The authority has also appealed to federal and city officials for help.

He said the authority would appeal the $6.4 million reimbursement demand.

The local authority appealed against the order made by the family proceedings court.

The wounded were taken to three hospitals and Kurdish authorities appealed for blood donations.

American authorities may still appeal from this decision.

By a substituted notice of appeal the local authority appealed against the order for costs.

But they agreed it would probably stand, unless the local authorities appealed to Beijing.

Many patient groups and authorities at one time appealed to Parliament not to allow the commercialisation of blood donation.

There has been speculation that the Spanish authorities might not appeal if the decision goes against them.

As its finances deteriorated, the authority appealed in 1991 to the state for help.