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Created: 11/14/1990

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I. IRAQ-KUWAIT: N REPORT jgRffa LIBERIA: INTERIM REGIME OK THE ^

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LEBANON; MILITIAS VACATE BEIRUT CjWkf' p3 fa. IRAN: INCREASING COOPERATION WITH AFGHAN RESISTANCE

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ANOTHER SOVIET DIPLOMATIC SOJOURN

|sAY DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTERS BELONOGOV AND

PETROVSKIY LEFT-MOSCOfl SEPARATELY YESTERDAYUMBER Of ARAB COUNTRIES. BUT NOT IRAQ, TO PRESS FOR AN ARAB SUMMIT.ECENT RADIO MOSCOW BROADCAST NOTED THAT OUTSIOE POWERS WERE INCREASING THE IR MILITARY FORCES IN THE REGION ANO CALLEO FOR CONSULTATIONS AMONG THE Rf.ANENT MEMBERS Of THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL>

MOSCOW APPARENTLY CONTINUES TO HOPE ANO WORKESPITE THE LACK OF CONSENSUS AMONG ARAB

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INTERIMRESIDENT AMOS SAWY? COUNTRY PARJlCIPAl

IS TO ARRIVE TH HE REGIONAL FORMAL TOMORROW.

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RIVAL MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN MILITIAS ARE WITHDRAWING FROM BEIRUT UNDER THE FIRST PHASE Of THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT'S PLANONSOLIDATE CONTROL IH THE CITY. THE SHIA MILITIAS, HIZBALLAH AND AMAL. AND THE DRUZE HAVE MOVED SOME HEAVY WEAPONS OUT OF BEIRUT AND HAVE TURNED OVER TERRITORY TO THE LEOANESE^ARMY. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS. THE CHRIH LEBANESE FORCES MILITIA HAS NOT YET VACATED ITS EAST BEIRUT STRONGHOLDS AJ_AL_ASHRAFI YAH ANO QARANTINA BUT HAS REDUCED ITS ARMORED PRESfNCE.1

COMMENT: SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION Of THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN WILL ENHANCE THE PROSPECTS FOR REVIVING NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. RESUMING PUBLIC SERVICES. AND STABILIZING THE ECONOMY. THE LEBANESE FORCES MILITIA PROBABLY WILL COOPERATE FULLY ONCE IT IS SATISFIEO WITH ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF CHRISTIANS LIVING IH AREAS IT

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CONTROLS. IT HAY BEG CABINET.

THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES AUTHORITY IN BEIRUT. FILL VACANCIES IN THE LEGISLATURE AND EAPANU THE

IRAN: INCREASING COOPERATION WITH AFGHAN RESISTANCE

IS MOVING ITS AFGHAN POLICY-CLOSER TO RESISTANCE ANO ITS SAUOI ANDPAKISTANI BACKERS.!

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IALS RECENTLY RECEIVED AFGHAN INTERIM GOVERNMENT LEADERS MOJAODEOI AND GAILANI. TEHRAN ALSO IS WARNINGTANCE THAT MILITARY ACTION TJIAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL GROUPS WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL.

IRAN PROBABLY IS REACTING TO THE GROWING UNITY AMONGANDERCEPTION* THAT THE- INSURGENTS ARE GAINING MILITARY MOMENTUM. TEHRAN PRIMARILY WANTS TO SOLIDIFY ITS OWN INFLUENCE WIIH THE RESISTANCE, BUT PROBABLY ALSO HOPES SUPPORTUNlTY_JND MILITARY EFFORTS WILL HELP IMPROVE ITS RELATIONS WITH THE SAUOlS. MOJAOOEQI ANO GAILANI ARE SEEKING TO HELP OFFSET THEIR WANING INFLUENCE IN PESHAWAR. IRAN COULO HELP STRENGTHEN RESISTANCE UNITY BY PRESSING SHIA RESISTANCE GROUPS TO COOPERATE MILITARILY ANO POLITICALLY.

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NOTES-LUQ REJECTING "NUMEROUS-' SOVIET VOiuNTEEJtS . . .

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