Yugoslavia's representative, Dragomir Djokic, described the easing of sanctions as inadequate and merely a political maneuver.

But representatives of both branches of government have described the relationship between the Mayor and the Council as increasingly adversarial.

Foreign bankers and representatives of international financial organizations have described Mr. Salinas as a tough but reasonable negotiator who avoids inflammatory words.

A representative of Scientology in Norway described the concerns leveled against the organization as "deeply unfair".

However, later, many prominent representatives of the Ore Mountain Club described it as "completely inaccurate".

Government Goals Are Missed At the conference Monday, representatives of different states described their probems.

The French representative in the Commission described Stoyanov as a "national extremist expressing xenophobic views, at times even with ill intent."

Guatemala's representative, Francisco Villagran, described the problem when he told the council: "We are faced with a historic decision.

In each case, there were violations, and the company paid fines that a representative of the agency described as "less than significant."