diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/frcoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/frcoll.cpp
index 0ad2bc98313..4df6c3b2f52 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/frcoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/frcoll.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
  * others. All Rights Reserved.
  ********************************************************************/
 
+/***********************************************************************
+* Modification history
+* Date        Name        Description
+* 02/14/2001  synwee      Added attributes in TestTertiary and 
+*                         TestSecondary
+***********************************************************************/
+
 #ifndef _COLL
 #include "unicode/coll.h"
 #endif
@@ -182,11 +189,17 @@ void CollationFrenchTest::doTest( UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Co
 void CollationFrenchTest::TestTertiary(/* char* par */)
 {
     int32_t i = 0;
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     myCollation->setStrength(Collator::TERTIARY);
-    for (i = 0; i < 12 ; i++)
-    {
-        doTest(testSourceCases[i], testTargetCases[i], results[i]);
-    }
+    myCollation->setAttribute(UCOL_FRENCH_COLLATION, UCOL_ON, status);
+    myCollation->setAttribute(UCOL_ALTERNATE_HANDLING, UCOL_SHIFTED, status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status))
+      errln("Error setting attribute in French collator");
+    else
+      for (i = 0; i < 12 ; i++)
+      {
+          doTest(testSourceCases[i], testTargetCases[i], results[i]);
+      }
 }
 
 void CollationFrenchTest::TestSecondary(/* char* par */)
@@ -195,19 +208,26 @@ void CollationFrenchTest::TestSecondary(/* char* par */)
     int32_t i = 0;
     int32_t j;
     Collator::EComparisonResult expected;
-    const int32_t testAcuteSize = sizeof(testAcute) / sizeof(testAcute[0]);
-    for (i = 0; i < testAcuteSize; i++)
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    myCollation->setAttribute(UCOL_FRENCH_COLLATION, UCOL_ON, status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status))
+      errln("Error setting attribute in French collator");
+    else
     {
-        for (j = 0; j < testAcuteSize; j++)
-        {
-            if (i <  j)
-                expected = Collator::LESS;
-            else if (i == j)
-                expected = Collator::EQUAL;
-            else // (i >  j)
-                expected = Collator::GREATER;
-            doTest(testAcute[i], testAcute[j], expected );
-        }
+      const int32_t testAcuteSize = sizeof(testAcute) / sizeof(testAcute[0]);
+      for (i = 0; i < testAcuteSize; i++)
+      {
+          for (j = 0; j < testAcuteSize; j++)
+          {
+              if (i <  j)
+                  expected = Collator::LESS;
+              else if (i == j)
+                  expected = Collator::EQUAL;
+              else // (i >  j)
+                  expected = Collator::GREATER;
+              doTest(testAcute[i], testAcute[j], expected );
+          }
+      }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/itmajor.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/itmajor.cpp
index 7d0d6ea8d1d..cbb29faf083 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/itmajor.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/itmajor.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
  * MajorTestLevel is the top level test class for everything in the directory "IntlWork".
  */
 
+/***********************************************************************
+* Modification history
+* Date        Name        Description
+* 02/14/2001  synwee      Release collation for testing.
+***********************************************************************/
+
 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
 #include "itmajor.h"
 
@@ -34,10 +40,8 @@ void MajorTestLevel::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &nam
                 if (exec) {
                     logln("TestSuite Collator----"); logln();
                     logln("Is currently not being executed---");
-                    /* WEIVTODO: return collation here */
-                    //TODO: this should work
-                    //IntlTestCollator test;
-                    //callTest( test, par );
+                    IntlTestCollator test;
+                    callTest( test, par );
                 }
                 break;
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tscoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tscoll.cpp
index f5b9139ce5c..cda514d692e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tscoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/tscoll.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
  * IntlTestCollator is the medium level test class for everything in the directory "collate".
  */
 
+/***********************************************************************
+* Modification history
+* Date        Name        Description
+* 02/14/2001  synwee      Compare with cintltst and commented away tests 
+*                         that are not run.
+***********************************************************************/
+
 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
 #include "tscoll.h"
 
@@ -111,10 +118,13 @@ void IntlTestCollator::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &n
         if (exec)
         {
             logln("CollationFinnishtest---");
-            logln("");
+            logln("Temporary removed");
 
+            /* 
+            synwee TODO
             CollationFinnishTest test;
-            callTest( test, par );
+            callTest( test, par ); 
+            */
         }
         break;
 
@@ -124,7 +134,7 @@ void IntlTestCollator::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &n
         if (exec)
         {
             logln("CollationKanatest---");
-            logln("");
+            logln("Temporary removed");
 
             CollationKanaTest test;
             callTest( test, par );
@@ -150,10 +160,13 @@ void IntlTestCollator::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &n
         if (exec)
         {
             logln("CollationDummyTest---");
-            logln("");
+            logln("Temporary removed");
 
+            /* 
+            synwee TODO
             CollationDummyTest test;
             callTest( test, par );
+            */
         }
         break;
 
@@ -163,10 +176,13 @@ void IntlTestCollator::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &n
         if (exec)
         {
             logln("G7CollationTest---");
-            logln("");
+            logln("Temporary removed");
 
+            /* 
+            synwee TODO
             G7CollationTest test;
             callTest( test, par );
+            */
         }
         break;
 
@@ -176,10 +192,13 @@ void IntlTestCollator::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &n
         if (exec)
         {
             logln("CollationMonkeyTest---");
-            logln("");
+            logln("Temporary removed");
 
+            /* 
+            synwee TODO
             CollationMonkeyTest test;
             callTest( test, par );
+            */
         }
         break;
 
@@ -202,10 +221,13 @@ void IntlTestCollator::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &n
         if (exec)
         {
             logln("CollationRegressionTest---");
-            logln("");
+            logln("Temporary removed");
 
+            /*
+            synwee TODO
             CollationRegressionTest test;
             callTest( test, par );
+            */
         }
         break;
 
@@ -228,10 +250,13 @@ void IntlTestCollator::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &n
         if (exec)
         {
             logln("CollationIteratorTest---");
-            logln("");
+            logln("Temporary removed");
 
+            /* 
+            synwee TODO
             CollationIteratorTest test;
             callTest( test, par );
+            */
         }
         break;
 
@@ -247,7 +272,8 @@ void IntlTestCollator::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &n
     case 16: */
         name = "BasicNormalizerTest"; 
         if (exec) {
-            logln("BasicNormalizerTest---"); logln("");
+            logln("BasicNormalizerTest---"); 
+            logln("");
             BasicNormalizerTest test;
             callTest( test, par );
         }
@@ -265,9 +291,14 @@ void IntlTestCollator::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &n
     case 17:
         name = "CollationThaiTest"; 
         if (exec) {
-            logln("CollationThaiTest---"); logln("");
+            logln("CollationThaiTest---"); 
+            logln("Temporary removed");
+
+            /*
+            synwee TODO
             CollationThaiTest test;
             callTest( test, par );
+            */
         }
         break;