Nasser and regional powers test Western resolve in Mideast
James Reston notes hard days for Sukarno in Indonesia and Nasser in Egypt as Egypt seeks Arab leadership while straining ties with Israel and the United Nations. He describes U.S. backing for Israel and Soviet questions about Moscow's aims, with Washington wary of Soviet moves and regional upheaval.
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New ‘Ork Times News
Washington
Sukarno
Indonesia
Nkrumah
Gia
En Balan Alga
Amal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Asia
Africa
Israel
United Nations
Iran
Soviet Union
Israeli
Suez Canal
U.N
Yemen
Congo
United States
Moscow
Yemen Aden and Petrol Policy and Arab military power
West Asia analysis argues that Yemen and oil concerns shape policy over direct war with Israel. It notes Israel’s strategic edge, Arab weaknesses in mobile warfare, and the disparate Arab forces versus a unified Israeli command amid new missiles and jet bombers.
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Israel
U S Military Leaders Discuss Middle East Intervention
U S military leaders warn that major Middle East intervention would require mobilization and higher munition production. The Sixth Fleet of about 50 ships and 25 000 sailors, plus the Middle East Force under Rear Admiral Small, would form the core of any limited peacekeeping action.
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Jordan
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Middle East
Hanson W. Baldwin
New York Times
New York Times News Service
NEW York
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vietnam
U.S
Middle Eastern
U.S. Sixth Fleet
William J. Martin
America
Saratoga
Intrepid
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
W. L. Small
Suez
Small
Strike Command
Call-up Seen Intervenes in Middle East Capability
Analysts say the United States can rapidly reinforce the Middle East using NATO linked German units, airlifted brigades and armor from U S divisions, plus airborne forces from the 2d Marine Division, the 82d Airborne Division, and part of the 101st. The Sixth Fleet represents an immediate intervention capability.
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Middle East
NATO Council
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101St Division
Western Hemisphere
Paradox Ends With Crisis in Middle East War Spread
The piece argues the Middle East crisis now threatens greater danger than Vietnam, noting Israel’s readiness to fight and Arab aims to destroy Israel. It cites U Thant’s removal of the emergency force, the rise of the Palestine Liberation Army, and fears of halted Red Sea trade and potential nuclear implications.
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U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Syria
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C. L. Sulzberger
New York Times
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Africa
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Gulf of Aqaba
U Thant
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General Assembly
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Tsarel
Liberation Army
Sinai Land
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Eilat
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Ben - Gurion
Bergman
Israeli Atomics Commission
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