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Pro-Iraqi Palestinian militiamen stand guard at a Tripoli gunpost off in exchange for a return of two kilometres are a tiny distana party of the big bourgeoisie like the National Liberal Party of Chamoun, it is not opposed to trade unionism as such. In this sense it is quite different from, say, Nazism.

Syria's strategy is often analysed as being divisible into two stages, pre Camp David and post Camp David. A recent statement by the Labour politician Denis Healey also lends support to this idea. What do you think of this analysis, and what do you think were Syria's aims?

As regards the relations between the Lebanese left parties, including the pro-Syrian parties, that is true. One day after Sadat's visit to Jerusalem, representatives of all the left groupings met at the Jumblatt family home for the first time in more than a year.

One thing should be stressed, however, in connection with what you call "Syria's aims" in 1976. Syria entered Lebanon in the name of all the Arab countries and with their full support, and also with the full knowledge of the great powers.

BEIRUT AIRH © 1983 S. Kelley—San Diego Unior the Golan Heights? ce geographically, but politically Whatever Syria's own aims ally to transform Lebanese polit- to cross this red line means tothave stated a cogent view - might have been - and you ical life and destroy the traditional Christian - Muslim the invasion was not a purely balance.

Syrian affair. That is whát Of course Syria always wantwant to stress. That is why it ed the Golan Heights back, and was supported by the other its military presence in Lebanon Arab nations. makes Syria stronger and helps When they created the Arab to achieve that aim. As for now; Deterrent Force, nominally to Syria wants a 'balanced governreplace the Syrians, they were ment' in which its friends like clearly lending their support to Syria's actions. This is as true of Rashid Karameh would play a leading role. (say) Saudi Arabia as it is of Perhaps they will try to get a Libya. fifty-fifty balance power Push instead of the six-to-five proYou see, when Syria made its Christian set-up which currently decisive push across the border exists. They certainly want a Movement and the Palestinian in 1976, the Lebanese National Lebanon-Israel accords. government that will revoke the forces controlled the vast major- Most of all, Syria would like ity of the country. They were on the US to declare that "the the brink of taking the rest. Golan Heights are negotiable".

These forces were only two kilometres from Bekfaya. These To be continued next week.