71.  American officials have said they cannot begin to process the visas until the Immigration and Naturalization Service sets the criteria and more consular officers are sent to Havana.

72.  American officials have so far insisted that any dialogue take place between government officials.

73.  American officials have so far responded skeptically to the idea.

74.  American officials have sought to avoid public discussion of the matter.

75.  American officials have stepped up criticism of the resurgent Japanese trade surplus recently, warning Japan not to use exports to stimulate economic growth.

76.  American officials have suspected violations and are seeking details from China on how it will carry out the agreement.

77.  American officials have worked to orchestrate five rounds of negotiating sessions between Indian and Pakistani officials since the nuclear arms race erupted in May.

78.  American officials here said the Carter delegation was scheduled to remain in the Haitian capital overnight and was likely to return to the United States Sunday afternoon.

79.  American officials here said they did not expect to extract explicit commitments from other countries about reducing production.

80.  American officials here say that they have tried to explain to Haitians that a multiplicity of voices is natural in a democracy like the United States.