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Habib also indicated that the missiles Syria has placed in Lebanon is not a priority issue for the United States. "I think it is in the United. States interest, the interest of the people of the region, that the process of dealing with the complexities of Lebanon go on," Habib told several hundreds people at the 35th annual conference of the Middle East Institute last month. He said that the need now was to "consoli- date the gains" made in Lebanon and to reduce the chances of another crisis oc- curring. Habib, who had retired from the State Department in 1978 as assistant Sec- retary of State for Political Affairs, was sent to the Mideast by Reagan last May after Syria moved SAM-6 missiles into Leba- non and Israel threatened to remove them by force. The retired diplomat's remarks came in re- sponse to a questioner who asked about Pre- mier Menahem Begin's statement on a television program while he was in the United States re- cently in which the Pre- mier said he expected Habib to return to the Middle East soon to get the missiles removed. Habib replied that he will return to the Mideast when the President de- cides there is "something for me to do." Habib said that while the missiles are still a major is- sue, at least for the contend- ing parties, the major effort was to consolidate the gains made by the cease-fire ac- ross the Lebanese border to solve Lebanon's many in- ternal and external prob- When Only The Best is Enough Welcome to the Alexander Home. A warm, personal home set in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Serving those who need private care. For 26 years, we have been caring. Meeting the needs of families and individuals, at every level of care, for short or long-term stays. 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