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- Ambassador
in New York to maintain
close contact with the
Ambassador
of the Soviet Uni_on and trust you will want to do likewise.
Respectfully,
Lyndon
DECLASSIFIED
I\J.SC..I c, ~~-J1
B. Johnson
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to avoi d undermi ning the confidence which exists between the President and
Ambassador Taylor. No great new decisions are expected to result.
Under Secretary Ball Reviewed the problem of military assistance to Jordan.
The Arab States are jointly tryi ng
- posi
tions in the military hierarchy. The King's con
viction that Jordan had to have new equipment in
order to satisfy his army's demands for modern arms
was essentially a response to this group.
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CENTRAL
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Amman,
not just the USIA man,
authorized
local coverage· in Jordan. The lsrae~
knew all about it anywa,C-
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What was not especially
wise was for USIA's
weekly News Review,
which circulates
all through
the Arab \vodd,
to play up
- klFLE COMPANY. H~ DID,
HOWEV~~, FLA~ IO SIRENGfriEN EXISTING COMPANIES AND IO
FORl'I friE i\JECE65ARY NEW UNITS TO riANDLE THE i.QUIPMENT U~G
IS -FURNISHI~G. KIN3 ASSURED ME HE WOULD ADHERE TO 53,000
FORCE LEVEL.
GP-1. 3URNS
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DEC A'SSIFIED
E.O. 12958
- ) along the Israeli-Eg-.rp__Q.,a n border in Sinai. Secretary
General U Thant promptly COffiPiled with the Egyptian request.
In these new circumstances, President Johnson sent a letter to
Prime Minister EslL~ol of Israel on May 17 expressing sympathetic