The Palestine Chronology

Socia/Economic/Political

Arab World: Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) states 5 Palestinian factions, including 2 opposed to Yasir Arafat, have agreed to attend proposed reconciliation conference in Algiers; sixth group has agreed conditionally, and Algeria is expected to issue invitations in about 2 weeks time [BG 5/10; JP 5/11].

Other Countries: Britain expels 3 Syrian diplomats after their govt. turns down British request to waive diplomatic immunity so that police might question them in connection with last month's attempted bombing of an El Al jet at London's Heathrow Airport [WP, PI 5/11].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israel Aircraft Industries announces the Lavi jet fighter has passed all of its ground tests and will make its first test flight on schedule next September [JTA 5/8].

Other Countries: U.S. House of Representatives rejects by vote of 356-62 Reagan administration's requested arms sales to Saudi Arabia [LAT, BG 5/8]. British investigators are seeking to question a Syrian diplomat in connection with the attempt to smuggle a bomb aboard an Israeli jumbo jet at Heathrow Airport [NYT, MG 6/8].