1.   At French insistence, though, a summit communique urging peace talks ommitted any reference to the Islamic Salvation Front as a partner in negotiations.

2.   But Israeli officials who studied the summit communique said that it had some positive elements.

3.   In any case, presidential assertions and summit communiques do not have the force of law.

4.   Leaders also faced a last-minute dispute over the wording of a summit communique on admitting the second round of new members from Eastern Europe.

5.   A draft copy of the summit communique, obtained by The Associated Press, reaffirms the Arab commitment to peace and urges Israel to do the same without delay.

6.   A draft of the summit communique has already been leaked.

7.   AP has obtained a draft of the main summit communique.

8.   But a leaked draft of the final summit communique contains no reference to concrete action by summit members to stabilize exchange rates.

9.   But he confirmed that the two discussed the matter, and indicated that the language in the summit communique may be different.

10.   But in the summit communique and in a news conference Sunday, the president took a tougher, albeit diplomatic, stance.