U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS CLOSING BEIRUT AIRPORT EXCEEDS GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87T00434R000300240075-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 24, 2010
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: June 25, 1985
• Content Type: REPORT

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-U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS CLOSING BEIRUT AIRPORT EXCEEDS
"GOVERNMENT"S ABILITY"
WASHINGTON -(DJ)--ALTHOUGH THE WHITE HOUSE
ANNOUNCED PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN IS CONSIDERING ACTIONS
THAT WOULD CLOSE DOWN BEIRUT AIRPORT AND CUT OFF GOODS AND
SERVICES TO THE LEBANESE CAPITAL IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE
RESSURE FOR THE RELEASE OF 40 AMERICAN HOSTAGES, AN
DMINISTRATION OFFICIAL LATER VOICED SKEPTICISM ABOUT THE
BILITY OF THE UNITED STATES TO CLOSE DOWN THE LEBANESE
I RPORT.
EDWARD MARKS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COUNTER TERRORISM AT
THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, SAID CLOSING THE BEIRUT AIRPORT
"EXCEEDS THE ABILITY OF THE U. S. GOVERNMENT."
-(DJ-06-25-85 170EGMT)
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