"Jaruzelski is setting the record straight," a Western diplomat commented.

A senior Western diplomat commented today: "I'd hate to say it's a warning shot.

"His good looks are his only merit", a contemporary foreign diplomat commented on the issue.

"You don't think Sharif's trip was a courtesy call," the Western diplomat commented.

Chinese diplomats will not comment on the dispute.

One senior diplomat in Washington commented recently, "it's turning Osama into Elvis."

Omani diplomats would not comment publicly on the theft.

'It is a poker game', one senior western diplomat commented.

"We don't feel a real effort to close the gaps," commented another Western diplomat.

A senior diplomat here commented later: "Oh, he'll find some, sure.