Egyptian Premier Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser made known yesterday that if war develops between Israel and Syria, Israel will be attacked by Egyptian forces. “We consider any attack against Syria an attack against Egypt,” he said at a graduation ceremony of air cadets which was marked by a demonstration of nine Soviet bombers flying overhead.
Col. Nasser told the audience that he expects war with Israel this spring. “When we hear talk today of a spring Zionist offensive we are not panic-stricken,” he stated. “We have been expecting it for six months.” Meanwhile, it was revealed today that Syria is getting a share of the arms which Egypt received from Communist Czechoslovakia. This was reported in the Cairo press which said that Syria has joined Egypt in concluding an arms pact with Soviet countries.
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