Diary Entry - 03/31/1983
Key Facts
President Reagan makes a speech at the World Affairs Council on the matter of Disarmament.
President Reagan states he will not approve the shipment of F-16 fighter planes to Israel until the country has withdrawn its troops from Lebanon.
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Met with Doug Morrow re some ideas he has about taxes. Then on to World Affairs Council for a speech & Q&A. Speech went well—it was on entire matter of disarmament. In Q&A one Q. led to my response we could not under the law deliver 75 F16s to Israel so long as they remained in Lebanon. This became feature story. Maybe it was a necessary signal to Israel. Afternoon went to Ranch. It’s beautiful—windy but sunny & warm.
