UNCLASSIFIED E34 SECRET RELEASED IN FULL PAGE 01 STATE 148548 ORIGIN NODS-00 INFO OCT-00 ADS-00 000 R DRAFTED BY NEA PCONSTABLE SKRYSS MLW APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY NEA NAVELIOTES S S JBREMER S P PWOLFOWTIZ PM RBURT C RMACFARLANE S S-O KDALY DECAPTIONED ------------------201123 080306Z 64 0 080225Z JUN 81 ZFF4 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO ALL NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTH ASIAN DIPLOPATIC POSTS NIACT IMMEDIATE AJ -JlEMBASSY ANKARA NIACT IMMEDIATE AMCONSUL ISTANBUL NIACT IMMEDIATE AJ -JlEMBASSY KHARTOUM NIACT IMMEDIATE AJ -JlEMBASSY MOGADISHU NIACT IMMEDIATE S E C R E T STATE 148548 NOD IS EYES ONLY - FOR AMBASSADOR E O 12065 RDS -1 3 6 7 0l CONSTABLE PETER TAGS MOPS MILI IS IZ SUBJECT ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAQI NUCLEAR FACILITY 1 S- ENTIRE TEXT 2 ISRAELI GOVERNMENT HAS INFORMED US IT HAS TAKEN MILITARY ACTION TO DESTROY IRAQI NUCLEAR FACILITY AT TUWAITHA U S HAD NO REPEAT NO ADVANCE NOTICE OF ISRAELI SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 148548 ACTION ALTHOUGH ACTION HAS NOT YET BECOME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE WE MUST EXPECT THAT IT SHORTLY WILL 3 PRESS GUIDANCE NOW IN PREPARATION WILL INCORPORATE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY CHARLES L DARIS DATE CASE ID 17 JAN 2006 200304282 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED POINT HAT U S HAD NO RPT NO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ' ISRAELI PLANS 4 WITHOUT AT THIS TIME ALERTING LOCAL AUTHORITIES YOU SHOULD TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE INTERNAL SECURITY MEASURES AS SOON AS STORY BREAKS PUBLICLY YOU SHOULD FEEL FREE TO CONTACT LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR ANY SECURITY ASSITANCE YOU BELIEVE IS REQUIRED 5 FOREGOING SHOULD NOT RPT NOT BE DISCUSSED WITH YOUR STAFF OR OUTSIDE MISSION AT PRESENT TIME HAIG SECRET NVVZCZ UNCLASSIFIED