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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? No

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82 Aug 9 Mon Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("Lebanon") [evacuation of Palestinians] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Aug 10 Tue Lebanon: UKMIS Geneva telegram 454 to FCO (1545Z) ("ICRC/Lebanon") [sea evacuation of Palestinians] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Aug 10 Tue Lebanon: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Lebanon") [evacuation of Palestinians] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Aug 11 Wed Lebanon: Prime Minister letter to Emir of Kuwait (Israeli invasion of Lebanon) ["a clear breach of international law... the Palestinian problem lies close to the heart of the conflict"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Aug 20 Fri Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 2794 to FCO (2246Z) ("Lebanon") [mandate of the Multinational Force; withdrawal of PLO; role of UNIFIL; withdrawal of Israel & Syria; the Palestinian Question] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Aug 25 Wed Lebanon: UKE Moscow telegram to FCO ("Lebanon") ["The terms of Palestinian withdrawal from Beirut, and in particular the participation of US troops, have produced a rather muted Soviet reaction"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Aug 26 Thu Lebanon: MT message to President Bachir Gemayel (Presidential election) [congratulations] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Aug 30 Mon Lebanon: Prime Minister Fraser letter to MT (financial aid for the rebuilding of postwar Lebanon) [request for UK to match Australian pledge of $10m] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Aug 31 Tue Lebanon: President of the Lebanese National Assembly letter to MT (UK Parliamentary delegation to observer the Presidential elections) [letter of thanks for the delegation] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 3 Fri Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 2950 to FCO (2321Z) ("Lebanon") [update & analysis] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 8 Wed Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 2965 to FCO (0045Z) ("Lebanon") ["withdrawal of foreign forces... now the top item on the agenda"; Bashir Gemayel; US/UN peacekeeping measures] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 15 Wed Lebanon: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Death of Bashir Gemayel") [MT message of condolence to Mrs. Bashir Gemayel] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 20 Mon Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 3102 to FCO (0035Z) ("Lebanon") [Reagan statement on television announcing Multinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 20 Mon Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 3103 to FCO (0040Z) ("Lebanon") [Eagleburger briefing for Western diplomats on task of the Multinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 20 Mon Lebanon: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Casualties in the Lebanon") [estimates available, but no reliable statistics to quote] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 20 Mon 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]
82 Sep 21 Tue Lebanon: UKE Tokyo telegram to FCO ("Lebanon") [MT opposed to UK contribution to Multinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 22 Wed Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 3119 to FCO (2145Z) ("Lebanon: peace-keeping forces") [US terms & aims of deployment] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 22 Wed Lebanon: MT message to President Gemayel ("Message to President") [condolences for death of Bashir Gemayel & congratulations on inauguration] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 23 Thu Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 455 to FCO (1736Z) ("Lebanon") [Beirut massacres: "American criticism of Begin has reached unprecedented levels. His refusal of an independent investigation has attracted censure"] [declassified Aug 2013]