SOVIET DELIVERY OF ARMS TO EGYPT DURING OCTOBER 1973

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• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-471-7-2-9
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 4, 1975
• Content Type: CABLE

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INFO OCT"01 /001 W
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FM AMEMaASSY CAIRO
TO SECSTATE WASHUC IMMEDIATE 2550
T 0 P S E C R E T SECTION I OF 2 CAIRO 2397
01b315
SUBJECT: SOVIET DELIVERY OF ARMS TO EGYPT DURING OCTOBER 197,
REF: CAIRO 1773, PARA 3 ANO CAIRO 2030,
NODIS CHEROKEE
FOR THE SECRETARY FROM AMBASSADOR
E.O, 11652: XGDS-1
TAGS! PFQR EG US
1, AS I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED o QUESTION AROSE DURING
RECENT MOUSE ARMED StRVICES COMMITTEE VISIT OF THE EXTENT
TO WHICH EGYPT HAS RECEIVED REPLACEMENTS FOR WEAPONS
AND EQUIPMENT LUST IN THE OCTOBER, 1973 HAR, DURING AND IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE CONFLICT, SADAT, BOTH PRIVATELY AND PUBLICLY, HAS
CONTENDED THE 'SOVIETS DID NUT REPLACE EGYPTIAN LOSSES, HE HAS
PILLORIED THEM PUBLICLY FOR FAILING TO DO SO. EGYPTIANS CLAIM
THAT SUCH OBLIGATION EXISTED. ACCORDING TU FAHMY, CLAIM 15 OASED
ON GOE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE TREATY OF FRIEND.
SHIP BETWEEN EGYPT AND USSR OF MAY 271 1Q71,
2. SA0AT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE WAS AN -
ACCELERATED DELIVERY OF SOVIET MILITARY EQUIP'ME'NT
IN THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER, 1973 TO APRIL, 19741 BUT MAINTAINS THIS
REPRESENTS MILITARY EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH CONTRACTS HAD BEEN SIGNED
WITH SOVIETS IN 1972 AND IN MARCH, 1973, RATHER THAN REPLACEMENT
OF LOST WEAPONS, SIMILARLY, SADAT CONTENDS THAT RECENTLY RESUMED
SOVIET ARMS SHIPMENTS FALL INTO THE CATtGORY OF FULFILLMENT OF
THESE EARLIER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS,
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EM HOUSE ARMED SERVICES CUMMITTEE, WHEN HERE, HEARD MUCH UF THE
DETAILS FROM SAUAT. THE PRESIDENT CLAIMED THAT ONLY UNt-TENTH OF
HIS LOSSES MAO BEEN REPLACED. (CONTEXT IN WhICH HE MAUE THIS RE,
MARK SUGGESTS ME WAS TALKING ABOUT AIRCRAFT.) CUDEL RLMAINEU
CONFUSED ABOUT FACTS, ESPECIALLY SINCL DIA REPRESENTATIVE GUT
UP DURING EMBASSY BRIEFING. SESSION AND STATED HIS ORGANIZATION'S
ASSESSMENT THAT VIRTUALLY ALL EGYPTIAN LOSSES REPLACED, THIS IS
ALSO WHAT ISRAELIS TOLD . CUDEL. AS A RESULT, CHAIRMAN PRICE,
PRIOR TO LEAVING, ASKED THAT I SPECIFICALLY PUT THE UL5TIUN TO
THE PRESIDENT ON HOW HIS STATEMENT ON ARMS LAN BE.RECONCILED
WITH ISRAELI CLAIMS, SUPPORTED UY DIA, IHAT ALL EGYPTIAN ARMS LOST
IN OCTOBER, 19?3r WERE REPLACED DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS?
I DID SO THROUGH MARWAN, WHO PUT THE C)UESTIUN TO THE PRESIDENT.
A FEW DAYS AGCY MARWAN, AT THE PRESIDENT 7 S EXPRESS DIRECTION,
..'S'ENT ME A LUNG TOP SECRET LIST OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT RECEIVED
FROM THE SOVIET UNION BY AIR ANU BY SEA IN UCTObER, 1973. THIS
INCLUDES DATES, AMOUNTS, TYPES AND TONNAGES. NO DATA WAS PRUVIDED
4
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FOR NOVEMDERr 1973 tMNOUGH APrILp 17
4, IN VIEW HIGH CLASSIFICATION, I ASKED MARWAN TODAY FOR CLARIFI-
CATION AS TO WHEThER PRESIDENT REALLY WISHED THIS L1S1 iO E3E GIVEN
TO THE COMMITTEE. MARWAN EXPLAINED THAT PRESIDENT WANTED YOU TU
HAVE IT TO REPUTE ISRAELI AND OIA CLAIMS. HE SUGGESTED YOU MIGH
WISH TO PASS A COPY TO SECRETARY SCHLESINGER UN A STRICTLY CONFI-
DENTIAL BASIS FUR HIS INFORMATION. MARWAN AFFIRMED THAT THE
PRESIDENT DUES NUT WANT THE ENTIRE LIST To GO TO THE COMMITTEE,
HOWEVER, MARWAN HAS NO OBJECTION IF WE PASS-THE COMMITTEE
NUMBERS OF FLIGHHTS, SHIPS AND TUNNAGES?
5. QUOTED BELOW 15 A TRANSLATION OF MARWAN ' S LIST.
WE WILL BY SEPTEL SEND A LUWER.CLASSIFICATIUN MESSAGE WITH INFOR"
MATION OF FLIGHTS AN!) TONNAGES FOR USE WITH THE COMMITTEE,
ITEM OF EQUIPMENT AMOUNT
AIR DEFENSE.
KUADRAT MISSILE 392
STREELA LAUNCHERS, M*2 400
STRELLA MIQSILES, Mv2 13fo0
23MM ANTIAIRCRAFT GUN (TWIN): 13
EQUIPMENT & 'AMMUNITION TOP SECRET
NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/12/18: LOC-HAK-471-7-2-9
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P-15 RADARS
2
P-12 RADARS
2
ESO POWER GENERATOR
6
MISSILE STORAGE UNIT (REGIMENTAL)
3
ANTENNA UNIT (RI~.SERVE)
9
MODEL 2 AwNEGAA P04E (ANTENNA)
2
100MM GUN BARRELS
5f0
TUNS OF ROCKET FUEL
800
THOUSANDS OF ROUNDS, 23 MM
48
AIR FORCE
AN-12 AIRCRAFT
4
SU"7 ENGINES, ' AIRCRAFT
9
S-24 AIRCRAFT MISSILES
162
5-5M AIRCRAFT -MISSILES
5188
250 KG bOMS
92
BEACON, LIGHT SIGNAL
1
APA-4G AIRCRAFT TAIL UNIT
1
30MM AIRCRAFT CANNON
GROUND FORCES
ARMORED CAR (SMP-1)
ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE CAR (BRDM-2)
#MALYUTKA LAUNCHER UNIT (CARRIED ON
#MALYUTKA LAUNCHEV (MAN'CARRIED)
#MALYUTKA MISSILES
#MALUTKA TRAINER
R-17 ROCKkT LAUNCHER
R-17 MISSILES
BM"21 ROCKET LAUNCHER
BM-21 MISSILES
(MULTIPLE)
71
40
6RDM-2)
210
1390
2
6
30
4
3400
D-30 122 MMHUWITZER
40
130MM FIELD GUN
6
PMP HEAVY BRIDGE
1
PIPELINE, REGIMENTAL
2
8.359 DIRECTION FINDING STATION
2
WIRELESS SETS
59
2555 KRAZ 7 1/2 TON TRUCK
21
76MM AMMUNITION (ROUNDS)
3500-
122MM AMMUNITION, (ROUNDS)
2000
240 MM MORTAR ROUNDS
1440
THOUSANOS OF . 82MM MORTAR ROUNDS
25
THOUSANDS OF ? 7.62 ROUNDS
700
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NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/12/18: LOC-HAK-471-7-2-9
Deportment of State
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T O P 5 E C R E T FINAL SECTION OF 2 CAIRO 2397
NODIS CHEROKEE
NAVAL FORCES
SET OF SUBMARINE BATTERIES
TOTAL WEIGHT
TONS OF GOODS RECEIVED BY SEA
TONS OF GOODS RLCEIVEP BY AIR
TOTAL:
(TRANSLATOR'S
DATE
8/11/73
SHIP
(KOMSUL)
10/10/73
130MM FIELD GUN
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1445
NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
7341
3530
1+0,872 c
NOTE; ERROR IN ADDITION, TRANSLATED AS PRINTEU)
ITEM AMOUNT TOTAL TONNAGE
8MP-1 ARMORED CAR
BM,-21 ROCKET LAUNCHER
(MULTIPLE)
KUADHAT MISSILES
20
4
192
MALYUTKA (SAGGEH) LAUNCHERS
(CAHRIED UN BROM-2) '- 14
0-30 122MM HOWITZER 40
WIRELESS SETS 52
APAP4G AIRCRAFT TAIL UNIT I
SUBMARINE BATTERY SO I
2556 KRAZ 7 1/2 TON TRUCK 3
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23MM ANTIAIRCRAFT GUN (TWIN) 13
SMAANTYU S-*24 AIRCRAFT MISSILES 162
S-511 AIRCRAFT MISSILES 5188
251 KG BOMB, 92
100MM GUN (BARRELS 50
THOUSANDS OF 23MM ROUNDS 700
MALYUTKA TRAINERS (BAGGER) 2
P-15 RADAR 2
P-12 RADAR 2
R-118 dt'3 WIRELESS SET, 7
MODEL. 2 AWNEGAA
POLE ANTENNA 2
S.U-7 AIRCRAFT ENGINES 5
2550 KHAZ 7 112 TUN TRUCK
PIPELINES REGIMENTAL 2
12/10/73 8MP-1. ARMORES CAR 51
SHIP BRUM-2 RtCCE .ARMORED CAR 40,
(KURTSHAANUF) 30MM AIRCRAFT CANNON 124
3U'7 AIRCRAFT ENGINE 4
BEACONP LIGHT SIGNAL, I
R?359 DIRECTION FINDING
STATION
2
ANTENNA UNITS 3
255ti KRAZ 7 1/2 TUN TRUCK 12
15/10/73 PMP HEAVY BRIDGE
SHIP EQUIP. AND AMMUNITION (MIZDWNSHANAK)
17/10/73 EWUIPMENT AND AMMUNITION
SHIP
(SUTIS)
21/10/75 (T.N. UNDOUBTEDLY -.SHOULD BE. 73)
SHIP N'17 ROCKET LAUNCHER 3
(MAARNULI) N -17 ROCKETS 15
76MM AMMO, ROUNDS . 3500
122MM ROUNDS 20000
22/10/73
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1417
509
NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
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SHIP
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ROCKET FUEL (IN TUNS)
boo
TOTAL TONNAGL: 800
TOTAL SEA SHIPMENTI 7342 TONS
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AIR FROM 11/10/73 TO 21/10/73
# SAGG,ER
EUUIPMENT AND AMMO.
R"17.ROCKET LAUNCHER
3
R-17 RUCKETS
15
AN.12 AIRCRAFT
4
51-RLLLA
LAUNCHER
410
STRELLA
MISSILES
1300
KUAURAT
MISSILE
2fdfd
MAL,YUTKA LAUNCHER
(CARRIED BY PER)
MALYUTKA LAUNCHERS
AIR 22/1073
EILTS
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240MM MORTAR ROUNDS 144.10
82MM MORTAR- ROUNDS 250f00 3330
t
.34x1
TOTALI AN'l2 169 FLTS
23MM ANTIAIRCRAFT ROUNDS 481000 ANP22-3b
(CAkR1ED UN 8RUM-2)
MALYUTKA MISSILES
BM?21 MISSILES
FOR AIR DEFENSE
BSU POWER GENERATOR
MISSILE STORAGE UNITS
FLTS
TONS
(RU IMENTAL)
3
AN-22w5 FLTS
ANTENNA UNIT
6
200'TUNS
TOTAL BY AIR 3530 TUNS
NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/12/18: LOC-HAK-471-7-2-9