SYRIAN OFFICIALS PESSIMISTIC BUT STILL DESIRE DISENGAGEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S01932A000100230062-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 62
• Publication Date: April 16, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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UUJECT: SYRIAN OFFICIALS PESSIflISTIC BUT STILL DESIRE
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If ISRAELI LEADERS ARE. UNABLE TO PUT TOCET4ER A NEV COVE IMPI[INTv
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Of.' TEL AVIV TO SIGN A DISEHGA,GEVENT ACCORD UILL 4AVL
A MINORITY V N THE MINISTRY, OH THE OTHER HAND,
CITSI - I -~ INSPAEL WILL HAVE NO AF'FEC'T ON THE TALKS.
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3FO "IIti.TE!DINAL PURPOSES" AND IN ORDER' TO SPEED UP DISENGA4Et ENT
IA'VE OR EVED THE RECENT INTE$?ICATIQN Of THE FI TI$G PM+TLY
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THE SYRIAN Gi?VLRSMENT DOES WOT WANT THE
RLSEaNT FI6HTIt4G TO ERUPT INTO A FULL SCALE WAR. ASA) IS SAID TU
CSPITC THIS GENERALLY SOf'WEi SYRIAN ASSESS!SENT1
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