US stance on Lebanon

Title

US stance on Lebanon

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

29 Sep 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:42

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a broadcast on ABC (American) television by Amine Gemayel, Lebanese President and brother of assassinated President-elect Bachir Gemayel, calling for all foreign forces to be withdrawn from his country and on US stance on peacekeeping and Israeli forces in the Lebanon. Includes excerpt from interview; interview with US Defense Secretary, Caspar Weinberger.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Caspar Weinberger; ABC; Amine Gemayel

Keywords

USA; Israel; Middle East; Armed forces; International relations; Military affairs; Prime ministers; Lebanon; Beirut; Foreign policy; Heads of state; Presidents; Peacebuilding; Menachem Begin; Arab states; Occupied territories; Resignation (political); Marines; Bachir Gemayel; Amine Gemayel

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