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August 2, 1985
A letter from the Prime Minister of Japan to President Assad of Syria describing the relationship between Iran and Syria, the American hostages in Lebanon, and preparing for the upcoming visit of Japanese Special Envoy Nakayama.
July 26, 1985
In a letter to Secretary of State Schultz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Abe describes his visits with various countries in the Middle East after the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with Dialogue Partners. He discusses the Iran-Iraq conflict, the American hostages held in Lebanon, and the general issue of peace in the Middle East.
September 2, 1985
In a letter to Prime Minister of Japan Nakasone, President Reagan writes about the future of the relationship between Japan and the United States, emphasizing the need to protect liberal trade and ending with an expression of appreciation for Japanâs assistance in the release of the American hostages in Lebanon.
A letter from the Prime Minister of Japan to Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Rafsanjani describing the relationship between Iran and Japan and preparing for the upcoming visit of Japanese Special Envoy Nakayama.
September 15, 1981
Instructions for the U.S. delegation to the IAEA's annual General Conference (GC) which told them to anticipate a âsevere attackâ against Israel by objecting âvigorously [to] suspension of technical aid.â Later on, this instruction would change, and the delegation would be instructed to leave the building should the Israeli credentials be rejected.
June 7, 1981
After the raid Israel initiated a PR campaign, explaining its reasoning behind the attack. Following this campaign, the second causality of the raid, in addition to Iraqâs reactor, was the credibility of the IAEA. And its officials staged their own counter campaign.
August 13, 1982
Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger openly conveyed his dismay toward the Israeli leadership, expressing his support for the opposition, led by Shimon Peres.
January 8, 1982
In a memorandum for the president from January 1982, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger expressed his criticism of Israelâs Minister of Defense Ariel Sharon and his tendency of âgoing public whenever it suits himâ.
June 12, 1981
This document outlines Haig's proposed political strategy, which was approved by Reagan on 12 June, and was constructed around the notion of red lines: Washington would harshly condemn Israel but would also âdraw the line on punishmentâ by Israel.
June 11, 1981
ACDA Director-Designate Eugene Rostow explains his pro-Israel stance, and argues that Israel should be given an exemption from the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty.