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NYT, May 17, 1998, on the Birmingham Summit: G8 leaders spent considerable time discussing arrangements for international cooperation in fighting cross-border crimes like money-laundering, computer fraud and arms smuggling. In a communique, the leaders endrosed efforts to negotiate a United Nations agreement to provide law enforcement officials with more tools to fight international organized crime. They called for talks with the business community on an international legal framework for obtaining computer data as evidence in criminal cases, while preserving privacy protections. ----- A pointer to the communique or other G8 reports from this session would be welcomed.