Several participants, including Senator Quayle, Mr. Baker and Governor Sununu, have argued strongly for the appointment of Mr. Tower, while Mr. Brady has been less enthusiastic, one adviser said.

Top economic officials of the countries involved, including Mr. Baker and Mr. Wallis, will be there for parts of the meeting, which begins Thursday and is expected to continue until the middle of next week.

At 11:10 A.M. , according to American officials, Mr. Bush summoned his senior foreign policy advisers, including Mr. Baker and the national security adviser, Brent Scowcroft.

This aide said that senior White House officials, including Mr. Baker, believed that Mr. Bork's chances of being confirmed would turn on how effectively he testifies.

He approached several composers, including Mr. Baker, 74, who is also director of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.

Without it, the meeting spent much of Monday in deadlock; with it, the 16 Foreign Ministers, including Mr. Baker, were able to reach agreement this morning.

Mr. Bush met today with top foreign-policy aides, including Mr. Baker, the national security adviser, Brent Scowcroft, and Robert Gates, Mr. Scowcroft's deputy.

Many conservatives had become disenchanted with the deal-brokering practiced by Mr. Lott and other past Republican leaders, including Mr. Dole and Mr. Baker.

The shareholder group would propose a total of five directors for Tesoro's board, including Mr. Baker, Dr. Kaufman and Mr. Stone.

But no one, including Mr. Baker and President Reagan, thought he was serious.