NOON HIGHLIGHTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-542-16-21-9
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: February 15, 2011
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: October 7, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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October 7, 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR GENERAL SCOWCROFT
FROM: Jim Faz
State Dept. review
NSA, DIA reviews
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Noon Highlights
-- King Hassan announced that he is sending a new Moroccan
contingent to the front. The first contingent had been in
the Golan Heights for four months.
..Q Syrian sources report that the luxury ship that was detained
in Tartus has been released.
-- President Bourguiba announced that he will send Tunisian
troops to help "Egyptian and Syrian brothers." However,
Bourguiba warned his audience he would not tolerate anti-
Jewish,, anti-foreign demonstrations. Specifically no action
should be carried out against Tunisian Jews or the American
Embassy.
-- Defense department said that part of the U. S. Sixth- Fleet has
left Athens for an unknown location in the Med.
Tense ministry.
-- PLO claims of "fierce" fighting along confrontation lines appears
to have no substance and have been denied by the Lebanese De-
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-- Israel claims its aircraft have wiped out most of the Soviet
built n isssile bases on the Syrian cease-fire line..
Keating reports mood in Tel Aviv pretty grime Based on
available evidence, it is quite obvious Syrians and .Egyptians
started war. Keating believes after Israel regains its balance,
and takes the initiative, the GOI will be in no mood to listen
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to any government that seeks to restrain them.
gift in Israel's history.
Our Attache reports that inexplicable failure of Egypt to
cross Canal in force last night maybe best Yom Kippur
-_ IDF reports objective of raids on airfiellds were to influence
morale of Egyptians rather than. an active attempt to destroy
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the Egyptian air force on the ground.
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