If the Russians resume shipments to their comrades in Kabul, then Americans have the right to do likewise for the resistance.

The retailing divisions hope the suppliers that were paid Wednesday will resume shipments next week.

But both suppliers and factoring executives had said that they probably would resume shipments and credit after Campeau's board confirmed the loan.

This weekend, both sides agreed to resume shipments to those states.

Mr. Weinberg said suppliers had resumed shipments.

Roche, which is based in Switzerland, said it would resume shipments of the drug when more flu cases occurred this winter.

"There will be far less concern among vendors in resuming shipments," said Kurt Barnard, a retail consultant.

He said the company would quickly correct the labeling problem and hoped to receive permission from the agency to resume shipments of the product by Monday.

A Ford spokesman said today that the company had resumed shipments of cars coming off the assembly line.

In August, the department said that it would resume most shipments after bits of the missing material were found.