A spokesman for the Polisario said its officials were studying the proposal.

Even then, officials also studied the success of six other cities that had former Navy ships as tourist sites.

Local officials are studying two proposals from companies that were not identified by the city.

The big official studied the problem for a moment.

But he suggsted it strongly, and senior officials in his Government are already studying the possibilities.

The Foreign Ministry called the report "extensive" and said officials would study it.

Now officials are studying ways to make visual art as much of a reason to visit as music, ballet or theater.

Local officials in New Jersey last week were studying the measure and trying to decide whether to fight it.

He added that officials were still studying the accord.

But behind the scenes, officials were studying how to handle Iraq's most valuable asset.