Key Information
Reference code
FIFTY YEARS WAR 2/4
Title
Transcript of interview, 1997, with Major General Meir Amit, head of Mossad
Date(s)
- 1997 Jan 26 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
17pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Maj-Gen Meir Amit, Head of Military Intelligence and Head of Israeli Security Service (Mossad) (1967), describing events following the Egyptian invasion of the Sinai, 15 May 1967 and leading up to the Six Day War, 5 Jun 1967, including his meetings with Levi Eshkol, Israeli Prime Minister 1963-1969, and meetings with CIA officials including Jim Ingleton, and Dick Helms, Director of CIA 1967-1973, and also with Robert Strange McNamara, US Secretary of Defense, 1961-1968, in Washington, 31 May 1967.Also comments on the appointment of Moshe Dayan as Defence Minister, (1 Jun 1967), and the significance of capturing the Golan Heights from the Syrians. 17pp