HW MIDDLE EAST SITREP NO. 60, 1630 EDT, 20 OCT 73 THE MILITARY SITUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-548-10-19-2
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: October 21, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

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