1455Z 08 June 1967 transmitted message text from
American Embassy, Tel Aviv to
Secretary of State

CINCSTRIKE AND EUCOM FOR POLAD

SITREP THURSDAY JUNE 8

1. MILITARY. CEASE-FIRE HAS BEEN IN EFFECT WITH JORDAN SINCE
2200 LOCAL YESTERDAY FOLLOWING ISRAEL OCCUPATION OF WEST BANK
INCLUDING OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM, NABLUS, HEBRON, BETHLEHEM
AND JERICHO. UAR, SYRIA AND IRAQ CONTINUE REJECT CEASE-FIRE.
IN SINAI EGYPTIAN ARMOR IS ATTEMPTING BREAK ENCIRCLEMENT TO
REACH SUEZ VCEBP IDF CLAIMS 100 UAR TANKS DESTROYED
YESTERDAY AND 3 MIGS TODAY. SYRIANS CONTINEU SHELL BORDER
SETTLEMENTS.

1A. MILITARY ADMINISTRATION APPARATUS FOR WEST BANK AND GAZA
HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY APPARENTLY
ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES TO OLD CITY.

2. ATMOSPHERE. ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUOTE LIBERATION OF OLD CITY
OF JERUSALEM UNQUOTE AND MILITARY SUCCESSES ON OTHER FRONTS
HAS CREATED NATION-WIDE JUBILATION. EMOTIONAL REACTION TO UN-
EXPECTED WIND-FALL OF ACCESS TO JEWISH HOLY-PLACES HAS BEEN
UNEQUALED SINCE 1948 PROCLAMATION INDEPENDENCE.

3. OFFICIAL TRAVEL. SHORTLY AFTER IDF OCCUPIED OLD CITY OF
JERUSALEM YESTERDAY PRIMIN ESHKOL, MINDEF DAYAN, CHIEF
STAFF RABIN AND CHIEF RABBIS VISITED WAILING WALL FOR PRAYERS.
PRESIDENT SHAZAR DID SAME TODAY. IN THEIR SEVERAL REMARKS
ISRAELI LEADERS MADE CLEAR THEIR INTENTION RETAIN
ACCESS JEWISH SHRINES OLD CITY AS WELL AS ASSURE
FULL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TO OTHER FAITHS.

4. PRESS. EDITORIALS AND COMMENT EXPRESS GENERAL JOY AND
EXCITEMENT OVER MILITARY SUCCESSES, PARTICULARLY ENTRY
INTO OLD CITY. SEMI-OFFICIAL DAVAR CONVEYS UNANIMOUS SENTI-
MENT THAT QUOTE THE PEOPLE HAS RETURNED TO ITS CAPITAL AND THE
CAPITAL HAS RETURNED TO TIS PEOPLE. THEY WILL NOT BE SEPARATED
AGAIN. UNQUOTE.

4A. HAARETZ, WHICH SINCE SEVERAL WEEKS IS CONSISTENTLY THE MOST
NATIONALISTIC OF ALL PAPERS, CONTINUES ITS THEME OF YESTERDAY:
QUOTE FINISH THE JOB. UNQUOTE. IT REMINDS READER THAT QUOTE
EVERYTHING STARTED WITH SYRIA UNQUOTE AND THAT NOW QUOTE THE
TIME HAS COME TO ADD UP AND SETTLE ACCOUNTS. UNQUOTE

4.B. HIN ADDITION ASSERTING THAT ISRAEL WILL NEVER SURRENDER OLD
CITY, GINNAY OF YEDIOT AHARONOT SUGGESTS THAT MINDEF DAYAN'S
PROPOSAL OF CONFEDERATE STATE COMPRISING ISRAEL, THE ARAB
PARTS OF PALESTINE AND TRANS-JORDAN MIGHT BE MORE REALISTIC
THAN THE ABSORPTION BY ISRAEL OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ARABS.

5. COMMUNICATIONS. THREE FOREIGN AIRLINES TODAY RESUMED
OPERATIONS FROM LOD AND AN ITALIAN PASSENGER SHIP DOCKED IN
HAIFA. TWO ISRAELI FREIGHTERS IN EILAT ARE REPORTEDLY PREPARING
SAIDL THOUGH TIRAN STRAITS.
GP-3. BARBOUR
BT

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