Early in the morning of 11 June (at 02.00) Ambassador Lewis delivered to Prime Minister Begin a message from President Reagan in which the latter demanded an immediate cease fire in Lebanon. In his message President Reagan informed Mr. Begin that he had received a message from Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev which termed the situation "extremely dangerous " and rife with the "seeds of escalation." There were also demands by Egypt and Saudi Arabia that the war be ended forthwith. Mr. Begin convened his cabinet at 04.00 and presented the President's request. The cabinet accepted the demand but made a number of conditions: Syria will not introduce ground to air missiles into Lebanese territory, and will not send additional ground forces, the P. L. 0. will leave the entire 40 kilometer area and Syrian units that have moved into the Bekaa will return to their base. Early in the morning Secretary of State Haig phoned Mr. Begin from Europe urging him to agree to an immediate cease fire. Mr. Begin invited him to fly at once to Jerusalem for urgent talks. Haig said he would consider the idea. The cabinet adopted a cease fire resolution to go into effect at 12.00 noon. There were no conditions attached to the following text:
1. On Saturday night, 5 June 1982, at 23.00 hours, the Government of Israel decided to charge the Israel Defense Forces with the task of placing all the population centers of the Galilee "Beyond the range of the terrorists who are deployed - they, their bases and their headquarters - in Lebanon."
2. During five days of fighting, the I.D.F. carried out - completely and brilliantly, with valor and self-sacrifice - the task with which they were charged.
3. Proud is a people which has such valiant sons, commanders and men.
4. The government pays homage to the heroic and the brave who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the Peace of Galilee and of all the citizens of Israel. May God console the bereaved families who lost their dear ones, amongst all who mourn for Zion and fight for Jerusalem, and may they know no more sorrow.
5. The Government sends its wishes to all the wounded for a speedy and full recovery.
6. Following the completion of the mission with which the I.D.F. were charged, the government instructed the army and all its formations to cease fire beginning today at 12.00 noon.
7. From that hour onwards the Israeli army will not shoot on all fronts in Lebanon, unless shot at. Any Syrian attempt to reintroduce ground-to-air missiles into Lebanese territory to replace those destroyed by our pilots will be instantly repelled and by all the means at our air force's disposal.
8. If the Syrian army will continue firing on the soldiers of the I.D.F. and attack their positions, full responsibility for the severe consequences of this premeditated aggression will fall on the shoulders of the government of Syria.
9. There is reason to assume that none will hurt any more the Galilee and its inhabitants.
10. We do hope that the day is near when genuine peace will be established between free, independent Lebanon and Israel.