In today's briefing, the official called on Japan, as host of next week's meeting, to make a substantial new aid commitment to Russia.

Too many third-world leaders have treated the conference as a prod to win new aid commitments rather than to protect natural resources.

Last year, donors made aid commitments of $391 million.

"You can't expect to require a kid to come to school with technology like that without some financial aid commitment," Ms. Moore said.

He reportedly pressed his colleagues in Bonn to announce new aid commitments.

Unlike earlier American peace efforts however, no new aid commitments would be used.

The crisis has been deepened by the Soviet Union's refusal to increase its aid commitment.

Congress thus has to avoid being squeezed into voting large aid commitments for the contras if peace is not achieved by October.

The amount of aid given and the number of new aid commitments have been substantial.

Therefore, a continuing resolution, renewing only the old foreign aid commitments, will remain for this year.