MIDDLE EAST SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 80 (AS OF 1630 EDT)

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LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0
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October 25, 1973
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 CEi`I~RAL YNT~LIa:CC9~N~~ A,G~D7CY ' 25 OQtQU~x: 173 :i:N'~E~Lx~GE~7C:J:: M,EMUP~AI~I~UM _ . ._ M~1]DL~ ~A~'.~ Si~uat~:o~~ Rex~~x~. Nurabel; 8U .? ? . x`11L ??2~La.'1'AR'~' S`.CTU~Tx0~7 -. (1~I.~, tin3e;s cit"~d in military paz~~gra~hs ? A,~r~.v ti.uic, :un2`ess otherwise ;.~~ecif~.Pd. ~ ?, .~ .. 25X1 a.r~ Cairo/Tel Z ~R$si: ;tcrce;~ an batk~. fronts appe,~r.~d to be tu~de25X1 ' orders' to c'ar~sc~rve the ce~:~~:~~ire t21is a~t~rn~aon. .Cairo ,,.~1.:a:ims...:F~s~~tcv..~r r .tha'~. .~s~;~,c,~:,~, tangy, V,9,nta,nix,~ ~.nd ~rtlle~y ? un~.ts, d.re ~c~~fn at.tc~cka~ng vex. City: No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 .. No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 . 4.: Thy .CT~~ secura.tX Coui$c~.l voted 14~~ tc~ author3.ze ~ountz,it~~ Qther than the pc:rn'-anent [IN rn~mber:~ to .make u~a .a. Peace:w}ceepi.nc,~ forc:c: for thr M~,ddZe 1;ast. .. . E~xx~~~xar~. a~"~~N~r ~ ~ . . ,. 5.'? . N~o'st~ 4f., tl~c: Egypti_r~n front ~,1,~F~earad tea be gufe~ ' ~t4clay, 'but Ca.3.ro c].c'7,1:Itla 7:srac~li grcxuxici and, air ft~x'cc:s ~~ . ;coritir-u?e ?ta; at1~ack Suez C3.t~?: Si:t ~of the savr~n UN ?bservers cn the ~EgYn~tiari sid.c~ .off tsYC: ~eas~c-~irc~ line :rc~parted no f~..ghti.n`g: as, of ~ x.800.. Ttic~ se~ver4th observer, glat~d far ~thc~ area, ol:~' Su~~ Ci..ty~, ha:s not }a~,~n able t4 kea.ch t~i3 ~aost. .Isa~~zsli; ~.?ix' ~.ctivity genera~.~.y had keen l,iglnt ~,nt~ limited to d~~'e2~sivc p-atx~7.s c~vr~,r ISrde:la.-~cc~ntroll~ld tc~rritoryti ~ Wit. . . least 12 Tsr~.c~~.3, helic:olaters' wire s~etx at abUUt 180a f].yi.ng uL7P~Y ~rni~s'ion~ to Israeli ~c~rces ozz the: west. }~anY." ~, 25X1 , ~ 7; An .zsxael.i ma.Zi.ta~y; spokesman annaultced puk~licly ..today That '3.ri response to Ca],ro's re~uc~~t zsrael mould ? 3up~al.y ~b1'o~id ~p~a:asziia to the E!~'~ptr~n Tl~.~.zc~ 1~rmy on the ? east batik. (Si:c: para. 19. 1~~.30 SitRep:.3 ? ~~cRZZ~r-i rr~oz~s ?; No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 25X1 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 . .~ . - this a~~:ernoori, ,bui: i:he ca.rri~x~ Ftod aev~lt anr~ Ifennedy have 1:~F:GIl oxd~y'ec~; t~ thc: eastcr~ l~Pditerraz7.~az1. Tl'~z thrco US ? cazr:i.e~is ar;d .? their a,rc~mpanync~ ships wcaul.d give the . U5 al~~ut 2~-30 ~:h~.ps ~.n triis drama, and. thc~ St~zriets could , be pc~si.ti,on.ing i:hem:~~:1.ve~s in an;t:iciPa~ion cif tla,e arrival of thy: C15 'unitb . ~ The Soviets n1r~y ~ intend these, sh~~.s to ?presnizt a . slxvv~-c~~'~force~ 'to the 7:srac:l.is . T1zeY +ronti~u tc~; ~gy~~ti~n w~iL~rs---which cou~.ct: take no more th4~n four or five: hcy~zr~_.,.tliw shi~,~s wcauld be :n, a position. tc~ ac:t as s deterrent ~ to xsraeli ai.x' and sea attacks alvzzy the. ~~yptian CO{3S'~. ~ ~ 25X1 . ~ .~ . ? ST.~TL~S Cxl~` SG~'~FT ~1SD F~.ST ~URq~rt~N FOR~~S r - ? '~ ~ No Objection to ?Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 1.6?: ? Ttxer~ aa-e ;~t:i.].1 inci3;~ati~ns dram m,:.-.z-y ~-vurces tr?:rtd~d to ~XUCec~3 ~:~ Y~lannpd n arc: ~ }; ~ c r . . , ~r~ ota~. . that troop ca1 personnel alre~aGy begin- ~ l - t . aa ln wish reLaort~ aid 5a~ie.t nine to~ arrive ~a.n l;ast G9xmar-y. pbservations by U5 attaches in .s~ves-a1. ~ov~.~:t: and East E~rr~pean cities have turned 25X1. noi;lxing? rut` o~ ;the oz~~9.nr~ry .. 1.3. I unq~ary: vnusua~.a.~+ ?~~~x :,...,~__.. _1 ~- have b~cM ia~eri at milii:ary kaases at 5zu~nak a.nd Kunm~dards `,~ }iung~rian az~l.~cainc: ?battal.f,pn is stationed at Szolnolc.? 'T~lE:se ~~:eca,ut?a.bns could be re]?aL-ed to an a.].ert ~t thc:;~e b'a~c~s ~x' it rrriuld be in a~itic:ipati.on of ax'r~-va.ls o~ Snvi.et txc+ops :at L`llc~se 'ba'ses. 2~ . J.ii.n o~iicial. statement: i'~:?m tk~~ Iihr~3a~~-an go~rerr~:~ - meet t~t~ti~l `saa.i~. the Huz~garia~n govGrrment' ~~lac~d. full ' re5ltio~a~ibi.li?4y ~c3~ thc~ c:~a?3F3~~ir.e Jarea.kdowri on the Tgrae3li cxcavern~i~.~nt .~' '1.'?he btaternent r,~emans~~:~ that: Israel stop a.ts . "malitairy a~~x'~~sion" immeda;ately and withdraw .tv the 2Z Qcthber ~ ce~.se ,x'1.1=G ~.ines . . , ,~ ' ~l, C~eyhos7.~~vakis: 'T,hc~ police gu~srd oLjt~c~e t17e CTS. Czech embassy . i.n ''Pr~~~ue wa,s increased c:onsidorably today . o~~~.c~.al5 claim they zre r~;~,,otinc~ tci rumors o~ dclY~onstsa- tions lay nrab ;students , and ~;ccem daterm,iiied that no untowar event. i:ak~ ~~ace. . . ~ s ? 25X1 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 Z2 . ~ ? Yu v:s.2avi a t Ta}~ mezribbers of the 'lgos l~v lea~.ier- e~hii~, mrt t.~ai~t r iUOn a.r- a~.n expanclec4 session .that. includet~ Federal, ~?rav~,riei,al. $na army Z'ra~~ers. ?, The i'ugc~slav news ~c~en'ciy r~~~Z.~vrts .that the conference:, c:ha~recl by Titu, rc~vi~vtea the ~M~.ci'clte Beast situatior-. anr~ certain aspects of the Y'rc~uritr~~s.~i~;fr~nscs?nnd security measures." 'l~h.~s 25X1'. l~.z~~~ua~c. 'i,m~?1i$s` an alert st~tua ~i7r the Yugoslav military. TJNZT.,~17 N1?~Txn~1S ? ~ 24. '? They roiZ~alignac3 ztationa' ScGUrity Counc3.l , re9olu- t%Qn 'was ;a.~provE~ this d~t~rla,r~~n ,].4-d with Ch~..na .~bs wining. Ac3reemcnti waa; ?is~ur~d wY~e~n .the :USSR ana the non-aligned s~+onsor "ur~x'e4c~ tt~ ?a' US amendment c:xclur~inc3 troops... from th4 ~ex-~n~neiz~: nt~mt~crs o~ the .Security L'r~u~~cil from partici- ~aal.inc~ ink .'the;. prsapc~,ori UN geace.kc:epi.nc~ ?fcarce . Tixe Chi.nosc arnbassaar~:~-. indic~tc:c~ h.c~ would t~.ot ca,t a voto. Also acrept~*d was aiz+~tii~.r Utz; aritei7drncnt et~anr3'ing the taord "c~ithclraw" to "return" .xi rcfa~rinc} to t:)Ze ? zr~ovemerit of fords b~;ck to the 7.?a.ne oP battlr--. oxisting as ~of , 1750 :GMT on 22 'october. :25. ' t7ic;C~3rClxnr~ to ~thc U~1' Tru'cp ~up~rvi.s.pn C3rc~aniza.ti.on (UN'.t'S+0) hc~~dquarters ~.n.:TOxusakem thirtc~Ln ob~rvation teams. are sct~ed~.~lcr.]; ~=s~r de~lUyn~c:nt' c~ri bcitiz the ~c~ypti.an ~3nd _ . IS~a~:].a, sr.~c:s; of ~t~hP va4l:lu lirics on the .Sue:, front.. Thus far c~n1y f:.wo te;a~ri:, have ? been rl~ea?rod tax the Isr~ac:l:i.s for - their si3c ` of ~ the li:ne~:-worse at ?Adabiya ~3nd ane at aricithcr poi.nt~ on i:hn west: wank e~a?].ient.~ ThG new su?~erwi-siort line. is ~.~7pro:~.i~nat:c],y twi;c%~ th~~ lonytlt ?:of ttxe l.~n~: before the cur. rent vuthr.'aak cf ~hvst~;~.i~ies. The D,3 mission in ,7rarusalem tc:rin~ the L~zirtoGn G}78~:~7.'Vr~.t1C~I1 ?r~ealn~- ?.~lloted for fizz L?ask So nmaa..:l~ as to ?~ "mvrc: :zynllaolic than real." ?: No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 25X1' No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 mQr~ :~~ata:gls ; ? ~ - ? ~ ~G. ~C~rn 1~he?.~yra.an front r~,iv7.~SC7 hay Prapc~se~3 that two ol~snryatic~n pastes; formerly orx the Syrian sides hc: 'converted `i.nto Yatr~ls dpe~:~tj.ng Oat tlie? Isra.c:li. sides of 'their salient' and that faur ?,~~o~ts_ ranta.nue ate their prc,cnt .locations . Its a:s' nc~t'},noi~zs i~ T~1 AV iv has; agr~:ed to thane ~~rGposals Dt~cntas~:us h.~s a:gr.c~:d tothree UN'TS4 patz:Ql.s ??alcng i:heir side of tYir ~ra~eli sa].f.ent in ?'Lhe north. anel ~ontnuatiorx . v~~ tw4 exi:;ti,ric~ abservat9,ax~ poss. vriTaO p].~ns to '~iropose~, z sec~nrl a~ci.c~p ui:~ ~,a-ra~xgrrments pa].~.ing f+ar rPdpe>Yin.y of .faun. ~v~c;ilated oui;;er~r;~~ticrxs paizxts and crer~tirn of ,tihzee wn~ca ~~ ~7. ;~TA'~Q S:s~r~t~ry~GEneral. ~3ose~h z,uixs today ~warnad that "allaancc:' ~a~.id~~ra,t~r x:emai,ns. essezxtial"? in light of -?. the Sragrie~L : U.izx~n''~ sole ~ izx the prcxserzt IMidd].e East ,war. ~avzc~: ayt'ic+.zxs, I?t~ ~ai.d, rai,~c claubts about ttYC~ g~nuinezxess of ;theSOV.i.~et~ interest in clr~tent~. Luzxr~:;nk~served.' t1iaL thee' may?~kia "~.~ ;c+~2-~ain' ~oPportunism in the li~lzt ~f events on the batt].ofi~ld; ~ncl nnc rcaulci maintain 'that 5avi~t behavior lends ~fc~z?c~^ .t~,~.~:,h~ aryutrac~nt that ~or~ tlae; Saviet leadership . detente a. s' ~. t~.r,tr.~:c azxd no ntc~re f " Hr~ recal3~d that the Sovic~~ a.nv'a~i.rar~ of Cti~chs~s.ova}ci~;hac~ fc~la:vwed. ~, per3.Qd ' o~ ,.ixn,~,riavi,~xc~ Eaa~ ;Wpst rc~.at.i~-ns. . ? F3GXPT~IAI~'I~-~1~?~ ~.N~'OUIVT~T~? ? ? 2 S . ~ IIS ~ cl~s~ troycr , the C2adrles ~ : ~l~d;~.ms , encountered what it~ Lc:l.icve3? ~.c~ be the Fgypti,axx destz?;z~e~ >~atoh . at 25X1 1135 this mrrn.ri~ ~zrx the Rc:d Sc~,. Th4? Ac1~-Yrus ren~rt~c~ that tha Fci.t~~h :initi,at~~,1 no hQStil.r. ?~ct#.on altlxou~'h .its c_tuns ap~ear~a tc~' k~G~?riiariz~ed: .7 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 25X1 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 ~ ~ ~S`~CL~IA D~~"1ZI~3 U~ SIB .--...-..~.,r .~..w _.~.,_ 77. FLZ~I?IT .IRAN'. ~?3~:. ~:Teh~ai~'s pub1.?ic posi~zQn has been onc: cif token suPp~irt i;`.c~r? the? ,~ruka~ , ~.argc~l1 ~,ecausc~ the: Iranian pQQple, sunp~a: t t~ic:a.r' Le:l,lavz Muir lims . ~'.Che ? Shah ancl" other m?mbers ~? the : zi~~iiari gxatr~rnmc~nt, hawdv~rr are priv~.t~1X s~rmpathet~.e tt~ .1:~r~xel'. The~ ~h~~x ha:s .went rncr3x:~a1 su~~~.~.~?s ~t~ ?th~. Azab side, arrs~ng~:~ ~~x tiho trap ~fer. ai: ~rivata Ira.n~.~n ~ritr- k+~1ti+~n~ , .;anr~ x'~.~~on.clecl i~avc~r~~aly; to C~rt~i.n l~,,rab `' c1~.nlonta.L'i25X1 r:~~~u~sts ,~ .buts lYe'~ ha.s a,1sc~ axtl:eritpted to .dampen public suppo~. ?Qx? the 11,~rab cau~c: by res~traix~~.x~g re].3. ious? leaders from........ ~uxth~r i`, c:i,t~'.ri~ ;their -ollvsnr~ra. No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 25X1 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0