Wednesday, July 6, 1983

Casualties:

IDF officer killed in eastern Lebanon.

Political Responses:

Israel/ Occupied Territories: Cabinet meets in special session with Army general staff to discuss redeployment; Hebron settlers threaten to take law into their own hands.

Palestinians/ Lebanese: Fateh Central Committee announces new appointments to leadership positions, changes in administrative structure, appointment of committees to monitor expenditure, conduct; PLO delegation travels form Damascus to Tunis, meets with Arafat.

Arab Governments: Assad meets Shultz in Damascus, affirms Syrian opposition to Lebanese-Israeli agreement; US and Syria agree to continue dialogue through working forum on question of Lebanese sovereignty and independence.

US and Other Countries: Shultz says he sees no prospect for immediate mutual withdrawal of forces from Lebanon.