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SOVIET ECONOMY AND MILITARY AID TO THE MIDDLE EAST, 1955-1973
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CJ'1\ No. 7955
11 January, 1974
td}?9O1b;NDU;i Pon: Mr. .1-lark P?agncr
O1'-9G C 3 Naval
Intel. 1 igence
Pental,ron
SUBJECT Soviet Economic and Military
Aid to the !iidd1e East,
1955--].973
Attached are the tables you requested ors Soviet
military and econonic aid to the !Iiddle East, 1956--1973.
Data for 1973 are prelim:mina_y.
C ioJ
Trade and Air] Branch
office of I:conori~ic Research
OER/D/TA
1 - D/D
1 - D/TA
Distribution: (5--5807)
Orig & 1 - Addressee
]. - D/OER
I - SA/ER
a% St/P/C
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Soviet. Military Aid E.U-anded
to the Dli(l(110 ];act
't'otal 3.956-1966 1.967-3.972 3.973
TOTAL 6,221 a/ 2,1.37 3,325 759
Cyprus 26 26 -- --
1;gypt 3,035 1,160 1,525 350
Iran 578 -- 578 --
Iraq 1,016 564 452 h/ --
Lebanon 3 -- 3 --
Sudan 66 -- GG c/. --
Syria 1,369 327 642 400
Yemen (Aden) 50 -- 42 8
Yemen (San'a) 78 60 17 1
a. Excluding cash sales o# $100 million to Libya.
b. Excluding a $2 million downpayment.
c. Excluding a $9 million downpayment.
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Soviet Military Aid D21ivered to the Middle East
R_cioient
To al
1955
1957
1958
1959
19
60
1961
1962
1963
1964 19
65
1966
1967
1968
1569
1370
1971 1:i7
2
"F73
:tTAL
5,957
10
90
175
74
15
1
250
319
306
120 1
30
147
323
297,
255
221
562 56
7
_ 320
Cyprus
18
Egypt
2,995
-
50
85
30
15
0
175
150
150
75
80
100
170
100
90
640
350 25
0
353
i
433
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25
50
60
50
75
3
Iraq
1,010
-
-
-
14
2
6
60
114
96
20
25
30
70
103
50
35
30 22
0
260
Leban i
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
Str.
62
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
15
40
2
-
-
Sir is
1,323
10
40
90
30
1
5
15
35
35
15
5
15
48
35
35
50
100 15
3
615
Ye-rem ('~i en)
36
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
4
4
5 1
_?
IG
Yaren (San'a)
77
-
-
-
-
-
-
20
25
10
2
2
10
5
1
2
-
-
-
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Soviet Military Technicians in the Middle East a/
Country
1966
1967
1968
1969 19
70
1971
1972
1973
TOTAL
1,205
3,465
4,440
4,235 8,
320
7,530
7,600
3,420
Cyprus
10
--
--
--
--
--
--
-
-Egypt
750
2,000
3,000
3,000 6,
500
b/
5,500
c/
5,500 e/
500
Iran
--
20
15
15
30
30
30
-J
Ir;.q
170
200
200
320
320
400
500
75
Libya
--
--
--
--
--
20
20
- 10
Sudan
--
--
15
200
500
500
d/
100
f/
20
Syria
125
1,100
1,100
500
750
800
1,140
1,75J
Yemen
(Aden)
--
--
10
100
120
180
210
225
Yemen
(San'a)
150
145
100
100
100
100
100
130
a. 1'ini- '.. est21 .ates of the r.-, ber of personnel preset for a period of c.-.e I:o_n`Ch or rr- e. N r.bers
are rounded to the nearest five. Some East Eurrrean r""scinel are in.c1txied in these tcrtalls
b. E.:chiding z.n estimated 9,000 Soviet personnel assigned to Soviet creraticnal units as of
DGCO hCr 1970.
c. Excluding an estimated 7 ? 250 Soviet personnel assigned to Soviet cperatiozal units as of
re=.ter 1971. These trccps were withd:w.:n in mid-1972.
d. Including at least 400 Soviet perscn el that left the Sudan folic+:ing the abortive coop in
July 1971.
e. ^y the end of 1972, about a hundred Soviet military advisers were still stationed in Eg Wit.
f. the end of 1972, all Soviet advisers are belived to have departed f mm Sudan. -
g. Post of these arrived with the equip r nt supplied after the outhrea.k of the October Lear.
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Soviet Economic Aid Extended to the Middle East
Total
1956-64
1965-66
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972 1
973
Total a/
3,587
1,474
447
204
178
348
77
413
252 1
c9 hi
Egypt
1,197
1,001
--
--
--
--
196
~/
--
--
Greece
8
--
8
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Iran
788
63
306
--
178
--
54
---
-- 1
63
Iraq
554
184
--
4
--
121
22
222
--
--
Jordan
6
--
--
--
--
6
--
--
--
Sudan
65
23
--
--
-
42
-
Syria
318
100
133
--
--
--
N.A.
Negl.
84
--
Turkev
529
5
--
200
--
166
--
--
158
--
Yemen.
;Aden)
25
--
--
--
--
14
--
--
10
1
Yemer
(San'a)
99
98
Negl.
--
--
--
Negl.
--
--
1
a. Because of roundircr: components may not add to the totals shown.
b. Preliminary estimates.
c. Minimum, estimate.
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Soviet Economic Aid Delivered to the ,ti ddl.e East a/
Total
1956-64
1965-66
1967
1968
195
9
1970
1971
1972
1973
TOTAL b/
1,960
430
215
140
160
18
0
215
250
200
180
Eg
y?t
850
265
140
90
80
4
5
45
70
65
60
Gr
eece
8
--
8
--
--
-
-
--
--
--
--
Iran
415 Negl.
5
15
45
8
0
100
75
70
2;
Iraq
195 90
25
5
5
Neg
l.
5
20
20
3G
Jordan
-- --
--
--?
---
-
-
Sudan
25
10
5
1
2
Negl.
1
5
1
It
Syria
210
35
20
10
20
30
35
20
20
25
Turkey
170
5
--
1
5
20
25
50
25
40
Yemen (Aden)
10
--
--
--
--
--
2
5
1
1
Yemen (San' a)
65
25
15
15
2
10
1
2
Negl. ?
2
a. Preliminary estimates as of 8 January 1974. Data cureently are being revised
for the EIC annual report on aid and trade activities of Communist countries in
the LDCs. These data will be coordinated within the Community and made available
in late January 1974.
b. Because of rounding components may not add to the totals shown.
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