Unprecedented Security for Nixon Middle East Trip
U S Secre Service and host country forces deploy over 10 000 security personnel for President Nixon as he flies to the Middle East. Estimates place 100 to 250 Secret Service agents in the White House detail, with 2 000 Syrian security and 3 000 troopers planned for Damascus. 1, helicopters and armored limousines are being prepared amid fears of terrorist threats and post takeoff risks.
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Khali Saadawi
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Ronald L. Ziegler
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Henry A. Kissinger
Damascus
Jordan
Hussein
Dick Kaiser
Nixon says he will stay president through term
President Nixon plans to visit Egypt Saudi Arabia Syria Israel and Jordan returning June 19 amid congressional criticism. Senators Brook and Jackson call the trip cosmetic and politically driven while Kissinger will split from the group to meet Germany and attend NATO meetings.
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Henry A.) Kissinger
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