Clinton emissaries have been doing their best to keep Bosnia off the agenda of the NATO meeting.

At the NATO meeting, he sought to get Western defense ministers to endorse his position in a communique.

Participants in the NATO meeting said the allies agreed that they oppose a total ban on such weapons.

A further NATO meeting was called for Tuesday.

American officials said they hoped that decision would come before the NATO meeting in July to invite new members to join.

The police said they had not determined whether the NATO meeting was one of the men's targets.

Defense ministers from the four countries, attending a NATO meeting in Brussels, approved plans for a new fighter that is to cost 30 percent less.

The defense secretary did not attend the ceremony because he was traveling in Europe en route to a NATO meeting.

On the matter of aid to the Soviet Union, the bottom line was drawn even before last week's NATO meeting.

The NATO meeting will take place May 29-30.