PLANNNG CHECKLIST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R000701850007-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 18, 1982
• Content Type: MISC

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PLANNING CHECKLIST
DATE
August 19* - Agreement reached on departure plan.
- Destinations of PLO confirmed.
- Review/confirm ICRC arrangements. Requests
to ICRC from parties received. ICRC
formally assumes responsibility for
chartering ships.
- Negotiations completed on texts of notes
to be exchanged between GOL and respective
MNF contributors. Notes exchanged between
GOL and respective MNF contributors to
confirm MNF mandate.
- President informed by Secretary Shultz.
- Sec-Pres memo transmitting U.S.-GOL
agreement (and departure schedule plan)
and seeking authority to sign it.
August 19/20 - President authorizes approval of U.S.-
GOL agreement.
- GOL informs UNSYG about formal agreements
concerning PLO departure and MNF deployment.
- U.S. informs UNSYG and briefs Secretariat.
- Presidential message to French and Italian
Chiefs of State expressing appreciation for
their participation in MNF.
- U.S. informs NATO allies, M.E. friends,
Japan, Australian New Zealand, PRC, USSR.
Circular message for all diplomatic posts.
- Cabinet briefed on MNF.
- President meets with Congressional leader-
ship on Beirut, MNF, etc.
*Tentative dates based on Departure Day (D-Day) being August 21.
State Dept. review completed
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- On-the-record Presidential statement."
- Secretary Shultz holds on-the-record
press conference.
- Begin daily meetings in Washington with
French and Italians on U.S.diplomatic
consultation and public affairs strategies
(an ongoing process).
- Congressional recess begins.
August 20 - PLO begins processing evacuees, identifying
them by destination, and collecting all but
personal weapons.
- LAF continues detailed planning with PLO
regarding departure (e.g., departure
routes, times, evacuees per day).
- ICRC provides information to shipowners
concerning planned arrangements and options
(e.g., disposition of PLO personal weapons,
USN escorts, indemnification issues).
- Amphibs arrive on station.
- President departs for California
(approximately August 20).
- Final arrangements for French MNF
deployment.
- Check access to, and conditions at,
port and airfield.
August 21/26 - (As detailed in Habib plan.)
August 27/29 - Send War Powers notification to Hill
(approx.) (on day after U.S. military personnel
begin to enter Beirut).
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CONFIDENTIAL August 18, 1982
Beirut Withdrawal Plan: Checklist of Actions
1. Ambassador Habib informs Washington that_all parties have
accepted withdrawal plan
A. GOL formal request for US contribution to MNF received.
B. Secretary Shultz sends memo to President forwarding
aqreement (exchange of notes) and seeking Presidential
approval to authorize Ambassador Dillon to siqn on
behalf of US.
C. Preposition with posts, Presidential messages of appre-
ciation to French President Mitterrand and Italian
President Pertini.
P. Preposition with USUN, Presidential message to UN
Secretary General de Cuellar informing him of our
positive response to GOL request for US MNF contin-
gent.
E. Preposition with posts, circular message to allies,
Soviets, etc., informing them about aqreement.
2. President authorizes US agreement to exchange of notes
A. President, joined by Secretary Shultz and Secretary
Weinberqer, briefs Cabinet.
B. President, joined by Secretary Shultz and Secretary
Weinberqer, briefs Congressional leadership in Cabinet
Room.
C. Presidential messages delivered to French President
Mitterrand, Italian President Pertini, and UN Secretary
General de Cuellar.
D. Posts advise allies, Soviets, etc., of agreement.
E. President makes on-camera statement announcing agree-
ment.
F. Secretary Shultz holds on-the-record press conference.
A. Within 48 hours, President sends War Powers report
to Congress.
CONFIDENTIAL
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