PAGE 01 STATE 148551 ORIGIN NODS-00 INFO OCT-00 ADS-00 000 R I 66011 · ··-- --· r vj · ·· · ' ' I I ------------------201201 080335Z 64 0 080317Z JUN 81 ZFF4 FM SECSTATE WAS H D C - - -- TO CIA WASHDC I 7 ' ' · b 2 E e E Y STATE 148551 lf8fH FOLLOWING REPEAT SENT ACTION SECSTATE WHITE HOUSE JUNE 7 QUOTE B H e ll E_ ' ' I · ····· Cb 2 lte 5±S •• 't-•· _ ·- _ · ' · z _ 1- M Cbl 'l•1ouse424 0' '- • - - QUOTE j b 2 b 6 PAGE 02 STATE 148551 SUBJ rRI lr s IRAQ ISRAEL AIR FORCE MAKES LONG RANGE STRIKE U THIS IS AN INFO REPORT NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTEL ' b 2 b 3 1o use 424 E38 1 U 2 U CNTRY ISRAEL IS AND IRAQ IZ REPORT NUMBER f l · ·F ll ·--- b 2 b 3 1 o use 424 3 U TITLE ISRAEL AIR FORCE MAKES LONG RANGE STRIKE U 4 U DATE OF INFO 810607 ' ' 5 U ·' '' ' - c ' ' ' ' ----------- b 2 b 3 10 use 424 6 U 7 -te r 8 8 M9i'Qml SUMMARY RESPONDING TO AN URGENT REQUEST FROM THE DMI DATT AND ARMA MET WITH DMI FOR A VERY SHORT BRIEFING AT 1730Z 7JUN81 MG SAGI STATED THAT AT 1735L 1535Z TODAY THE ISRAELI AIR FORCE STRUCK THE IRAQI NUCLEAR REACTOR OVER THE RADIO THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE MISSION WAS ACCOMPLISHED PERFECTLY AND THE REACTOR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED SAGI CONTINUED THAT ISRAEL DOES NOT PLAN TO ANNOUNCE THE STRIKE AT THIS TIME HE NOTED THAT RADIO BAGHDAD SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE ATTACK ON EITHER THE 6PM OR 7PM NEWS TONIGHT SAGI SAID HE HAD NO FURTHER INFORMATION AS THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST LANDED AND HAD NOT BEEN DEBRIEFED YET 9A U DETAILS NONE 9B U ORIG CMTS 1 J 1'e 'e ttt THE IDF PUSHED HARDER THAN NORMAL SECRET SECRET PAGE 03 STATE 148551 GOING INTO THE WEEKEND ON BOTH ITS F-15 AND F-16 Fl EETS TO GET ALL AIRCRAFT POSSIBLE READY TO GO AS WE HAVE REPORTED RECENTLY I ' ' ' • · ··· - f _L i I --- HAS PUSHED VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE THE PRODUCTION AND----- -- __________ b 2 b 3 10 DELIVERY OF THE CONFORMAL FUEL TANKS CFT' S THE SIXTH usc424 SET WAS DELIVERED JUST THIS PAST WEEK ALSO AS REPORTED I ' J TBE TWO- F lSB S HAVi L A 1 _ 'f'_ t - ----MOD IFIED TO CARRY SMAPT WEAPONS CERTAINLY THE F-15' s WITH ' c FT1 r-------------- b 2 FLEW ESCORT IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL WHETHER IT WAS AN ENTIRELY F-15 SHOW OR WHETHER F-16'S OR EVEN F-4'S WERE ALSO INVOLVED 2 8 Me e MG SAGI SMILED MORE IN THE COURSE OF THIS BRIEF MEETING THAN WE HAD SEEN HIM DO IN A LONG TIME HIS SMILE COULD HAVE BEEN GRATIFICATION BUT ALSO NERVOUSNESS AT THE MESSAGE HE WAS IMPARTING TO US BY CHANCE DATT AND ARMA ENCOUNTERED IAF COMMANDER MG IVRY IN GHQ HALLWAY AS HE WAS HURREDLY DEPARTING THE OFFICE OF IDF COS LTGEN EITAN WE ASSUME FOR PILOT DEBRIEFING IVRY ALSO WAS ALL SMILES AND WAS CLEARLY ELATED OVER THE SUCCESS OF THE MISSION BUT HAD NO SUBSTANTIVE COMMENT TO MAKE ABOUT THE MISSION 10 11 12 13 U U U U ' b 2 ' • • ''' '- · • ' •• d ' '' '' • 14 15 16 17 REVW U U U ·-··--·'' ·· · ·· · ' b 2 U 7JUNB7 SEGRE NVVZCZ · • _ b 2 b 3 10 USC 424