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Democratic Palestine : 10 (ص 4)

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The Damascus agreement
The Damascus agreement to end the camp war is a result
of all the factors mentioned above. The terms of this agree-
ment are much better than those offerred earlier in the conflict
and categorically rejected by the PNSF. (These had included
points such as total disarmament of the camps and their being
patrolled by the Lebanese Army's 6th Brigade which became a
party to the conflict.)
The Palestinian fighters’ bravery and the PNSF'’s correct
political decision enforced an agreement whereby Palesti-
nians retained their light weapons in the camps. Heavy arms.
were to be removed, but when the time came, there were none
to mention. This dispelled the myth of the «incredible arms
build-up» in the camps, which the attackers had used as a pre-
text. At the same time, it attested to Palestinian capacities as
guerilla fighters. Moreover, the agreement affirmed the right of
our people to carry arms in Lebanon, in order to pursue the
struggle against the Zionist enemy. Thus the essential aim of
the attackers was not conceded to.
Beside having attained better terms in the agreement, the
PNSF had a prime motive in signing the Damascus agree-
ment. This was to relieve the miserable situation of our mas-
ses, which we outlined in brief above. As such the agreement
was welcomed by the inhabitants of the camps.
In short, the Damascus agreement reflected the balance
of forces, both the one generally prevailing and the one created
in the battle of the camps. It is not such an agreement to which
we ultimately aspire. Yet we consider it the best possible in the
given circumstances. Its implementation provides a base for
repairing breaches in the Palestinian-Lebanese nationalist-
Syrian relations, in order to redirect the struggle against the
main enemy. e
Identifying the dead in Shatila
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Shatila, June 1985.

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