(تابع) تقارير الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة المقدمة إلى مجلس الأمن والخاصة بلبنان واليونيفل.
المصدر: غسان تويني، " 1982 عام الاجتياح "، دار النهار، بيروت، ط 1، 1998، ص 347- 371.

         Group Beirut (OGB) that the Lebanese Government accepted resolution 518 (1982);

         5. on the same day; the Secretary-General received the following message from the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization:

         "I received via our representative at the U.N., and via the head of ILMAC in Lebanon, the text of resolution 518 (1982). I inform your Excellency of the agreement of the Palestine Liberation Organization to this resolution, hoping that there will be a possibility of Israel's commitment to it, and those of its armed forces which are besieging Beirut and pouring their fire on it from air, land and sea. against its innocent Lebanese and Palestinian civilian inhabitants, as happened in recent days, especially yesterday.

         I remind your Excellency of earlier resolutions regarding the war in Lebanon, especially resolution 517 which includes the withdrawal of Palestinian forces from Beirut, with hope that sufficient international guarantees will be provided to ensure the implementation of this resolution.and to provide protection for the Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon, so as to prevent a repetition of what happened in the camps of South Lebanon in the way of massacres, arrests and annihilation of their inhabitants.''

         6. As the Council is aware, there are at present 10 United Nations observers in the Beirut area, constituted as OGB.They are based temporarily at Yarze. south-east of the city of Beirut, but have not been able to establish adequate observation facilities near the forward positions of the parties.The requirements for the establishment of and effective United Nations observation operation have been set out in the Secretary-General's report of 3 August 1982 (S/15334/Add. para 4). Efforts are continuing to bring observers to the Beirut area and also to enable United Nations observers to function effectively for the purposes envisaged by the Security Council in its resolutions. In the meantime, the 10 observers of OBG are performing their duties in the best of their capacity within the limitations of the situation.

         7. The Chief of Staff of UNTSO has submitted the following report based on information received from OGB:

         "The situation in and around Beirut remained very tense throughout 12 August 1982.The exchange of artillery and small fire which was in progress at 2400 hours GMT on 11 August continued until 1610 hours GMT 12 August. During that period sporadic and light to heavy exchanges of shelling took place, in the western sector of Beirut near Burj al Barajinah, Bir Hasan and the Museum crossing point. Rounds also fell in the vicinity of the airport, Sabra Camp and Ramlah al Bayda areas. In the eastern sector of Beirut, flares, machine guns and small arms fire were heard and observed in Haddath and Achrafiye areas.

         At 03.58 hours GMT, 12 August, air strikes began on the Sabra Camp, Ramlah al Bayda, Bir Hassan and Burj al Barajinah and continued until 1430 hours GMT. After 16.10 hours GMT, 12 August, except for occasional and light small arms fire, the situation was generally calm.No shelling has been reported since then.

         In the morning of 13 August, heavy civilian traffic was observed passing east and west of the Galerie Samaan crossing point.A team from OBG was able to reach the Headquarters of the Israel-Lebanon Mixed armistice Commission( ILMAC) near Bir Hassan in West Beirut at 07.40 hours GMT, 13 August.''

         8.With regard to paragraph 2 of the resolution, the Secretary-General has been following with deep anxiety the deterioration of the situation affecting the civilian population in West Beirut. As a practical step, the Secretary-General asked Ambassador Anders 1.Thunborg, Chairman of United Nations inter-agency survey mission, to return to Lebanon on 10 August to re-assess the immediate needs of the affected population, with special reference to those in West Beirut.Ambassador Thunborg has visited and held discussions in Beirut and also in Jerusalem. The Secretary-General is continuing his efforts to secure the free entry of supplies to meet the urgent needs of the civilian population in Beirut.

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