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1981 Nov 16 - 1982 Jul 10
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/824
Lebanon (Internal situation; Israeli/Lebanese hostilities; UK/Lebanese relations) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Dec 28
Classification: Secret
Page count: 345
Any docs withheld? 1

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82 Jun 18 Fr Major Lebanon: UKMIS New York telegram 1020 to FCO (1747Z) ("Israel/Lebanon") [Parsons' draft statement to the UN] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 22 Tu Major Lebanon: President Shaikh Zaid of the United Arab Emirates letter to MT (Israeli-Lebanese conflict) [appeal to MT to stop Israel from "continuing to make a mockery of all humanitarian values"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 22 Tu Major Lebanon: FCO telegram 1220 to UKE Washington (1600Z) ("Implications of Israeli Invasion of Lebanon") [intelligence assessment] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 25 Fr Major Lebanon: UKE Beirut to FCO ("Lebanon") ["Arafat and Abu Iyad have apparently recognised that the game is up"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 25 Fr Major Lebanon: MT message to Habib Chatty, Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Conference ("Israel/Lebanon") ["I fully share your concern about the Israeli invasion of Lebanon"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 25 Fr Major Lebanon: FCO letter to No.10 ("Israeli Invasion of Lebanon: Arms Sales") [possible basis for agreement amongst the Ten to suspend arms sales to Israel] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 26 Sa Major Lebanon: UKMIS New York telegram 1063 to FCO (0808Z) ("Israel/Lebanon") ["After 17 hours of Security Council consultations, under startingly incompetent and arrogant French chairmanship, the Americans vetoed an amended version of the French draft resolution"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 28 Mo Major Lebanon: MT message to Chedli Klibi, Secretary General of the League of Arab States (Israeli-Lebanese conflict) ["We are committed to the territorial integrity of Lebanon and wish to see an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Israeli forces"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 28 Mo Major Lebanon: UKE Tel Aviv to Pym in Brussels via FCO ("Lebanon/Israel") [Israeli Cabinet communique] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 28 Mo Major Lebanon: President Sarkis of Lebanon letter to MT (Israeli-Lebanese conflict) ["I appeal to you to come urgently to our aid in participating in our efforts to save this city from sure catastrophe"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 29 Tu Major Lebanon: UKE Tel Aviv to FCO ("Israel/Lebanon") [Israeli/Lebanese conflcit: "It is plain to all that the crucial stage has now been reached"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 29 Tu Major Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 2289 to FCO (2255Z) ("Lebanon") [Israeli/Lebanese conflict: Henderson meets with Haig, Clark and Eagleburger; Haig's concerns] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 29 Tu Major Lebanon: UKE Beirut to FCO ("Lebanon") [Israeli/Lebanese conflict: report on positions of Palestinians in Lebanon] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 30 We Major Lebanon: UKE Amman to FCO ("Lebanon") [Israeli/Lebanese conflcit: position of King Hussein of Jordan] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 30 We Major Lebanon: Coles minute to MT ("Contacts with the PLO") [MT rejects idea of meeting between HMG Minister and PLO representative: "No - not a Minister. The PLO will still continue their terrorist activities..."] [declassified 2012]
82 Jun 30 We Major Lebanon: No.10 letter to FCO ("Beirut") [MT rejects drafts of letters to Reagan: "[MT] very much doubts whether [Reagan] would be prepared to make it plain publicly than an Israeli attack on Beirut would not have his support"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 2 Fr Major Lebanon: UKE Tunis to FCO ("Lebanon") [Arab League wish MT to meet with PLO representative; MT: "I will be delighted to see his foreign ministers but NOT a PLO representative"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 3 Sa Major Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 2340 to FCO (0028Z) ("Israel/Lebanon") [report on US discussions with Lebanon over PLO and Beirut] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 4 Su Major Lebanon: Nyerere message to MT ("Lebanon") [appeal to MT "to do everything possible to bring Israel's invasion of Lebanon to an end"] [declassified 2012]
82 Jul 5 Mo Major Lebanon: MT letter to President Shaikh Zaid of the United Arab Emirates (Israeli-Lebanese conflict) ["I fully share your deep concern at recent events"] [declassified 2012]