1.  Palestinian security sources said a CIA delegation headed by George J. Tenet, the deputy director, met Arafat near the Erez border crossing between Israel and Gaza Strip.

2.  The Alaska congressional delegation heads to the White House for a long-delayed meeting with President Clinton on the future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

3.  A high-level U.N. delegation headed for Iran on Monday on a weeklong mission to consult with the government on its efforts to stop illegal drug trafficking from Afghanistan.

4.  A Russian delegation was heading to Afghanistan on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

5.  A Russian delegation headed to the Netherlands next week will ask for the return of the Khardzhiyev collection during discussions over another disputed collection, Naidenov said.

6.  A U.S. military delegation is heading to Pakistan this weekend for consultations on growing U.S. preparations for a military strike against Afghanistan.

7.  A Yugoslav delegation headed for Paris on Sunday under orders from President Slobodan Milosevic to not even discuss the proposed deployment of NATO troops to enforce the deal.

8.  A U.N. delegation is heading to Algeria on an unprecedented mission seeking the sources of more than six years of bloodshed.

9.  A U.S. delegation headed by National Security Adviser Anthony Lake, toured Western capitals to sound out allies on new proposals for ending the war.

10.  A U.S. delegation headed for northern Iraq Thursday in a bid to help rival Kurdish factions iron out their differences.