Its decision to submit to the secret court, administration lawyers said, was voluntary.

Administration lawyers, despite a long weekend of cogitating, aren't quite sure what to do.

Administration lawyers would not comment today on the case, and it is not clear what the Court will do.

That represents just one of three interpretations drafted by administration lawyers, the officials said.

Administration lawyers who have studied the unusual request say it will probably not be approved.

And the basis of the designation, administration lawyers argue, is not subject to effective review in any court.

The city refused to release the names, but administration lawyers said on Friday that rather than fight the lawsuit they would provide them.

A former senior Government official said today that the language in the order had been included at the insistence of Administration lawyers.

Several Administration lawyers said privately that they were appalled at the Government's behavior.

The officers' union also says it is concerned about seniority and pension issues, which administration lawyers say they are studying.