SITUATION REPORTS LEBANON - NOVEMBER 19, 1981 - 1100 HOURS LOCAL

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 2012
• Sequence Number: 114
• Publication Date: November 19, 1981
• Content Type: CABLE

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ILMAC MAS REPORTFO Nn CEASE-FINE VIULATIONS DUPING THE
2A-HOUA PERIOD ENDING AT Ob00 HUUN5 LOCAL. THURSDAY.
NO VEMREP 19.
2. IC) MADDAO ENDS UNIFIL 6LUCKAUE.
ILMAC IUFOPMED,UIIR RAO THAT SA'AU HAOUAU LIFTED HIS
BLOCEADE OF HAOUPAN ON THE MURN(HG OF NOVEMBER 19. RUAUS
ARE NO. CLEAN BOTH NORTH Ah1 SOUTH OF UNIFIL HEAUOUARTERSo
AND IIPIFIL COMMANDER GENERAL CALLAGHAN RETURNED TO NAUURAh
8T HELICOPTEP THIS MOMNIPG. NOVEMdEN IV. FROM BEIRUT.
THE SITUATION ON HILL 800 REMAINS UNCHAGEU. MUWEVER.
3. (U) PRESIDENT SARKIS MEETS .1TH ARAFAT.
A. TMF LOCAL PRESS MAIN STONY TODAY IS THE NUVEMOER 18
MEETING AT ASH-SWIBA..IYAH (SA.K1S' HOME TOWN) 8E-
TAEEN LNF.SIDEUT ILYAS SAWK159 HRIME MINISTER SNAFIO
AL-.AZZAN. PLO CHIEF YASIR ARAFAT AND PLO DEPUTY ABU
IYAO IAALAH K.ALAF). THE MEETING *AS INTENDED TO FORGE
SOME TYPE OF COMMON 6nL-PLO PUSITIUN FUR THE APPROACHING
ARAB SUMMIT AT FEZ. ARAFAT'S PRESS STATEMENTS FOLLOWING
THE -FFTING ONLY DEFERRED TO GENERAL CUUPERATION. NOT TO
A6REFMEFJT ON ANY SPECIFIC PLINTS.
b. THE LOCAL PRESS NOTES THAT RELATIONS dET.EEN THE GUL
AND ARAFAT HAVE BEEN PARTICLLANLY CJOI SINCE THE 1979
TUNIS ARAN SUMMIT KHFN THERE WAS OPEN CONFLICT BETWEEN
THE GOt. AND PLO POSITIONS.
A. 111) ASSASSINAT)0I: OF SRI-A LEADER ATTEMPTED.
INUEPF.InENT L?URIE'NT-LE MUUN WHITES THAT FUNMEN FIRED
ON SUPREME ISLAMIC SMI'A CCUt.CIL MEMNER (MUMAMMAD
MUSAYN FADALL4HnN NOVEMREN Ib. ML ?AS UNHURT. BUT
MIS RODYGUAEO WAS KILLED. THE PAPER SAYS THIS IS THE
SYCOaITJ ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAI..ST FAULALLAH. (THE
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT MAY HAVt dEEN IN NETALIATIUh FOR THE
MUPUE OF PRO-IRAGI BA'ATR PANTY LEADER TAMSIN
V !ATASM ON NOVEMdEP 17 (REFTtLI.
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S. (U) HETRUT AREA.
A. IN!)EPENDENT AN-NAMAR ?RI7ES THAT NOVEMBER 19 SAO
PELAIIVF.LV LIGHT ACTION ALChG THE CONFRONTATION LINE
FROM SODECO ANDAI-1319;JA?1 TC THE FUNMFP COMMERCIAL AREA.
PHALANGE LE REVEIL CLAIMS 70ENE ^AS SPORADIC MPG FIRE.
PARTICULARLY IN THE ST. JOSEPH AREA. i.OWEVER.
L'ORIFNT-LE HOUR REPORTS THAT ONE PERSON WAS KILLED BY
SNIPFP FIRE.
0. THE BEIRUT AREA IS GENERALLY CALM AS OF 1100
HUUNS. NOVEMBER 19.
6. (UI AOF OFFICER KILLED.
AN-NAMAR REPORTS THAT IN TRIPOLI ON NOVEMBER to AN ADF
MAJOR OAS KILLED AND MIS CHAUFFEk ?UUNOEO NY UNIDENTIFI-
F1ED GUNMEN. THE AOF HAS DEPLOYED IN OFPCE IN THE AREA.
BUT Sri FAR THE IDENTITY OF THE ATTACKERS IS NUT KNOWN.
7. (I)) UNIFIL INTERCERTTS INFILTRATORS.
OFFICIAL RADIO ISRAEL (FB1S TA190514) ANU L?URIEN1-LE
JOUR REPORT THAT FIJIAN UNIFIL TROOPS INTERCEPTED-FOUR
ARMED INFILTRATORS NFAR NAGUkAH WRING THE NIGHT OF
NOVEMHFP 10-19. THE MEN WERE DISARMED AND SENT BACK
TO IMF TYRE AREA.
e. (U1 EAST BEIRUT ExPLOSION.
AN-NAMAP REPORTS THERF ?AS A MUMd EAPLUSIUN IN FRONT
OF A CAFE ON NOVEMBER 1S IN. THE dUMJ HAMMUU AREA CF
LAST NEIRUT. THE ROMH DESTROYED FOUR CARS. BUT CAUSED
NO SASUALTIES.
9. (U) FUR DIAS THIS REPORT RGSPUNUS TO U-OED-A9ale.
DILLON
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