the multinational force in Haiti.

62.  The Communists have argued that the multinational force would only shore up support for Albanian President Sali Berisha, whose increasingly authoritarian rule has come under strong criticism.

63.  The elections could happen only because of a multinational force led by Italy, which escorted international monitors and gave Albanians the confidence their vote would be respected.

64.  The need in Bosnia today is for a multinational force, as the French have proposed, free of U.N. hamstrings.

65.  The poor record of observance of agreements in this process shows that a multinational peacekeeping force and strict mechanisms of implementation and monitoring are required.

66.  The plan would prefer an all-Afghan force or multinational force from Muslim nations over a traditional U.N. peacekeeping operation.

67.  The plan he outlined last week called for a multinational force to provide security in Kabul.

68.  The Security Council approval of the multinational force was hailed by U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte, even though its soldiers will patrol only in Kabul.

69.  The size and makeup of the multinational peacekeeping force have yet to be finalized at the United Nations.

70.  The spokesman for the multinational peacekeeping force warned that Al Qaeda forces have threatened to kidnap an American journalist in Afghanistan.