21.  The Cuban statement was drafted before the sanctions bill was announced Wednesday, and did not address it.

22.  The Cuban statement was drafted before details of the sanctions bill were announced in Washington on Wednesday.

23.  The pilots who drafted the statement had planned to send it to American, but the company obtained a copy and responded before receiving it.

24.  The Security Council was meeting behind closed doors to consider a Chinese drafted presidential statement strongly condemning the NATO bombing as a violation of international law.

25.  The State Department drafted a statement rebuking Nzo but then retreated after President Nelson Mandela sided with his foreign minister, administration officials said.

26.  The statement was drafted in Paris and approved by all EU members.

27.  The United States on Friday drafted a statement condemning Baghdad for ruling some sites off-limits, but on Monday reworded after continued opposition from Russia and others.

28.  The United States on Friday had drafted a statement to condemn Baghdad, but on Monday reworded it to delete the condemnation after continued opposition from Russia and others.

29.  They were, however, involved in drafting a statement that would be sent from Marrakech to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg next September.

30.  They have urged Chile, a council member, to draft a statement of protest since the flight crews involved were Chilean citizens.