Finally the day came when he felt prepared to issue a formal communiqué, so he assembled the press and visiting scientists and stood before them in a black suit and top hat.

Apprehension at the tribunal, which deals with war crimes from the conflicts that tore apart Yugoslavia in the 1990s, is evident, both in formal communiqués expressing "grave concern" and in conversations with its officials.

Fantasio, functioning as the magazine's opinionated face of signed editorials, subsequently announced in a formal communiqué that Gaston would be the first "Hero-without-a-job".

The formal 17-point communique of the summit was released against a backdrop of tough language.

Officials said Washington hoped the meeting could also produce a more formal joint communique.

Treasury officials have tried to play down the importance of the meeting, saying it would not concentrate on the dollar and that there would be no formal communique issued at its end.

At several similar junctures this year and last, the Group of Seven stopped rallies that threatened to push the dollar above its reported ceilings with massive coordinated intervention and restatements of policy in formal communiques.

Though the countries decided not to issue a formal communique after today's meeting, many officials said that reflected a sense that little more needed to be said on the subject.

The final sixty-one seconds of received transmission from the Xiaoping/Truman were considered too horrible for release by all three governments involved, and so no formal communique was ever issued.

Avoiding Blame if Effort Fails The committee issued no formal communique.