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

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-544-6-10-0
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2013
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 25, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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(1~I.~, tin3e;s cit"~d in military paz~~gra~hs
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a.r~ Cairo/Tel
Z ~R$si: ;tcrce;~ an batk~. fronts appe,~r.~d to be tu~de25X1
' orders' to c'ar~sc~rve the ce~:~~:~~ire t21is a~t~rn~aon. .Cairo
,,.~1.:a:ims...:F~s~~tcv..~r r .tha'~. .~s~;~,c,~:,~, tangy, V,9,nta,nix,~ ~.nd ~rtlle~y
? un~.ts, d.re ~c~~fn at.tc~cka~ng vex. City:
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. 4.: Thy .CT~~ secura.tX Coui$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.
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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." ~,
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, ~ 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
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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
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1.6?: ? Ttxer~ aa-e ;~t:i.].1 inci3;~ati~ns dram m,:.-.z-y ~-vurces
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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 .
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' ~l, C~eyhos7.~~vakis: 'T,hc~ police gu~srd oLjt~c~e t17e CTS.
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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. .
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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."
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mQr~ :~~ata:gls ;
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? ~ ~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
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o~ ,.ixn,~,riavi,~xc~ Eaa~
;Wpst rc~.at.i~-ns.
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? ? 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:
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~S`~CL~IA D~~"1ZI~3 U~ SIB
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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.
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