Bosnian officials say the airlift has met only a tiny part of the city's needs.

"We had the sense that they were trying to rush us to a closure," said one Bosnian official.

Neither the major foreign peacekeeping authorities nor Bosnian officials have been able to come up with a plan to solve the problem.

"They are refugees," said a Bosnian official, who could not explain what would attract a refugee here.

Bosnian officials say the children should never have been evacuated.

Bosnian officials say the number is as high as 20,000.

Bosnian officials do not deny that their forces have started some of the firing.

Interviewed with no Bosnian officials or guards present, every prisoner who spoke gave a similar account.

Bosnian officials said he might also seek a meeting with President Clinton.

The issue is "a potential deal breaker," a Bosnian official said.