The Security Council will meet here Friday to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a six-month period, until Jan. 31. 1988. UN officials and Israeli diplomats said Tuesday they expect that the 5,778-troop force’s mandate will be approved with no objections. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recommended in a report to the Security Council Monday that UNIFIL’s mandate be renewed.
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