REPERCUSSIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ON US INTERESTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 2000
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• Publication Date: May 25, 1967
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25 ., av 1967
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INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
Repercussions of the Middle East
Crisis on US Interests
1. The view is widespread in the Arab world that
the US has sided openly with Israel in the current Mid-
dle East crisis.
2. The US position on the right of free passage
through the Gulf o.f Aqaba is meeting universal condemna-
tion by the r rabs. Any action relative to a forceful
maintenance of this position will seriously jeopardize
US interests. A direct military involvement with any
Arab state, under any pretext, will be disastrous to the
US position in the Arab States. .
S. Already the Arab states normally regarded as
pro-Western are trimming their sails and lining up with
Nasir in their public postures. Jordan has mobilized
i s army, the Kuwaiti foreign minister has stated that
Kuwait will cut off oil in support of Egypt, and the
Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister (King Faysal is Foreign
Minister) has stated that his country will support Nasir
in any move to block passage to Israel in the Strait of
Tij.ran. Even the British-protected South Arabian Federa-
tion is under pressure to line up with Nasir.
4. The General Federation of Arab Petroleum Workers
has called on its members to sabotage oil installations
in the event of Western intervention on Israel Fs behalf.
The Arab Trade Union Congress has cal-led for a boycott
of Western shipping at Arab ports, especially at Aden,
in the event of Arab-Israeli hostilities.
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5. The Saudi Arabian Minister of petroleum has
told the Aramco president that Aramco would be nation-
alized in the event of direct US support of Israel.
He added that no Arab in the oil business could con-
tinue to work with US interests, nor could the Arab
workers be controlled. This would cut off 50,000
barrels per day of jet fuel for Vietnam.
25X1A
Chief, Arab States Israel Branch
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