Mr. Baker also suggests presenting dollars-and-cents realities and ultimate goals of programs to the American public.

Mr. Baker also suggested that additional sanctions against South Africa to press it to dismantle apartheid were not necessary right now.

Mr. Baker rejected the idea of two resolutions, and suggested a resolution with a Jan. 1 deadline.

Cynics, Mr. Baker suggested, might use the debts as an excuse to walk away from the problems of the developing world.

Mr. Baker suggested five themes for further discussion: Gulf security.

Mr. Baker also suggested that more than one attacker had been responsible for the killings, which could have taken up to 15 minutes, he said.

While Mr. Baker suggested that the dispute could be resolved next month in Washington, the representatives of the bigger debtor countries were less optimistic.

The Jerusalem talks, however, were inconclusive, and Mr. Baker suggested that they meet again while he was still in the area.

Mr. Baker suggested just one simple resolution authorizing force with no deadline.

Mr. Baker suggested that traders might have been responding belatedly to higher Federal gasoline taxes imposed over the weekend.