THE ATTITUDE OF ADMINISTRATION BUSH TOWARDS THE ARREST IN RUSSIA OF
THE AMERICAIN JOHN TOBBIN








WASHINGTON, March 1.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Arkadi Orlov).  The
administration americaine intends to establish the " circumstances
precises " of the arrest at the end of January, has Voronej, of the
citizen of the United States John Tobbin, this is why it maintains the
contacts with Russian official personalities and lawyer of Americain
arrete.

According to the correspondent of RIA " Novosti ", it is what A
declares Wednesday with the journalists has Washington the spokesman
of the State Department americain Richard Boucher, by saying that the
embassy of the United States has Moscow is in contact with the Russian
part and that a employe of embassy has already Tobbin visit.

To also stop A declares that has its opinion the arrest of Tobbin in
Russia " did not have anything has to see " with the arrest, the week
derniere in the United States, of the high-ranking civil servant of
the FBI Robert Hanssen, bus Tobbin had ete arrete has Voronej " a few
weeks " before the arrest of Hanssen.

Representant State Department A qualifies "absurde " the assumption
that a link exists between the Tobbin business, " Hanssen and Edmond
Pope ".