February 23, 1986

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: P.M. Peres knew about secret offer U.S. Asst. Sec. of State Richard Murphy made to King Hussein whereby PLO would be invited to intl. conference if it met three preconditions [JP 2/23; WP 2/24].

Arab World: Hundreds of Lebanese villagers who fled during Israeli manhunt in S. Lebanon return to their homes; some accuse Israeli troops of torturing people detained for questioning [NYT, MG 2/24].