William V Pratt (DDG 44) - Naval Cruise Book

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PLO EVACUATION During Med 5-ee, PRATT participated ut maui' vw mmmi W' lP Hi Merlin On sqm W exercises and operations. Perhaps one of the most Pl-IAT1, along with amps from Franca and gum, intensive and important of these was the evacuation 1-0-'HFWU UW 'ml' ATLANTIU U' Alhlnl. Green. of the PLO from Beirut, Lebanon in August. As a l-Zmharn-ct tu ATLANTIS was PLO Chalrmq unit of the Multi-National llworcel phgyqitl Aflflf llpuls tfeslllgpflqltill uf lhll Xfljff ,ep an important role in ensuring that the evacuation HH'llM! 'N N l'M! from Chairman Arafat: 4, From Chairman Yassar Arafat to leaders and otluw-rs and tmmninndors ' of the escort ships, the American warship, thr Fx-vxtfll aan-hip and the Greek warship and all other wax-ships in the Modxt.rrratwan 1 thank you on my behalf, and on the behalf of my Palestinian pe-oplf aut: the lu-am-'rnlnp V and it's armed revolution, for all your c!'l'ul't.a ilu insure' ilu' on tvtf rt uf this ship form Beirut to Athens. 1 wanted to seize' this opportunity to t--t uw-3 ti. you personally, and to your peoples and through you that thi- gratitude- of , Palestinian people to the sincere sympathy whit-h you lmvv shown during this gi trip, and also we thank you for the synipathy Lu the' just struggle' ami resistance of the Palestinian people against the lsruvli aggression and invasion to Lebanon. Once again l thank you and thank vwryliooy, and l wish you and your families happiness and 5UL't't Bh, Yau:-ar Arafat, Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee, and Chief Coiimnmlxdvr ul the Palestinian Armed Forces. Thank you. Bye Bye. , 15, is ' Q 0 S D . QQ ii . Q 3' . Q 5 N G i .li as ng ,Q E ' . ff. -ti s :: , 1 2 ' if -if I 0 .A f 9 X ' -0 , 'a A as if l- i' ' fe i swirl? ' A?-ffiifii A V- , ,,,t u A ' ff, z,,. fi' A ' l r ,J , . gtk 4, ' ig., 'cw ,1,i11Z:,iffL.fj, '- f sf up l A .Q 43,4 K if' 'Y R ,,.. h,,, 1,15 . ,A Y WV, ,, gy , N A Q, 54 jiifw' QTQQ-?f.L A L. l M19 A'rtANrg. l li 52 I

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