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0705Z 06 June 1967 transmitted message text from
American Embassy, Cairo to
Secretary of State, Washington, D.C.


Z O 060705Z JUN 67
FM AMEMBASSY CAIRO
TO SECSTATE WASHDC FLASH 3050
INFO AMCONSUL ALEXANDRIA IMMEDIATE 295
AMEMBASSY AMMAN 460
AMEMBASSY ATHENS 190
AMEMBASSY BAIDA 56
AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD 325
AMEMBASSY BEIRUT 828
AMOFFICE BENGHAZI 53
AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS 368
AMCONSUL DHAHRAN 122
AMCONSUL JERUSALEM 137
AMEMBASSY JIDDA 636
AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 198
AMEMBASSY LONDON 562
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 206
AMEMBASSY PARIS 192
AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 305
AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI 214
AMEMBASSY VALLETTA 32
USMISSION USUN 249
CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA
CINCUSNAVEUR
COMIDEASTFOR
CINCUSAREUR
CINCUSAFE
COMSIXTHFLT
7272 FTW/WHEELUS AB
DIWE
JCS
STATE GRNC
BT
C O N F I D E N T I A L
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE CAIRO 8572
JOINT STATE-DEFENSE-USIS-NAS MESSAGE
SITREP, 109, JUNE 6

1. DETACHMENT OF POLICE REGULARLY ASSIGNED TO PROTECT
EMBASSY REINFORCED BY TRUCKLOAD HELMETED POLICE AT 1000.
CROWS NOW GATHERING IN FRONT OF ZAHRA BUILDING OF EMBASSY
COMPOUND. COMPOUND AT 1030 APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DISPERSED BY
RIOT POILCE AND MOUNTED POLICE.

2. AT 1045 CAIRO RADIO BROADCAST FOLLOWING: IT HAS NOW
BEEN ESTABLISHED BEYOND SHADOW OF DOUBT THAT AMERICAN AND
BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIERS WERE CARRYING OUT WIDE SCALE
ACTIVITIES TO HELP ISRAEL, GAVE ISRAEL AIR COVER AND WERE
TAKING ACTIVE ROLES AGAINST JORDAN. THE EGYPTIAN GOVT
HAS INFO WHICH CONFIRMS THIS. KING HUSSAIN GOT IN TOUCH
WITH PRES NASSER AND TOLD HIM THAT THE AIR CRAFT WERE
PLAYING VERY SERIOUS ROLE. KING AND PRESIDENT DECIDED
ANNOUNCE THIS TO THE WHOLE ARAB NATION.

3. WE ARE BURNING ALL REPEAT ALL CLASSIFIED PAPERS
AND PREPARING FOR DEMONSTRATION AND ATTEMPT ENTER BUILDING.
NOLTE
BT


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