The Soviet Union is continuing shipment of arms to Egypt and Syria, State Department officials made known today.
The Department did not know whether the shipments represent a new Soviet-Egyptian-Syrian arms deal, but said that reports reveal that the shipments were resumed following the outbreak of hostilities last Fall. The Department said it had no precise details on the nature of the shipments, but is continuing to gather information. The State Department considers the Soviet arms shipments in violation of the United Nations resolution of November 2 calling on member nations to refrain from shipping arms to the Middle East.
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