INFORMATION ITEMS

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
LOC-HAK-547-5-13-5
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RIFLIM
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T
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3
Document Creation Date: 
January 11, 2017
Document Release Date: 
August 24, 2010
Sequence Number: 
13
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Publication Date: 
January 13, 1973
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CABLE
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No Objection -ZCZCWHP"338 .0:..13042Q JAN 73 FM . THE' SITUATION 10- COLONEL QUAY T 0 l S E. C R E T SENSITIVE 19GSTAINS CODEWORD FROM DAVE KISSINGER SUBJECT:* INFORMATIBN ITEMS ISRAELI-SYRIAN CLASHES: DESPITE -THE INCREASED SCALE, OF ISRAELI. Pl . COUNTERACTIONS., SYRIAN DETERMINATION TO CONTINUE THEIR *CO FRONTATION* WITH ISRAEL. HAS NOT `ABATED, AND THEY- ARE NOW IN- CREASING THEIR CAMPAIGN TO PRESSURE -OTHER ARAB GOVERNMENTS MOST NOTABLY EGYPT '-~ TO PROVIDE TANGIBLE SUPPORT* AT THE. No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/08/24: LOC-HAK-547-5-13-5 VERY LEAST, THE SYRIANS PROBABLY HOPE. .10 GENERATE GREATER FINANCIAL: ASSISTANCE FROM THE MORE WE ALTHY ARAB STATES TO ASSIST THEIR HARD-PRESSED TREASURY IN SUSTAINING COSTLY.-CLASHES. WITH SRAEL, AND THEY -MAY EVEN HOPE TO EMBARRASS - SADAT-. INTO RENEWING HOSTILITIES ALONG THE SUEZ CANAL. THEY ALSO PROBABLY FIGURE THAT THEY :ARE ADDING TO THEIR PRESTIGE. AND POTENTIAL LEADER- SHIP POSITION WITHIN THE ARAB WORLD. No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/08/24: LOC-HAK-547-5-13-5 CHE OPPOSITE : TRACK. IN PART, THE GRADUALLY ESCALATING ISRAELI RETALIATORY - ACTIONS ARE PART OF THEIR INTENSIFIED CAMPAIGN AGAINST,THE FEDAYEEN SINCE THE MUNICH. TRAGEDY, .BUT: THEY- `ARE ANOTHER ALSO PROBABLY TRYING TO CONVINCE . THE BYRIANS. ARABS, THAT A ? ..NEW 'WAR OF -ATTRITION' AGAINST ISRAEL WOULD BE TOO COSTLY. THE ISRAELIS MAY ALSO WANT TO UNDERCUT SYRIA FFORTS TO BUILD UPTHEIR POSITION WITHIN THE =ARAB WORLD. FINALLY, IT: IS POSSIBLE- THAT THE ISRAELIS [$AY. HOPE TO CREATE PROBLEMS : IN THE SYRIAN-SOVIET RELATIONSHIP BY CAUSING SUCH SYRIAN MILITARY-LOSSES-AS TO RAISE SERIOUS DOUBTS IN MOSCOW OF THE UTILITY OF AN ENDLESS ARMS SUPPLY RELATIONSHIP'. AVE` SEEMEED. INCLINED TO DO`-- THE LZAST". -THE ZIYPTIANS. THUS FAR HAVE-SEEMED . POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT THE SYRIANS;.WITHOUT AT THE SAME TILE 'FUR- THER ERODING EGYPT'S POSITION WITHIN THE ARAB WORLD* : HOWEVER, AS ISRAELI PRESSUREO-N SYRIA INCREASES, THEE PRESSURE 08 EGYPT. TO. PROVIDE' SOME DIVERSIONARY MILITARY ACTIVITY ALSO GROWS. THIS,, COMBINED ` WITH FRUSTRATION IN CAIRO OVER THE: LACK TOP SECRET-SENSITIVE CONTAINS CODEWORD No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/08/24: LOC-HAK-547-5-13-5 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/08/24: LOC-HAK-547-5-13-5 V MOVEMENT' ON THE-DIPLOMATIC FRONT, COULD OVER TIME LEAD SADAT TO . -:TAKE. SOME RASH` MILITARY. ACTION ALONG `THE SUEZ CANAL... CHtLEAH G?VERNP1ENT Al NOUNcES NEW ECONOMIC. POLI-CY s THE GOVERN.: . MENT ;OF CHILE HAS -ANNOUNCED A SERIES OF MEASURES AIMED AT -OVER- FLOURISHING BLACK MARKET. THESE. HAVE BECOME A PRIMARY POLITICAL COMING- SHORTAGES.OF.'CONSUMER GOODS AND. THE RESULTING 'DUEUWS.:AND ISSUE. THE : MEASURES CALL FOR. A CENTRALIZED. AND :TRIB:UTION SYSTEM AIMED AT' ASSURING THAT LOW-INCOME-:GROUPS" (THE ALLENDE GOVERNMENT'S PRINCIPAL SUPPORTERS) RECEIVE BASIC CONSUMER GOODS AT LOW PRICES. A NEV ''NATIONAL SECRETARIAT OF DISTRIBUTION, WILL.. EXCLUSIVE PURCHASE CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE INDUSTRIES N TAE PLAN BY MERCHANTS-AND FAMILIES IS "VOLUNTARY," BUT PRODUCING. ESSENTIAL CONSUMER GOODS.: THE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION: SECTION OF THE PLAN GIVES THE "NATIONAL SECRETARIAT" AUTHORITY OVER ALL` -FIRMSPUBLIC AND PRIVATE, WHICH DISTRIBUTE FOODSTUFFS .A OTHER ESSENTIAL GOODS.. THE MOST RADICAL STEP CON'CERNS' RE" `TAIL DISTRIBUTION THE NEW SECRETARIAT WILL LIST SOME' THIRTY "ESSESTt'IAL ` ITEMS WHICH, WILLIE . DISTRIBUTED THROUGH' "COOPERATI`NGi". ..NEIGHBORHOOD MERCHANTS.. TO: PARTICIPATING -FAMILIES:*. -PARTICIPATION. FAMILIES THAT -DO NOT. PARTICIPATE PILL NOT: :St? ESSEN-TI:AL. ITEMS AT` 1EGAL PRICES; CHILE ._RECOG:NIZES SIHANOUK"S GOVERNMENT: THE GOVERNMENT OF CHILE-HAS ESTABLISHED. DIPLOMATIC * RELATIONS WITH: PRINCE "ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF `CAIeODIA " - - CHILE . ALREADY HAS DIPLOMATIC.RELATIONS :WITH NORTH VIETNAM AND :'WITH NE."PROVISIONAL REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT OF . SOUTH VIETNAM" NNNN No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/08/24: LOC-HAK-547-5-13-5