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TELCON Zayat/Sec. Kissinger Oct. 6, 1973 8:15 a. m. K; I am getting to be your good friend. Z: Hope you will stay such. K: No question about it. Z: I could not get the President. He is in operation room. I got this following information. At 6:00 this mornign there was some navy units and airplane units -- Israelis took some provocation on the Egyptian borders. We have actually tried to repell them and are doing SO. K: Did they try to cross the Canan? Z: In the Gulf of 'Suez; a maritime action supported by planes. This is in our territory. It is far way from the Syrian borders and the Suez Canal. There is a first communique which has been published. K: Are these Israeli naval units. Z: He said naval action supported by plans. I don't know exactly. I have asked for more information. Apparently this military contact is happening in Egyptian waters in Zafara and Sukhna. Far from the Suez Canal. South of Canal. K: O.K. Z: I see from the Israelis here are calling a meeting of For. Ministers. K: As I told you we will oppose any Israeli offensive action by anyone else. Z: I got your message. K: I will work on this immediately. I would urge in the meantime to show restraint as much as possible and to confine any action to the place where it has started.

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