Word: alexandria
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Israelis see it, began last March when Soviet SA3 ground-to-air missiles were shipped to Egypt along with Russian crews to man them. Phase 2 soon followed when MIG-21s manned by Russian pilots began to fly operational missions in Egypt. Planes and missiles were deployed around Cairo, Alexandria and in the interior of Egypt to bar Israel's jets, which had been carrying on deep-penetration bombing raids to ease pressure on troops along the Suez Canal...
...Alexandria to Aswan. The number of Russians in Egypt increased from 10,000 to 14,000 during the buildup. Of these, 4,000 are civilian technicians and their dependents: most of them serve as advisers on the huge Helwan steelworks just south of Cairo and the Aswan High Dam. which will be declared officially completed in ceremonies next month. The civilians live mainly in Cairo's Zamalek district in a community complete with its own school, social club and outdoor movie. Another 3,000 to 4,000 military advisers are assigned to the armed forces at every level...
...pround-to-air missiles, manned by 3.500 to 5.000 Soviet technicians. Six sites already surround the harbor of Alexandria. Six other sites encircle Cairo, and four more are a short distance away at Cairo West, where Russian forces have established their headquarters in a for mer British base. Four clusters of SA-3s protect the Aswan High Dam, two more are believed to be at Baltim on the Mediterranean coast, and others are at the Russian bases at Mansura and Inshahs. The number of SA3 sites, each with eight missiles and 100 to 150 men, may eventually reach about...
...silhouette. Missile technicians live in self-contained tent communities. "An SA3 site," says a Western diplomat, "comes with cooks, bottle washers, the lot." Occasionally an Egyptian might glimpse a busload of Russians visiting the pyramids, or see a group of beefy, fair-skinned workers at Agomy beach west of Alexandria. To one recent British visitor, however, Cairo is beginning to look like Moscow-on-the-Nile. "My God," he complained, "even the shopkeepers assume you speak Russian." At the Gezira Sporting Club, once a famous British watering spot, he observed a number of Russians as well as East Germans...
...participant in the hostilities. The Soviet presence has multiplied from 4,000 military advisers and technicians to 10,000 and is still growing. At least 250 Russian pilots, by Israeli count, are flying MIGs with Egyptian markings, and at least 25 SA3 missile sites are spotted around Cairo, Alexandria and the Aswan High Dam. The U.S. does not quarrel with Israel about the accuracy of those figures -just about their meaning. Up to now, Washington has considered the Russian threat less imminent than has Israel...