RUSSIANS FLYING PATROLS FOR ARABS, ISRAELIS SAY

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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 15, 2005
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: June 15, 1968
• Content Type: NSPR

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Russians Flying Parrois
For Arabs, Israelis Say
h1y placed Israeli _inteili-
ussian experts are work-
gypt and are carrying out
out the Middle East.
The sources said Israeli intel-
ligence officials have passed
along this information to the
United States.
The sources were
saying Soviet arms aid totaling
$1.5 billion to Cairo alone has
now weighted the Mideast bal-
ance of power heavily in favor
of the Arab nations.
They said Israel now possess-
es 1 supersonic jet aircraft to
4 in Arab hands, against a ratio
of 1 to 3 at start of last June's
war when much of the Arab air
force was destroyed on the first
day by Israeli air strikes.
The reports followed an-
quoted as I See MIDEAST, Page A-6,
utllliift of another of the
most daily border clashes be-
tween tiael and Jordan. An
Israeli spokesman said a bar-
rage wounded four Israeli
settlers in the northern Beisan
Valley last night.
The Israelis said their counter-
fire silenced the Jordanian
mortars about midnight. They
said ,the shelling occurred near
the Gesher settlement and that
the four were not wounded
seriously.
In Jerusalem, Defense Min-
ister Moshe Dayan said yester-
day that Israeli security of
ficials were investigating the
transmission of funds by King
Hussein of Jordan to former
officials of his regime in oc-
cupied Jordan. He said the
money had been used to sub-
sidize opposition to Israel.
I)a}ah said 381 Arab guer-
rillas Ana 7I Jordanian soldiers
had been killed in clashes along
the frontier since the six-day
Middle Last war ended a year
ago d 1,824 Arab ir-
regulars 4CA
been taken pris-
oner.
ner.
Israeli losses during the same
period were listed as 108 sol-
diers and 20 civilians killed.
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