21.  Washington and London protest the move and threaten to take diplomatic action.

22.  Washington and London threaten to take diplomatic action.

23.  Wolpe met with African leaders in Arusha, Tanzania last week to coordinate diplomatic action.

24.  Kono ruled out immediate diplomatic action, saying Tokyo would not recall Japanese ambassador to France.

25.  No casualties were reported on either side and the Ecuadoran government said it was taking diplomatic action to keep the situation from worsening.