THE SITUATION IN JORDAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-557-6-3-4
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 2, 2010
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 22, 1970
• Content Type: REPORT

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/09/02: LOC-HAK-557-6-3-4
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~sraei& 3 inter LE t-ioz~:. The Israelis. appear to he. in high
~ state oa a3.er:tIsraeli troops, tanks and artiiTry w r4
observed tttovi.ng north vesturday in the general direction
o~ the. Gol.~art }iea.gh't.s, C~?nt tehiah #:Yte Catt~.c~ easzl. x'f:~~.eh
'Sovi.et attitude: T}ie Egy ttans have assured us that the Soviets
sn; e a c}erttarch in Damascus yesterday in an effort to get
the Syrians to reconsider their f ctions in ordan; this
and.other bits? o evidence suggest that r?Sosc'o.r has mace
real. efforts t tn~ Pb aeapitaLs to Localize ttte action
in Jordan and 1 ring it to an end. Aside from pr'edictab13
naval aot3 vity .in response to our feet movements th tho
Medi.terranean,, to Soviets have made no threatening iiti].i.--
terry' gestureand thcdr public and? private admonitions have
art the main been temperate and cautiously worded.
In the. e' ent o western or Israeli intervention, the
SOviets wculd probably consider .ccer atzstrat~iv~j c ? stet ' 6UcYt
as shifttg_ e1'e;ments .off their-.. edi.terr:anean. Squadron,--...rain--.__.....___n_.
t>reinq the soviet military pr:essnce in t:hi Ui, Or mOy:.f.n?
a token n~iii.tar:y contingent by air do Syria: At the
same time Moscow would 'resort to heavy diplomatic. pressure
v .rulent? propa}anda attacks. There is no evi.1 nee
that the ' Sovie:ts are making even canttgency pre arat ions
for direct rtil'itar-y a nvoLve.~tvnt. The. Soviot rcwtion
seems likely to be the same whether a western. country oa:
Xsrael intervened.
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the. star or hostili vies,. Except for a fc.,w minor and
I.Ancohf ixmed :jnstances, the Iracji forces in Jordan have.
gone to great " a n g h.s "to k - e e c Lear ?