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-4- (3) Information cabled from Paris, based upon word from diplomatic sources on Quai D'Orsay includes the following: the Egyptians were given war materials to the value of four million pounds sterling. (4) The following is a copy of a photostat of a secret memorandum from Mideast to the Arab Legion at Amman (Mideast is the name for the British Headquarters): From: MIDEAST To: ARAB LEGION AMMAN HEALTH ARCHIVES g NATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDS AND Infor: LEVANT SECRET: 74882Q(M)2. Following are programmed shipments ex SUEZ to AQABA. One. Vessel TAISSER loading Suez approx 9th May ETA AQBA approx 14th May. 18409 Jerricans MT 70 petrol 360 tons DW 480 tons measure. Two. Vessel NATEM loading Suez 9th May ETA AQBA approx 14th May. 48 OERLIKON Guns 36 tons DW 113 tons MN ammunition 274 tons DW 266 tons measure. Three. Further vessels programmed to commence loading Suez May ETA AQBA approx 15th May. Ammunition 255 tons DW 167 tons measure. Name of vessel to follow. Four. Escort NCO 1 ORs3 of ARAB LEGION to accompany stores on vessels paras. two and three above. DECLASSIFIED Five. E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (III) Request signal earliest when vessel have Dept. of State letter, Augus 9, 1973 completed discharge give details out turn. By NLT- He , NARS Date 9-9-76

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