MIDDLE EAST HOSTILITIES DIA SITUATION REPORT #15

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-542-17-23-6
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 5, 2010
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: October 9, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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RUCT: MIDDLE EAST HOSTILITIES
GENERAL
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slsting of some 700000 men in five infantry divisions have
been contained in A five-mile strip along the Suez Canal's
East Dank, and Israeli armor commands the rest of the Sinai.
SITZ CANAL FRONT ?
(S/NFD) The Egyptian
by 41:140 under strength
forces on the East Bank are supported
mechanized divisions and two Armored
ve artillery and SAM emplacements.
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and supplies tothe East Bank
against Egyptian assault bridges
attempts to transfer tanks
in the face of XAF strikes
still spanning the Canal.
(U) In the Nile delta area, Israeli missile boats claim to
have sunk three Egyptian OSA-class large guided-missile
patrol boats without sustaining losses.
(S/NFD) In the air war, Israel admits the loss of seven air-
craft to r? tian SAM/AAA fire and claims up to 31 Egyptian
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DONALD MANGELS
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Egyptian aircraft shot down. In addition, one of two Egyptian
helicopters attempting to land troops near Rai-Sudar was shot
'down, while the other escaped and two Egyptian. KOMAR guided-
missile patrol beats were attacked in the Ras-Muhamed area of the
Red Sea with undetermined results. -MOD. Rome reports that an
-Egyptian R-class Submarine was hit in the Gult of Suez and is
currently en route to Port Sudan. -
SYRIAN PRONT/GOLAN HEIGHTS
(S/NFD) Israelistates that between 60 and 70 IAF aircraft par-
ticipated in the attacks on Syrian airfields, losing one plane
to ground fire. Syrian losses were stated to be 37, 10 of
which were destroyed on the ground and the remainder shot down.
(S/NPD) Syria reportedly received approximately 50 aircraft
from Iraq -- including 30 SU-7/FITTERs and 21 MIG-21/FISHEEDs.
speculates that
44:31,g0141$ empnaslzing_the hostile SAM threat in order to justify
IMF armor attacks on Syrian positions.
(U) Syrian counterattacks continued throughout. the night but
were repulsed by Israeli forces with IAF .support. Shelling
during the night included bombardment of HULATA
OTHER ARAB ACTIVITY
JORDAN
(S) The Jordanian Transport Ministry is making two special
flights available to evacuate tourists who are'willing to
pay the fare. No formal announcement of this plan was given
to the US or British Embassies. Notice was passed to hotels
normally catering to tourists.
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