Moscow Reduces Staff at Beirut Embassy
Reuters
BEIRUT —
The Soviet Union has cut the number of its diplomats in Beirut after threats by a Muslim group that it would attack countries involved in the mass exodus of Soviet Jews to Israel, diplomats said Tuesday.
They said that the Soviet mission has sent home some of its personnel and their families and has asked remaining staff members to minimize their movements.
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