But, in keeping with a somewhat conciliatory atmosphere, Mr. Clinton, in remarks to reporters, praised the attempt to cobble together an agreement.

While Mr. Kim's speech was somewhat conciliatory, he also portrayed himself as speaking from a position of strength.

Crude oil moved mostly because the Iraqi statement was "somewhat conciliatory, comparatively speaking," one trader in New York said.

Last week, Mr. Gorbachev took a somewhat conciliatory tone in a meeting with party and government leaders from the Baltic republics, urging "reasonable compromise," according to a Government account of the meeting.

In Alabama, at least, Mr. Riley's erstwhile allies on the right sounded at least a somewhat conciliatory note.

That and several somewhat conciliatory statements by various members of the 15-member Council followed a periodic review today of Iraq's compliance in eliminating its weapons of mass destruction.

Mr. Richardson was somewhat conciliatory in his assessment of Iraq's recent performance.

He struck a somewhat conciliatory tone toward Palestinians living in Kuwait, who say that they are subject to arrest and mistreatment by the police.

Woodside executives sounded a somewhat conciliatory note in a statement after the decision, saying "the board is very conscious" of its relationship with Shell, that more meetings were planned and that another announcement would be made within weeks.

His words were somewhat conciliatory, they said, but still inadequate to meet the fears of their children and the anxieties of their families.