1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156 
Beirut delay explained
20th June 1975, Page 7
20th June 1975
Page 7
Page 7, 20th June 1975
— Beirut delay explained
Close
Noticed an error?
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
CLOSURE of the Lebanon's Ministry of Public Works from May 13 to 30 has been given as the reason why a British operator's vehicle was held for a long period at Beirut docks (CM June 13).
The ministry, which authorises permits for trucks in transit, was in the centre of the fighting zone during recent Beirut troubles, CM has been told by the managing director of Sutch and Searle Shipping Ltd. This company is the UK agent for the Marseilles-Beirut vehicle ferry service.
Normal formalities, say Sutch and Searle, take 48 hours, and the company does not accept the explanation that the delay was an attempt by the authorities to make an example of the British operator concerned in the reported case.