June 18, 1982
The President today decided that the United States should provide an additional $10 million in
humanitarian relief to persons affected by the strife in Lebanon. These funds will come from
existing appropriations. They are in addition to the $5 million the President made available last
week and the $20 million the President has requested from Congress.
Earlier this week, the President appointed Peter McPherson, Administrator of the Agency for
International Development, as his personal representative for U.S. disaster assistance to Lebanon.
Mr. McPherson is reviewing the U.S. Lebanon relief efforts with the Secretary-General of the
United Nations, Javier Perez de Cuellar, this afternoon in New York.