Declassi ed in Part Sanitized Copy rmed for Release 2014 04 01 L INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 11 April 1963 Fn 50x1 - Sue A051 Colonel A E Stall new Amman Chief 50x1 Policy Staff NEE SUBJECT SNIE 30 2 63 THE ADVANCED WEAPONS PROGRAM OF THE UAR AND ISRAEL 1 The attached memorandum requesting a Special National Intelligence Estimate on the advanced weapons programs of the UAR and Israel has been received from the Department of State 2 Yobr representatives are requested to meet with us to discuss these terms of reference on 19 April at 1000 at CIA Headquarters and to provide informal contributions including such written contributions on the technical aspects as possible In addition any information available on the costs and econunic implications of the UAR and Israeli advanced weapons pregame would be helpful E s-Ecutive' 'fofchr Nat ionsl Estimates 50x1 DISTBIHJTION mm GROUP 1 Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification Declassi ed in Part - Sanitized Cepy Approved foLBFelease_20_1 414 0 Declassifisaes in Part - Sanitized Copy wroved for Release 2014 04 01 Du- - S-E-C-R-E-T FOR me Honorable John A McCone Director Central Intelligence Agency SUBJECT Remest for Special National Intelligence Estimate on Advanced Weapons Programs of the United Arab Republic and Israel In view of the charges recently made by Israel with regard to the activities of European scientists in the development of weapons in the UAR and the implications of these charges for the peace and security of the Near East area the Department of State requests that a Special National Intelligence Estimate be produced as a matter of urgency on the advanced weapons programs and capabilities of the UAR and Israel The estimate should include the following elements 1 A cmprehensive round-up of available intelligence on UAR and Israeli developmental programs and capabilities in the fields of nuclear weapons missiles and bacteri- ological chemical and radiological warfare 2 The nature and importance of the foreign governmental and private assistance in these fields obtained by the two countries 3 The military and strategic significance of the advanced weapons prey-ans of the two countries It The and political implications of these programs We believe that this estimate should be treated as a matter of urgency and suggest that it be scheduled for approval by the USIB on my I 1963 Thomas L Hughes S-E-C-R-E-T Uglassi ed in Part - Sanitized Copyr Approved for This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu