ISRAEL-U.S.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-185-4-66-0
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2012
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: October 13, 1973
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/12/20: LOC-HAK-185-4-66-0
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? WISKINGTOIllte,40THE UNITED STATES WILL START REPLACING SCE. OF
ISRAEL'S SEVERE 3ATTLE LOSSES IN PLANES, TANKS AND OTHER MILITARY
EUIPMENT IN A FE r.; DAYS, 'U.S. G0VENN*ME4T SOURCES SAID TODAY.
THE PENTAGON REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE NATTER.UT .
NIXON ADMINISTRATION SOURCES SAID THE BASIC DECISION HAS
3EEN MADE AND THAT MOVENENTS OF NAJOE U.S. MILITARY GEAR TO ISRAEL
WOULD 3EGIN EDON. .
SOURCES SAID DETAILS 'ON NUMERS AND VUANTITIES STILL ARE UNDER
DISCUSSION.
.i THERE MERE IN'DIcArioE THAT THE UNITED STATES MOULD DRA::: FROM ITS
AIR FORCE AND ARn/ RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES, POSSIELY EUROPE
AND OTHER REGIONS OF THE MORLD.
A WIDE VARIETY OF MILITARY ErMFENT WAS SAID TO 3E 0 THE LIST.
THE ACTION, MUCH ORE SIGNIFICANT THAN AN ANUNITION RESUPPLY
AIRLIFT ALREADY UNDER MAY, COMES AGAINST A 3ACKGROUND OF Xj)UNTAIW:,
ISRAELI COMSAT LOSSES, A onac. SOVIET SUPPLY.. AIRLIFT TO EGYPT AND
SYRIA AND A WIDENI.N6 .OF THE MIDDLE EAST MAR.
NEANHILE, U.S.. INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS ESTIMATED THAT ISRAEL 'S ?
WAR. SUPPLIES ','(1.CHT LAST ONLY ANOTHER. TWO '4,:ELKs IF THE FIGHTING
CONTINUES AT UL TEPO OF THE 'FIRST T.,PEEK'S AIR AND GROUND? SATTLES.
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WASH?ADD ISRAEL-U.S. (72)
SINCE LAST SATURDAY, AN;ERICAN INTELLIGENCE REPORTS, THE ISRAELIS
HAVE LOST AT LEAST 90 OF THEIR. FIGHTERS AND FIGHTER-DOMSERS, ?NEARLY
ONE-THIRD Jr THE ISRAELI AIR STRIKING FORCE 3EF3RE THE OUTSREAK.
ISRAEL'S TANK LOSSES. .HAVE RANGED. AROUND 650, OR NORE THAN ?
ONE-THIRD OF ITS AR;.eiOR STRENGTH GOING INTO THIS NEW ROUND OF WAR,
U.S. SOURCES SAID..
ANA3 LOSSES ALSO HAVE SEEN HEAVY. AMERICAN ANALYSTS CALCULATE .
SYRIAN ARMS STOCKS MIGHT LAST LESS THAN A WEEK, EGYPTIAN SUPPLIES
PERHAPS 10 DAYS ilORE UNLESS THE FIGHTING SLACENS.
SYRIA IS SAID TO HAVE LOST NONE THAN 90 PLAIES OUT OF ITS
APPROXLIATELY. 250 FIGHTERS AND EGYPT OVER EC OF ITS ROUGHLY 550
STRIKE PLANES.
U.S. OFFICIALS SAID THE SOVIET AIRLIFT TO. SYRIA AND EGYPT IS
OPERATING AROUND-THE-CLOCK AND THAT MORE THAN 2,CCO TONS OF
WEAPONS, AMniNITION AND OTHER 7.0.ILITARY SUPPLIES HAVE. SEEN DELIVERED ?
3Y SOVIET TRANSPORT PLANES. SINCE MID-WEEK.
IN TRE OPINION OF U.S. INTELLIGENCE SPECIALISTS, SOVIET MILITARY.
PERSONNEL,. EXCEPT FOR ADVISERS4?AIYIOET EXCEPT FOR ADVISERS, ALMOST
CERTAINLY WILL NOT 3E INVOLVED IN THE ARA3-ISRAELI FI.CHTIr3.
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/12/20: LOC-HAK-185-4-66-0