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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]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/824 f92
Editorial comments: The draft letter to Reagan referred to in this document can be found in the full file. All documents relating to the 1982-3 Israel-Lebanon War can be found here. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Foreign policy (Middle East), Foreign policy (USA)