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August 11, 1949	France, Lebanon, and Syria Report regarding the French-Turkish relationship, the French ask Turkey for help in Lebanon and Syria.
April 2, 1956	France's Policy in the Middle East French influence could be useful for the Arab cause, especially against Jews, based on its record of aid and nonintervention.
February 1, 1949	From a Report by France's Minister Plenipotentiary in Damascus to Beirut and Egypt While, after 1945, Syria greatly favored the British Government, recent events in Palestine and Arab countries have changed Syria's outlook, and France decides to change its policy toward Syria and Lebanon.
August 9, 1949	Untitled report on France, Lebanon, and Syria Report on a rumor that Syria and Lebanon will return to being governed by France.
May 7, 1990	Memorandum of Conversation Chancellor Franz Vranitzky – President François Mitterrand, Bordeaux The document is a summary of a meeting between French President Francois Mitterrand and Austrian Chancellor Franz Vranitzky, and Vranitzky's ensuing presentation on democracy in Eastern Europe. This included Austria's duties and obligations to this process. Both ministers proceeded to reflect on their country's relationship with Germany both past and future.
December 7, 1989	Johann Plattner, Austrian Foreign Ministry, 'Program of Chancellor Kohl on German unification; Reaction of the Western states' The document outlines other countries' reactions to the prospect of German Reunification. The fears of France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are cataloged. In addition, Western allies such as the United States, United Kingdom, and France are marked as being hopeful for the upcoming reunion of the two states.
April 22, 1949	French Activities in Lebanon Report on the movements of a French agent while in Beirut from Damascus, a meeting at the French legation where he discussed the current situation in Syria and tension in the Mediterranean.
October 29, 1960	General Staff of Defense (SMD) Report, 'NATO military problems. Ten-year plan' Report on France’s plan to establish a policy of autonomic thermonuclear dissuasion and an analysis of the negative effects such a plan would have, including weakening of the NATO shield and increased risk of nuclear attack on Western Europe.
May 28, 1960	Ministry of Defense Memorandum to the Minister of Defense Andreotti, 'Tripartite Military Agreement' A collection of progress reports from the sub-commissions of the Accordo Military Tripartito F-I-G of 1957, a military alliance between Italy, France, and Germany, summarizing achievements and future objectives regarding development of co-owned nuclear weapons.
January 1, 1985	Memorandum by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 'European participation to the Strategic Defense Initiative. Political implications' The report seeks to assess the possible strategic and political implications if Europe decides to join the SDI. It is difficult to predict the reaction of the Soviet Union, but ramifications for East-West relations cannot be ignored.