U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger on
December 16, 1973, spent four hours in Lebanon--
the sixth stop in his seven-nation tour of the
Middle East in preparation for the December 21
Geneva peace conference. Picture shows: Secretary
Kissinger, flanked by Assistant Secretary of State
Joseph Sisco (at left) and American Ambassador to
Lebanon William Buffum (at right), proceeds to his
meeting with President Suleiman Franjieh and
Premier Takieddine Solh.

U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger on
December 16, spent four hours in Lebanon--
the sixth stop in his seven-nation tour of the
Middle East in preparation for the December 21
Geneva peace conference. Photo shows (left to
right) William B. Buffum, U.S. Ambassador to
Lebanon; Secretary Kissinger; President Suleiman
Franjieh; Prime Minister Takieddine Solh, and
Foreign Minister Fuad Naffah.