For information on this subject, please consult the attached documents.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Agence France Presse (AFP). 4 May 1997. "Lebanese Communities Stumble at Peaceful Co-Existence." (NEXIS)

_____. 23 March 1997. "Lebanese Premier Calls for End to Normalisation with Israel." (NEXIS)

APS Diplomat News Service. 17 February 1997. Vol. 46. "Middle East Peace Process to Move Forward as Israel Weights Lebanon Options." (NEXIS)

Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 13 April 1997. BC Cycle. "Lebanon to Press Peace Before Partnership at Malta Talks." (NEXIS)

The Herald [Glasgow]. 12 February 1997. Havakuk Levison. "Jets Attack Lebanese Guerilla Bases; Women Set Free Under Peace Pact." (NEXIS)

Radio Lebanon [Beirut, in Arabic]. 17 May 1997. "Lebanese Army Confronts Israeli Attack, Israeli Soldier Killed." (BBC Summary 19 May 1997) (NEXIS)

Reuters. 11 April 1997. BC Cycle. Sultan Sleiman. "Hizbollah Satisfied with South Lebanon Peace Deal." (NEXIS)

The Seattle Times. 11 May 1997. Final Edition. "Beirut Without Bullets -- After Years of Civil War, Lebanon's Capital Seems Ready for Peace - If Not Good Driving." (NEXIS)

Voice of Lebanon [Beirut, in Arabic]. 15 March 1997. "Lebanese President Addresses Nation on Israeli Occupation, Prospects for Peace." (NEXIS)

The Xinhua News Agency [Beijing]. 24 February 1997. "Syrian and Lebanese Presidents Agree on Peace Process." (NEXIS)