TojTSewat,
DIRECTORATE OF SCIENCETECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE DIGEST
TojTSBwet
7
Copy No.
TOP^SfiCRET
CONTENTS
Page
The Scientific Intelligence Digest is produced solely by CIA. It is prepared by the Office of Scientificand the Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center. The Digest is coordinated with the Offices of Strategic Research, Current Intelligence, Economic Research, and Basic and Geographic Intelligence.
ep 67
RECENT EGYPTIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE ACTIONS IN YEMEN*
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
short lulls In CW activity have occurred, to date Egypt shows no sign oi stopping its use of toxic agents. World publicity. Including the statement by the International Red Cross, has not changed the Egyptian position on use of CW. Egypt appears to believe that these agents are an effective way ofthe guerrilla tactios of the Royalists.
Egypt continued use of toxicsune, the date onwhichthe Arab-Israeli war began. From7 June touly, no instance of toxic employment is known,
hroughnTne chemical bombing attacks were made. Use of chemicals wasthen, possibly due to theof Arab foreign ministers in early August in Khartoum, Sudan. 1
-
Sep 67
Original document.
Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: