MIDDLE EAST SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 7 (AS OF 1200 EDT)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-542-16-20-0
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2010
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: October 7, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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CEMAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
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TI MILT.TAY SITUATION
.GENERAL
the Syrian effort to take t
ef#orts on the Syrian front in a
1, 'Tsracli military forces are focusing their maim
concerted attempt to halt
2.' Isriieli. forces -along ;the Egyptian front. are fighting
a 'holding action. ? The Egyptians fm'iled to move much eq-iiprt.er-t
or troops across. the canal over night, but resumed movement
across sit bridges at dawn, The Egypti.Aits and concettteatinT
their efforts at crossings- leading to the Mitla and Gidi
passe', -Egyptian forces do not appear: to be exploiting their
bridgehead, and there Is no evidence of any significant
Egyptian. penetration into Sinai thus far. Ths"Israeli air
force st:rizck eight Egyptian fighter, bases early this morn ,tig
in an attanpt to~ erippLe Cairo..'s fighter force.
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3. Israeli and Egyptian military spokesmen announced
the Egyptian military forces continued to cross the Canal
this morning but the I-sraelis report that little was moved
over he six bridges across the canal during the night.
4.' According to an Ysrx,eli assessment given at 1330
local time (11302 ) tice Egyptian forces seem to be focusing
at Ismailia 'and north of the r.ity,. of Suez. which. leads to
the roads entering th*o Gidi. and riitla Passes. The Israelis
stated .that they are now consolidating their, own forces along ?
the canal.
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Wsre, ].os;t to EtcvtStian SAMs. 1:sraali aircraft noted in
5. ?According to an Israeli spokesman, the Israeli
Air? *Forc?e struck eight Egyptian air bases Witb 40 sorties
early this tao'rning, including Tanta airfield nor.thvrest of
Cairo where Libyan Mirages are stationed. An unknown number
of Egyptian aircraft were de utroyed on the ground and at leas
:four, w#tr't shot down. Two IsraeliSkyhawk fighter-bombers
6. Egyptian TU-16 bombers attacks.d and d6atroyed the
Israeli radar facility -at Sharm ash-Shaykh at the tip of the
Sinai peninsula today, according to all ieraeli spokesman. lie
Also stated that -an Egyptian naval force of three boats-
including two that .carried missiles-and a minelayer attacked
Sharnt ash-.Shaykh., but. provided no derails on the result of
this raid . . .
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THE SYRIAN rRON..C ?
7. ? Intenrse Syrian attacks against Israeli positions on
the Golan heighLs are continuing. According to an Israeli
spokesman this morning, the Syrians broke through Israeli.
positions at several places and were attempting to cfvelop.
Israel.i.'?posit_ions in the Qunel.tra and R-afid areas on the
Heights. The Israelis' have admitted losing at least one
Outpost near Quneitra. They stated that Israeli armored
units were disengaging at various ,places to-allow Choir air
'force to blunt the Syrian attacks.
8. The Is r aeiis acknowledge 'that the Syrian front
is their primary focus of concern for the moinene and that
they are crsing most of their air force against the Syriatis.
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launch a major counterattack in the area. The Israelis
attribute the Syrian success to boldnq,ss, a characteristic
that they have not seen exhibited. as yet by the Egyptians along
.the canal'. They Also report that they have destroyed Live
Syrian naval., combatants without suf?faring any losaee them-
selves.
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11. The Arab League secretariat in Cairo has called on
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lemenr~ the ea ue's mutual: defense
all,' Arab states to iuc
treaty.
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Sudan have made promises of practical support for the
battle but.. their -specific ?contr,ibutians?? have not been
announced. No Iraqi 1 r and force movements into Syria
have been repurte'd elsewhere. Saudi; Arabia has put its
air force -ou alart, including he aiming of F5 and Lightning
aircraft at Dhahran, but no preparations for involvement.
have' been 'obaervod.
TUNISIA
14. President Hourguib?a announced today that Tunisia
would send. trov'pu to the Syrian and Egyptian fronts, but
that it would be several days before these contingents
reached their destinations. He- warned his audicncc, however,
.that he would not tolerate, a repetition of the June 1967
anti.-Jewish, av ti-'Corei ;n demonstrations..
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MOROCCO
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15. King Hassan announced-that he is sending another
contingent of troops to the Syrian front and would open a
registration office in Rabat for Moroccan army personnel and
those with previous military service who wished to voluntee?;.
16. According to the .Algerian . nets media, President
Aouihadiene has placed the "full- resources of the country
at the disposition of the Arab front," but the press was
not specific. T eanwhile,' Algerian. coverage of the fighting
has been measured and cautious.
SOVIET MILITARY ACTIVXT3'
17. There has been little change reported in Soviet
naval deployments since our last Sitrep. By'taarn1n.g of
7. October, all Soviet ships had l.aft Egyptian parts except
for one 1i.ashtn--c'lasa destroyer and some auxiliaries in
'Alcxandr1a. Most of the Soviet Mediter.r'anean squadron is
still located in. the vicinity of Crete. One Soviet mntell~
igence collector--probably accompanied by a mirt.esweeper---is
located aipproriniately 100 miles off the Syrian-Israeli
border. A Kashin-class destroyer :apparently has been
assigned responsibility for surveillance of the U'SS ltidepend-
ence task group which left' Athens early on 7 October.
18. There is no evidence of :.unusual ,Soviet military
'activity in other areas.
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Egyptian DLili.tary objective is to establish multiple
position, along the Bar-Lev line and hold those po: itious
until a ceaaafirc: is arranged. The Egyptians estimate
Ithat would take about two days, and that pressure, from
:the "'waxld powers" would enable Cairo to obtain its
limited objectjve of holding a `thin strip east of the'
canal.. I
22. The source said '.that; "unquestionably" the
Egyptians had attacked fi.rat. ' :Ile said the Soviets were
aware of E4,ryptian plans by early 4atober, but did not
know the specific' timing. ' When' Sadat asked for full Soviet
backing, Moscow -refused and began to evacuate, technicians
and dependents,.
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