Diary Entry - 02/18/1984
Key Facts
The President and First Lady attend the Princess Grace Foundation gala.
President Reagan is notified that Christians within Lebanon would like to create a separate state including West Beirut.
A beautiful day with a touch of Spring. Not so beautiful in Beirut. It looks very much as if everything is falling apart. Some Christians are exploring partition—a Christian state including W. Beirut & the area immediately to the North. Syria indicates it wont accept the Saudi proposal which was probably Gemayal’s last chance at putting together a coalition. Behind all the villany is Syria. The big gala fund raiser for the Princess Grace Foundation was a great success. There were some moments. When I returned to the table after proposing a toast to Grace I found Princess Caroline, her daughter, quietly crying.
