This was a high-level consultation, a general pooling of ideas between men looking at affairs from slightly different points of view.

The report ascribes his choice to "inadequate high-level consultation, opportunism, gossip, rumor, intrigue and a complete absence of record-checking."

On Feb. 7 a treaty on co-operation was signed, providing for regular high-level consultations, and pledging to reduce nuclear weapons to levels of minimum security.

To build a peacekeeping force, the Administration is engaged in high-level consultations.

Officials in Mr. Barak's office said the prime minister would devote Sunday to high-level consultations in his office about the negotiations.

The United States' plan for high-level consultations to determine whether nations are living up to their forecasts of economic growth won nominal approval but no commitment from the other countries.

The Central Intelligence Agency also held high-level consultations with the leaders of the Kurdish minority that now rules in northern Iraq.

They report to senior political appointees at the Treasury Department, and rarely make major decisions without high-level consultations.

44 Though the humor of Carter's high-level consultation with a little girl totally eluded the media, it did not go unnoticed in other quarters.

This commitment was made after high-level consultations between the European Union and Korea, and we must carefully monitor the situation to ensure that it is adhered to.