DELIVERY OF CZECHOSLOVAK ARMS TO ISRAEL AND SYRIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100400006-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 3, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

ASSIFICATION
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16'WOR AT
COUNTRY Czeeboe3 ove!da/Israel/Syria
SUAJE',T Delivery of Czechoelovalt Arms to
and Syria
PLACE 25X1A6a
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
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be examined, the Czechs substituted two Constellations to fly directly
to Palestine from an airfield near Zatec in nor hwestern Bohemia.
Source states that one plane was loaded at this field on 17 August.
Each Constellation can carry two Messerrschmitts, according to source.
Source states that the Czechs supplied arms to Syria before the
Palestine wars, but not to any other Arab stated A ship bound for
Beirut or Tripoli and carrying arms for Syria was sunk on 8 May 19L 8
fifteen miles from Split, Yugoslavia; the Czechs believe that the
Jews sank the ship.
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
I+EPORT NO.
1. Previous shipments of Czechoslovak weapons to Israel have included
ton ?.iesserschmitt planes and large numbers of "Brea-L-ype" gas,
flame throwers, and "twirb-barrelled Kachin" guns. Deliveries were
originally made by frees ht-car In Dakotas of Czech air lines fly ng
from Atlmxw to Haifa. Comment Presur. bly 'Czech State Air Line.)
2, Clhen the Greek Government insisted J 1ffia lanes land'
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