Chronology April 16, 1983-July 15, 1983

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APRIL 16, 1983-JULY 15, 1983
ABBREVIATIONS:
AN, Arab News
CSM, Christian Science Monitor
FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Daily Report-Middle East & North Africa and
South Asia
JP, The Jerusalem Post
MEED, Middle East Economic Digest
MEES, Middle East Economic Survey
NYT, The New York Times
WP, The Washington Post
WJS, The Wall Street Journal
NOTE: The first page of the Chronology which
appearedin the Spring1983issue, p. 235, is incor-
rect. The correctpagehas been placedat the end of
this issue.
Arab-Israeli Conflict
(See also, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Libya,
Saudi Arabia,Syria)
1983
April 16: The Syrian paper Tishrtnsaid Syrian
troopswouldnot leave LebanonuntilIsraelitroops
withdrew.[4/17 NYT]
US special Mideast envoy Philip C. Habib met
with Egypt'sPresidentHusniMubarakin Cairo.[4/
17 NYT]
April17: PresidentRonaldReaganrequestedSyria
to join "enlargedMiddle East negotiations," ac-
cordingto the White House. [4/18 WP]
A LebaneseofficialrefutedIsraeliassertionsthat
an agreementwas at hand. "There are still some
basic differences,"he said. [4/18 NYT]
April18:Israelopened a new settlement,Bracha,5
miles south of Nablus. Thousandsof Peace Now
demonstratorsprotestedthe ceremony. [4/19WP]
April 19: An Israeli Cabinet committee agreed to
establish 3 new West Bank settlements. [4/20
FBIS]
April 21: Palestine LiberationOrganization(PLO)
Executive CommitteeChairmanYasir 'Arafatmet
with aides in Tunis to discuss relations with Jor-
dan. [4/22WP]
Egypt'sForeignMinisterButrusGhfli said there
was no crisis in PLO-Egyptian relations. [4/22
NYT]
C hronology
US officials said Secretary of State George P.
Shultzwould travel to the MiddleEast to push the
ReaganPlan and the withdrawalof foreign forces
from Lebanon. [4/22 NYT]
April 22: Reagan announcedhis decision to send
US Secretaryof State Shultz to the MiddleEast to
assist in negotiatingan Israeli-Lebaneseagreement
on troop withdrawal.[4/23 WP]
PLO Executive Committee Chairman 'Arafat
flew to Morocco following a meeting of the PLO
Executive Committeein Tunis. [4/23 WP]
In Britain'shighest level contact with the PLO,
Deputy ForeignSecretaryDouglas Hurdmet with
leadingPLO officialFarfiqQadduimi.[4/23 WP]
April 23: Shultz departedfor his first trip to the
Mideastas Secretaryof State, in an effortto secure
a Lebanese-Israeliagreementon troopwithdrawal.
[4/24 WP]
April 24: Shultz arrived in Cairo. President Mu-
baraktold himEgyptconsideredthe PLOthe "sole
Palestinianrepresentative."[4/25 WP]
April 25: US health experts said an illness that
affected Palestinianschoolchildrenwas caused by
anxiety and "psychologicalfactors." [4/26 WP]
Speakingfrom Cairo, Shultz said a Lebanese-
Israeliagreementwas "do-able." He promisedto
remainin the Mideastuntilan accordwas reached.
[4/26 WP]
April26: Syriasaid its troops opened fireon Israeli
bulldozers operating near Syrian positions. [4/27
NYT]
657
 'Arafatrejected a Palestinian-Jordanian confed-
eration. [4/27 WP]
Authorities in Israel banned publication of a
daily newsletterby the PalestinePress Agency. [4/
27 FBIS]
April 27: Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin
told Shultzthat Syriahad beguna massive military
buildup.Israel agreed to cooperate with Shultz in
talks on Lebanon. [4/28 WP]
Syrian troops again fired on Israeli bulldozers
constructingfortificationsin eastern Lebanon. [4/
28 NYT]
April28: Shultz arrivedin Lebanonon his Middle
East trip. He met for 6 hours with Lebanon's
PresidentAmin al-Jumayyil.[4/29WP]
April29: An unidentifiedIsraeliofficialchargedthe
US with obstructingthe Israeli-Lebanesenegotia-
tions. The US rejectedthe charge. [4/30WP]
Israeli Prime MinisterBegin and Shultz met in
Jerusalemand discussed the futurerole of Israeli-
sponsored Lebanese militiamanMajorSa'd Had-
dad. [4/30NYT]
April 30: Jordan's King Husayn blamed the US
failureto begin talks with the PLO for the break-
down of his negotiationswith 'Arafat. [5/1 WP]
May 1: Shultz traveled from Beirut to Jerusalem
with new proposalsfor an Israeli-Lebaneseagree-
ment on troop withdrawal.[5/2 WP]
May 2: 'Arafatsaid Shultz traveledto the Mideast
to implement "imperialist schemes" against the
Arab world. [5/3 NYT]
Following a meeting with Lebanon's Foreign
Minister Elie Salem, Syria's President Hafiz al-
Asad rejectedIsrael'stermsfor a mutualwithdraw-
al from Lebanon. [5/3 NYT]
Israeliborderpolice shot and killeda West Bank
Arabman and wounded2 others duringan attempt
by Arab villagers to prevent work on an Israeli
settlement.[5/3 WP]
May3: In Damascus, 'Arafatand SyrianPresident
al-Asad met formallyfor the first time since Sep-
tember 1982. [5/4 WP]
West Bank Palestinianscharged King Husayn
with imposingnew travel restrictionslimitingthe
amountof time West Bank residentscould remain
in Jordan.[5/4 WP]
May 4: Begin scheduled a Cabinet meeting to
decide whetherto accept the US-negotiatedLeba-
nese-Israeli agreementon troop withdrawal.[5/5
NYT]
The Lebanesegovernmentapprovedthe Israeli-
Lebanese agreement.[5/5 WP]
Nine Israeli soldiers were wounded in 2 bomb
attacksnear Beirut.Three Palestinianswere killed
in 2 separateattacks on Israeli positions in south-
ern Lebanon. [5/5 WP]
The World Health Organizationfailed to find
"any specificcause" for an illness allegedlyaffect-
ing hundredsof Palestinianschoolchildrenon the
West Bank. [5/12 WP]
May6: Israel's Cabinetvoted 17 to 2 to approvein
658
principlethe Israeli-Lebaneseagreement.[5/7WP]
Syria's press harshlycriticizedthe Israeli-Leba-
nese agreement.[5/7 WP]
Shultz held talks with King Ijusayn in Amman
on the Israeli-Lebaneseaccord. [5/7 WP]
Shultzsaid the US would lift the embargoon the
sale of F-16s to Israel. [5/7 NYT]
One Lebanese youth was killed and 8 wounded
when an Israeli Army patrol fired to disperse a
demonstrationin Tyre. [5/9 FBIS]
Shultzand Asad met for 4 hoursin Damascusto
discuss the Israeli-Lebaneseagreement.Following
the talks, a Syrianspokesmancalled the agreement
"an act of submission." Shultz flew from Damas-
cus to Riyadhfor talks with King Fahd. [5/8NYT]
May 7: Israel's Foreign MinisterYitzhak Shamir
said Israel wouldredeployits troops in Lebanonif
Syriarefusedto withdraw.[5/8 NYT]
Returningto Romefromvisits to Iraq,Syriaand
Kuwait, Italy's Foreign MinisterEmilio Colombo
expressed little hope for peace in either the Arab-
Israeliconflictor the Iran-Iraqwar. [5/8 NYT]
In TyreandsurroundingLebanesevillages,dem-
onstrations occurred to protest the death of a
Lebanese youth the previousday. [5/10 FBIS]
May 8: Following Shultz's departurefrom Saudi
Arabia, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Sa'fid al-
Faysal said there was no connection between the
withdrawalof Syrian and Israeli troops in Leba-
non. He said he expected Syria to honor a Leba-
nese requestto pull out its troops. [5/9 WP]
Shultz said Syria had not "slammedthe door"
on the withdrawalof foreignforces from Lebanon.
Shultz visited Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Israel
before leavingthe MiddleEast. [5/9 WP]
Asad flew to Saudi Arabiafor talks with King
Fahdon the Israeli-Lebaneseagreement.[5/9 WP]
South of Beirut, a bomb explosion wounded 7
Israelisoldiers. [5/9 NYT]
In Damascus, 'Arafatchaireda PLO Executive
Committeemeetingto discuss the Lebanese-Israeli
agreement.[5/9 FBIS]
May 9: Eight-seven Soviet dependents left the
Soviet embassy in Beirut on a special flight to
Moscow. [5/10WP]
In Jiddah, Syria's Foreign Minister 'Abd al-
Halim Khaddam rejected the Israeli-Lebanese
agreement. In Damascus, the PLO Executive
Committeealso rejectedthe agreement.[5/10WP]
The State Departmentexpressed concern over
an increasein Syrianand PLO forces in Lebanon.
[5/11 NYT]
May 10: In Paris, Shultz called on the Soviets to
end theiroppositionto the Israeli-Lebaneseagree-
ment. [5/11NYT]
A 24-year-oldIsraeliman was shot and killed in
Gaza by an unidentifiedassailant. [5/11 NYT]
Syrian radio broadcasts threatened "unlimited
war" in response to "any Israeli aggression"
across the Israeli-Syrianborderor throughLeba-
non. [5/11NYT]
 An Israeliofficialsaid Israelwoulddo everything
[it could] to prevent a militaryconfrontationwith
the Syrians." [5/11 NYT]
Five West Bank Arab youths were sentenced to
terms of 11 to 13 years in prison for throwing
stones that killed an Israeli woman. [5/11NYT]
Lebanon's President Jumayyil rejected "Arab
blackmail"and said he would seek domestic and
international support for the Israeli-Lebanese
agreement.[5/11 WP]
May 11: Lebanon said the final details of the
agreementwith Israel had been completed. [5/12
WP]
Shultz told President Reagan that Soviet pres-
sure was keepingthe Syriansin Lebanon,but that
he was "confident"of eventualSyrianwithdrawal.
15/12WP]
Israel's Foreign Minister Shamir said Israel
would "act as it sees fit" if Syrianand PLO troops
remainedin Lebanon. [5/12 NYT]
SaudiDefense MinisterPrinceSultansaid Saudi
Arabiawouldnot pressureSyriainto acceptingthe
Israeli-Lebaneseagreement.[5/12 NYT]
May 12: Lebanon'sForeignMinisterSalem met in
Damascuswith Asad to discuss Syria'spositionon
the agreementwith Israel. [5/13NYT]
Followinga meetingwith Saudi Defense Minis-
ter Prince Sultan in Paris, US Defense Secretary
Caspar Weinbergerexpressed optimism about a
withdrawalof foreign forces from Lebanon. [5/13
NYT]
Israel reduced its troop strengthin Lebanon to
less than 20,000 men, according to Israeli and
Western diplomatic and military sources. [5/13
WP]
May 13: Syria formally rejected the Lebanese-
Israeliagreement.[5/14 NYT]
Israel's Chief of Staff Lieut. Gen. Moshe Levy
issued orders easing the treatmentof Palestinians
in the occupied territories.[5/14 NYT]
May 14:The LebaneseCabinetvoted unanimously
to approvethe agreementwith Israel on the with-
drawalof foreignforces. [5/15 WP]
Mubarakcalled on Arab states to support the
Israeli-Lebaneseagreement.[5/15 NYT]
PLO sources reported the return of 'Arafatto
Lebanonfor the first time since the PLO evacua-
tion in the summerof 1982. [5/15 NYT]
A ranking Syrian official warned that Syria
woulddo all it could to "foil" the Lebanese-Israeli
agreement.[5/15 NYT]
May 15: Lebaneseand Israelidelegationsconclud-
ed work on an agreementfor the withdrawalof
Israelitroops. [5/16 NYT]
ThreePalestiniansin Nabluswere injuredduring
demonstrations.[5/16 NYT]
Asad met with Lebanese leadersopposed to the
Israeli-Lebaneseagreement.[5/16 NYT]
'Arafatsaid "an effectivewar [was]the only way
to redrawthe politicalmapof the MiddleEast." [5/
16 NYT]
Fighting was reported in the Biqa' Valley be-
tween PLO factionsopposingand supporting'Ara-
fat. [5/16WP]
May 16: The Lebanese and Israeli parliaments
approved the agreement for the withdrawal of
Israeliforces from Lebanon. [5/17 WP]
JumayyilrequestedShultz's aid in achievingthe
withdrawalof Syrianforces. [5/17 NYT]
A groupof Arabstates requestedthe UN Securi-
ty Councilto resume debate over the West Bank.
[5/17NYT]
May17: The representativesof Lebanonand Israel
signed an agreementon the withdrawalof Israeli
troopsfromLebanonand the broadeningof Israeli-
Lebaneseties. [5/17 WP]
Jordan announced restrictions on Palestinians
traveling from the West Bank to Jordan. [5/18
FBIS]
May 18: Syria rejected an appeal by President
Reagan to withdrawfrom Lebanon and refused
permissionfor US Middle East envoy Habib to
visit Damascus. [5/19 NYT]
May 19: Syria's Foreign Minister Khaddamsaid
Syria would "take measuresagainstthe Lebanese
state" for signingan agreementwith Israel. [5/24
NYT]
Shultz told Congress that Arab states desired
Syria's withdrawalfrom Lebanon. [5/20WP]
Habib flew to Saudi Arabia for talks on the
situationin Lebanon. [5/20 WP]
PLOofficerWasif 'Urayqatandtroopsunderhis
commandjoined the ranks of PLO dissidents op-
posed to 'Arafat.[5/20WP]
May20: The US formallyreleasedF-16jets whose
transferto Israelwas banneduntil it had agreedto
withdrawfrom Lebanon. [5/21NYT]
One soldier serving in the Sinai Multinational
Force and Observersunit was killed and another
woundedin a trafficaccidentin the EgyptianSinai.
[5/21NYT]
May21: Syrianradiosaid the US was "anti-Arab"
for transferringF-16s to Israel. [5/22 NYT]
May22: 'ArafatcombinedPLO forces in Lebanon
under a single command and placed 5 trusted
officersin a special unit. He accused Arabregimes
of dividingthe PLO. [5/23 WP]
Salem said Syria and Lebanonwould be able to
agree on the withdrawalof Syrian troops. [5/23
NYT]
May23: Nayif Hawatma,leaderof the Democratic
Front for the Liberationof Palestine (DFLP) re-
quested a Syrian economic blockade of Lebanon.
[5/24NYT]
'Arafat accused Libyan leader Mu'ammaral-
Qadhdhafiof supportingdissidentPLO factions in
Lebanon. [5/24WP]
May 24: Saudienvoy Shaykh'Abd al-'Aziz Tawa-
jiri met in Damascuswith Asad to discuss Syria's
oppositionto the Israeli-Lebaneseagreement.[5/25
NYT]
May 25: In an interview publishedin French pa-
659
pers, PalestiniandissidentAbuiNidal said he would
continue his attacks against Jewish and Arab tar-
gets. [4/26 WP]
'Arafatsaid he had cut off fuel, food and pay to
dissidentPLO factions in Lebanon. [5/26WP]
All the European Community states except
Greece expressed supportfor the Israeli-Lebanese
agreement.[5/26WP]
WhilevisitingSudan,Mubaraksaid Syriadid not
intend to occupy Lebanon and called on Israel to
withdrawwithouta similarSyriancommitment.[5/
26 WP]
IsraelchargedSyrianjets with firing2 missiles at
Israelireconnaissanceplanes. [5/26 NYT]
May 26: Both Syria and Israel warned of the
possibilityof renewedviolence followinga May 25
air battle. [5/27 WP]
May27: An Israelisoldierwas killedand 14wound-
ed in an explosionneara bus carryingIsraelitroops
near Hasbayyain southernLebanon. [5/27 FBIS]
The US cautionedSyria that increasingits mili-
tary presencein Lebanonincreasedtensions in the
area. [5/28NYT]
IsraeliDefense MinisterMosheArens said Israel
would not be draggedinto a war in Lebanon.[5/28
NYT]
Israel placed some units near the GolanHeights
on alert in response to Syrianmaneuversnear the
Israeli-Syrianborder. [5/28 WP]
May 28: The US requestedthe Soviet Union and
others "contributingto the tensions" in Lebanon
to practice restraint.The Syrians announcedthat
militarymaneuvershad ended. [5/29 NYT]
PLO official Khalil al-Wazirsaid the PLO was
shortof funds. He requestedhelp fromArabcoun-
tries. [5/29NYT]
PLO factions opposed to 'Arafatseized 6 food,
ammunitionand equipmentwarehousesin Damas-
cus. [5/30 WP]
May 30: A senior aide to 'Arafatthreatenedrepri-
sals against dissident PLO factions if any PLO
installationsin Lebanonwere seized. [5/31 NYT]
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
said troops of Israeli-backedChristianmilitiaman
Haddadhad killed a UNIFIL soldier. Israel said
the soldier was killed by a Lebanese villagerwho
shot in self-defense. [5/31 NYT]
Two Israeli soldiers were killed and 3 wounded
in an attackin the centralmountains.[5/31WP]
The US said it was "encouraged"by the reduc-
tion of Syrian-Israelitensions and called for the
"utmostrestraint."[6/1 JP]
PLO officials said Syria had begun mediatinga
dispute between PLO factions. [6/1 WP]
May31: Egypt and Israel resumednegotiationson
the dispute over the Tabah area of the Sinai. [6/1
FBIS]
June 1: Begin called on Israelis to demonstrate
unity regardingIsrael's presence in Lebanon. He
said Israelhad no intentionof attackingSyria. [6/2
WP]
660
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Yehuda Ben
Meir said he would consult with the US on a
unilateralIsraelipullbackto southernLebanon.[6/
2 WP]
About 24 civilian leaders of the PLO's al-Fatah
faction reportedlyjoined anti-'Arafatdissidents in
Lebanon. [6/2 NYT]
Asad said the Israeli-Lebaneseagreementwas
dead and predicteda war with Israel. [6/2 NYT]
Israelipolice arrested8 Jewishreligiousstudents
for reportedlyvandalizingan Arab residence near
their school in East Jerusalem.[6/2 NYT]
A high-levelal-Fatahdelegationarrivedin Mos-
cow for officialtalks. [6/2 FBIS]
June 2: US officials said Ambassadorsto Saudi
Arabia,Jordan,LebanonandIsrael,alongwith US
Mideastenvoys Habib and MorrisDraper,would
returnto the US for consultationon US Mideast
policy and the Israeli-Lebaneseagreement. [6/3
WP]
Israeliforces in southernLebanoncompleteda
48 hour "round-up"of about 100 persons in the
areas of Sidon, Tyre and Nabatiyya, accordingto
the Lebanese paperal-Nahir. [6/3 JP]
Israel's opposition Labor Party called for the
unilateralphasedwithdrawalof Israelitroopsfrom
Lebanonover the next 3 months. [6/3 JP]
June 4: Pro- and anti-'ArafatPLO factions fought
in eastern Lebanon. Police said 8 people were
killed and 17 wounded in an hour-longgunbattle.
[6/5 WP]
Israeli troops broke up fighting between rival
Arab student groups at al-Najah and Bir Zayt
universitieson the West Bank. At least 12 people
were injured.[6/5 WP]
Followingprotestsmarkingthe firstanniversary
of the invasionof Lebanon,the West Bankmilitary
government closed al-Najah University for the
academicyear. [6/5 JP]
In Tel Aviv, 150,000demonstratorscalledfor the
immediatewithdrawalof Israelitroopsfrom Leba-
non. [6/5 JP]
Lebanon'sPrimeMinisterShafiqal-Wazzansaid
in an interviewwith al-Safir that Lebanon would
accept an Arab alternativeto the agreementwith
Israel,if it wouldachieve the withdrawalof foreign
forces. [6/5 JP]
Following attacks on Israeli troops in southern
Lebanon, 150area residentswere arrestedand put
in the Ansardetentioncamp. [6/5 JP]
Accordingto the PLO news agency Wafa', Sovi-
et leaderYuriAndropovexpressed his supportfor
'Arafat.[6/5 JP]
June 6: Muslim areas of Lebanon observed a
general strike to mark the first anniversary of
Israel's invasion. [6/7 NYT]
Prisonersin the Ansardetentioncampprotested
to mark the first anniversaryof the invasion of
Lebanon.[6/8 JP]
US officialssaid they opposeda unilateral,partial
withdrawalof Israelitroopsin Lebanon.[6/7JP]
June7: 'Arafataccused Libyaof interferingin PLO
affairsand said the anti-'Arafatuprisingwas over.
[6/8 WP]
June 8: Accordingto the WashingtonPost, Syria
secretly informedLebanonthat it would not with-
drawwithouta writtensecuritytreatythatincluded
access to water sources in Lebanon. [6/8 WP]
Israel's Knesset defeated by a vote of 55 to 47 a
motion calling for a unilateralIsraeli pullbackin
Lebanon. [6/9 NYT]
A carbombexplosionkilled2 Israelisoldiersand
wounded 2 others in East Beirut. Five Lebanese
citizens were wounded. The Lebanese National
Resistance Front was reportedly responsible for
the attack. [6/9 NYT]
'Arafat received the endorsement of Iraq and
SaudiArabiain his battlewith PLOdissidents.Iraq
expressed its supportfor PLO unity and indepen-
dence. [6/9 WP]
June 9: Four US ambassadorsto the Mideast,and
US envoys Habiband Draper,met in Washington
with Assistant Secretaryof State for Near Eastern
and South Asian Affairs Nicholas A. Veliotes to
discuss the Lebanonsituation.[6/10 WP]
June 10: Palestinianguerrillasattacked an Israeli
patrol northeast of Tyre, killing 3 soldiers. [6/11
NYT]
June 11: Followinga meetingwith Shultzin Wash-
ington, Salem said he anticipatedUS-Syriantalks
on the withdrawalof Syriantroops from Lebanon.
[6/12WP]
A bomb exploded near an Israeli checkpoint
outside Beirut, wounding6 Lebanese civilians. [6/
12 WP]
'Arafatrevealed that his PLO faction had exe-
cuted 5 supporters of an opposition faction for
allegedly plottingto kill 2 top 'Arafataides. [6/12
WP]
June 12:Drapersaid the US hadheld talkswith the
Soviet Union about Lebanon. [6/12 NYT]
June 13: 'Arafatannouncedthat PLO forces and
Lebanese leftist militias would ally to mount at-
tacks againstIsraelitroops in Lebanon. [6/14WP]
Egypt accused Israel of violatingthe peace trea-
ty by stationingpolice at disputedpoints along the
border.[6/14WP]
The Lebanese media reported a brief Syrian-
Israelitank battle in eastern Lebanon. [6/14NYT]
The DFLP, andthe PopularFrontfor the Libera-
tion of Palestine (PFLP) denouncedthe activities
of "Muslim Brothers" on the West Bank. [6/14
FBIS]
June14:The Lebaneseparliamentvoted 65-2, with
4 abstentions, to approve the troop withdrawal
agreementwith Israel. [6/15 WP]
US Secretary of Defense Weinbergersaid the
US-Israeli Memorandum of Understanding on
Strategic Cooperation could be revived at any
time. [6/15 NYT]
The WhiteHouse said Begin would be invitedto
visit the US on a working visit in late July to
discuss US-Israelities and Lebanon. [6/15 NYT]
June 15: In opposition to local officials, the UN
decidedto hold a conferenceon the Palestiniansin
Geneva, Switzerland.Geneva authoritiesrefused
to accept responsibilityfor security at the confer-
ence. [6/16WP]
The IsraeliKnesset voted 56 to 50 againstestab-
lishing a commissionof inquiryinto the Cabinet's
conduct during the invasion of Lebanon. [6/16
FBIS]
The Syrianpaper al-Thawracalled for guerrilla
attacks against the Lebanese governmentfor its
approvalof the agreementwith Israel. [6/16 NYT]
June 16: A man was killed as he planted a bomb
near a Tel Aviv hotel. Four others were wounded
in the blast. [6/17JP]
June 17: Pro- and anti-'ArafatPLO groupsclashed
for the second time in the Biqa' Valley. Casualties
were undetermined.[6/19 WP]
June 19: Rival PLO facitons clashed in Lebanon.
Near Damascus, ranking'Arafat aide Abfi Ziyad
was wounded by dissident PLO gunmen. [6/20
NYT]
June 20: The Lebanese investigationinto the Sep-
tember1982Sabraand Shatilamassacreheld Israel
responsiblefor the killings.The reportclaimedthat
Lebanese Phalangistswere not guilty of involve-
ment in the massacre. [6/21 WP]
The al-FatahRevolutionaryCouncil met in Da-
mascusto discuss internaloppositionto 'Arafat.[6/
21 WP]
Shultzmet in Washingtonwith Lebaneseofficial
Wadi' Haddad to discuss the possibility of an
Israeliredeploymentwithin Lebanon. [6/21 NYT]
June 21: Anti-'ArafatPLO factions captured 8
positions in eastern Lebanon formerly held by
'Arafat loyalists. Direct Syrian support for the
dissidentforces was reported.[6/22 NYT]
'Arafat loyalists refuted claims by opposition
groups that 8 bases in Lebanon were captured,
claimingthe dissidentsseized only 2 or 4 positions.
SyriantroopsreportedlysurroundedPLO bases in
eastern Lebanon, restricting the movement of
'Arafatloyalists. [6/23 WP]
June 22: Shultz announcedthat Habiband Draper
would returnto the Mideastto press for the with-
drawalof foreignforces from Lebanon. [6/23WP]
The InternationalLaborOrganizationdefeateda
proposalcondemningIsrael. [6/23 WP]
The DutchForeignMinisterannouncedthatHol-
landwouldwithdawfromUNIFIL on October19if
Israelitroops were still in Lebanon. [6/23WP]
June 23: 'Arafatcharged Syria with blocking the
transferof supplies to his supportersin Lebanon,
saying the Syrians "betrayed" the PLO. [6/24
NYT]
June 24: Syria declared'Arafatpersona non grata
due to his "continuedrecriminationsagainst Syr-
ia," and orderedhim to leave the country. 'Arafat
flew to Tunis, where he called Syria's action "re-
grettable."[6/23 WP]
661
 The EuropeanCommunityresumedfinancialaid reau; 'Arafatbecame head of the financedivision;
to Israel, suspendedfollowingthe invasionof Leb- and FarfiqQaddfmi was placed in charge of for-
anon. [6/26JP] eign affairs. Several other changes were also an-
The PalestineNews Agency WAFAreportedthe nounced. [7/6 FBIS]
ambush of a Palestinian convoy on the Homs- July 7: In Hebron, Jewish settler Aharon Gross
Damascus road, in which 10 Palestinians were was stabbed to death. Jewish residents of Qiryat
killed. [6/24 FBIS] Arbariotedin the city center. Severalsettlerswere
June 25: Syria increased its forces surrounding arrested.Militaryauthoritiesdismissed the acting
PLO positions in eastern Lebanon. [6/26 WP] mayorof HebronMustafaNatshi and the munici-
June 26: Palestinians meeting in East Jerusalem pal council. In Jerusalem,police clashed with 200
issued a statementof supportfor 'Arafat.[6/27JP] Arabprotestorsnear al-Aqsamosque. [7/9 NYT]
PLO officials said the PLO was prepared to Shultz concluded a 4-day tour of Saudi Arabia,
"solve the problemswith the Syrians." [6/27WP] Syria, Lebanonand Israel. He said his triphad not
Syrianradiodenounced'Arafatas a "defeatist." produced progress on the withdrawalof foreign
[6/27 NYT] forces from Lebanon. [7/8 WP]
Habib met in Jerusalemfor talks with Begin on July 8: Israeli Defense MinisterArens said UNI-
troop withdrawal.[6/27 NYT] FIL should redeploy its forces north to positions
June 27: The DFLP and PFLP formed a joint near Syriantroops. [7/9 WP]
politicaland militarycommand.[6/27 FBIS] Palestiniandissidents refused 'Arafat's request
Jerusalem'sMufti Shaykh Sa'd al-Din al-'Alami to withdrawforces loyal to him from the Biqa'
issued a fatwa callingfor the death of Asad. [6/28 Valley to northernLebanon. [7/9 WP]
NYT] July 9: A PLO Executive Committee delegation
June 28: Anti-'ArafatPalestiniansoverran3 posi- met in Damascus with Syrian Foreign Minister
tions in eastern Lebanonmannedby 'Arafatloyal- Khaddam.[7/10WP]
ists. Over 15 pro-'Arafattroops were killedand 20 July 10: Israel's Cabinetendorsed the removalof
wounded.The Palestinenews agency WAFA said Hebron'sactingmayorand approvedplansfor the
all pro-'Arafat positions were under attack by restorationof the old JewishQuarterof Hebron.[7/
Syriansand anti-'Arafatforces. [6/29 WP] 11 NYT]
In Jerusalem,4 people were woundedin 2 sepa- July 11: Israeli authoritiesplaced Hebron under
rate bomb explosions. [6/28 FBIS] curfew. [7/12 WP]
LebanoncriticizedIsrael'splanfor the redeploy- The State DepartmentcriticizedIsrael'splansto
ment of its forces in Lebanon. [6/29 FBIS] expandthe Jewish Quarterof Hebron. [7/12NYT]
June 30: In Lebanon, opposing PLO factions July 12: PLO officialQaddfimimet Soviet Foreign
agreedon an immediateceasefire. [7/1 NYT] MinisterAndreiGromykoin Moscow. [7/13 WP]
The US requested Israel to accept a unilateral In southernLebanon,an explosionkilled2 Israe-
timetablefor withdrawingits troopsfrom Lebanon li soldiersand wounded 16 others. [7/13WP]
in an effortto induceSyrianwithdrawal.[7/1 NYT] July 13:The EuropeanCommunitydecidedagainst
July 1: Shamirsaid Israel rejected changes in the issuinga statementsupporting'Arafat.[7/14NYT]
timetablefor troop withdrawalfrom Lebanon.[7/2 July 14: Druse villagers clashed with a Lebanese
NYT] Army patrolsoutheastof Beirut. [7/15 NYT]
July 2: Reagan ordered Shultz to return to the
MiddleEast to push effortsfor a troop withdrawal
from Lebanon. [7/3 WP]
Rival Palestinianfactionsresumedfightingin the
Biqa' Valley, endinga 2-day ceasefire. [7/3 NYT] General
July 4: Two Katyusha rockets fired from Jordan
landedwithoutcasualtiesin Israel'sJordanValley. 1983
[7/5 NYT] July5: The US Defense Departmentreleasedplans
July 5: An Israeliofficersaid Israelwas committed for militaryexercises to be held in Augustwith the
to the redeployment of its troops to southern US, Egypt, Oman, Sudan and Somaliaparticipat-
Lebanon. [7/6 WP] ing. [7/6 NYT]
Lebanontold the US that a partialIsraeli with-
drawal would doom the Israeli-Lebaneseagree-
ment. [7/6 WP]
July 6: Meeting with Asad in Damascus, Shultz
said there was no prospectof an immediateSyrian Petroleum Affairs
withdrawal.[7/7 WP]
Changesin the rankingal-Fatahposts were an- 1983
nounced. Salah Khalaf was named to lead a 3- April18:The MinisterialCommitteeof the Organi-
person security department; Khalid al-Hasan zation of PetroleumExportingCountries(OPEC)
replaced 'Arafat as head of the InformationBu- met in London and issued a call for formalOPEC

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consultations with non-OPEC oil producers, in- April 21: The Moroccan Foreign Ministry issued a
cludingthe Soviet Union. [4/25MEES] statement rejecting direct talks with the Polisario.
Saudi Oil MinisterShaykhAhmadZaki Yamani [4/29 MEED]
said in Bahrainthat he was "100 percent certain" April 22: Iran charged Iraq with attacking civilian
that OPEC's recent pricingand productionagree- sites in Dizful, killing 60 people and wounding over
ment would hold. [4/25 MEES] 300. [4/25 FBIS]
April25: The OPECnews agency said Algeriahad April 26: Officials from 8 Gulf states failed in their
been asked to negotiate a coordinatedoil pricing third attempt to agree on measures to halt the
policy with the USSR. [4/25 WSJ] Iranian oil spill in the Gulf. [4/27 NYT]
May 11: Japan's Ministerof Trade said Iran had April 27: Saudi King Fahd bin 'Abd al-'Azlz sent a
agreedto cut the priceof oil sold to Japan,alleged-message to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov seeking
ly violatingthe OPECpricingagreement.[5/5WSJ] Soviet assistance in ending the Iran-Iraq war. [4/29
May 18: Saudi Oil MinisterYamani said Aramco FBIS]
would be headed by a Saudi when its current Iraq's President Husayn said Iraqi forces had a
presidentretired. [5/19 WSJ] strategic edge over Iranian troops. [4/28 NYT]
May 25: the Organizationof Arab PetroleumEx- May 2: Iran claimed to have sunk an Iraqi gunboat
porting Countries(OAPEC)convened in Damas- during an Iraqi attack on the Nowruz oil field. [5/3
cus. [5/26 FBIS] NYT]
In San Francisco, Yamani warned that import May 6: Libya and South Yemen signed a joint
tariffsmight be imposed on goods from countries security agreement. [5/9 FBIS]
that establishedtariffson importedoil. [5/26 WSJ] May 9: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) min-
May 30: Iraq, to pay off its debts, agreed to sell isterial council held an emergency meeting in Bah-
France oil below the official OPEC price. [5/31 rain to discuss the Gulf oil slick. [5/10 FBIS]
WSJ] May 11: The International Committee of the Red
June 8: The OPEC monitoringcommittee met in Cross accused both Iran and Iraq of "grave and
Paris. United Arab Emirates Oil Minister Mana' repeated violations" of international law in the
Sa'id al-'Utaybasaid OPEC would consider hold- treatment of enemy troops. [5/12 WP]
ing formal talks with oil importingnations. [6/9 The UN approved an Iranian proposal to send a
NYT] delegation to inspect civilian damage caused by the
July 1: Fad.il al-Khalabi of Iraq became acting war in both Iran and Iraq. [5/13 NYT]
SecretaryGeneralof OPEC. [7/11 MEES] Iran reported Iraqi missile attacks on the south-
ern cities of Dizful and Andimeshk. Iran claimed 91
people killed and 400 wounded in 3 missile attacks
Regional Affairs last month. [5/13 WP]
May 15: Border demarcation talks between Oman
(See also, Arab-IsraeliConflict,Algeria,Iran, and South Yemen were postponed indefinitely. [5/
Iraq) 16 FBIS]
Iran reported defeating an Iraqi attack near Qasr-
1983 i Shirin and Tanqab-i Kohneh, killing or wounding
April 16: Iraq's PresidentSaddamHusayn invited hundreds of Iraqi troops. [5/16 NYT]
Iran's leader AyatallahRuihallahKhumaynito an Iraq reported sinking 5 Iranian ships in attacks
Islamicconferenceon the Iran-Iraqwar underway near Kharq Island. [5/16 WP]
in Baghdad.[4/17 NYT] May 16: Algeria's Prime Minister Mohamed Ben-
April17:Iran'sPrimeMinisterMirHusaynMusavi ahmed Abdelghani arrived in Iran for talks on the
said Iran mightattend a conference in Iraq if Iraq Iran-Iraq war. [5/17 WP]
identified the killer of Ayatallah Baqr Sadr and May 17: Officials from Kuwait and the United Arab
condemnedhis murder.[4/18 NYT] Emirates met in Tehran with Iran's President 'All
Iraq claimed to have sunk 4 Iranianships in a Khaman'i to discuss halting the oil slick in the
battlenearthe BandarKhumayniport. [4/18NYT] Gulf. [5/17 WP]
April 18: A 2-day meeting of the 5 largest Arab May 18: GCC Foreign Ministers held their seventh
multilateralaid agencies opened in Algiers. [4/25 regular session in Riyadh. [5/19 FBIS]
MEES] May 20: An Arab peace delegation in Tehran said it
Iraq's Revolutionary Command Council ap- had received an "encouraging response" from Bagh-
provedan IslamicConference'scall for a ceasefire dad and Tehran for a proposed settlement. [5/21 WP]
in the Gulf, providingIranagreedto the proposal. May 25: Iraq announced its willingness to sign a
[4/19WP] UN-sponsored accord banning attacks on border
Iraq claimed 14,982 Iranian troops killed in cities and civilian sites. [5/26 NYT]
heavy fightingfrom April 10-17 . [4/19FBIS] May 26: Iran rejected Iraq's proposal to ban at-
April 20: The Polisariodeclared its willingnessto tacks on border cities and civilian sites. [5/27 NYT]
open talks with the US, according to Algerian June 1: Iran and Iraq reported fighting across their
radio. [4/21 FBIS] 300-mile front. [6/2 NYT]

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June 7: Disagreementover the seating of a Poli-
sario delegationto a long-delayedOrganizationof
African Unity (OAU) summit prevented for the
second day the openingof the Addis Ababameet-
ing. [6/8 WP]
Iraqi leader Husayn offered to sign a limited
ceasefire agreementpermittingfree passage of oil
in the Gulf, ending border shelling and halting
hostilitiesduringRamadan.[6/8 WP]
June 8: IranrejectedIraq's offer. [6/9 WP]
The Polisario"temporarily"relinquishedits seat
at the OAU summitin Addis Ababa, allowingthe
meetingto convene. [6/9 NYT]
June 11: The OAU approved a plan aimed at
resolvingthe disputeover the WesternSahara.The
plan called for direct talks between the Polisario
andthe Moroccans,anda referendumon the future
of the territorieswithin6 months, supervisedjoint-
ly by the OAU and the UN. [6/12WP]
June17:Presidentof the SaharanArabDemocratic
RepublicMohamedAbdelaziz expressed the Poli-
sario's willingnessto end the war in the Western
Sahara.[6/20 FBIS]
June 25: Iran claimed200 Iraqi soldiers killed and
250 woundedin 48 hoursof fightingnearSarDasht.
[6/27FBIS]
June 26: Iraqi leader Husayn appealed for new
initiativesto end the war with Iran. [7/4 MEES]
June 27: Iraq reported300 Iraniansoldiers killed
duringan Iraqiattackon the northernsectionof the
front. [6/28 FBIS]
July 1: The commanderof Iraq's navy reported
over 100 Iranianships sunk in naval battles since
1980. [7/1 FBIS]
July 7: The ATmman paperAkhbdral-'Usbua' re-
portedEgypt's agreementto sell Iraq Soviet arms
includingMIG-21and -23 planes, tanks and other
weapons. [7/8 FBIS]
July 10: Iraq claimed 3 Iranian "naval targets"
sunk in the northernGulf area. [7/11 NYT]
July 11: Morocco reportedheavy Polisarioattacks
against positions near Msid, beginning July 10.
Accordingto Morocco, the Polisariolost 50 troops
killed and many wounded. Two Moroccanswere
reportedkilled and 30 wounded. Morocco claimed
the fightinglasted 4 hours. Polisario radio in Al-
giers said the battles were continuing.[7/12WP]
Afghanistan
(See also, Pakistan)
1983 June 10: Pakistan'sForeignMinisterYaqubKhan
April 19: A Western diplomat reported a major met in Moscow with Soviet Foreign MinisterAn-
Soviet and Afghan offensive in northwesternAf- dreiGromykofor talkson Afghanistan.[6/11NYT]
ghanistan. Heavy fighting was reported in the June 11: Concludingtalks with Pakistan'sForeign
southerncities of Qandahar,Ghazni and near the Minister, Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko said
Soviet borderat Mazar-iSharif. [4/21 NYT] the USSR would withdrawfrom Afghanistanif it
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April 26: According to Agence France Presse
(AFP) rebel sources in Islamabad reported 500
civilianskilledsince the starttwo weeks earlierof a
majorSoviet offensive. [4/26 FBIS]
May 3: Citing Administrationofficials, the New
YorkTimesreportedan increasein the qualityand
quantity of US weapons being supplied to the
MujThidin.[5/4 NYT]
May 8: A US diplomatwas expelled from Kabul.
State Departmentsources said the expulsion fol-
lowed the arrest of many of the rankingAfghan
employeesat the US Embassyin Kabul.[5/9NYT]
May 9: The US expelled an Afghan diplomatin
Washingtonin retaliationfor the expulsion of an
Americandiplomatfrom Kabul. [5/10WP]
May10:Westerndiplomatsin PakistansaidAfghan
rebels in the Shomali regionjust north of Kabul
were underheavy attackby Soviet andgovernment
forces. [5/11NYT]
May 16: Two hundredprisonerswere released in
an amnestyannouncedlast monthto markthe fifth
anniversaryof the communistgovernment. [5/17
WP]
May 17: Diplomaticsources said the Soviets had
establishedtheir first garrisonin Herat, near Iran.
[5/17NYT]
May19:The Soviet Ambassadorin KabulVitalyS.
Smirnovsaid in an inteview thatthe Kabulgovern-
ment was preparedto establisha schedulefor the
withdrawalof Soviet troops, providedit had guar-
antees againstforeignintervention.[5/20NYT]
May 20: The US accused the USSR of bombing
civilian sites in Afghanistanrecently, killing hun-
dreds or thousandsof people. [5/21 NYT]
May 21: Afghanistandenounced US charges of
Soviet attacks on civilian sites as "propaganda."
[5/22NYT]
May 24: A Western diplomatreportedthat rebel
leadershad agreedto a truce with Soviet forces in
the PanjshirValley. [5/25NYT]
May 25: Seven rebel groups based in Pakistan
agreed to form an alliance to fight under one
commandand intensify militaryoperations. [5/26
WP]
May 31: Accordingto Westerndiplomats,Afghan
rebels killed 85 Soviet and Afghantroops in major
attackslast week. [6/1 NYT]
June 1: Pakistan'sleader MuhammadZia ul-Haq
said the Soviets were taking a "very positive
approach"towardUN-sponsoredpeace talks. [6/2
NYT]
June2: US officialssaid they desireda rapidSoviet
withdrawalfrom Afghanistan"without regardto
Soviet conduct on other East-West issues." [6/3
WP]
received guarantees against interference in Afghan-
istan's internal affairs. [6/12 WP]
June 13: Foreign Minister Shah Muhammad Dost
met with Gromyko in Moscow. [6/14 NYT]
June 14: Police and Afghan soldiers clashed in
Kabul on June 6, over an attempt to force conscrip-
tion at a city checkpoint, according to unidentified
sources. [6/15]
A Western diplomat reported extensive Soviet
shelling of villages near Paghman and, earlier, in
the Logar Valley. [6/15]
June 15: The Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan and
Pakistan arrived in Geneva for a third series of
talks on the withdrawal of foreign troops. [6/16 WP]
June 21: Western sources reported intense attacks
by MujThidin in Kabul, the heaviest in 2 years. [6/
22 NYT]
June 24: UN sponsored talks on Soviet troop
withdrawal ended in Geneva without progress. [6/
24 NYT]
June 25: Former US charge d'affaires in Kabul,
Charles F. Dunbar, Jr., said the resistance was
"stronger than ever." [6/26 WP]
July 3: During a visit to Pakistan, US Secretary of
State George P. Shultz told Afghan refugees they
had the support of the US. [7/4 WP]
July 5: Mujahidin reportedly attacked the Kabul
airport on July 1, damaging some civilian aircraft,
according to Western diplomats. [7/6 NYT]
Algeria
(See also, Petroleum Affairs, Regional Affairs,
Morocco, Syria)
1983
April 23: Tunisian Foreign Minister Beji Caid-
Essebsi arrived in Algiers on an official visit. [4/26
FBIS]
May 9: Spain's King Juan Carlos began an official
visit to Algeria. [5/10 FBIS]
May 29: Tunisia's President Habib Bourguiba ar-
rived in Algiers for talks with Algerian leaders. [5/
31 FBIS]
May 31: Concluding President Bourguiba's trip to
Algeria, Tunisia and Algeria issued a joint state-
ment supporting the Organization of African Unity
(OAU) proposal on the Western Sahara and calling
for the unity of the Arab Maghreb. [6/1 FBIS]
Bahrain
(See also, Petroleum Affairs)
1983
April 22: Saudi-Bahraini talks opened in Manama
between delegations headed by Bahrain's leader
Shaykh 'Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa and Saudi De-
fense Minister Prince Sultan bin 'Abd al-'Aziz. [4/
26 FBIS]
May 6: President of the United Arab Emirates
Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan al-Nuhyyan arrived for a
brief visit. [5/13 MEED]
July 15: The amir of Bahrain Shaykh Khalifa left
Manama for a visit to the US. [7/15 FBIS]
Egypt
(See also, Arab-Israeli Conflict, General,
Sudan)
1983
April 20: Egyptian Copts rejected a court order
dismissing Coptic Pope Shenuda III. [4/21 WP]
April 26: The prosecution in a mass trial against
members of the militant religious group al-Jihad
requested the death penalty for 57 defendants. [5/2
FBIS]
May 16: The names of 30 Egyptian members of the
Nile Valley Parliament were announced. [5/17
FBIS]
May 19: The US and Egypt broke off talks for an
agreement on basing rights for the US Joint Rapid
Deployment Force. [5/20 NYT]
May 25: Over 190 people were believed killed in a
fire aboard a Nile river passenger ferry near Abu
Simbel. [5/27 WP]
May 26: Egypt and the Soviet Union signed an
agreement to increase "drastically" bilateral trade.
[5/27 FBIS]
May 28: The confirmed death toll in the May 25 fire
on a Nile river ferryboat rose to 272. Police
charged 38 crewmen with negligence. [5/29 WP]
June 6: The government presented parliament with
a budget proposal for increasing defense spending
by 24 percent. [6/7 WSJ]
June 10: President Husni Mubarak returned to
Egypt from an official visit to Rumania. [6/12 NYT]
June 15: President Mubarak replaced Army Chief
of Staff 'Abd Rabb al-Nabi Hafiz with Major Gen-
eral Ibrahim 'Abd al-Ghaffir 'Urabi. [6/16 JP]
June 21: The Interior Ministry announced the ex-
pulsion of 20 Palestinian students, allegedly mem-
bers of the Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine. [6/22 NYT]
June 25: Turkey's Foreign Minister Ilter Turkmen
arrived in Cairo on an official visit. [6/27 FBIS]
Sudan's President Ja'far al-Numayri arrived in
Cairo on an official visit. [6/27 FBIS]
July 2: Sudan's President Numayri arrived in Cairo
on a 3-day working visit. [7/5 FBIS]
July 3: Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq 'Aziz arrived in
Cairo on an official visit. [7/4 JP]
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Iran
(See also, Petroleum Affairs, Regional Affairs,
Afghanistan,Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia)
1983
April 16: Tehran radio reportedthe surrenderof
Kurdish Democratic Party officials in the Piran-
shahrand Mahabadareas. [4/18FBIS]
Legislation went into effect imposing prison
terms of up to 1 year for women violatingIslamic
dress standards.[4/22 MEED]
April 30: Iranian papers published the "confes-
sion" of Tudehpartyhead Nur al-DinKaynfirithat
he spied for the USSR. [5/2 WP]
May 1: The Iranian news agency reported oil
revenuesof $23 billionin the year ended March21,
1983.[5/2 WSJ]
May3: Tehranradioreportedcontinuedoperations
againstKurdishseparatistsin Mahabadand north-
west of Sanandajwith about 150 people arrested
and 80 killed or wounded. [5/4 FBIS]
May 4: Iran dissolved the Tudeh party. The For-
eign Ministry expelled 18 Soviet diplomats for
interferingin Iran's internalaffairs.[5/5 NYT]
May 7: A reportby the Plan and BudgetOrganiza-
tion claimed$90 billionin damageto Iran'secono-
my stemmingfrom the war with Iraq. [5/9 FBIS]
May 9: Tehran radio reported successful military
actions over the past 72 hours against Kurdish
separatistsin West Azerbayjanand Mahabad.[5/10
FBIS]
May 10: Commanderof the RevolutionaryGuards
Muhsin Riza'i said over 1,000 members of the
disbandedTudeh party had been arrested. [5/11
FBIS]
The Islamic RepublicanParty convened its first
congress in Tehran. [5/12 FBIS]
May 11: Iranianleader Ayatallah RfihallahKhu-
maynicalledfor unityandan end to disagreements.
[5/12FBIS]
May 15: The first congress of the IRP closed with
the election of a centralcommittee. [5/16 FBIS]
May 21: US President Ronald Reagan criticized
Iran'spersecutionof the Baha'is. [5/22 NYT]
May 22: AyatallahKhumayniwarned clerics and
Majlis members that opposition to government
policies would be dealt with "firmly."[5/23FBIS]
May 25: The USSR expelled 3 Iraniandiplomats,
accordingto Tehranradio. [5/26 WP]
Tehranradioreportedthat ongoinganti-Kurdish
operations had "cleansed" over 100 villages in
Kurdistan,killing53 people. [5/26 FBIS]
May 27: Majlis speaker Hashimi Rafsanjanisaid
Irandesirednormalrelationswith the USSR. [6/10
MEED]
May 28: Khumaynicriticized Reagan's statement
calling for clemency toward the Baha'ls. [5/29
NYT]
May 29: Western European, Americanand Japa-
nese leaders meeting in Williamsburg,Virginia,
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said the West shouldpromotebetterties with Iran.
[5/30 WP]
June 7: Six membersof the Councilof Guardians
were replaced in compliance with constitutional
requirements.[6/8 FBIS]
June 12: The Majlis approved Islamic banking
legislation.[6/24MEED]
June 19: Baha'i officials said 16 Baha'is were
secretlyexecuted in Shirazduringa 48-hourperiod
fromJune 17-18. [6/19 FBIS]
June 30: Khumayni reappointed HujiJatal-Islam
SayyidHasanTahirias Commanderof the Revolu-
tionaryGuards.[7/1 FBIS]
July 9: Iranclosed a Frenchconsulateand cultural
center in Isfahanin response to "hostile" French
actions. [7/10WP]
July 10: PrimeMinisterMirHusaynMfisaviharsh-
ly criticized "economic terrorists"in the bazaar.
[7/15MEED]
July 11:Hujjatal-IslamHashimiRafsanjaniwas re-
elected speakerof the Majlisat its openingsession.
[7/12FBIS]
July 13:ThirteenBazaariswere arrestedfor hoard-
ing and fined $540,000.[7/15 MEED]
July 14:The Councilof Expertselected to choose a
successor to Khumayniheld its first meeting in
Tehran. Khumayniannouncedhe had prepareda
30-pagewill to be entrustedto the Council. [7/15
FBIS]
Iraq
(See also, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Petroleum
Affairs,RegionalAffairs,Egypt, Iran,Turkey)
1983
April 21: Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad,
killing and wounding an undisclosed number of
people. Iranianagents were blamed. [4/29MEED]
June 4: Jordan'sKing Husaynarrivedin Baghdad
for talks with Iraqileaders. [6/5 NYT]
June 15: PresidentSaddamHusayn said Iraq was
"ready and willing" to improverelationswith the
USSR. [6/16 FBIS]
June 23: France agreed to "loan" Iraq 5 Super
Etendardjets equippedwith Exocet missiles. [6/24
WP]
June 30: A trade and cooperation protocol was
signed with the Soviet Union. [7/1 FBIS]
July 5: August 5 was established as the date of
regionalelections in "autonomous"Kurdistan.[7/
6 FBIS]
July 6: French ForeignMinisterClaudeCheysson
arrived in Baghdad during a Mideast tour. [7/7
FBIS]
Israel
(See also, Arab-IsraeliConflict,Lebanon)
1983 Jordan
April 16: Thieves stole rare books and paintings (See also, Arab-IsraeliConflict,Iraq)
valuedat over $4mfromJerusalem'sIslamicMuse-
um. [4/17 NYT] 1983
April17: The US approvedthe transferof technol- April 19: Lebanon's Defense Minister 'Isam
ogy neededto constructthe Lavi fighterjet accord- Khfiribegan a 5-day visit to Amman. Talks were
ing to Defense Minister Moshe Arens. [4/22 scheduled on the supply of Jordanianarms and
MEED] troop trainingto Lebanon. [4/22MEED]
In an IndependenceDay speech, PrimeMinister May8: King Husaynleft Ammanfor a privatevisit
MenahemBegin criticized the "terriblephenome- to London. [5/9 WP]
non" of domesticviolence and askedfor tolerance. May 9: In separateincidents, 2 US businesses in
[4/18WP] Amman were bombed. Damage was light. The
April 19: Chief of Staff Lieut. Gen. Rafael Eitan JordanianRevolutionaryand MilitaryCommittee
resigned.He was replacedby DeputyChiefof Staff claimedresponsibility.[5/10 FBIS]
Moshe Levy. [4/20 NYT] June 10: Libyan leader Mu'ammaral-Qadhdhafi
April 28: The US Senate Foreign Relations Com- arrivedin Ammanfor talks with King Husayn. [6/
mittee tentatively agreed to raise aid to Israel, 13 FBIS]
increasing grant aid from $550m to $850m and July 17: Jordan denied Syrian reports of wide-
raisingeconomic aid from $785m to $910m. [4/29 spread violence in northern Jordan. Jordanian
WP] sources claimed non-violent demonstrationspro-
May2: Israeliofficialscriticizeda new US decision testing the demolitionof illegal buildingshad oc-
to place limits on the sale to Israel of technology curred.The Ministryof the Interiorwarnedagainst
neededfor the productionof the Lavi fighterjet. [5/ travel to Syria citing harrassmentof Jordanian
3 NYT] tourists. [7/8 FBIS]
May 5: Chaim Herzog was sworn in as Israel's
sixth president.[5/6 FBIS]
May 10: The House Foreign Affairs Committee
voted 18-5 to increase US militarygrantsto Israel
from$550mto $850m,$300mmorein grantaid than Kuwait
requestedby the Administration.[5/11 WP] (See also, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Regional
May 22: Most doctors walked off their jobs in Affairs)
public hospitals in a wage dispute. The Cabinet
issued back-to-workorders. [5/23WP]
Police sources said 2 suspects were arrestedin 1983
the murderof Peace Now activist EmilGrunzweig. April27: Kuwaitreporteda 34 per cent decline in
[5/23 NYT] income in 1982 due to falling oil and investment
May23: Strikingdoctors decided to defy a govern- revenues. [4/28WSJ]
ment back-to-work order. Some 8,000 doctors May2: Defense MinisterShaykhSalimal-Sabahal-
were estimatedto be on strike. [5/24 WP] SalimAl Sabahbegan a 4-day visit to France. [5/6
May 24: State Departmentofficials told Congress MEED]
that the Administrationsupportedincreasingaid to May 12: Defense Minister Al Sabah announced
Israel if the increase was not taken from another Kuwait's purchaseof 12 French Miragejet fight-
country'said allocation. [5/26 NYT] ers. [5/13FBIS]
June 2: Approximately78 prisonersin Ramlepris- May 16: The government withdrew a draft law
on took 2 guards hostage for several hours to proposingamendmentsto the constitution. [5/19
protestprison conditions. [6/5 JP] FBIS]
June 22: The continuingdoctors' strikeforced the
closure of 3 hospitals. [6/23 WP]
June 28: Israeli doctors agreed to end their strike
andsubmittheirwage demandsto arbitration.[6/28
FBIS] Lebanon
July 5: Liberal Party member Sara Doron was (See also, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Jordan,
inducted into the Cabinet as Minister Without Libya, Saudi Arabia)
Portfolio.[7/6 NYT]
July 11: Ultra-orthodoxJews clashedwith police in 1983
Jerusalem.[7/12JP] April 16: France approveda $82.6m loan for the
July 14: Militantreligious Jews continued distur- purchaseof Frenchmilitarysupplies, accordingto
bances in Jerusalem. A police task force was Defense Minister'Issam Khfiri.[4/17 FBIS]
established to enforce order in ultra-orthodox April 18: In Beirut,an explosion destroyedthe US
neighborhoods.[7/15NYT] Embassy, killing46 people and woundingclose to

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100. The Muslim Holy Way Organization,which
identified itself as a supporter of Iran's leader
AyatallahRhballlh Khumayni,claimed responsi-
bility. The attack was condemned by US and
Lebanese officials. [4/19 WP]
April 20: Lebanon's Foreign MinisterElie Salem
said 4 men had been arrestedin connection with
the bombingof the US Embassy in Beirut. [4/21
NYT]
April 21: The 4 men held in connection with the
bombingof the US Embassy in Beirutwere freed.
[4/22NYT]
April 29: France and Lebanon signed a $28.6m
reconstructionaid protocol. [5/6 MEED]
May 5: Heavy shelling hit Muslim and Christian
sectors of Beirut,killing6 people andwounding34.
[5/5 CSM]
May 7: Clashes between Christianand Druze mili-
tias in the mountainsaroundBeirut left 5 people
dead. In 3 days of fighting,23 people were killed
and 70 wounded, accordingto police. [5/8 NYT]
May8: Israeliunits separatedChristianand Druze
militiasin the Shuf region. After 4 days of fighting
casualtiesstood at 36 killedand 125wounded. [5/9
WP]
About 115 Soviet personnel left Beirut. The
Embassyclaimedthe departureswere routineand
not a result of local tensions. [5/9 FBIS]
May 10: Radio Voice of Lebanon reported 40
Druze militiamenkilled in recent clashes in al-
Mtulla.[5/11 FBIS]
May 17: Lebanese Army troops clashed with Shi-
'ites protesting the Lebanese-Israeliagreement,
killingone protester. [5/17 NYT]
May18:The ForeignMinistryannouncedthe recall
of its ambassador to Libya and requested that
Libya's rankingenvoy not returnto Beirut. [5/19
FBIS]
May 19: Iran denounced charges that it was in-
volved in the bombingof the Americanembassyin
Beirut. [5/20WP]
May 21: A Druze religious leader was killed in a
land-mineexplosion. The Druze Progressive So-
cialist Party accused Christianmilitiasof planting
the mine. [5/24 WP]
May 22: SectarianDruze-Christianfightingin the
Shuf region left 23 killed. Up to 100 people were
reportedkidnapped.[5/23 NYT]
May 23: The Archbishopof Tyre Joseph Khouri
was released 4 hours after he was kidnappedby
Druze gunmen. [5/24 WP]
DruzeandChristianforces released 104hostages
kidnappedduringsectarianfighting.[5/24 FBIS]
May 24: In the Shuf region, Christianand Druze
militiascontinuedexchanginghostages.Shellingre-
sumedin the mountainsoverlookingBeirut.[5/25WP]
May29: PresidentAminal-Jumayyilvisited a Mus-
lim rally in West Beirut to defend the Israeli-
Lebanese agreement.[5/30 WP]
May31: SyrianPresidentHafizal-AsadandLibyan
leader Mu'ammaral-Qadhdhafiheld an unsched-
668
uled meetingin TripoliLebanon. [6/1 NYT]
June 1: PrimeMinisterShafiqal-Wazzanreturned
to Beirut after a 3-day official visit to France,
where he met PresidentFranqoisMitterrand.[6/2
NYT]
June 2: The House of Representativesapproved
economic aid to Lebanonof $251m.The vote was
276-71. [6/3 WP]
June 3: Foreign Minister Salem flew to Saudi
Arabiafor talks with King Fahdbin 'Abd al-'Aziz,
seeking Arab approval of the Lebanese-Israeli
agreement.[6/4 NYT]
June 5: Libya's charge d'affairesin Lebanonwas
shot and wounded in Beirut by an unidentified
gunman.[6/6 NYT]
June6: Salemleft Lebanonfor talks in the US. [6/7
NYT]
June 8: Salem met in Washingtonwith President
RonaldReagan. [6/9 FBIS]
June 14: Sporadicfightingwas reportedin Tripoli.
[6/14FBIS]
June 16: Unidentifiedgunmenkilled 15 people and
wounded at least 8 during a shooting spree in
Tripoli.[6/17WP]
June 17: In Tripoli,4 people were killed duringa
city-wide shut-down to mourn the deaths of 15
people killedby gunmenon June 16. In Beirutand
southernLebanon,5 bombsexploded, all aimedat
Palestiniantargets.Therewere no reportedcasual-
ties. [6/18WP]
A car bomb exploded in West Beirut, killingat
least 2 people and woundingat least 1 other. [6/19
WP]
June 19: Authoritiesdetained Palestine Research
CenterDirectorSabriJirisin connectionwith a car
bombexplosion. [7/5 JP]
June 20: A Syrian Army patrol was ambushed
about40 miles northof Beirut.Seven soldierswere
killed. [6/21WP]
June22: Clashesin Tripolileft 10people killedand
several others wounded. [6/23 FBIS]
June 27: The Lebanese Military prosecutor an-
nouncedit had arrested8 men in connection with
the 1976 murderof US Ambassadorto Lebanon
FrancisE. Meloy, EconomicCounselorRobert0.
Waringand their chauffeur.[6/28NYT]
July4: The governmentexpelled SabriJiris, Direc-
tor of the Palestine Research Center in Beirut on
charges of alleged involvement with a car bomb
explosion. [7/5 JP]
July6: The collapse of a buildingin Lebanonkilled
one Frenchmemberof the peacekeepingforce and
wounded5 others. [7/7 WP]
July 7: Prime MinisterWazzan narrowlyavoided
assassinationwhen a car bomb exploded 50 yards
from his motorcade.[7/8 WP]
July 11: Shelling along the coastal road north of
Beirutkilled 3 people and wounded5. [7/12 WP]
July 15: Lebanese Army troops clashed with
Shi'ite militiamen in Beirut. Five people were
reportedkilled and 21 wounded. [7/16 NYT]
Libya
(See also, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Regional
Affairs, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi
Arabia,Syria, Yemen)
1983
April 17: West German-Libyantalks were held in
Tripolito discuss the detentionof 8 West German
workersin Libya, allegedlyby a non-governmental
"radical"group. [4/22 MEED]
April 18: Brazilianauthoritiesdiscoveredweapons
and explosives aboard 4 Libyan cargo planes en
route to Nicaragua.Libyan pilots had claimedthe
planes were carrying medical supplies. [4/22
MEED]
April 20: Head of State Mu'ammaral-Qadhdhafi
apologizedto Brazilfor lying about the cargo of 4
planes carryingsupplies of weapons. [6/15NYT]
The Libyan press agency Jana said 8 West
Germansbeing held in detentionhad spied for the
CIA. The ForeignMinistrysaid no formalcharges
were made. [4/21 WP]
Brazil refused to allow 4 Libyan cargo jets to
continueon to Nicaraguawith militarysupplies.[4/
21 NYT]
April28: Head of State Qadhdhafichargedthe US
with conducting illegal naval maneuvers off the
Libyancoast. [4/29 NYT]
April 30: The paper al-Zahf al-Akhdarcriticized
"right-wingreactionaries"and "election brokers"
in the generalsecretariatof the people's congress.
[5/11FBIS]
May 1: Qadhdhaficoncluded visits to 3 African
states; Nigeria, Benin and Upper Volta. [5/6
MEED]
May 8: Brazil said permissionfor 4 Libyan cargo
jets to returnto Libya had expired.Libya demand-
ed the returnof the planeswith the armsthey were
carryingto Nicaragua.[5/9 WP]
Four of 8 West Germans being held in Libya
were freed in exchangefor the release of a Libyan
jailed by West Germanyfor the murderof a Libyan
diplomat.[5/9 WP]
May 10: Libyan radio reported the arrest of a
Palestiniannationalfor allegedlyplottingto assas-
sinate Qadhdhafi.[5/9 FBIS]
May 15:Two Libyanprisonerswere exchangedfor
a second group of West Germans being held in
Libya. [5/16 NYT]
May25: FormerKing Idrisdied in Cairoat the age
of 93. [5/26WP]
May 31: Syrian PresidentHafiz al-Asadarrivedin
Libya for talks with Qadhdhafi.[6/1 FBIS]
June 1: The US expressed "serious concern" over
Libyanmilitarysupportfor rebelforces in northern
Chad. [6/2 WP]
June 4: Saudi Crown Prince 'Abdallaharrivedin
Libyafor meetingswith Qadhdhafion Lebanon.[6/
5 WP]
June 14: Brazil released the last of 4 cargo planes
groundedfor false declarationof cargo. [6/15NYT]
June 23: Chadinformedthe US that 3,500 Libyan-
backed rebels had attacked the northerntown of
Faya-Largeau.[6/24NYT]
June 25: Libya professed its neutralitytowardthe
civil conflictin Chad. [6/27 FBIS]
June 29: Libya chargedaircraftfrom the US Navy
with "provocative" maneuvers near Libyan air-
space. [7/1 FBIS]
June 30: US jets intercepted2 LibyanMIG-23sas
they approachedUS ships in the Mediterranean.
[7/1 NYT]
July 1: In an interview with Le Matin Qadhdhafi
denied Libyaninterventionin Chad. [7/7 FBIS]
Morocco
(See also, RegionalAffairs)
1983
April 19: US and Moroccantroops cooperatedin
joint militarymaneuvers,accordingto US sources.
[4/20NYT]
April 22: A 2-day rail strike called by the Union
Marocainedu Travailin supportof wage demands
haltedmost rail traffic.[4/29MEED]
April 26: Delegations representingthe Moroccan
Istiqlal Party, the Tunisian Socialist Destourian
Party and the AlgerianNational LiberationFront
met in Tangier.[4/28FBIS]
May 2: Saudi Defense MinisterPrince Sultan bin
'Abd al-'Aziz arrivedin Morocco for a one week
visit. [5/6 MEED]
May 4: King Hassan II met in Fez with Saudi
Defense MinisterPrince Sultan. [5/5 FBIS]
May 14:The opposition National Union of Demo-
cratic Forces announced it would boycott the
general elections scheduled for June 10. [5/17
FBIS]
May16:The trialopenedin Rabatof 34 membersof
the opposition faction of the Socialist Union of
PopularForces. [6/21 FBIS]
May 30: In Rabat, 34 dissident members of the
oppositionsocialistpartywere sentencedto prison
for up to 3 years for reportedlyforcing their way
into a socialist partymeeting. [6/1 WP]
June 10: Nationwidelocal elections were held for
15,502seats. [6/17 MEED]
June 11: Four pro-governmentpartiesreceived 58
per cent of the vote in local elections. Leftist
partiescomplainedof irregularitiesin the election.
[6/17MEED]
June30: Libyan leader Mu'ammaral-Qadhdhafi
arrived in Morocco on an official visit. [7/1
FBIS]
July 2: Extending his visit, Libyan leader
Qadhdhafi met with King Hassan II in Rabat.
[7/3 WP]
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Oman
(See also, General, Regional Affairs)
1983
April 18: Sultan Qabfis bin S&'id began a private
visit to London. [4/22 MEED]
Pakistan
(See also, Afghanistan)
1983
April 17: A bomb exploded in a Karachi mosque.
There were no injuries. [4/18 FBIS]
President Muhammad Zia ul-Haq criticized sec-
tarian incidents in Karachi. [4/19 FBIS]
April 26: Authorities closed Peshawar colleges due
to clashes between rival student groups. [4/27
FBIS]
May 8: In Punjab Province, thousands of students
and teachers protested plans to end the nationaliza-
tion of schools. [5/9 NYT]
May 16: The Human Rights Society of Pakistan
charged the government with torturing to death at
least 9 prisoners since Zia ul-Haq came to power.
[5/17 NYT]
May 19: Radio reports indicated that 40 members
of the Pakistan Peoples Party were arrested. [5/19
FBIS]
May 26: Three policemen were injured and 120
students arrested in police-student clashes at Hy-
derabad University. [5/27 FBIS]
June 25: Ten students arrested in May 26 riots in
Karachi were sentenced to 1 year in jail and 10
lashes. [6/26 WP]
July 2: US Secretary of State George Shultz ar-
rived in Pakistan on an official visit. [7/6 FBIS]
July 7: Gunmen attacked a police van carrying
prisoners northwest of Karachi, killing 8 people
and wounding 8. [7/8 NYT]
Qatar
(See also, RegionalAffairs)
1983
April 17: A spokesman for the Ministry of Finance
and Petroleum issued a statement anticipating a
51.7 percent drop in revenues for fiscal year 1983-
84. [5/2 MEES]
Saudi Arabia
(See also, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Petroleum
Affairs, Regional Affairs, Bahrain, Lebanon,
Libya, Morocco, Turkey, Yemen)
670
1983
April 17: Finance Minister Shaykh Muhammad
'Aba al-Khail said projected budget deficits would
not affect development plans. [4/25 MEES]
April 23: Information Minister Muhammad 'Abd
al-Yamani was dismissed from his post. [4/29
MEED]
April 24: 'All Hasan al-Sha'ir was appointed to the
post of Information Minister. [4/29 MEED]
April 25: Syrian Foreign Minister 'Abd al-Halim
Khaddam arrived in Riyadh for an official visit. [4/
29 MEED]
May 2: Royal decrees approved the appointment of
Ibrahim bin 'Abdallah al-'Anqari as Minister of
Muncipal & Rural Affairs and Muhammad 'All al-
Fa'iz as Minister for Labor and Social Affairs. [5/3
FBIS]
May 12: The US expressed concern over the expul-
sion from Riyadh of 5 members of a private Chris-
tian group. [5/13 NYT]
May 21: President of the United Arab Emirates
Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan arrived in
Dhahran for talks with King Fahd. [5/23 FBIS]
June 1: The Ministry of Information denied reports
of problems among the royal family and said re-
porters would be invited to "take a look for them-
selves." [6/2 WSJ]
June 9: Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi
arrived in Saudi Arabia to take part in the Haj. He
was received by a Saudi delegation led by King
Fahd bin 'Abd al-'Azlz. Talks on Lebanon were
also planned. The visit was Qadhdhafi's first to
Saudi Arabia. [6/10 WP]
June 15: The Washington Post reported a speech
by King Fahd allegedly calling for religious reform
and the use of Ijtihad to reconcile Islamic law and
modern life. [6/16 WP]
July 5: Iran protested to Saudi Arabia over the
"lack of cooperation" in issuing visas for Iranians
to undertake the hajj. [7/6 FBIS]
South Yemen
(See also, RegionalAffairs)
Sudan
(See also, General, Egypt, Turkey)
1983
April 18: The third session of the joint Yemen-
Sudan ministerial committee concluded a 3-day
meeting in Khartoum. [4/19 FBIS]
April 19: Egypt's President Husni Mubarak visited
Khartoum for talks with President Ja'far al-Nu-
mayri. [5/6 MEED]
April 26: Following a 12-day plebiscite President
Numayri was returnedfor a third term in office Western relief workers. The Liberation Front of
with 99.6 per cent of the vote. [5/6 MEED] Southern Sudan demanded food, supplies, and
May 7: Numayri issued a decree removing the media attention in exchange for the hostages. [6/29
governorof Bahr al-GhazalProvinceAlfred Deng WPI
Alwak of his post. [5/10 FBIS] July 8: Sudanese troops freed 5 relief workers held
May16:The People's Assemblyapproveda nation- hostage in a southern province. [7/9 WPJ
al compulsorymilitaryservice bill. [5/17 FBIS]
May 18:The GeneralCommandof the Armyissued
a statement announcingthat military operations
had defeated an attemptedmutiny by a batallion
from the SouthernCommand.[5/18 FBIS] Syria
May 19: Khartoumradio reportedthat "mutinous (See also, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Petroleum
events" in the southernareasof Pibos and Bor had Affairs, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi
been "crushed"by the Army, leaving70 dead and Arabia)
many people wounded. [5/20 FBIS]
May 22: Numayri announced the division of the 1983
SouthernRegion into 3 sub-regions.[5/23 FBIS] April 19: Kuwait's news agency reported a visit to
May24: Numayriwas sworn in as President.[5/25 Moscow by top-ranking Syrian military intelligence
FBIS] officials. [4/20 FBIS]
May 25: The opening session of the Egyptian- June 5: President Hafiz al-Asad met in Damascus
SudaneseParliamentof the Nile Valley was attend- with visiting Algerian President Chadli Benjedid.
ed by Egypt's PresidentMubarakand Numayri.[5/ [6/6 FBIS]
26 WP] June 11: Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi
May28: The Cabinetwas reshuffled.New appoint- arrived in Damascus on a tour of Arab capitals. He
ments included: was received by President Asad. [6/12 WP]
Abil Alayr: Construction & Public Works July 4: French Foreign Minister Claude Cheysson
Badr al-Din Sulaymanal-Amin:Labor and Social met with Foreign Minister 'Abd al-Halim Khaddam
Insurance in Damascus. [7/5 FBIS]
MuhammadMahjubSulayman:National Guidance July 5: Radio Voice of Lebanon reported a clash
and Information between special units forces and Muslim Brothers
Rashid al-Tahir Bakr: Attorney General in Homs. [7/5 FBIS]
Faruq al-Maqbfl: National Bank
Ministersof State
Ahmad Shaykh Idris Mana: Administration Affairs
MarlBasiyy0ni: Internal Affairs
Ahmad 'Uthman: Cabinet Legal Advisor
Tunisia
PresidentialAdvisors (See also, Algeria, Morocco)
Mubarak 'Uthman Sanada: Social Services & Wel-
fare 1983
Sir al-KhatimKhalifa:Education April 23: Foreign Minister Beji Caid Essebsi said
Yuisuf Mikha'il Bakhit: Decentralization Affairs President Habib Bourguiba would visit Algeria "in
Husayn 'Abdallahal-Turabi:Legal Affairs the coming months." [4/23 FBIS]
Ahmad al-Sayyid Ahmad: Political Affairs June 18: The Cabinet was unexpectedly reshuffled:
'Umar al-Amin: Agricultural Affairs Mohamed Mzali: Prime Minister
Muhammad'Uthman Abu Saq: InformationAf- Habib Bourguiba, Jr.: Special Advisor to the Presi-
fairs dent
Muhammad Daud al-Khalifa: Production & Devel- Mohamed Chaker: Justice
opment Affairs Beji Caid Essebsi: Foreign Affairs
Ahmad Idris: Security Affairs [6/10 MEED] Driss Guiga: Interior
May 29: The Nile Valley Parliamentconcludedits Slaheddine Bali: Defense
first session in Khartoum.[6/1 FBIS] Ismail Khelil: Planning*
June 5: Numayri divided the southern Bahr al- Abdel-Aziz Lasram: National Economy
Ghazal Region into 3 provinces and appointed Moncef Belhaj Amor: Housing
governorsto these areas. [6/7 FBIS] Mohamed Sayah: Supply
June8: Ten reliefworkersabducted7 weeks ago in Mohamed Frej Chedli: Education
southern Sudan were released at the Ethiopian- Abdel-Azia Ben-Dhia: Higher Education and Sci-
Sudaneseborder.[6/9 WP] entific Research
June 9: Numayri appointed 32 members of the Lassaad Ben-Othman: Agriculture
PoliticalAffairsCommitteeof the SudaneseSocial- Rachid Sfar: Public Health
ist Union. [6/10 FBIS] Sadok Ben-Jomaa: Transport and Communica-
June28: SouthernSudaneseseparatistsabducted5 tions

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Abdel Razak Kefi: Information*
Bechir Ben-Slama:Culture
Mohamed Ennaceur: Social Affairs
MohamedKriem: Youthand Sports
EzzeddineChalbi:Tourismand TraditionalIndus-
tries*
Mongi Kooli: Minister Delegate and Party Direc-
tor
Masri Shahir: Minister Delegatefor Civil Service &
Administrative Reform
Brahim Khouaja: Secretary of State for Transport
& Communications
*Cabinetchanges [6/24 MEED]
Turkey
(See also, Egypt)
1983
April 16: The governmentcalled on the assistance
of Westerngovernmentsto halt attacksby militant
Armeniangroups [4/17 NYT]
PresidentKenan Evransaid there would be "no
politics in the mosque, the universityor the bar-
racks." [4/17NYT]
April 24: The National Security Council (NSC)
lifteda banon the formationof politicalparties.[51
6 MEED]
SaudiDefense and AviationMinisterPrinceSul-
tan bin 'Abd al-'Azi2 arrived in Turkey on an
officialvisit. [4/29 MEED]
April25: The ConsultativeAssemblybegandebate
on an electorallaw. [5/6 MEED]
April 29: PresidentKenan Evren announcedthat
elections would be held on November6. The NSC
issued a decree banning 242 politicans from in-
volvementin politics for 10 years and banning481
others for 5 years. [5/6 MEED]
May7: In Istanbul,a hotel fire killed42 people and
injured50 others. [5/8 WP]
May 10:The US House ForeignAffairsCommittee
voted 14-13 to cut off armsaid to Turkeyin 1987if
Turkishtroops still occupied Cyprus. [5/11NYT]
May 16: Retired militaryofficers, former govern-
ment officialsand businessmenannouncedthe for-
mationof the NationalistDemocracy Party. [5/16
WP]
May 24: A militarycourt in Diyarbekirsentenced
574 Kurdish separatists. Thirty-five were sen-
tenced to death, 28 to life in prison, 331 to shorter
terms, and 178 were acquitted.[5/24 NYT]
May 25: A militarycourt in Istanbulsentenced 9
alleged membersof the TurkishPeople's Commu-
nist Partyto death on chargesof sedition. Another
87 defendantsreceived lesser sentences. [5/26WP]
May26: Firsttrimesterabortionwas legalized. [6/3
MEED]
May 27: Turkishforces made a "limited thrust"
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into Iraqto captureKurdishdissidents.Iraqsaid it
approvedof the operation.[5/28WP]
May 30: A statementby the KurdishDemocratic
Party claimed that Turkish troops had trapped
between 20-30 thousand Kurdish civilians in re-
mote areas near the Iraq-Turkeyborder. [5/31
NYT]
Iraq's Ambassador to Turkey Taha Mahmuid
Qaysi said Iraqiand Turkishtroops cooperatedin
attackson Kurdishrebels. [5/31NYT]
May 31: Military authorities banned the newly-
formedGreatTurkeyPartyand sent 14 politicans,
includingformerpremierSulaymanDemirel, into
"protectivecustody." [6/1 NYT]
June 1: PresidentKenan Evren warnedthat elec-
tions scheduled for November 6 would be post-
ponedif veteranpoliticiansresumeda politicalrole
in Turkey. [6/2 NYT]
June2: A ForeignMinistrystatementsaid Turkish
cross-borderoperationsagainstKurdsin Iraqhad
concluded.[6/3 WP]
June4: The militarygovernmentextendedto local
martial law commanders the authority to expel
those suspectedof threateningnationalsecurityor
publicorder. [6/5 NYT]
June 13: Rulingofficialsamendedthe election bill
to allow them to veto political candidates and
politicalparties. [6/14 NYT]
June23: The militarygovernmentbanned21 mem-
bers of the newly-formedSocial DemocraticParty
from participatingin politics. [6/24NYT]
July 1: PresidentKenan Evrenresignedas chief of
the armedforces. He was replacedby Gen. Nuret-
tin Ersin. [7/2 WP]
July 8: The governmentbanned51 membersof the
new Social Democracy and ReincarnationParty
from participatingin politics. [7/9 WP]
July 14: An attache at the Turkish embassy in
Brusselswas killedby Armeniannationalists.[7/15
NYT]
July 15: The Armenian Revolutionary Army
claimedresponsibilityfor a bomb explosion at the
TurkishAirlinesdesk at OrlyAirport.Five people
were killed and at least 56 wounded. [7/16NYT]
United Arab Emirates
(See also, PetroleumAffairs,RegionalAffairs,
Bahrain,Saudi Arabia)
1983
April28: The governmentannouncedplans to lay
off 1,700 employees and to suspend free medical
care for all non-governmentemployed foreign
workers in response to falling oil income. [4/29
WSJ]
May 8: French Defense Minister Charles Hernu
arrivedin Abu Dhabifor talks on arms sales. [5/9
NYT]
May 10: Accordingto French sources in Bahrain, May22: The 140-memberPeople's Assemblyunan-
the United Arab Emirateshad agreed to purchase imouslyre-electedPresident'All 'Abdallah$alih to
Mirage2000 fighters. [5/11 WP] another4-year term. [5/23 WP]
May 31: Former US National Security Advisor June 9: Libyan leader Mu'ammaral-Qadhdhafi
Zbigniew Brzezinski arrived in Abu Dhabi on a arrivedin San'a' for talks with President$dlih.
privatevisit. [6/1 NYT] July 2: President $alih returnedfrom an official
July 10: The Cabinetwas reshuffled.New appoint- visit to SaudiArabia. [7/6 FBIS]
ments included:
Farajal-Mazrfi':Education SOURCES
'AbdallahHumaydal-Mazrfl'!:Justice AN, Arab News (Arab News Building,P.O. Box
Khafanal-Rimi: Labor & Social Affairs 4556,Jiddah,SaudiArabia).FBIS, ForeignBroad-
ShaykhMuhammadbin Hasanal-Khazraji:Islamic cast Information Service Daily Report: Middle
Affairs and Religious Endowments East and North Africa & South Asia (NTIS, US
Ahmad Humayd al-Ta'ir: Minister of State for Departmentof Commerce,Springfield,VA 22151).
Finance [7/15 MEED] JP, TheJerusalemPost (TheJerusalemPost Build-
ing, Jerusalem,P.O. Box 81, Israel).MEED, Mid-
dle East Economic Digest (21 Johns Street,
London WCIN 2BP, England). MEES, Middle
Yemen East Economic Survey (P.O. Box 4940, Nicosia,
Cyprus).NYT, TheNew YorkTimes(229 W. 43rd
(See also, Sudan) Street, New York, N.Y. 10036).TDN, TheTurkish
Daily News (Tunus Cad. 49/7, Ankara, Turkey).
1983 WP, The Washington Post (1150 15th Street,
May 18: San'a' radio reported the initiation of N.W., Washington,D.C. 20071). WSJ, The Wall
proceduresleading to presidentialelections. [5/18 Street Journal (22 CortlandtStreet, New York,
FBIS] N.Y. 10007).

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