Lebanese army commander Emile Bustani and PLO leader Yasser Arafat reached the Cairo Agreement under Egyptian auspices. The text provided for local Palestinian camp committees, certain rights to work, residence and movement, and regulated Palestinian armed activity, while affirming Lebanese sovereignty. It institutionalised Palestinian political and armed presence but also created contested arrangements that affected Lebanon’s internal balance.
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What did the 1969 Cairo Agreement address?
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The Cairo Agreement specified camp committees and arrangements for armed Palestinian presence.
The Cairo Agreement included provisions for local Palestinian committees in refugee camps.
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The agreement addressed camp committees and the regulation of armed activity.