earlier i spoke with alexander szell, get russia's permanent representative to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons explained the month long effort to get answers from the organization. and also from germany. russia has contacted the director general of the o.p.c. w.'s technical secretariat, offering to arrange for an expert mission to russia, so they can find out along with their russian colleagues. what happened to madame de vos, the a.b.c. w.'s technical secretary about the cooperation between it and germany. and we were told to direct our questions to berlin, citing confidentiality policies under which the a, p. c. w is not allowed to disclose anything without germany's consent. so heeding the technical secretary, it's advice we approached by lynn and sent a request there. but we still haven't received a reply. our german colleagues are trying to wriggle out of their obligations under the chemical weapons convention, which requires them to consult us and give us legal assistance as a member state when any questions arise regarding the convention. to be honest, we