HW MIDDLE EAST SITREP NO, 63 FOR 1130, 21 OCTOBER 1973 THE MILITARY SITUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-548-10-27-3
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: October 21, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

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