AL-QADHDHAFI RETURNS AFTER MALTA STOPOVER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP05-01559R000400390014-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: March 13, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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V. 15Mar82 NORTH AFRICA Q 1
LIBYA
AL-QADHDHAFI RETURNS AFTER MALTA STOPOVER
[Excerpt] Tripoli, 12 Mar (JANA) -- The brother commander of the revolution concluded his
4-day official and cordial visit to Austria at the invitation of Austrian Chancellor Dr
Bruno Kreisky. The brother commander returned home at 1900 today.
The brother commander was.weu at Tri oli International Airport by Commander in Chief
of the Armed Forces Brig ('Abu is Jabir/ Chief of Staff of the Libyan Armed Forc s Brig-R,^
(Mustafa al-Q& 0jubi) and Command r of Urban Militarization Maj ~al-Khuwayldi al-HuU. V
m di.,
Statement on Return
LD140810 Tripoli JANA in Arabic 0700 GMT 14 Mar 82 (Mu?&1fligg
[Text] Tripoli, 14 Mar (JANA) -- The brother leader of the revolution on his arrival
last night in Tripoli at the conclusion of his 4-day visit to Austria made a statement
to JANA. He said:
My visit to Austria was'extremely positive. It made it possible to explain viewpoints on
various international issues which used to be distorted by the Zionist, imperialist and
reactionary media. During this visit I was able to convince the Austrian people and
officials of the correctness of our position and the justice of our cause.
The leader said that the comprehension, vitality and courage of the Austrian chancellor
effectively influenced the success of this visit and also helped the majority of the
official sectors of Western public opinion appreciate that our posture and policy are
greatly misunderstood.
He added that this visit confirmed that dialogue and direct meetings are the best means to
settle international issues and to establish world understanding which strengthens world
peace.
The leader of the revolution, in his statement to JANA, stressed that we are hopeful direct
meetings like the one which took place in Austria will take place with all the Western
countries. He explained that this is.the way to understand each other and to avoid much
misunderstanding and counter propaganda.
The leader explained that he did not discount making other successful visits to Western
Europe to serve the cause of peace in Europe, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa and the
development of economic and political cooperation among these countries.
He said: I do not discount that this will take place even with America.
About his stop in Malta this evening [13 March] the brother leader explained that his stop
was the result of the intervention of Chancellor Kreisky who had an important role in
bringing about an understanding with Malta.
He said the stop in Valetta gave him the chance to meet with Prime Minister Dom Mintoff,
members of his government and the president of the republic. The talks he held restored
matters to their normal course and it was agreed to submit the question of the continental
shelf to the International Court of Justice, as was done between Libya and Tunisia.
He added that.his stop in Valetta led to a complete understanding with Dom Mintoff and his
government and was received with a warm fraternal spirit. He stressed that this meeting
opened the door for further cordial understandings to settle many of the problems in the
region and in the world.
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Shaykh Nur ad-Din Halabi, one of Israel's two Druze qadis, has called on Golan Druze
spirit al leaders to stop the general strike immediately and to accept Israeli law.
The call was made in a cable sent yesterday to Shaykh at-Tahir. In another two cables
to the p 'me minister and to the minister of defence, Halabi urged the government to
remove th roadblocks from the Golan villages.
FORMER HAZ ADAR SETTLERS RETURN TO SETTLEMENT
TA110616 Jeru alem Domestic Service in Hebrew 0500 GMT 11 Mar 82
[Text] Some 50 former settlers from Hstar Adar, most of them youngsters, returned. about
1 hour ago to th settlement. Our correspondent Shelomo Raz reports they are now laying
tiles on the hut hat was left on the site, and are planting trees. Knesset Member
Ge'ula Kohen is wi h them. She said the evacuation would not weaken their hands and they
intend to return t the site time and again. The Hazar Adar settlers were evacuated
about 1 week ago. A vance compensation payments of from 500,000 and up to 2 million
shekels will be sent oday to each of the businessmen in Yamit. This has been agreed
upon between the busin smen'and the director general of the prime minister's office.
The businessmen will sub it their compensation demands to him next week.
The Knesset Finance Commi
Sinai evacuees. The bill w
tee will today discuss the proposed compensation law for
11 be submitted, by the end of this week to the attorneys
reaction, a final version of the bill will be formulated,
lenary session next week. Our correspondent notes that
of the settlers. After thei
and discussed in the Knesset
the modifications introduced
by some half a billion shekels:
A spokesman for the settlements
indeed meant to cancel all the a
the committee are likely to reduce the compensation
eements and accords reached so far, to prevent any
pr, and facilitate postponement of compensation payments
appeal on decisions of an arbitra
for almost 1 year, the committee w
11 not agree to ease the evacuation from settlements
e demands the implementation of existing aggreements.
ADDITIONAL W. BANK SETTLEMENTS TO BE ET UP
TA101727 Jerusalem Domestic Service in brew 1700 GMT 10 Mar 82
[Text] The government will set up additio
decision on this will be made shortly. Our
learned that Minister Zvulun Hammer suggeste
olitical correspondent Shim'on Schiffer has
for every settlement uprooted in the Yamit Dig
a new settlement will be set up in Judaea and
blessing to this idea. Minister Hammer talked a
and both expressed support in principle for the p
aria. The prime minister gave his
oposal. The three of them will consolidate
to the Cabinet for a decision.
to the prime minister that he decide that
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