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> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
> From: Mike Irwin <mike@faroutfreakyshit.com>
> Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 20:40:49 -0500
> 
> When I run Emacs within a Xterm, I'm unable to use any keybindings that use a
> C-M combination.  Emacs acts as if it didn't receive the M bit.  Keybindings
> that use just C or M work fine, though.  Is this an Emacs or Xterm issue

The latter.

> and how might I resolve it?

You probably can't, unless you can modify your keyboard configuration
to produce key codes that distinguish between C-<key> and C-M-<key>.
The way to do that is system-dependent, so please describe your system
in more detail.