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A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files LEBANON 1960–January 1963 Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs A UPA Collection from Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files LEBANON 1960–January 1963 INTERNAL AFFAIRS and FOREIGN AFFAIRS Project Coordinator Robert E. Lester Guide compiled by Dan Elasky A UPA Collection from 7500 Old Georgetown Road • Bethesda, MD 20814-6126 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Lebanon 1960–January 1963 [microform] : internal affairs and foreign affairs. microfilm reels ; 35 mm. “Project coordinator, Robert E. Lester”—Guide t.p. “The documents reproduced in this publication are among the records of the U.S. Department of State in the custody of the National Archives of the United States.” Accompanied by a printed reel guide compiled by Dan Elasky. ISBN 0-88692-681-5 1. Lebanon—Foreign relations—1946–1975. 2. Lebanon—Foreign relations—United States—Sources. 3. United States—Foreign relations—Lebanon—Sources. 4. Lebanon— History—1946–1975—Sources. 5. United States. Dept. of State—Archives. I. Title: Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Lebanon 1960–January 1963. II. Title: Lebanon 1960–January 1963. III. Lester, Robert. IV. Elasky, Dan. V. United States. Dept. of State. VI. University Publications of America (Firm) DS87 327.7305692'09'046—dc22 2004063355 CIP The documents reproduced in this publication are among the records of the U.S. Department of State in the custody of the National Archives of the United States. No copyright is claimed in these official records. Copyright © 2005 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN 0-88692-681-5. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Scope and Content Note ......................................................................................... vii Source Note .............................................................................................................. xi Organization of the U.S. Department of State Decimal Filing System............... xiii Numerical List of Country Numbers ...................................................................... xvii Abbreviations List ................................................................................................... xxv Reel Index Reel 1 International Political Relations; Bilateral Treaties—Syria 683.86 Political Relations Between Syria and Arabia (Arab League) .......... 1 683.86B Political Relations Between Syria and United Arab Republic .......... 1 683.87 Political Relations Between Syria and Iraq ...................................... 1 683.98 Political Relations Between Syria and Indonesia ............................. 2 International Political Relations; Bilateral Treaties—Lebanon 683A.00 Political Relations Between Lebanon and Other Countries .............. 2 683A.83 Political Relations Between Lebanon and Syria ............................... 2 683A.84 Political Relations Between Lebanon and Palestine ........................ 2 683A.84A Political Relations Between Lebanon and Israel .............................. 2 683A.85 Political Relations Between Lebanon and Jordan ............................ 2 683A.86 Political Relations Between Lebanon and Arabia (Arab League) ..... 2 683A.86A Political Relations Between Lebanon and Saudia Arabia ................. 3 683A.86B Political Relations Between Lebanon and United Arab Republic ..... 3 683A.86D Political Relations Between Lebanon and Kuwait ............................ 3 683A.86H Political Relations Between Lebanon and Yemen ............................ 3 683A.87 Political Relations Between Lebanon and Iraq ................................. 3 683A.95A Political Relations Between Lebanon and North Korea .................... 3 International Political Relations; Bilateral Treaties—Palestine 684.84A Political Relations Between Palestine and Israel ............................. 3 684.85 Political Relations Between Palestine and Jordan ........................... 3 684.86 Political Relations Between Palestine and Arabia (Arab League) .... 3 684.86A Political Relations Between Palestine and Saudia Arabia ................ 3 684.86B Political Relations Between Palestine and United Arab Republic .... 3 684.91 Political Relations Between Palestine and India............................... 3 International Political Relations; Bilateral Treaties—Israel 684A.00 Political Relations Between Israel and Other Countries................... 4 684A.78 Political Relations Between Israel and Tanganyika Territory (Ruanda-Urundi), formerly German East Africa ........................... 4 684A.81 Political Relations Between Israel and Greece ................................ 4 684A.85 Political Relations Between Israel and Jordan ................................. 4 iii Internal Political and National Defense Affairs—Lebanon 783A.0 Political Affairs .................................................................................. 5 Reel 2 Internal Political and National Defense Affairs—Lebanon cont. 783A.0 Political Affairs cont. ......................................................................... 5 Reel 3 Internal Political and National Defense Affairs—Lebanon cont. 783A.0 Political Affairs cont. ......................................................................... 9 783A.1 Political Affairs: Executive Branch of Government .......................... 11 783A.2 Political Affairs: Legislative Branch of Government ......................... 12 783A.3 Political Affairs: Judicial Branch of Government .............................. 12 783A.5 National Defense Affairs .................................................................. 13 Reel 4 Internal Political and National Defense Affairs—Lebanon cont. 783A.0 Political Affairs .................................................................................. 13 783A.1 Political Affairs: Executive Branch of Government .......................... 13 783A.5 National Defense Affairs .................................................................. 13 Internal Political and National Defense Affairs—Palestine 784.0 Political Affairs .................................................................................. 15 784.1 Political Affairs: Executive Branch of Government .......................... 17 784.2 Political Affairs: Legislative Branch of Government ......................... 17 784.5 National Defense Affairs .................................................................. 17 Internal Economic, Industrial, and Social Affairs—Syria 883.4 Social Matters .................................................................................. 17 883.5 Public Order, Safety, and Health ...................................................... 17 883.7 Transportation .................................................................................. 18 Reel 5 Internal Economic, Industrial, and Social Affairs—Lebanon 883A.0 Economic Matters ............................................................................ 18 Reel 6 Internal Economic, Industrial, and Social Affairs—Lebanon cont. 883A.0 Economic Matters cont. ................................................................... 20 883A.1 Financial Matters .............................................................................. 21 Reel 7 Internal Economic, Industrial, and Social Affairs—Lebanon cont. 883A.1 Financial Matters cont. ..................................................................... 23 883A.2 Agriculture ........................................................................................ 24 883A.3 Manufacturers; Manufacturing.......................................................... 25 883A.4 Social Matters .................................................................................. 26 Reel 8 Internal Economic, Industrial, and Social Affairs—Lebanon cont. 883A.4 Social Matters cont. .......................................................................... 26 883A.5 Public Order, Safety and Health ....................................................... 27 iv Internal Economic, Industrial, and Social Affairs—Palestine 884.1 Financial Matters .............................................................................. 28 884.2 Agriculture ........................................................................................ 28 884.4 Social Matters .................................................................................. 28 Reel 9 Communications, Transportation, Science—Turkey 982.7 Transportation .................................................................................. 29 Communications, Transportation, Science—Syria 983.0 Communications............................................................................... 30 983.4 Communications: Radio ................................................................... 30 983.5 Communications: Television ............................................................ 30 983.6 Communications: Public Press ........................................................ 30 983.7 Transportation .................................................................................. 30 Communications, Transportation, Science—Lebanon 983A.0 Communications............................................................................... 31 983A.1 Communications: Postal .................................................................. 31 983A.2 Communications: Telegraph............................................................. 31 983A.3 Communications: Telephone
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