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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)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 423
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Showing items 81 - 100 of 135

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Date Valuesort descending Title
82 Oct 12 Tu Major Lebanon: UKMIS New York telegram 1619 to FCO (1940Z) ("Palestinian refugees and UNIFIL") ["UNRWA... great concern [about situation in the refugee camps]... If we want to play a part in extending the UNIFIL mandate to cover at least some of the camps it is by no means too soon to start"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 27 We Major Lebanon: UKMIS New York telegram 1746 to FCO (2345Z) ("Lebanon") [Hurd visit to US: record of conversations with Weinburger & Dam: US request for UK to contribute to Multinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 14 Mo Major Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 623 to FCO (2205Z) ("Israel/Lebanon") ["Shamir's visit to Washington produced little progress towards agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 5 We Major Lebanon: FCO telegram to UKE Beirut ("Multinational Force") [British deployment] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Aug 31 We Major Lebanon: No.10 minute ("Lebanon") [situation update, "extremely confused ... heavy shelling"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 6 Mo Major Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("British participation to the Multi-National Force in Lebanon") [Palmer, Salem record of discussion] [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 16 Fr Major Lebanon: No.10 Policy Unit record of conversation ("The Lebanese Conflict") [Ferdinand Mount, Walid Khalidi] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Jul 21 We Major Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 2512 to FCO (2330Z) ("Lebanon") [Reagan meetings with Syrian & Saudi Foreign Ministers: records of discussions] [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 Sep 30 Th Major Lebanon: Pym PS letter to No.10 (letter to the Prime Minister from Kamel al-Assad of the Lebanese National Assembly) [advice] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Jul 22 Th Major Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 2527 to FCO (2335Z) ("Lebanon") [evacuation of PLO; situation update; report of Israelis confiscating Lebanese army weapons; Italian contribution to multinational force] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 20 We Major Lebanon: No.10 minute to MT ("Multinational Force in the Lebanon") [MT rejects proposals submitted by new U.S. envoy McFarlane, on his own initiative, involving increased commitment of UK and/or Commonwealth forces in Lebanon] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Apr 20 We Major Lebanon: UKE Washington telegram 1064 to FCO (2306Z) ("Lebanon") [US reaction to Embassy bombing] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 10 Fr Major Lebanon: No.10 letter to Pym PS ("Call on the Prime Minister by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Lebanon") ["Following the meeting, the Prime Minister said that she would like the possibility of a British contribution to the Multinational Force... to be urgently re-examined"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Nov 26 Fr Major Lebanon: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Pym) ["British contribution to the Multinational Force in Lebanon"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Feb 28 Mo Major Lebanon: UKE Tel Aviv telegram to FCO ("Israel/Lebanon") ["At today's meeting of the Ten, the German Ambassador gave an account of a conversation on 27 February with the Director-General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 10 Su Major Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("Security searches in Beirut") ["On balance, I can see nothing but good so far in the exercise, provided that it is kept under reasonable control"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Sep 23 Th Major 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]
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]