Saturday, May 14, 1994

IDF completes withdrawal fr. Jabaliya r.c., Gaza Strip, turning over positions to 100 Palestinian police. 220 Palestinian police officers take up positions in Gaza City. Total police deployment in Gaza Strip around 1,800. (NYT, WT 5/15)

PLO names 3 more mbrs. of Palestinian National Authority. Hanan Ashrawi, who was named earlier, says she is not interested in appointment, calls confusion "an honest misunderstanding." (NYT 5/15)

U.S. provides PLO with $5 m. donation to help cover Palestinian police salaries, expenses. (NYT 5/15; CSM 5/16)