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- to the
President; let's wait to see
whether he reacts
~D
NATIONAL SECURITY COLIN
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1/1~7
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EMBASSY
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Amman, Jordan
February
16, 1967
w. w.
Rostow
White House
Washington., D. c.
Mr.
The
'Dear Mro Rostow:
Although
- ,
Two days have passed since the Security
Council I s
Resolution
concerning
the cessation
of military
actions in the
Near East.
·Facts show that Israel,
after the Security
Council's
appeal,
seized considerable
territory
of the Arab States -- United
Arab
- grossly
exaggerated,
but actual
losses
to the Israeli
force
of
about
270 aircraft
are not known.
Firm information
on ground
action
re
mains sparse.
The Israelis
claim
they have
captured
the "outer
positions"
of Kuntilla
in southeastern
Sinai
and reached
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- -- if not from us,
then from the USSR. The supersonic jets Jordan wants to buy are not defensive
weapons --therefor it is difficult for us to provide them.
There is no good solution to this problem and there are disadvantages from
every course of action. If we