The United States has passed information to Israel that “several score.” Soviet advisors are presently operating in Jordan, according to Israeli military sources quoted by Israel Radio Sunday. The sources expressed hope that the Jordanians were fully aware of the dangers arising from the presence of Soviet advisors on their soil. Their presence is believed to be connected with the ground-to-air missile systems King Hussein ordered from the Soviet Union two years ago. Western sources were quoted as saying the Jordanians intend to site the missiles along their border with Syria rather than on the border with Israel.
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