SIG ON NSSD-4/82: STATE ISSUE PAPER ON THE ROLE OF ISRAEL

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01013R000300420003-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 20, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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f~,r_i 1 ities. We do nc~ envisayt ?i ditto ." EfsC
Israeli fors iii . the;:",odkhada A t4ft.-.
Pxr.ensave v.S use of rroet1 n is .t 4 ufi t c~ t~tt
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de f =nso coop&Yra L i o n bil ii wr i t ftycUs on.
Asia would tai ft4i, ml il taryr fit ce We--s :3 e9 cr_,
~g`ion di ffi .lt:3
Iti regard , tv i 1tie subst 'ti tAid Pfd' his LW)U eh
Israel is .d ?"stra,tecjic" ?Assel.M fCir 1
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the subje _t of.prei.fctriyed tI -i alt a 'i + z'i:ife:ffs g Yi r
agreement on t?ie ci-esirabi1it# of ah t :#f ` o h t a i.i rci.ie
in scbnarlas itivoiyin Stzvi f ter e t e: as ST?
I edi terraneari,.. ther a is no'' reeiiieni
the mi1iti rytit s.l y f us tat _ `s a $ } oiii $ei to fci-c~~ tr*
Southwest. AsicxriScenario-
or Soviet forces C ) ' P e t t: i ncj ; 3ttt. o f
This disagreernerit `rir.ises froi 3iffet'ific ` ~s a si? }i6'tyi : th
reaction of the .Ar:"ih -irffi Islzs#tic s ates at Elie $-ec#ton tip ti~ ?
(a) an awareness Of U9-4sraef riiilitd pi nAih .iftt>.Y~t9t}i t t"toti
C71?'E.'c d town d ,i ai'a s. d?;,^F
of operations involvi rij ii?s I f h tUe d t+ ttt 0f SO E L
aggression, One vi efl a t>Cla e t)i ?h At# ins ":aitarieiiv :hetzi ire
that there is US--lskaeli plar}Yiih41 ai
tis plr t5fi#ti oftic# }eta
conducted secretly o avoid; dciv rs .` react#o iea 'i' i.q vf.ew Fdis
that in the event 6. ovie thrt> i tiie t 2i4i#f 4 ~s` t.tf
site tiof would submerge reliohal tthtaeoilsrn a at ieata
temporarily,. in favor dfheeUfhij ,ebttinibti ' be< lthc hi- 4vi r~#
that oovert cooperatiori i4'hot pdssibt ar# tia 1 i+ Ba ttt es" of
the region tt=gard Jsrae.i as. Elie iildi iMft~et#ati; eirirtrit ?.ex f ttt~rr
security and political coiirssiaii ai L ti.: c oiicerri ^~ ;5'ft
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desi ghs secondary., Wt?tat flies states i; ;t drd ds:,i ,r 1r1 ?
wi 11 ingness to use force beond. its io$ci +rs .: tti prom--c-
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security iritere?ts` the p ds tee h rye woLi ri6t .rthIi
wi thiaraw from terra Cory..-occupied 1n .m~ ?1 tdi c~pG~traz:1dns ~irti3
perr'f ived U.S. inaMflity o cohtral tla ste at~tioti, ecitiic# qtr ivy
some toward ~iecofiiiodhti.od With l ht i# a fir ? 1030i t rrver
t hem f trim coopera t i hcj i 4i Of t1i. ?libitid i t-'?6 6dl,ie )c thbwh.. Uld t -tile
U.S. and. Israel ttioper i4e of Seth?hwest ltsiai +.>et~tii'ity. .
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the Peace ptocA ss ;
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