The previously agreed upon sale of 50 Phantom jets to Israel, which began last September and October at the unannounced rate of four per month, will be completed in July–three months ahead of schedule–according to State Department sources. There was no immediate official explanation for the acceleration. The 50-jet pact predates Israel’s still-pending request for 125 additional Phantoms and Skyhawks.
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