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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85ALEXANDRIA524 |
LABOR STRIKES IN ALEXANDRIA [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A GENERALLY CALM LABOR SCENE IN EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA SECURITY OFFICE HAS CORROBORATED AN OPPOSITION PRESS REPORT THAT A LABOR STRIKE HAD OCCURRED AT A FACTORY IN THE ALEXANDRIA SUBURB OF ABU KIR. HOWEVER, THE SOURCE PROFESSE [...] |
1985-06-30 07:58:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ELAB EG |
| 85ALEXANDRIA535 |
LETTER FROM ALEXANDRIA: RAMADAN I [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY: THIS IS THE FIRST MESSAGE IN A TWO-PART SERIES WHICH DISCUSSES THE JUST-COMPLETED MONTH OF RAMADAN, AND THE ENSUING FEAST PERIOD, IN THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA. ALTHOUGH THE MONTH PASSED WITH THE TRADITIONAL GAIETY, THIS YEAR THE MUSLIM HOLY MONTH OF [...] |
1985-06-30 11:24:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PINS EG |
| 85ALEXANDRIA547 |
MORE ON LABOR STRIKE IN ALEXANDRIA [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SINCE SUBMISSION OF REFTEL, ANOTHER LOCAL SECURITY OFFICIAL HAS CONFIRMED TO US THAT A LABOR STRIKE OCCURRED IN MID-JUNE AT THE NEARBY ABU KIR ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES FACTORY, RESULTING IN AUTHORITIES' CLOSING IT FOR TWO DAYS--JUNE 19-20. THE OFFICIAL CONF [...] |
1985-07-02 11:26:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ELAB EG |
| 85ALEXANDRIA548 |
LETTER FROM ALEXANDRIA: RAMADAN II [...] No summary [...] |
1985-07-02 11:28:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | EG PGOV PINR PINS |
| 85ALEXANDRIA817 |
ALEXANDRIA: A "DEEPLY DIVIDED" CITY [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY. THE JULY 2 PRESENTATION, TO THE PEOPLES ASSEMBLY, OF THE PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON ALEXANDRIA GOVERNOR FAWZI MA'AZ'S CONDUCT OF OFFICE DID NOT STOP THE DEBATE. INDEED, NEW CHARGES AND COUNTER-CHARGES HAVE EMERGED DURING THE SUMMER WH [...] |
1985-09-03 15:07:00 | Consulate Alexandria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EG |
| 85AMMAN2676 |
JORDAN'S REFUGEE CAMPS: ARAFAT SHINES AGAIN [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. UNRWA'S JORDAN FIELD DIRECTOR HALLQVIST SAID HE AND THE CAMP DIREC... [...] |
1985-03-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PREF JO |
| 85ATHENS12991 |
TERRORIST UPDATE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL: - A. ON AUGUST 5, 1973, TWO TERRORISTS SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTIFIED AS BELONGING TO AHMAD ABD AL GHAFFUR'S GROUP OF FATAH DISSIDENTS ATTACKED HE CROWDED TRANSIT LOUNGE OF THE ATHENS INTERNA'IONAL [...] |
1985-07-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ER GR |
| 85BAGHDAD3988 |
THE GULF WAR: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE OR EXPANSION [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE GULF WAR WILL LIKELY BUT NOT NECESSARILY REMAIN STALEMATED. IRAQ DOMINATES IN EVERY MAJOR WEAPONS CATEGORY AND HAS CONSTRUCTED FORMIDABLE DEFENSES. YET, ALL IS NOT WELL. THE IRANIANS CONTINUE TO MAKE INROADS EVEN WHILE PAYING DEARLY FOR THEM. OVER TIME [...] |
1985-11-24 11:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PREL IZ IR XF |
| 85BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1399 |
SULTAN OF BRUNEI STRIKES TWO MORE RAPID BLOWS AT [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. AS REPORTED REFTEL THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI BOYCOTTED ACTIVITIES MARKING THE PROPHET'S BIRTHDAY ON NOV 25 IN ANGER AT THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE HAVING INTRODUCED SEPARATION OF THE SEXES AT THE CELEBRATION. EVEN THOUGH THE DECISION TO SEPARATE THE SEXES WAS REVERSED, [...] |
1985-12-02 07:40:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XX |
| 85BANDARSERIBEGAWAN214 |
BIG BUSINESS IS ROYAL BUSINESS IN BRUNEI [...] No summary [...] |
1985-03-04 06:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON BX KPRP |
| 85BEIRUT1013 |
FURTHER ON HIZBALLAH "MANIFESTO" [...] AS REPORTED REFTEL, HIZBALLAH PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 16 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LEBANON A POLITICAL "MANIFESTO." HIZBALLAH'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES, AS CITED FROM THE MANIFESTO BY THE LOCAL FRENCH-LANGUAGE PRESS, FOLLOW. BEGIN TEXT. -- THE DEPARTURE OF THE ISRAELIS, PRELUDE TO THE ANNIHILATION [...] |
1985-02-19 12:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINT PTER LE IR |
| 85BEIRUT1014 |
HIZBALLAH ON THE MOVE [...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. BEGIN SUMMARY: SOME WEEKS AGO, IN A MESSAGE ON POTENTIAL NEW HIZBALLAH TACTICS IN THE WAKE OF THE JENCO KIDNAPPING AND THE MURDER OF TWO FRENCH MILITARY OBSERVERS, EMBASSY BEIRUT SPECULATED THAT HIZBALLAH IS BEGINNING TO SHIFT TOWARD A MORE PUBLIC, VISIBLE STANCE, PART [...] |
1985-02-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PINT LE |
| 85BEIRUT1351 |
HIZBALLAH "MANIFESTO" [...] No summary [...] |
1985-03-05 08:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PINT PTER LE |
| 85BEIRUT1640 |
JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT" [...] (U) SUMMARY. A COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE MARONITE PARTIARCH CONTINUES ITS EFFORTS TO RECONCILE DIFFERENCES WHICH ERUPTED ON MARCH 13 WITHIN THE LEBANESE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BETWEEN JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT" AND PHALANGISTS LOYAL TO THE PRESIDENT. THERE HAS BEEN NO SUBSTANTIAL PRO [...] |
1985-03-15 16:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS LE |
| 85BEIRUT1645 |
JA'JA'S MOVEMENT COMMUNIQUE [...] ON MARCH 14, SAMIR JA'JA'S FORCES, NOW CALLED THE "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT," ISSUED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNIQUE OUTLINING THEIR AIMS. 2. BEGIN TEXT. "THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF QUERIES LATELY ABOUT WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE AUTONOMOUS DECISION OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, ON WHETHER THI [...] |
1985-03-15 17:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LE |
| 85BEIRUT1646 |
JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT": [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLOFF MET MARCH 15 WITH LONGTIME CONTACT NAOUM FARAH, DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE LEBANESE FORCES AND NOW AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT." FARAH, WHO UNTIL EARLY MARCH WAS ALSO THE OFFICIAL LF SPOKESMAN, REQUESTED [...] |
1985-03-15 17:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL LE US |
| 85BEIRUT1653 |
SYRIA RATTLES ITS SABER [...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. MOD SOURCES HAVE INFORMED EMBASSY OF THE FOLLOWING: SYRIAN LINES IN THE NORTH HAVE NOT REPEAT NOT CHANGED. HOWEVER, REDISPOSITION OF UNITS HAS TAKEN PLACE TO INCLUDE POSITIONING OF TWO STALIN MULTIPLE 36 TWO ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND A PLATOON (5) OF TANKS ON KEY TE [...] |
1985-03-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PGOV LE SY |
| 85BEIRUT1668 |
SYRIAN EXERTS PRESSURE ON LEBANESE [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SYRIA CONTINUES TO EXERT POLITICAL AND MILITARY PRESSURE AGAINST DISSIDENT ELEMENTS OF THE LEBANESE FORCES. STATEMENTS FROM DAMASCUS BY SYRIAN AND LEBANESE LEADERS HINT AT RETALIATION IF THE REVOLT CONTINUES. AFTER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ASSAD, FORMER PRESI [...] |
1985-03-17 10:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
| 85BEIRUT1676 |
CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT RESPONDS TO [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE FOCUS OF SYRIAN PRESSURE ON DISSIDENT CHRISTIANS HAS SHIFTED TO THE POLITICAL ARENA AND THE USE OF LEBANESE MUSLIM LEADERS. SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT KHADDAM HAS CANCELLED HIS MARCH 18 VISIT TO BEIRUT. THE WEEKLY WEDNESDAY MEETING OF THE LEBANESE CABINET HAS [...] |
1985-03-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
| 85BEIRUT1683 |
SOLVING THE CHRISTIAN CRISIS: THE PHALANGE [...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR CALLED ON MINISTER OF PTT JOSEPH HASHEM MARCH 18. HASHEM IS A PHALANGE PARTY LEADER AND CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF PRESIDENT GEMAYEL. HE IS ON THE COMMITTEE OF THREE (WITH KARIM PAKKRADOUNI REPRESENTING THE DISSIDENTS AND MICHEL MURR AS THE THIRD MAN [...] |
1985-03-18 18:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PREL PGOV LE |
| 85BEIRUT172 |
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES BOMBED IN TRIPOLI [...] (U) THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ATTACKS AGAINST CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS IN TRIPOLI DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 8-9. TWO CHURCHES, MARONITE AND GREEK ORTHODOX, WERE BOMBED ON TUESDAY, CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE, WHILE ANOTHER GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AND AN EVANGELICAL INSTITUTION WERE DAMAGED IN ATTACKS [...] |
1985-01-10 16:42:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PINT LE |
| 85BEIRUT1725 |
FULL TEXT OF ISLAMIC JIHAD 17 MARCH STATEMENT [...] AP PROVIDED EMBASSY WITH FULL TEXT OF ISLAMIC JIHAD STATEMENT AS TELEPHONED MARCH 17 TO REUTERS AND AFP. 2. BEGIN TEXT: "THE ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION IN THE NAME OF GOD THE ALL MERCIFUL. THE PUNISHMENT OF THOSE IS THE CURSE OF GOD, THE ANGELS AND ALL PEOPLE. THE DETENTION OF TERRY [...] |
1985-03-20 13:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL LE |
| 85BEIRUT1952 |
JA'JA'-PHALANGE STALEMATE DRAGGING OUT [...] S-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. PHALANGE POLITBURO MEMBER ALFRED MAHDI, WHO REMAINS PERSONALLY CLOSE TU JA'JA', 29 MARCH PROVIDED CHARGE WHAT WE SENSE IS ACCURATE WRAP-UP OF CURRENT STATE OF PLAY BETWEEN JA'JA' FORCES AND PHALANGE. 3. MAHDI SAID CURRENT INTERMINABLE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT REORGANIZED P [...] |
1985-03-30 08:31:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV LE |
| 85BEIRUT1974 |
FURTHER DETERIORATION IN SOUTH LEBANON [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE SIDON AREA CONTINUED ON MARCH 30-31 CAUSING NUMEROUS CASUALTIES. ACCORDING TO MOST REPORTS REACHING BEIRUT, THE FIGHTING, WHICH FOLLOWS RECENT LF-LAF CLASHES IN THE AREA (REFTEL), INCLUDED THE STRONG, DIRECT INVOLVEMENT OF ARMED PALESTINI [...] |
1985-04-01 11:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS LE SY US |
| 85BEIRUT1997 |
DETERIORATING SITUATION IN SOUTH LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON APRIL 1, FIGHTING CONTINUED BETWEEN LF, LAF, AND PALESTINIAN FORCES IN SIDON. CASUALTIES WERE LOWER, BUT THE EXODUS OF CIVILIANS CONTINUED. VISITING SYRIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF KHOLI REPORTEDLY PROMISED SYRIAN MILITARY SUPPLIES FOR USE BY THE LAF IN THE SOUTH, AND LAF [...] |
1985-04-02 13:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SREF IS LE SY |
| 85BEIRUT2048 |
LEBANESE FORCES FINANCES [...] S-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. LEBANESE FORCES OFFICIAL WHO REMAINS LOYAL TO DEPOSED CHIEF FUAD ABU NADER CONTENDS THAT PART OF REBEL LEADER JA'JA'S APPEAL TO RANK AND FILE IS HIS PROMISES THAT ECONOMY MOVES INTRODUCED BY ABU NADER WOULD END. HE OBSERVES, HOWEVER, THAT PROMISES WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR [...] |
1985-04-04 14:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PGOV ECON LE |
| 85BEIRUT2325 |
POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF WEST BEIRUT [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. FOLLOWING MAJOR FIGHTING ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 16-17, A TENSE CALM NOW PREVAILS IN WEST BEIRUT. SHIITE AMAL MOVEMENT LEADER NABIH BARRI EMERGED AS THE PRIME VICTOR IN THE INTRAMUSLIM FIGHTING. STATEMENTS MADE BY THE VARIOUS LEAD [...] |
1985-04-18 17:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE SY |
| 85BEIRUT2370 |
SOUTH LEBANON: THE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ISRAEL REPORTEDLY CONTINUES CONTACTS AIMED AT USING INDIGENOUS FORCES TO MAINTAIN BORDER SECURITY AFTER THE JUNE 1 WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI TROOPS. ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS, THE ISRAELIS HAVE REACHED A COMPROMISE WITH THE DRUZE OF THE HASBAYA REGION WHEREBY TH [...] |
1985-04-22 14:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
| 85BEIRUT240 |
BOMBS IN WEST BEIRUT [...] (C) SINCE THE SMUGGLER'S INN BLAST OF JANUARY 9, THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR MORE BOMBINGS IN WEST BEIRUT, KILLING SEVEN MORE PEOPLE AND INJURING AS MANY AS 80 MORE. IN ADDITION, A LARGE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE PLACED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING HOUSING THE EMBASSY'S CHIEF POLITICAL SECTION LOCAL EMPLOYEE [...] |
1985-01-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER LE |
| 85BEIRUT2434 |
LF COMPLETES WITHDRAWAL FROM SIDON, AND [...] No summary [...] |
1985-04-25 14:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
| 85BEIRUT2486 |
FALLOUT FROM SIDON [...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. CONFUSION CONTINUES ABOUT EXACT SITUATION IN VILLAGES EAST OF SIDON (REFTEL) WITH BEIRUT PARTIES PLAYING USUAL ROLES IN GREEK CHORUS ON SIDELINES. PALESTINIAN AND FUNDAMENTALIST MUSLIM FORCES APPARENTLY CONTINUE TO OCCUPY SEVEN CHRISTIAN TOWNS THEY SEIZED EAST OF SIDON. [...] |
1985-04-27 11:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
| 85BEIRUT2659 |
TURKEY: PROMINENT KURDISH INTELLECTUAL URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TURKISH DEMOCRATIZATION, RAPPROCHEMENT WITH NORTHERN IRAQ [...] Summary: (C) In a meeting with Adana PO, prominent Kurdish author Mehmet Uzun urged the U.S. to establish a permanent military presence in Northern Iraq to protect the democratic advances of the KRG, which he believes will catalyze liberalization elsewhere in the region. He discounted the pro [...] |
1985-05-07 10:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
| 85BEIRUT3493 |
HIJACKING OF TWA FLIGHT 847: [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AT 1153 LOCAL (0853 Z), HIJACKED TWA FLIGHT 847 FROM ATHENS TO ROME LANDED AT BEIRUT AIRPORT. HIJACKERS THREATENED TO KILL AN AMCIT CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN COCKPIT IF AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE 40,000 LB OF FUEL. MONITORED COCKPIT/TOWER RADIO CONVERSATIONS I [...] |
1985-06-14 10:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR LE US |
| 85BEIRUT3494 |
HIJACKING OF TWA FLIGHT 847: SITUATION AS [...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. HIJACKED TWA FLIGHT 847 DEPARTED BEIRUT, DESTINATION ALGIERS. WHEELS UP 1031ZULU. 3. AVAILABLE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. BARTHOLOMEW [...] |
1985-06-14 10:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR LE US |
| 85BEIRUT3495 |
HIJACKING OF TWA FLIGHT 847: SITREP AS OF 1045ZULU [...] No summary [...] |
1985-06-14 10:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | AG EAIR LE PTER US |
| 85BEIRUT4000 |
GOL ANNOUNCES SECURITY PLAN FOR BEIRUT AIRPORT, [...] (U) AMIDST MUCH FANFARE, LEBANESE AUTHORITIES HAVE SET OUT THE FIRST STEPS OF WHAT IS ULTIMATELY INTENDED TO BE A NEW SECURITY PLAN FOR BEIRUT AIRPORT. THE PLAN WAS REPORTEDLY DRAWN UP AT A MEETING HELD AT THE AIRPORT ON JULY 3 WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICIALS AND MILITIA RE [...] |
1985-07-05 11:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR LE |
| 85BEIRUT4123 |
TWA 847 HIJACKING: DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO GOL [...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DCM 11 JULY DELIVERED DIPLOMATIC NOTE CONTAINED REFTEL ON TWA 847 HIJACKING TO MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECRETARY GENERAL FUAD TURK. 3. TURK RESPONDED THAT THE GOL WAS ALREADY TAKING STEPS TO BRING TO JUSTICE THESE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIJACKING AND TO PRO [...] |
1985-07-11 16:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR LE US |
| 85BEIRUT4218 |
RENEWED CLASHES IN TRIPOLI [...] No summary [...] |
1985-07-17 10:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE |
| 85BEIRUT4372 |
SIDON: ANOTHER "WAR OF THE CAMPS" IN THE OFFING? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. SIX WEEKS AFTER ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE COMPLETION OF ITS MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM SOUTH LEBANON, THAT REGION REMAINS TENSE AND UNSETTLED. ALTHOUGH RELIABLE, FIRST-HAND REPORTS ARE SPARSE, IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE S [...] |
1985-07-25 13:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL SY LE |
| 85BEIRUT4802 |
A BAD WEEK FOR BEIRUT [...] No summary [...] |
1985-08-19 15:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PGOV PTER |
| 85BEIRUT992 |
HIZBALLAH CALLS FOR ISLAMIC REPUBLIC IN LEBANON [...] IN A STATEMENT PUBLISHED IN BEIRUT NEWSPAPERS ON FEBRUARY 18, HIZBALLAH DECLARED ITS ALLEGIANCE TO AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI AND PLEDGED TO ESTABLISH "REVOLUTION- ARY ISLAMIC RULE" IN LEBANON. STATEMENT DENIED THAT HIZBALLAH WOULD ESTABLISH ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST RULE BY FORCE, BUT "WE DO NOT HIDE [...] |
1985-02-18 11:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PINT PTER LE |
| 85BOGOTA555 |
DISSIDENT FARC GROUP ATTACKS COLOMBIAN [...] ON JANUARY 14 A DISSIDENT COLUMN OF FARC GUERRILLAS ATTACKED A COLOMBIAN NAVY BOAT ON PATROL IN THE MAGDALENA RIVER, SOUTH OF BARRANCABERMEJA IN SANTANDER DEPARTMENT. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, THREE MARINES WERE KILLED AND THREE OTHERS WOUNDED. THE NAVY BOAT WAS FIRED UPON BY APPROXIMATELY [...] |
1985-01-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS CO |
| 85CAIRO6360 |
GROWING DEBATE ON SHARIA LAW [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. BEGIN SUMMARY. MOMENTUM IS BEGINNING TO BUILD TOWARD A MAY DEBATE IN THE PEOPLES ASSEMBLY ON ISLAMIC SHARIA (KORANIC LAW). IN RECENT DAYS, KEY OPPOSITION FIGURES FUAD SIRAJ AL-DIN (CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW WAFD PARTY) AND OMAR TALMASSANI (GENERAL GUIDE OF THE [...] |
1985-03-08 12:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SHUM EG |
| 85CAIRO9867 |
ISLAMIC SHARIA DEBATE--WORDS FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. BEGIN SUMMARY. THE MAY DEBATE IN THE PEOPLES ASSEMBLY ON ISLAMIC SHARIA WILL PRODUCE NO IMMEDIATE RESULTS, ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL SOURCES, INCLUDING THE OPPOSITION. IT IS LIKELY TO LAUNCH A REVIEW PROCESS LASTING SEVERAL YEARS TO ENSURE T [...] |
1985-04-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI EG |
| 85DAMASCUS1314 |
THE SYRIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: THE ONLY POPULAR MOVEMENT EVER TO HAVE MOUNTED A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO ASAD'S REGIME--THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD--HAS NOT RECOVERED FROM ITS INTERNAL DIVISIONS AND THE DEVASTATING BLOW SUFFERED AT HAMA. THE JANUARY 25 "PARDON" ANNOUNCED FOR CERTAIN MUSLIM [...] |
1985-02-26 15:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | KPRP PINS PGOV PREL PTER SY |
| 85DAMASCUS3204 |
IRANIANS IN DAMASCUS AND NOTES FROM TEHRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. A RECENT VISIT OF FAMILY FRIENDS FROM TEHRAN FILLED IN SOME GAPS IN OUR INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF IRANIAN TOURIST-PILGRIM FLIGHTS TO DAMASCUS AND PRODUCED SOME COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION IN TEHRAN. THE FLIGHTS OF JUMBO JETS FROM TEHRAN, WHICH USED TO BRIN [...] |
1985-05-22 08:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL IR IZ SY TU UR |
| 85DAMASCUS3741 |
SYRIA AND TERRORISM [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SYRIA CONSIDERS ITSELF A TRUE CONFRONTATION STATE--EVERYTHING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO DEFEATING THE ENEMY IS POSITIVE. THE "STRUGGLE" PROVIDES A GUIDE FOR CHOOSING THE TARGET AND LEGITIMIZES THE MEANS, INCLUDING TERRORISM, WHICH IS VIEWED AS COST-EFFECTIVE. [...] |
1985-06-13 12:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PTER KPAL KPRP JO IS LE SY |
| 85DAMASCUS4001 |
ASAD CONGRATULATES QADHAFI ON RUPTURE WITH IRAQ [...] (U) THE SYRIAN PRESS CARRIES AS SEPARATE ITEMS JUNE 27 ASAD'S TELEPHQNE CALL TO QADHAFI ON JUNE 26 AND THE NEWS OF LIBYA'S APPEAL FOR THE EXPULSION OF IRAQ FROM THE ARAB LEAGUE AND ISLAMIC CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION. TRIPOLI RADIO (FBIS LD262238) ELUCIDATES THAT, IN HIS CALL, ASAD "DENOUNCED" I [...] |
1985-06-27 10:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY LY IR |
| 85DAMASCUS7872 |
SYRIA AND IRAN: ALMOST A RETURN TO STATUS QUO [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: BY CUTTING OFF OIL TO SYRIA, IRAN SIGNALED ITS DISPLEASURE OVER THE MOUNTING SYRIAN DEBT TO IRAN, SYRIAN POLICIES IN LEBANON, AND MOVES TOWARD RAPPROCHEMENT WITH JORDAN AND IRAQ. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, HOWEVER, PM KASM'S VISIT TO TEHRAN DECEMBER 1-3 PRODUCED [...] |
1985-12-18 10:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL KPRP SY IR |
| 85DUBLIN2469 |
BOEING 747 CRASH OFF IRISH COAST [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: ON JUNE 23, AT 0813 A BOEING 747 JET (AIR INDIA 182) ENROUTE FROM MONTREAL TO BOMBAY WITH 325 PASSENGERS AND CREW ON BOARD CRASHED SOME 80 MILES OFF THE IRISH COAST. THERE ARE NO KNOWN SURVIVORS. RECOVERY OPERATIONS CONTINUE. END SUMMARY. 2. ON JUNE 24 THE IRISH DEPARTME [...] |
1985-06-24 11:32:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ICAO CA EI IN VI |
| 85GABORONE501 |
BOTSWANA CHARGES BOPHUTHATSWANA WITH THREAT TO INVADE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOVERNMENT OF BOTSWANA HAS ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE STATING THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF BOPHUTHATSWANA HAS THREATENED TO INVADE BOTSWANA UNLESS IT HALTS THE PASSAGE OF ANC CADRE THROUGH BOTSWANA INTO ITS TERRITORY AND THAT OF SOUTH AFRICA. THE RELEASE ALSO CITES PIK BOTHA AS SAYING TH [...] |
1985-02-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SF BC |
| 85GABORONE97 |
BOTSWANA NEWSPAPER CARRIES ARTICLE MISREPRESENTING [...] (U) THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED BOTSWANA DAILY NEWS (JANUARY 8, 1985) CARRIED A LONG VERBOSE OVERVIEW OF 1984, THE "ORWELLIAN" YEAR ("VIOLENCE AND DISASTER, A GLEAM OF HOPE") CREDITED TO DEREK INGRAM OF GEMINI NEWS SERVICE. ONE PARAGRAPH MISREPRESENTS ONE FACET OF CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN SOUTHER [...] |
1985-01-09 15:30:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV US SF BC |
| 85GABORONE98 |
ANGOLANS IN SADF SEEK REFUGE IN BOTSWANA [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, TWO ANGOLAN MEMBERS OF THE SADF, WITH THEIR FAMILIES, SOUGHT REFUGEE STATUS IN BOTSWANA AND APPLIED FOR THE AMERICAN RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM. AFTER MEETING WITH EMBOFFS, THE MEN WERE SENT TO THE LOCAL UNHCR OFFICIALS TO REGISTER [...] |
1985-01-10 10:05:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SREF SHUM PGOV WA SF BC |
| 85ISLAMABAD8251 |
PAKISTAN SEES SIGNS OF UPTURN IN IRAN-SOVIET TIES [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: FOREIGN SECRETARY NAIK SUMMARIZED HIS AMBASSADOR'S APPRAISAL OF UPTURN IN IRAN-SOVIET TIES. THE AMBASSADOR ASSERTS IRANIAN RATIONALE IS BASICALLY PRAGMATIC AND ASSERTS TREND WILL CONTINUE. END SUMMARY. 3. RESPONDING TO MY EARLIER REQUEST FOR GO [...] |
1985-04-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR PK SU |
| 85KADUNA1154 |
25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN KADUNA [...] CEREMONIES MARKING NIGERIA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT KADUNA'S MURTALA MOHAMMED SQUARE WERE LOW-KEY AND ATTENDED BY A CROWD ESTIMATED BY THE PRESS AT 20,000. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE IDEAL--PLEASANT TEMPERATURES AND OVERCAST, BUT NONTHREATENING, SKIES. HEADING THE LIST OF DIGNITARIES W [...] |
1985-10-02 15:12:00 | Consulate Kaduna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV NI |
| 85KADUNA1207 |
NORTHERN NIGERIA ECONOMIC QUARTERLY [...] SUMMARY. PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW GOVERMENT'S POLICIES REMAINS TENTATIVE IN THE NORTH. MOST CONSUMER GOODS ARE IN GOOD SUPPLY, AND PRICES ARE GENERALLY LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO. DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING RAW MATERIALS HAS LED TO PLANT CLOSURES TEMPORARILY IDLING MANY WORKERS, BUT EMPLOYMENT [...] |
1985-10-09 12:39:00 | Consulate Kaduna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ELAB EPET EAGR NI |
| 85KADUNA653 |
IRAN TO PUBLISH HAUSA LANGUAGE MAGAZINE [...] IRAN WILL SOON BEGIN PUBLICATION OF A NEWS MAGAZINE IN THE HAUSA LANGUAGE, ACCORDING TO THE MAY 23 ISSUE OF GASKIYA TA FI KWABO, THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED HAUSA NEWSPAPER. THE MAGAZINE IS TO BE CALLED "SAKON SAURA", WHICH ROUGHLY TRANSLATES TO "THE OTHER MESSAGE". 2. THE UNATTRIBUTED NEWS REPO [...] |
1985-05-23 15:26:00 | Consulate Kaduna | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PROP SCOM NI IT |
| 85KADUNA709 |
REPORTS OF STARVATION IN NIGERIA [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. CONGEN HAS LITTLE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT REFTEL REPORT OF DROUGHT-RELATED STARVATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE SITUATION IN SOME AREAS IS VERY SERIOUS, AND WE WOULD, THEREFORE, NOT BE SURPRISED TO FIND SCATTERED INCIDENCES OF STARVATION. HOWEV [...] |
1985-06-05 11:18:00 | Consulate Kaduna | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI SREF NI |
| 85KUWAIT6483 |
ABU NIDAL AND THE BITAR ASSASSINATION [...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A CALL AT THE MFA ON 8 DECEMBER I PRESENTED REFTEL B ANALYSIS AND ANNEX OF THE ABU NIDAL TER- RORIST ORGANIZATION TO UNDERSECRETARY SULAIMAN MAJID AL-SHAHEEN. POINTING OUT THE VICIOUS ATTACKS PER- PETRATED BY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP OVER THE PAST YEARS I STRESSED [...] |
1985-12-09 09:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER KU |
| 85LAGOS4304 |
QADHAFI INTERVIEW IN LAGOS NEWSPAPER [...] ALMOST AS LOCAL EVIDENCE OF LIBYAN LEADER COLONEL QADHAFI'S CURRENT DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE SOUTH OF THE SAHARA, THE INDEPENDENT LAGOS DAILY, THE GUARDIAN, PUBLISHED ON APRIL 15, 1985, THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HIM, BYLINED BY YEMI OGUNBIYI. IT CLAIMED THAT THE INTERVIEW WAS QADHAF [...] |
1985-04-17 13:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PROP LY NI |
| 85LIMA5526 |
SENDERO CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] I... id: 61 date: 5/17/1985 20:17 refid: 85LIMA5526 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 85LIMA5476 header: O 172017Z MAY 85 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3881 INFO DIA WASHDC AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AMEMBASSY QUITO AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO USCINCSO QUARRY HEIGHTS PN [...] |
1985-05-17 20:17:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PE |
| 85LONDON24287 |
URBAN VIOLENCE IN BRITAIN -- THE CHALLENGE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. DEPRESSED AREAS IN SEVERAL OF THE U.K.'S INNER CITIES ERUPTED IN RIOTS IN THE PAST MONTH. THE BRITISH SEE MANY OF THEIR DOMESTIC WOES THROWN INTO HIGH RELIEF BY THE RIOTS AND THE SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL DEBATE ABOUT CAUSE, EFFECT, AND WHO IS TO BLAME [...] |
1985-10-31 14:21:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PINS UK |
| 85LONDON6332 |
EVENING STANDARD ARTICLE ON US CAPTIVES IN [...] PARAGRAPH 2 CONTAINS ARTICLE FROM THE STANDARD OF MARCH 19, 1985 ENTITLED "TORTURE ORDEAL OF KIDNAPPED US DIPLOMAT". THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY THEODORE LEVITE IN TEL AVIV. 2. BEGIN TEXT: AN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT KIDNAPPED BY LEBANESE EXTREMISTS IS BEING PARADED AROUND THE COUNTRY IN AN OPE [...] |
1985-03-19 17:52:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC LE IS XF |
| 85MOGADISHU1175 |
ECONOMIC POLICY PROFILE: SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] |
1985-01-31 05:31:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID SO |
| 85MOGADISHU1242 |
RUMORS OF TENSIONS IN THE SOMALI REGIME [...] SECRET/NOFORN - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. RUMORS ARE PROBABLY ALWAYS ABUNDANT HERE BUT AN FSN EMPLOYEE (PROTECT SOURCE) TELLS US THAT RUMORS OF A NEW KIND ARE CIRCULATING, AS FOLLOWS: --FAILURE TO ANNOUNCE A DATE FOR THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT REFLECTS SIAD BARRE'S INDECISION ABO [...] |
1985-02-02 07:08:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | SECRET | PINT PINS SO |
| 85MOGADISHU1292 |
LIBYAN ACTIVITY IN AFRICA: SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] |
1985-02-04 05:02:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINT SO |
| 85MOGADISHU1643 |
REPORT OF SOMALI OVERTURE T0 SOVIETS [...] (SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL/NO CONTRACT/ORCON-ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. AN ARAB AMBASSADOR TOLD ME FEBRUARY 1T THAT SOVIET AMBASSADOR ILICHEV HAD TOLD HIM OF BEING APPROACHED RECENTLY BY THE SOMALIS ON THE QUESTION OF NORMALIZING RELATIONS. ILICHEV REPORTEDLY SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN INVITED TO DINNER BY [...] |
1985-02-12 12:49:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | SECRET | PREL SD UR US |
| 85MOSCOW8814 |
(C) DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAN: A SOVIET VIEW [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT.) . SUMMARY ------- 2. A WELL-INFORMED SOVIET OBSERVER OF EVENTS IN IRAN RECENTLY DISCUSSED WITH US THE UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING FUTURE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TEHRAN. WHILE ASSERTING THAT SOVIET ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH IRAN WOULD CONTINUE, OUR INTERLOCUTO [...] |
1985-07-01 12:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UR IR |
| 85NOFORNMOGADISHU1643 |
REPORT OF SOMALI OVERTURE T0 SOVIETS [...] (SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL/NO CONTRACT/ORCON-ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. AN ARAB AMBASSADOR TOLD ME FEBRUARY 1T THAT SOVIET AMBASSADOR ILICHEV HAD TOLD HIM OF BEING APPROACHED RECENTLY BY THE SOMALIS ON THE QUESTION OF NORMALIZING RELATIONS. ILICHEV REPORTEDLY SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN INVITED TO DINNER [...] |
1985-02-12 12:49:00 | Embassy Mogadishu | SECRET | PREL SD UR US |
| 85OTTAWA4824 |
AIRLINE BOMBINGS [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. AMBASSADOR ROBINSON OPENED HIS CALL TODAY ON DR. FRED DOUCET, SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER, WITH AN EXPRESSION OF U.S. SYMPATHY AND CONCERN OVER THE TRAGIC AIRLINE INCIDENTS THIS PAST WEEKEND. (THE AMBASSADOR HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO M [...] |
1985-06-24 18:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EI IN |
| 85RABAT12023 |
ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION [...] (SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. I TOOK THE OCCASION OF A DECEMBER 17 MEETING ON OTHER SUBJECTS WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR DRISS BASRI TO EMPHASIZE USG CONCERN OVER ACTIVITIES OF THE ABU NIDAL TERRORIST GROUP AND TO PROVIDE HIM WITH A COPY OF THE EXCELLENT ANALYSIS OF THE ABU NIDAL GROUP AND CHRONO [...] |
1985-12-19 10:53:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PTER MO |
| 85RIYADH4906 |
THE ROLE OF SAUDI PRINCES IN UNIFORM [...] (S - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY. THE PRESENCE OF A NUMBER OF SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE MILITARY--WE CAN IDENTIFY MORE THAN 25 AND THERE ARE CLEARLY OTHERS--HAS LONG BEEN A SUBJECT OF INTEREST. ALSO THE FOCUS OF CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION HAS BEEN THE ROYAL FAMILY'S WELL CALCULATED EF [...] |
1985-05-27 08:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | KPRP MCAP MASS SA |
| 85RIYADH5400 |
SAUD IN TUNIS: SUPPORT FOR ARAFAT [...] (U) IN JUNE 10 "ASHARQ AL-AWSAT" INTERVIEW IN TUNIS, FON MIN SAUD AL-FAISAL TALKED ABOUT THE ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING ON LEBANON. REFERRING TO KING FAHD'S PREVIOUS EXPRESSION OF DISGUST AND DISMAY AT EVENTS AT THE PALESTINIAN CAMPS IN LEBANON, HE SAID HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO [...] |
1985-06-11 13:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA SY LE PLO |
| 85RIYADH5470 |
SAUDI POLICY TOWARD IRAN [...] S - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: EVENTS AND PASSAGE OF TIME HAVE COM- BINED TO MITIGATE SAUDI FEARS AND HOPES REGARDING IRAN. MORE CONFIDENT NOW THAT IRAQ WILL NOT BE DEFEATED, THAT THERE IS LESS DANGER OF A DIRECT IRANIAN ATTACK ON SAUDI ARABIA, THAT THE LIKELI- HOOD OF EFFECTIVE IRANIAN-I [...] |
1985-06-12 14:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KPRP PREL MOPS ENRG IR SA |
| 85STATE184826 |
BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON TWA HIJACKING [...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON TWA HIJACKING ON JUNE 17 GIVEN BY ROBERT OAKLEY: BEGIN TEXT: SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL: I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY BRIEF BECAUSE WE HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO, AND I'VE GOT SOME OTHER MEETINGS TO GO TO. AND, OBVIOUSLY, OUR PRI [...] |
1985-06-17 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PTER LE |
| 85STATE196513 |
IRANIAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM [...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE FOLLOWING SIRO ANALYSIS OF IRANIAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM IS BEING SENT AS A PART OF A PACKAGE OF INTELLIGENCE TO REINFORCE THE VICE PRESIDENT'S PRESENTATION ON TERRORISM DURING HIS TALKS WITH HOST COUNTRIES. OTHER ANALYSES DEAL WITH LIBYA AND BEIRUT AND WIL [...] |
1985-06-27 02:06:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER |
| 85STATE317062 |
STATUS OF MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND VESSELS [...] REFERENCE (A) SUMMARIZED U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE REGARDING SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY STATUS OF VESSELS EMPLOYED BY THE U.S. NAVY'S MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC). RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM NECESSITATE A REVISION OF THE POLICIES PROMULGATE [...] |
1985-10-15 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PBTS XX |
| 85STATE371963 |
ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION [...] SECRET -ENTIRE TEXT 2. FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF AN ANALYSIS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION PREPARED BY THE US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY: ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND: THE ABU NIDAL GROUP IS AMONG THE MOST DANGEROUS AND RUTHLESS OF THE MIDDLE [...] |
1985-12-06 01:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER |
| 85STATE38496 |
INTERNATIONAL LINKS OF LARF [...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. REFTEL 1 RAISES A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND QUESTIONS ABOUT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EUROPEAN AND LEBANESE TERRORIST GROUPS AS THEY MIGHT RELATE TO INVESTIGATON OF LADISPOLI SEVEN. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MIGHT BE USEFUL IN DISCUSSIONS ON THIS SUBJECT WITH ITALIAN MAGISTRA [...] |
1985-02-07 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER |
| 85STATE394785 |
PAPER ON THE ABU NIDAL GROUP [...] HERE FOR POSTS USE WITH PRESS AND MEDIA IS AN UNCLASSIFIED PAPER ON THE ABU NIDAL GROUP WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE AT THE DECEMBER 31, 1985 STATE DEPARTMENT NOON PRESS BRIEFING. BEGIN TEXT. THE ABU NIDAL GROUP INTRODUCTION THE ABU NIDAL GROUP IS AMONG THE MOST DANGEROUS OF THE MIDDLE [...] |
1985-12-31 23:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER XG XF |
| 85STATE80724 |
THE IRANIAN SUCCESSION [...] (S ENTIRE TEXT). 2. THE FOLLOWING ANALYSIS, PREPARED BY INR/NESA IN FEBRUARY 1985, MAY BE OF BACKGROUND INTEREST TO ADDRESSEE POSTS. T H E I R A N I A N S U C C E S S I O N A N D I T S C O N S E Q U E N C E S 3. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT PRECISELY HOW EVENTS WIL [...] |
1985-03-16 08:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | IR PINT PEPR |
| 85TELAVIV15214 |
ISRAELI WHITE PAPER ON PLO OUTLOOK AND GOALS [...] THE GOI HAS LAUNCHED AN EXTENSIVE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO DOCUMENT THE GOALS AND METHODS OF THE PLO. MFA SOURCES HAVE PROVIDED US WITH A PAPER ON "THE PLO'S OUTLOOK AND GOALS IN THE WAKE OF THE HUSSEIN-ARAFAT AGREEMENT" WHICH IS BEING MADE PUBLIC AS PART OF THAT CAMPAIGN. THE TEXT IS BELOW IN [...] |
1985-10-21 21:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER IS US |
| 85TELAVIV8792 |
ISRAEL'S POLICY ON SOUTHERN LEBANON [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL KIMCHE BRIEFED AMBAS- SADORS FROM UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND UNIFIL CONTRIBUTOR COUNTRIES JUNE 12 ON SOUTHERN LEBANON. KIMCHE REITERATED ISRAELI POLICY IN SOUTHERN LEBANON LEADING UP TO THE WITHDRAWAL, THEN EMPHASIZED THAT ISRAEL [...] |
1985-06-12 16:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE IS |
| 85THEHAGUE8873 |
ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION [...] (S - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY: EMBASSY HAS DISCUSSED ISSUE OF ABU NIDAL TERRORISM (REFTELS) WITH APPROPRIATE MFA OFFICIALS. THE INITIAL MFA RESPONSE INDICATED THE DUTCH RECOGNIZE THE DANGER OF ABU NIDAL GROUP AND ARE PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE IN A "POLITICAL DIALOGUE" WITH THE US AND OTHE [...] |
1985-12-16 16:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER NL |
| 85TOKYO13642 |
RAFSANJANI CONDEMN'S HIJACKINGS AND SUPER- [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. ACCORDING TO THE TOKYO PRESS JULY 4, IRANIAN MAJLIS SPEAKER RAFSANJANI TOLD REPORTERS AT A JULY 3 PRESS CONFERENCE THAT IRAN CONDEMNS HIJACKINGS AND ANY OTHER TERRORIST ACTS. AT THE SAME TIME, RAFSANJANI IS QUOTED AS CONDEMNING ABOVE ALL THE ROOT CAUSE OF [...] |
1985-07-04 03:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL |
| 85TOKYO364 |
GOJ WHALING [...] (C) SUMMARY. POST DELIVERS WHALE TALKING POINTS IN REFTEL TO GOJ OFFICIALS IN MOFA. MOFA OFFICIALS QUESTION USG CALCULATION OF GOJ QUOTA UNDER "PAST PRACTICES" FORMULA. GOJ HAS NOT MADE DECISION REGARDING ACTUAL NUMBER OF WHALES TO BE HARVESTED BY ANTARCTIC FLEET THIS SEASON, BUT GOJ AND U [...] |
1985-01-08 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS JA IWC |
| 85VANCOUVER2152 |
MAJOR POLICE ACTION AGAINST SIKHS IN VANCOUVER [...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. THE RCMP AND VANCOUVER POLICE CARRIED OUT A SERIES OF ARRESTS AND COORDINATED SEARCHES OF THE HOMES OF MILITANT SIKHS HERE IN VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 6. THE RCMP ARRESTS OF TALWINDER SINGH PARMAR AND INDERJIT SINGH REYAT WERE IN CONNECTION WITH THE NARITA AIRPORT EXPLOSIO [...] |
1985-11-07 21:35:00 | Consulate Vancouver | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS MOPS IN CA |