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To: Bill F. who wrote (64182)	9/26/1999 1:32:00 AM
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WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told a meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized nations that he was watching the U.S. closely for any signs of overheating, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel said. Eichel was speaking at a briefing for reporters after the meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers. Asked whether the possibility of an overheating in the United States had come up, Eichel said ''Greenspan said he was watching (the situation) closely. " The G7 ministers grueling travel schedules render the prospect of eating overheated shrimp quite unacceptable. Minister Eichel stated that, "The entire G7 is in agreement on this issue. In the past, while the jumbo prawns were correctly chilled, the overheating left them somewhat chewy and rather tasteless." At a separate briefing, Italian Treasury Minister Giuliano Amato said Greenspan told the meeting that he foresaw U.S. continuing the use of cocktail sauce at future G7 meetings. ''Greenspan told us that he sees the use of cocktail sauce as lasting and sustainable driven by productivity in G7 ministers shrimp dipping expertise,'' Amato said.