President Reagan held a 70-minute meeting Tuesday with Prince Saud al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia and Abdel Halim Khaddam of Syria, who came to Washington as representatives of the Arab League. Saud, who was clad in Arab robes and headdress, told reporters the Arab world considers ‘withdrawal of the aggressor Israel’ — not relocation of the Palestine Liberation Organization — the first priority for ending the crisis in Lebanon.
An administration official, who asked not to be identified, said the meeting, also attended by Secretary of State George Shultz, produced ‘some new ideas that will form the basis of further discussion.’