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...contingent had been confined to relatively remote areas around Beirut International Airport, while their 1,560 French and 1,400 Italian counterparts were carrying out more visible assignments throughout the devastated city. But last week President Reagan agreed to a request by Lebanese President Amin Gemayel for additional help in providing security in the Lebanese capital. It consisted in fact of only four Jeeps, prominently displaying the Stars and Stripes and carrying three Marines each. Nonetheless, the U.S. presence in East Beirut was an important signal of the Reagan Administration's commitment to the stability of an independent Lebanon...
...Reagan Administration is much more encouraged by recent events in Lebanon, where Gemayel has moved aggressively to restore his country's ties with the Arab world and to strengthen the tenuous links between Lebanese Christians and Muslims. During a visit to Morocco last week, he declared that he and King Hassan II were in agreement on various Arab problems over which "we are all suffering." Gemayel said that he would soon visit other Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia. Gemayel's motives are commercial as well as political. As a Lebanese businessman explained: "Beirut prospered as the commercial...
This policy has dismayed the Israelis, who had hoped to forge an active partnership with a Lebanese government headed by Amin Gemayel's brother Bashir, who was slain nine days before his scheduled inauguration as President two months ago. Perhaps more serious than the disappointment of the Israelis, from Gemayel's point of view, is the dissatisfaction of some members of the Lebanese Forces, the Phalangist-dominated organization of Christian militias that was once headed by Bashir. Many Phalangists resent Amin's attempts at conciliation with the Muslims, and they oppose an effort by his government...
pliant, indecisive playboy who preferred the French Riviera to Beirut, though that was not his reputation in Lebanon. However, White House aides noted approvingly last week that Gemayel had come to his meeting with President Reagan well prepared, with his points outlined on index cards. Said a senior State Department official: "He knows what he wants, he knows he needs help and he is under
...illusions." Back home, Amin Gemayel's trip, especially his speech before the U.N., was viewed as a success. From the right-wing Phalange newspaper al-Amal, to the Communist an-Nida, the press paid handsome tribute to the way the new President had put his country's case before the world community. At a time when Lebanon needs a little peace and stability, Amin's vigor, coupled with...