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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000100030057-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: November 9, 1955
• Content Type: CABLE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NO V 9 1955 - 1 25X1A9a
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CHI; 1' 1A: HIP?GTOH DIPLOMATIC CORP, 'SPONDEI3T OF IIITEP: ATICI'IAJ, I_IEWS' SIR ICI',
I A ;IIIHCTOr'- NOV 9--C IIIDOI1II, U. MAY OFFICIALS SERIOUSLY CON'I TID 7:
TOD AY THE POSSIBILITY THAT AMERICA MAC. HAVE TO TAKE DIRECT ACTIO . TO
41 RT WAR AIID DISASTER IN TIHE MIDDLE EAST.
THEE OFFICIALS' BELIEVE THAT UESTE Ii HONOR AND INFLUENCE ARE 3.EING
GR 1Si ET Y CHALLENGED.
j_. THEY SAI") THAT Ii" DY AGGRESS IONS EITHER ISRAEL OR THE ARAB STATES
LO-')'E TERI ITOR TO THE OTHER- THE REPUTATIOI" AIID Ii'': LIS E'I CE OF BRITAIN - "
' '; .*TC r' AND THE U. S- 11ILL T E SORELY HURT ALL 0 .'ER THE WORLD .
TT US ,,~CAII?ST. THIS BACLICROUI?ID THAT ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE
='EOI GE V. ALLEN SAID PUBLICLY SUNDAY THAT IF ISRAEI. IS ATTACKED- LIE
'II,I DO 5TERT~iHIIIG TO PROTECT IT- AND WE WOULTD DO THE SAM" FOR TIDE ARAB
TAT ;ES. 1"0 OFFICIALS HAVE YET SPELLED OUT WHAT I DIRECT ACT ION MIGHT
DE TAKEN IF THE ,JO RST COMES TO TIIE .TORST.
O" FICIALLY THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED STATEMENTS OF HOPE THAT EGYPT
'~ND IRAE , WILL ACCEPT THE NEW, UNITED NATIONS TRUCE PLAi.:s
BUT PRIVATELY SOME OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE U. S. MIGHT 2 LE FORCED TO
TAI"-T" "OI'ME DRAMATIC ACT ICE TO SAiN:ITIEE" THE SITUATIOr'F THROUGH PHYSICAL
II'.T' RV i'ITION III ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, THIS IS STILL II! THE TALKING
THE EITRAI:ICE OF THE, COMMUNISTS INTO THE. MIDDLE EAST PICTURE THROUGH
~IE SALE TO 'EGYPT OF 75 TO 100 MILL IOII DOLLARS WORTH OF ARMS
II: z PEN D THE CHALLENGE TO THE LJEST.
D:POKEIN_ DO WN INTO SIMPLE TERMS THE S ITUATIOIN IS THIS:
ss Ii' 1950 IT 0AS FELT THERE JAS DANGER THAT ISRAEL IIIGIIT ATTACK TIL
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Al AD-,STATE". AS A I:rAPi_I2-IG TO'
O ISRAEL AI!B ASSURANCE' TO THE AR ADS- THE
THREE iJESTE:'N POWERS DECLARED IT WAS THEIR POLICY TO PREVENT EITHER
GIBE FROM CAPTURING T''"' RITORY FROM THE OTHER.
"* S II CE TIIE N- THE THREE WESTERN PO`,JEPS HAVE PUT CURBS OI?. THEIR O dl,!
411N5 SHIPMENTS TO -THE MID?LE EAST TO TRY TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR
1ITI?ER S IDE TO GET' ENOUGH POWER TO CONQUER TIfE OTHER.
3. THE `"ALE OF COMMUNIST ARMS TO EGYPT INCLUDING JET FIGHTER PLA"ES
? 11`D UBIIARIIIE HAS THREATENED TO IJREC~K' 'WESTERN EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN AN
BALAIICE-s .. - - ?
L TI,' IHAS DECLARED IT WIT
L HOT ENTER Al] ARMS RACE In THE
ILDLE EAST. IT Is DOUIB T FI;L WHETHER THE 'EST HAS ENOUGH SURPLUS ''%A1
LAMES AND f;UES- TO MATCH THE CONIIUI ISTS. IN A PLAI:YE-FOP-PLATTE AIN.`sD? GUII-
OR--SUIT AfMS RACE.
THE COMMUNISTS ARE DEALING IN SURPLUS- AND HAVE PLENTY TO DEAL WIT T.
ALLZN D "LES OF T? , C7 ?'T ,;rj,TELLIGEIICE AGEI'ICY ESTIMATED
U `,' IA HAS BETWEEN YOUR 11II. S IIL. THOUSAND 7 ITC-1 - T it_ , EL S- MANY OF
?IIICII lIE SAID- COULD BE WRITTEN OFF AS "SURPLUS" FOR DEALS L I_,,` THE
rW ITH E."YfiT
A: A RESULT .OF TIIE E FA,GT ORS - OFF IC IALS MADE ITS CLEAR THAT ISRAEL
HIST DEPEUD MORE Ci'I LIE TERM?' PPOI~ILI OF P OTECTION THAN ON DIRECT A` S
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N[ I~ NEN S.. FOR DES ENSE AGAINST EGYPT.
SOME ARMS UNDOUBTEDLY WILL C 0 TO ISRAEL TO HELP RE-DUCE THE LEAD
G Y'PT SEEMS TO B7 CE" AIMING WITH THE DEAL :'WITH RE) CZECHO DLO'AID IA,
BUT OFFICIALS ADJ.IT THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HONOR AND INFLUENCE
Ii 17 WORLD TILE 1'JESTEt-NN'a P0.' WER~', S rIJu TH 7t"1 "SET IVES r CERTA ti? THAT
lr 11A ,.? RAEI, is INOT ENGULFED.
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