JUMBLATT IN DAMASCUS RECORDS HIS ASSURANCE PSP/AMAL DOES NOT WISH TO INVOLVE THE MARINES AT BEIRUT AIRPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R000801030035-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: February 15, 1984
• Content Type: CABLE

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RUEHBL/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT NIACT IMMEDIATE 2264
INFO RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV IMMEDIATE 9527
RUEHJM/AMCONSUL JERUSALEM PRIORITY 6719
RUEHJI/AMEMBASSY JIDDA 7564
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E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: MOPS, PINS, LE, US, SY
SUBJECT: JUMBLATT IN DAMASCUS RECORDS HIS ASSURANCE
PSP/AMAL DOES NOT WISH TO INVOLVE THE MARINES
- AT BEIRUT AIRPORT
2. WALID JUMBLATT TELEPHONEDPOLCOUNS AT 0745 ZULU
FEBRUARY 15 TO SAY AGAIN THAT "WE" HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO
INTENTION OF ATTACKING OR INVOLVING THE MARINES IN ANY
WAY. "WE". HE SAID, INCLUDES AMAL, AND HE ASSUMED EMBASSY
BEIRUT WAS IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH BARRI WHO WOULD CONFIRM
THIS.
3. POLCOUNS SAID SHE WISHED A STRAIGHT ANSWER TO A
VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION. ARE THERE PALESTINIANS WITH THE
PSP TROOPS? JUMBLATT SAID THAT WHILE OF COURSE THERE HAD
BEEN THE INFILTRATION OF WHICH WE WERE AWARE, PALESTINIAN
TROOPS ARE IN BHAMDUM, NOT REPEAT NOT WITH THE PSP TROOPS
IN THE KHALDE AIRPORT AREA. POLCOUNS EMPHASIZED THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS POINT FOR US. JUMBLATT SAID -- "DON'T
WORRY,WE ARE FIXING IT WITH THE SYRIANS." THE SYRIANS,
HE SAID, HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST IN RAISING THE
PALESTINIAN PRESENCE NOW; NEITHER DO THE LEBANESE
SUNNIS WANT THE PALESTINIANS BACK. CERTAINLY HE SAID,
NEITHER I NOR BARRI WANT THEM TO RETURN.
4. CODEL FOWLER HAS AN APPOINTMENT AT 1430 ZULU FEBRUARY
15 WITH JUMBLATT. WE WILL SEE HIM ALONE AFTER THAT
MEETING, OR IF DEPARTMENT HAS FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR US
WE CAN SEE HIM AT FIVE MINUTES NOTICE.
5. ON LAST NIGHT'S FIGHTING (FEB 14-15),JUMBLATT
CONFIRMED 4TH BRIGADE IS AT DAMUR; 8TH BRIGADE, HE SAID,
HAD FOUGHT WELL AT ABAY AND AYN KSUR, BUT IS NOW (HE
THOUGHT) IN DAMUR AREA AS WELL.
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