But it made huge strides in the last year and began to win supporters in NATO capitals.

Studio discussions, live hook-ups with NATO capitals and a drawing for which contestants sent in "Operation Pro-NATO Possible" postcards were part of the consciousness-raising effort.

Those remarks created a furor in NATO capitals, and soon after it took office the Bush administration backed away from that view.

The idea of deploying an international force and setting up some form of protectorate has been intensively discussed in Brussels, Washington and other NATO capitals.

Fluent in English and French and hawkish on defense, he is well connected and respected in all NATO capitals, including his own, for his expertise and intelligence.

Norstad spent five hours in Ottawa on January 3, the final call in his round of official farewells to NATO capitals.

Mr. Weinberger said one-to-one assistance could be arranged between Washington and certain NATO capitals.

A number of expletives are being uttered in Washington and other NATO capitals these days about the Spaniards.

The thought of a neutral Germany, an industrial power of 78 million people, arming itself to its potential has drawn the concern of many people in other NATO capitals.

In Washington and other NATO capitals, the German election was seen as a test of the alliance's resolve in the face of Soviet threats and blandishments.