The radio also quoted a second party document saying other citizens employed by the state would be permitted to resign from the party.

The state-owned radio quoted him as having delivered the same message to his Cabinet today.

"It is like a snowball," the radio quoted him as saying.

The Israeli radio, monitored here, quoted a military spokesman as saying that the planes returned safely to base.

The official radio quoted a military spokesman as saying, "It is our right and duty to respond to this ugly crime."

The radio quoted the Iraqi fugitives as saying that the war had "promoted the people's opposition, which is looking forward to the moment of salvation."

The Israeli radio, however, quoted the dead man's wife as saying that her husband had never fired his gun.

The radio quoted one as saying: "The Americans treated us as if they had just won a war.

"This country does not encourage anyone to enjoy power," the radio quoted the brigadier as telling senior Government officials on Friday after the coup.

The police said 50,000 people turned out, and Finnish radio quoted the rally's organizers as saying 80,000 to 100,000 took part.