MIDDLE EAST HOSTILITIES DIA SITUATION REPORT #97

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-544-2-8-7
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2010
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 2, 1973
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. CENEPAL
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2. DNEF ACTIVITIES
a. (U) A Finnish Ministry of Defense spokesman reported
that US aircraft will depart Finland today with some SO troops
and 20 tons of supplies fox-Cyprus. The troops and supplies
subsequently will be flown to Egypt only on aircraft from
countries acceptable toCairo. In this regard, the US has
been denied landing clearances in Egypt for aircraft supporting
the UN'.
b. (C) During an informal Security Council meeting on .
-j17-imber, the Secretary General agreed to ask Gbana, Liberia.
Indonesia, Nepal, Yugoslavia, Panama, Peru and Uruguay to
participate in the UNEF. If agreement is reached, the SYG
will designate one or more of these countries as UNEF members
and arrange transport as soon'as possible. The I November SC .
session also agreed to an Indonesian proposal whereby Canada
and Poland would furnish initial logistics support to the uNEF.
3. rCEASE-FIRE VIOLATIONS
a. EGYPTIAN FRONT
(U) Nothing reported.
SYRIAN FRONT
(U) Nothing reported.
C. LEBANON BORDER
Only two cease-fire
violations. These consisted of machine gun and mortar fire
last night. Reportedly they were initiated by the Israelis
neat two southern Lebanese border towns. No fire was returned
from the Lebanese side of the border.
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4. OTHER ACTIVITIES
a. PRISONERS OP WAR
(C) On 31 October, the Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister
stated that his country was abiding by the Geneva Convention
with regard to PWs. However, providing lists of wounded and
allowing visits tq,PWs by Red Cross officials will not occur
until after Israel publicly states its intentions to abide by
the Geneva Convention. Additionally, the Syrians want the
return of all Syrians killed in action prior to complying with
the Geneva accords. These preconditions are viewed as stalling
tactics while the Syrian authorities verify the health status
Of Israeli PWs.
b. '.RESUPPLY ACTIVITIES
(S) As of the evening of 1 Vovimber, some 65 trucks
reportedly had reached the trapped 3d Egyptian Army mith
relief supplies.
S. OTHER
a. LIBERIAN-/SRAELI RELATIONS
(C) On 2 November, Liberia became the eighteenth
African nation to sever relations with Israel since the
beginning of the 6 October.hostilities. ivory Coast, the only
remaining country in West Africa still formally recognizing
Israel, probably will break with Isiael in the near future.
b. IRAQ WITHDRAWS
C. SYRIAN-EGYPTIAN OFFENSIVE
(TSINFD/LIMDIS) Israeli intelligence offi4als believe
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?hostage" for continued Egyptian observance of the cease-fire.
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The Syrian desire to regain ufac&t might also lead to a
maior offensive.
The key to any offensive action is finding sufficient
Syrian tank crews to man the newly arrived armor. Any Syrian
offensive nust take place prior to the time when winter rains
mnIcria *MA arP.A unwilitahle for armored warfare.
f[currently are heavily
fortifying the key high ground north 0 the Damascus-Sasa road.
The lava beds south of the road will become virtual quagmires
once the expected heavy rains hit later this month. This
would confine large-scale armored operations to the highway
system. The search for suitable Syrian tank crews, plus
terrain:-weather factors, coupled with the withdrawal of Iraqi
armor units is likely to postpone any planned Syrian offensive
until the spring.
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4. ISRAELI AIRCRAFT LOSSES
(TS/NFD/LIMDIS) Initial Israeli analyis of its aircraft
losses (including helicopters) indicates that they were about
equally divided between SAMs and combined SAM/AAA fire. By
mission, well over one-half of the losses were incurre4 while
in close air support; the largest single category of the re-
maining losses came during SAM suppression missions. According
to the Israelis, a total of 11,223 sorties were flown from
6 through 24 October -- averaging about 590 per day. Less
detailed data are available on Israeli tank losses; however,
information from US observers is that the majority of such
losses, on the Syrian front, resulted from, tank-to-tank duels
or antitank guns rather than from antitank AT-3/SAGGER wire
guided-missiles.
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