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category: "Intelligence & Government"
tags:
- Person
- Israel
- Diplomat
- USA
- Military
summary: "In a conversation with Kissinger in early November 1973, Eilts was told that the Israelis had 'panicked' on the fourth day of the war (October 9), leading to the decision to assist them."
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Hermann F. Eilts was the American ambassador to [[Egypt]]. He worked closely with [[Henry A. Kissinger]] during the intense [[Middle East]] shuttle diplomacy of the mid-1970s. Eilts was handpicked by Kissinger for the assignment to [[Cairo]] in October 1973, arriving at the end of the [[Yom Kippur War]].[^1]
In a conversation with Kissinger in early November 1973, Eilts was told that the Israelis had "panicked" on the fourth day of the war (October 9), leading to the decision to assist them. However, Kissinger did not mention any nuclear arming at that time. It was only in a final meeting in late 1976, at the end of the [[Gerald R. Ford|Ford]] administration, that Kissinger casually mentioned a concern that the Israelis might go nuclear if they didn't receive military equipment quickly. Eilts was surprised that this information had not come out earlier and by Kissinger's casual attitude.[^1]