They said he is not an official representative and only official delegates can speak.

But the care with which delegates spoke did not mask the strong feelings that they brought to issue.

The Syrian delegate spoke about both land and peace.

The Israeli delegate dropped the land, kept it under the feet of their soldiers, and spoke only empty rhetoric about peace.

A Russian delegate spoke briefly in the treaty's defense.

A list that determines the order in which delegates will speak.

Party officials argue that delegates will speak more freely without television cameras.

Just before the vote, both candidates spoke to the delegates, who were meeting inside a hotel ballroom here.

But they said they expected no trouble and declared themselves convinced the delegates spoke for the Iraqi leader.

Today the atmosphere was calm, but the delegates spoke with more than usual force.