1982 Jul 12 - 1983 Sep 5
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/1074
Lebanon (Internal situation; Israeli/Lebanese hostilities; Multinational Force (MNF) in Lebanon; UK/Lebanese relations) (Part 3)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2013 Aug 1 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 423 |
| Any docs withheld? |
PREM19/1074 - download whole file (PDF, 77.55 MB)
Selections from this file
Showing items 1 - 20 of 135
| Date | Value |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 82 Jul 31 Sa | Major | Lebanon: Emir of Kuwait letter to MT (Lebanon) [condemnation of Israeli actions] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Dec 9 Th | Major | Lebanon: FCO briefing for MT ("Call by Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister 10 December at 1000") ["at his meeting with Mr Pym yesterday Dr Salem repeated with some feeling the Lebanese Government's request for British participation, however small, in the Multinational Force"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Jul 14 We | Major | Lebanon: FCO telegram 1326 to UKE Washington (1420Z) ("Israel/Lebanon") ["recent statements by Arafat and Sartawi"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Sep 26 Su | Major | Lebanon: FCO telegram 766 to UKMIS New York (1515Z) ("Lebanon") [Hurd interview with London Weekend Television regarding potential UK contribution to Multinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Jul 27 Tu | Major | Lebanon: FCO telegram to UKE Beirut ("Call by Habib: 26 July") [Pym, Habib record of conversation: evacuation of PLO & withdrawal of external forces] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Jan 5 We | Major | Lebanon: FCO telegram to UKE Beirut ("Multinational Force") [British deployment] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Oct 11 Mo | Major | Lebanon: FCO telegram to UKE Beirut ("S Lebanon: Palestinian refugees") [Hurd, Oxfam representatives: record of conversation: "possibility of a further massacre"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Dec 9 Th | Major | Lebanon: FCO telegram to UKE Beirut (FCO record of conversation: Pym, Salem) ["Visit of Lebanese Foreign Minister": UK contribution to Multinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Jul 21 We | Major | Lebanon: FCO telegram to UKE Damascus ("Lebanon: Mr Hurd's call on the Syrian Foreign Minister") [Hurd, Khaddam: record of discussion] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Sep 20 Mo | Key | Lebanon: FCO telegram to UKE Tokyo ("Massacre of Palestinians") ["it looks as though the [Israeli] government intend to brazen matters out"; reactions in Israel; UK position on responsibility for the massacre; MT statement; extracts from Report of Israeli Judicial Commisson of Inquiry (Feb 1983)] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Feb 4 Fr | Major | Lebanon: Heseltine minute to MT ("Lebanon - deployment of MNF") ["You will wish to be aware of recent developments"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Dec 14 Tu | Major | Lebanon: Heseltine minute to MT ("Lebanon") ["You asked me to look into the possibility of providing a small contribution to the Lebanon Multinational Force for a period of three months"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Sep 2 Fr | Major | Lebanon: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("BRITFORLEB - options for emergency withdrawal") ["We believe that the range of options described above is sufficiently flexible"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Jul 8 Fr | Major | Lebanon: Heseltine PS letter to No.10 ("Lebanon: UK contribution to the MNF") [costs & conditions] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Aug 30 Tu | Major | Lebanon: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Recent developments in Lebanon") ["short summary of recent events and an assessment of the implications for the Multinational Force"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 83 Jul 19 Tu | Major | Lebanon: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("UK contribution to the Multinational Force (MNF)") [cost, conditions, & announcement] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Aug 4 We | Major | Lebanon: Hurd minute to MT ("Lebanon") [draft message from MT to Reagan condeming Israeli invasion of Beirut & calling for joint action to pressurise Israelis to withdraw] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Aug 4 We | Major | Lebanon: Hurd PS letter to No.10 ("Lebanon: Security Council resolution") [advice on how UK should vote on resolution condeming Israeli invasion] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Jul 19 Mo | Major | Lebanon: MT letter to President Nyerere (Israeli aggression in Lebanon) ["I share your concern"] [declassified Aug 2013] |
| 82 Jul 19 Mo | Major | Lebanon: MT letter to President Zia-ul-Haq (Israeli aggression in Lebanon) ["I fully share your alarm"] [declassified Aug 2013] |