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THE ISSUE TO ASSESS OUR EXCHANGES WITH QADHAFI AND TO DETERMINE THE STAFFING LEVEL OF OUR EMBASSY

The Issue Approved for Release: 2019/08/15 C03336343 To assess our exchanges with Qadhafi and to determine the staffing level of our Embassy and the Consular services to be provided to Americans. Key Factors Our Charge in Tripoli returned to his post December 31 with the expectation that he would, shortly thereafter, be received by Qadhafi and that he would personally receive the assurances we were seeking as a basis for returning to a more normal diplomatic relationship. We sent him your message to Qadhafi on January 17 and he informed the Foreign Office that he had such a message...