BRIEFING OF SENATOR WILLIAM B. SPONG (D., VA.) RE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000100120081-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2004
• Sequence Number: 81
• Publication Date: February 5, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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5 February 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR. THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Briefing of Senator William B. Spong (D. , Va.)
Re Middle East Situation
STATINTL 1_ This afternoon I accompanied
to briefing Senator William B. Spong (D., Va.) j
review of political and economic conditions
STAT
2 Senator Spong had indicated his main interest was an unclassified
began by covering these subjects in STAT
response to the Senator's ensuing questions, covered theSTATINTL
following points:
a. prospects and implications of an "imposed" Arab-
Israeli settlemen
b. Soviet role and objectives in the Middle East;
c. relative Israeli-Arab military capabilities;
d. the situation regarding :Middle Eastern oil (in
connection with this the Senator was given an unclassified
geney paper entitled "Middle East Oil
Statistical Summary. 11).
STATINTL 4. The Senator appeared genuinely impressed by
informative factual points and perceptive comments for which he expressed
deep appreciation.
JOHN M. MAURY
Legislative Counsel
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