The motor division workers, like all G. E. employees, had received the raises won in the national pact.

Mr. Genever-Watling's plan marked the first time G. E. would sever one business from the national pact, and the top people knew it was a key decision.

Lebanon gained independence in 1943 under the unwritten national pact agreed to by the oligarchs of various faiths, who proportioned political power by religion.

A six point national pact that searches for the social fabric's refounding was read at the same protest.

A leaflet signed by the underground leadership of the Palestinian uprising called for "a national pact of honor to protect the security of Palestinian society."

A similar appeal for a "national pact" was later made by Yasir Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

It was the first local contract dispute since the auto maker reached a new national pact last fall.

Eight opposition parties have adopted a national pact reached at a meeting in Rome in January.

Bizarre though it may seem, Sunnis - the wellspring of the insurgency - badly need American help if they are to enter into and trust a national pact.

But after an expensive lobbying campaign by the cigarette makers, the national pact died in the Senate, and the Administration realized none of the anticipated revenue.