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1983 Sep 6 - 1983 Oct 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1075
Lebanon (Internal situation; Multinational Force (MNF) in Lebanon; Beirut barracks bombing, 23 October 1983; UK/Lebanese relations) (Part 4)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 275
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83 Sep 12 Mo Major Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("Lebanon") [Robert McFarlane, representatives of Multinational Force contributors: record of conversation] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 14 Fr Major Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("Lebanon") ["first meeting of the National Dialogue Preparatory Committee": recount of proceedings] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 21 Fr Major Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("Lebanon Internal") ["reconciliation dialogue to take place in Switzerland"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 12 Mo Major Lebanon: UKE Athens telegram to FCO ("Lebanon/MNF") [Howe, Cheysson, Andreotti: record of conversation] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 25 Tu Major Lebanon: UKE Amman telegram to FCO ("Lebanon") [King Hussein, UK Ambassador, French Ambassador: record of conversation: Multinational Force policy following bomb attack on 23rd October; conference on Lebanese national reconciliation] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 14 We Major Lebanon: TPS Dhekelia telegram to FCO ("Mr Luce's visit to Lebanon") [Luce, Gemayel, Salem: record of conversation] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 24 Mo Major Lebanon: President Reagan letter to MT (Lebanon) [way forward following bomb attack of 23rd October on Multinational Forces] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 27 Th Major Lebanon: President Mubarak letter to MT (peace in the Middle East) [proposals for reviving Reagan peace initiative following bomb attack of 23rd October on Multinational Forces] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 9 Fr Major Lebanon: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Heseltine, Parkinson, Lord Cockfield, Luce, Geoffrey Pattie, John Stanley) ["Lebanon": position of the British contingent in the Mutinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 9 Fr Major Lebanon: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Heseltine, Luce, Geoffrey Pattie, John Stanley) ["Lebanon": rules of engagement for the Buccaneer aircraft] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 8 Th Major Lebanon: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Heseltine, Edwin Bramall, Antony Acland, Anthony Parsons & others) ["Lebanon: Multi-national Force": MT concerned about lack of clear role for MNF] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 11 Su Major Lebanon: No.10 minute to MT ("Lebanon") [statement imminent from Reagan on developing situation: "not clear what he will say but there have been hints suggesting that the American contingent may be authorised to take offensive action"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 7 We Minor Lebanon: No.10 minute to Heseltine PS ("BRITFORLEB - options for emergency withdrawal") [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 25 Tu Major Lebanon: No.10 minute (internal) to Coles ("The Lebanon") [future role of the Multinational Force following bomb attack on 23rd October] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 15 Th Major Lebanon: No.10 minute (internal) to Coles ("JIC 15 September 1983") [Joint Intelligence Committee: record of conversation: Lebanon; Belize; Hong Kong; the Philippines; Central America] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Sep 28 We Minor Lebanon: No.10 letter to Howe PS ("Personal for Mr. Fall") [appointment of Miers as Ambassador] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 23 Su Major Lebanon: MT message to President Reagan (bomb attack on the US/French contingent of the Multinational Forces) [condolences; mention also of hostage incident in which Reagan attempted to speak to hostage-taker by phone] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 23 Su Major Lebanon: MT message to President Mitterrand (bomb attack on the US/French contingent of the Multinational Forces) [condolences] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 19 We Major Lebanon: King Hussein bin Talal letter to President Reagan (Lebanon, Syria, Israel and the Occupied Territories) ["It is vital to us to know in no uncertain terms that you... are committed to the implementation of Security Council Resolution 242 as we both formulated it in 1967"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Oct 25 Tu Major Lebanon: King Hussein bin Talal letter to President Reagan (Lebanon) [proposals for way forward following bomb attack of 23rd October on Multinational Forces] [declassified Aug 2013]