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SECRET 0100107 Aug 79 Staff

(illegible text) Director 486364.

To: Tel Aviv Info Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Jerusalem, (illegible text), Kuwait, Manama, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Sana, Cairo, Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, Rabat, Casablanca.

(illegible text) Intel

(illegible text): Tel Aviv 291(illegible text)1

1. Regarding ref for notes that Israeli liaison's update the information it would like to receive includes basically five new topics.

A. Syrian-Iraqi Unification Efforts
B. The Muslim Brotherhood
C. Iraq's (illegible text) in the Gulf
D. Iran
E. The Tamimis.

(illegible text) (illegible text) in sharing selected intelligence items on te(illegible text) sub with the Israelis. Overall, we find no major problem (illegible text) the (illegible text) areas in which theIsraelis express an interest except to that use caution addressees not to provide information on the (illegible text) policies of ally countries such as Saudi Arabia and Jordan. With exception of information of an early warning nature. HQ5 will be responsible for providing information which indicates serious (illegible text) instability that would affect the Israelis. (illegible text) on (illegible text) should be carefully screened to preclude accusations of our undermining Egypt's negotiating position by providing the Israelis with behind-the-scenes information.

2. HQ5 feels that the continued passage of selected intelligence reports to the Israelis helps give the U.S. government an