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1983 Dec 4 - 1983 Dec 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1077
Lebanon (Internal situation; Multinational Force (MNF) in Lebanon; UK/Lebanese relations) (Part 5B)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 234
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83 Dec 9 Fri Lebanon: FCO briefing for MT ("Lebanon: Multi-National Force") [key points from Howe meeting with Rumsfeld & MNF Foreign Ministers on 8th October; key issues for the meeting] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 10 Sat Lebanon: UKE Damascus telegram to FCO ("Syria/MNF") [clarification of Syria views on the British contingent of the Multinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 10 Sat Lebanon: Permanent Bureau for the Druze Institutions message to MT (seige of Deir al-Qamar) [compliance with UK government request to lift seige temporarily] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 12 Mon Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("President Gemayel's Visit") [political analysis] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 12 Mon Lebanon: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Heseltine, Luce, Chief of Defence Staff) [review of the Multinational Force's role] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 12 Mon Lebanon: No.10 briefing for Howe ("Visit of the President of the Lebanon") [schedule] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 13 Tue Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("MNF") [French views on withdrawal of Multinational Force] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 13 Tue Lebanon: FCO briefing for MT ("Visit of President Gemayel to London, 13-15 December 1983") [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 14 Wed Lebanon: No.10 minute (internal) to Coles ("Lebanon") ["The real point is that all of us have run out of ideas and the situation continues to deteriorate... the FCO should consider discussing the UN card with the.. [Multinational Force] partners"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 14 Wed Lebanon: No.10 record of conversation (attack on BritForLeb HQ) [Heseltine, Luce, Jumblatt] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 14 Wed Lebanon: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Gemayel, Howe, Heseltine, Luce & others) [British contingent of Multinational Force; ceasefire committee/negotiations; Lebanese govt relations with US ] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 15 Thu Lebanon: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Lebanon: MNF consultations") [scheduling] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 15 Thu Lebanon: UKE Beirut telegram to FCO ("BritForLeb: PSP") [situation report] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 16 Fri Lebanon: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("Lebanon: MNF consultations") [proposal for meeting at Director level rejected by Cheysson] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 16 Fri Lebanon: No.10 minute (internal) to Coles ("Lebanon") ["the time has come to play the UN card"] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 16 Fri Lebanon: No.10 minute to FCO (Prime Minister's message to President Mitterrand on 23rd October) [query as to how message was conveyed] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 17 Sat Lebanon: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Italy/Lebanon") [Italian component of Multinational Force to be reduced] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 19 Mon Lebanon: UKRep Brussels telegram to FCO ("Discussions with Cheysson on the Lebanon/MNF") [Howe, Cheysson: record of conversation] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 19 Mon Lebanon: UKRep Damascus telegram to FCO ("Syria/Lebanon/Saudi Arabia") [summary of a meeting of the three Foreign Ministers] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Dec 19 Mon Lebanon: MT letter to President Gemayel (visit to UK) [courtesy note following the visit] [declassified Aug 2013]