CABLE TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM BRENT SCOWCROFT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-260-3-23-4
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2009
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: May 24, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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MAY 24s 1974
TO:. JERRY BREMER/PET5R RODMAN
FOR: HENRY A. KISSINGER
FROM: BRENT SCOWCROFT
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM GENERAL GUAY IS FORWARDED
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
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1. DURING HIS LAST VISIT TO CAIRO, THE SECRETARY ASKED ME O. SUBMIT
TO HIM PERSONAL COMMENTS WHICH I CONSIDERED WORTHWHILE REFLECTING
ATTITUDES IN THE EGYPTIAN ARMED FORCES.
2. ON 20 MAY, THE HEAD OF THE FOREIGN LIAISON SECTION FOR ATTACHES
CALLED ME,, ADVISING THAT THE EGYPTIAN. ARMY SPOKESMAN AND DEPUTY.
DIRECTOR FOR INTELLIGENCE, MAJ GEN IZZLOIN MOUKHTAR, WANTED TO SEE,
ON THE MOUKHTAR.DISCUSSED THREE ITEMS WHICH I CONSIDER OF.
IEPO EE PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF MY DISCUSSION TODAY WITH FIELD
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3. FIRSTS HE PROPOSED A VISIT 0F.A'US DELEGATION OF OFFICERS.FROM
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GIVE YOU A BETTER PICTURE FOR WHAT FOLLOWS. YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GET
THE MESSAGE SINCE I`DID NOT PUT.Y.OU ON DISTRRIBUTION. I DID, HOWEVERP
REQUEST IT BE PASSED TO THE SECRETARY. BRIEFLY, MOUKHTAR PASSED ON
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AN INVITATION FROM FM ISMAIL FOR A GROUP OF OFFICERS TO VISIT EGYPT
AT OUR CONVENIENCE SOMETIME.-.IN JUNE. THE INVITATION WAS, IN FACT, AN
UNLIMITED OFFER FOR AN IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE EGYPTIAN ARMED FORCES.
HE PROPOSED A BRIEFING, OF THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE OCTOBER WAR
THROUGH ACTUAL VISITS, TO THE FRONT, TO ARMY COMMANDERS, AND TO'
EGYPTIAN INSTALLATIONS OF THE THREE EGYPTIAN SERVICES. I HAVE INITIATED
THE ACTION NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO%THIS INVITATION IN THE
MESSAGE CITED ABOVE.
4, THE SECOND ITEM WHICH MOUKHTAR COVERED CAME AS A TOTAL SURPRISE
To ME. IT.SEEMS AS THOUGHTHERE ARE 120 NEWSPAPERMEN TOURING THE,
MIDDLE EAST AND THEIR VISIT HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE MINISTRY OF
INFORMATION. MOUKHTAR ASKED IF I WAS AWARE OF THE VISIT ANn THEN
TOLD ME THAT HE INTENDED TO ALLOW THEM TO VISIT THE FRONT AND BE
BRIEFED BY SENIOR OFFICERS ON THE MANNER IN WHICH THE O TORER
WAR WAS CONDUCTED.
5. THIRDLYs MOUKHTAR SAID THAT A TELEVISION POOL HAD BEEN. ORGANIZED
TO PHOTOGRAPH VARIOUS SEGMENTS OF?THE EGYPTIAN ARMED FORCES. HE STATED
THAT THE POOL INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE U.S., FRANCE, ITALYp
ETC., FOR .A TOTAL OF SEVEN COUNTRIES. ACCORDINGf TO H,IMj, THE 'TV
REPRESENTATIVES WOULD,EACH Be ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC AREA OF INTEREST
AND THEN EXCHANGE THEIR FILM SO THAT EACH CDUNTR? WOULD HAVE COMPLETE
TV COVERAGE OF THE VARIOUS EGYPTIAN ARMED FORCES. IN THE CASE OF THE
AIR FORCE, HE SAID THAT AIR MARSHAL MOBAREK HAPPENED TO BE ON AN
AIRBASE WHICH WAS BEING COVERED By CBS.. MOBAREK APPARENTLY WAS
DISSATISFIED WITH THE DEGREE OF COOPERATION THE CBS MAN WAS (.;ETTIN(;.
AND STOPPED THE OPERATION. HE THEN INVITED THE CBS CAMERA CREW TO
RE HIS GUEST OVERNIGHT AT THE AIRBASE AND THE NEXT DAYS MOSAREK
PERSONALLY ESTABLISHED A PROGRAM FOR THE CAMERAMEN INCLUDING, FOR
INSTANCE, AUTHORIZING THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF A HANGARETTE, I.NSIREAND
OUT, AND SUCH PROCEDURES AS THE ACTIVITY OF PILOTS, ON STANt)..BY
ALERT*
6, ALL OF TH'ISS OF COURSE, REPRESENTS ARADICAL DEPARTURE FROM.
PREVIOUS EGYPTIAN ATTITUDE AND CONTROL OVER THE,SECURITY OF THEIR...
FORCES- WAS OBVLY CONCERNED THAT THIS CHAGE 11F, ,
RECEIVE THE PROPER DEGREEIOFSAPPRECIATION, PARTICULARLYNINSIFARTAS'
THE US NEWSMEN WERE CONCERNED. HE SOLICITED MY IDEAS AND ADVICE.
WHENEVER I FELT THAT I COULD ASSIST THE-EGYPTIANS, IN PRESENTING THE
"TRUE IMAGE OF THE COUNTRY.10
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ADVICE ON HOW THE AMERICAN PRESS GROUP SHOULD BE HANDLED. HE STATED
THAT HE WANTED-To MAKE SURE THAT THE NEWSPAPER GROUP SAW WHAT'
SHOULD BE.SEEN ANps HOPEFULLYs REPORTED ACCURATELY ON CURRENT'-EGYPTIAN
ATTITUDES.
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TO MEET ASKED
WITH THE IGROUPPAND INSTANCEP
THE PRESIDENT
OR WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE SHOWN MILITARY EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS
RECEIVE COMPLETE BRIEFINGS FROM SENIOR COMMANDERS CONCERNING.THE
OCTOBER 'WAR. I TOLD THE MARSHAL THAT I WOULD HAVE To THINK THE MATTER
OUT AND WOULD GLADLY INFORM EITHER HI.M OR GEN MOUKHTAR OF My PERSONAL
IDEAS CONCERNING SUCH A VISIT.
COMMENTt OBVIOUSLY, THE DECISION TOOPEN UP EGYPT TO FOREIGN NEWSMEN
IN THE MANNER IN WHICH WAS DISCUSSED BY THE FM IS A POSITIVE STEP FOR
WHICH WE CAN BE GRATEFUL. I WISH, HOWEVER, HE HAD SOLICITEr,MY ADVICE
ON SOMETHING LESS COMPLEX THAN A HOARD OF NEWSMEN, EACH SEEKING HIS
OWN?HEADLINED. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS MATTER WITH THE AMBASSADOR AND
WILL HOLD FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH USIS REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS
THE AMBASSADOR, PRIOR TO MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATION TD THE FM. I AM
CONVINCED OF THE SINCERITY OF THEIR EFFORT TO NORMALIZE THEIR
CONTACTS WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD. THE.MARSHALs DURING HIS DISCUSSIONS,.
FOR INSTANCE SAID THAT THERE WERE A GREAT NUMBER-OF INDIVIDUALS IN
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OUR COUNTRY WHO HAD A FALSE IMPRESSION OF WHAT EGYPT AND EGYPTIANS
WERE ALL ABOUT. I FEEL CERTAIN THAT HIS SO-LICITING MY ADVICE WAS:
TO HOPEFULLY SATISFY THIS FIRST GROUP OF
BASED ON HIS ATTEMPT
JOURNALISTS VISITING THE COUNTRY. ON AN NON-OFFICIAL BASIS* THIS
TOTAL ATTITUDE CHANGE ALSO REFLECTS MORE OF THE $AME CONFIDENCE WHICH
EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS ARE DISPLAYING TOWARD US. BRIEFLY STATEr>, THERE
IS NO QUESTION THAT WE HAVE PURSUED THE CORRECT.APPROACH IN OUR
DEALINGS WITH THE EGYPTIANS. I,AM REMINDED DAILY BY ALMOST EVERY
OFFICIAL'WITH WHOM I HAVE, BEEN IN CONTACT OF THE CONTRAST BETWEEN.
OUR OPEN AND PLEASANT ATTITUDE COMPARED TO THAT OF THE SOVIETS IN
THEIR DEALINGS WITH THE EGYPTIANS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I AM ON
THE RIGHT TRACK WITH T IS TYPE,,OF REPORTING* ALSO, I WOULO SOLICIT
FROM YOU ANY AREAS OF I EST IN WHICH I MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
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WARM REGARDS
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