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P R O M P T E D BY A LETTER FROM R E P R E S E N T A T I V E F I N D L E Y ,

VANCE HAS

V.R ITTE'l TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE AND SENATOR FOREIGN A F F A I R S COMMITTEES

ABOUT ISRAELI USE O F AMERICAN S U P P L I E D A R M S .

IN H I S

LETTER (COPIES BY BAG TO FCO AND T E L AVIV) VANCE STATES T H A T "I

AM REPORTING T H A T A VIOLATION O F T H E 1952 A G R E E M E N T (THE

BILATERAL MUTUAL DEFENCE

A S S I S T A N C E A G R E E M E N T O F ?3 JULY

1952)

MAY H A V E O C C U R R E D BY REASON O F SUCH ACTIONS AS I S R A E L ' S JULY 22 AIR

S T R I K E S A N D THE DEPLOYMENT

IN SOUTHERN LEBANON O F U . S .

OJPPLIED ARTILLERY S U B J E C T TO U . S .

L A W " . AFTER

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U.S.

G O V E R N M E N T VIEWS T H I S O U E S T l O N ,

V A N C E ' S LETTER

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APPARENTLY

MODERATE L A N G U A G E R E P R E S E N T S A CLEAR M E S S A G E WHICH THEY B E L I E V E WILL NOT B E LOST ON ISRAEL T H A T OF AMERICAN T O L E R A N C E .

ISRAEL HAS N O W C R O S S E D A T H R E S H O L D

THEY EXPECT

A VIGOROUS

ISRAELI C O M E B A C K ,

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