Diary Entry - 05/30/1981
Key Facts
President Reagan speaks with Secretary of State Alexander Haig to discuss the progress being made in involving Arab nations.
Ziaur Rahman, president of Bangladesh, is assassinated in the port city of Chittagong.
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How good to sleep in and not get up til the papers have been read. Al Haig called—the Saudis have persuaded a combined force of the moderate Arab nations to go into Lebanon as a deterrent in place of the Syrians. This could give the Syrians a face saving way of withdrawing and that would mean peace. Tonite a dinner for 18 here at the W.H. It was very nice—Frank & Barbara, the Michels, Isaac Sterns, Geo. Murphy, the Kissingers etc., Bill Paley, The Wyeths.
